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Understanding Act IIb — Negative Rising Action

The second half of Act II is where the hero starts losing and the villain starts winning. By knowing...

Story Structure

July 24, 2013/

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Experiencing Irony

In the movie “About Schmidt,” Jack Nicholson plays the hero, a retired insurance agent who has lived a relatively...

Story Structure

July 22, 2013/

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On Being a Professional Writer

To be a professional writer, you don’t necessarily need skill and talent. You just need passion and desire to...

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July 19, 2013/

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“The Sting” — The 15 Minute Movie Method

To get a clear idea how the 15 minute movie method works, watch the 1973 movie, “The Sting,” starring...

Movie Analysis, Story Structure

July 16, 2013/

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Learning by Screwing Up

In case you’re wondering, this site is undergoing major remodeling because I screwed up. While trying to update WordPress...

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July 5, 2013/

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“Die Hard” Analysis

How the movie “Die Hard” taught me the importance of mini-goals. Whether you like action movies or not, the...

Movie Analysis, Story Structure

July 1, 2013/

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Action and Meaning — What Movies Are Really All About

What a movie is really all about isn’t what you usually notice in the ads or trailers. The 1996...

Story Structure

June 28, 2013/

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How to Write a Screenplay in 15 Minutes a Day

If I told you that you could write a screenplay in 15 minutes a day, you might scoff. However,...

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June 25, 2013/

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The Crucial Element of Storytelling — Conflict

The crucial ingredient that every story must have in every scene and every Act is conflict. If there’s no...

Story Structure

June 22, 2013/

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Mirroring — Everything is One

Every story has a single voice, and your characters must reflect different aspects of that one voice. If you hear...

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June 19, 2013/

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The Inciting Incident — Opening Your Movie with a Bang

The beginning of every movie starts off with an inciting incident that either gets the movie going or summarizes...

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June 16, 2013/

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“Kung Fu Panda” Analysis

“Kung Fu Panda,” like all movies, can be divided into eight distinct segments where each segment has its own...

Movie Analysis

June 13, 2013/

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About Wallace Wang

First place winner in Scriptapalooza’s 2023 screenwriting competition for the supernatural horror screenplay titled “Nightmares From a Past Life”. Author of “The 15 Minute Movie Method”, “Story Starter”, and “Writing Scenes for Screenplays” in addition to over 50 computer books. Writer of “Three of a Kind”, a situation comedy produced by San Diego State University’s film class that won a student Emmy award. Designer of the board game “Orbit War”, published by Steve Jackson Games, that simulates satellite warfare in the near future.