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Understanding Act IIa — Positive Rising Action

The first half of Act II is where the hero enters a new world, gradually masters it, and achieves...

Story Structure

April 25, 2013/

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Creating Depth in a Story

What makes a movie good isn’t necessarily what the story is about, but how the story is told. Bad...

Story Structure

April 20, 2013/

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The Two Halves of Act III

Act III is what your movie is really all about — the battle between the hero and the villain....

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April 14, 2013/

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“Finding Nemo” Analysis

“Finding Nemo” demonstrates the distinct parts of a typical movie based on the 15 Minute Movie Method. “Finding Nemo,”...

Movie Analysis, Story Structure

April 10, 2013/

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The Elements of a Story

The three elements of a story appear infused throughout an entire screenplay. If you omit these crucial elements of...

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April 2, 2013/

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Winning by Losing

Endings are the last thing an audience remembers about your movie, so it’s important to craft a memorable ending....

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March 28, 2013/

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Watching the Twilight Zone as a Learning Tool

TV shows are like mini-movies in themselves and if you study the structure of telling a story through a...

Story Structure

March 21, 2013/

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Commercial vs. Art

Hollywood has already chosen the best pictures of the year at the Golden Globes and Oscars, but how come...

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March 15, 2013/

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Getting Started

Before you start writing, take a moment to think through your story first. Only after you have defined the...

Inspiration, Story Structure

March 8, 2013/

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Protecting Your Story

Hollywood is famous for taking a writer’s story, twisting it apart, and churning out something completely different than what...

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March 2, 2013/

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Marketing Your Screenplay

The best screenplay in the world is useless if you can’t sell it. Here are some ideas for improving...

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February 24, 2013/

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Naming Your Characters

Names are more than just labels to identify different characters. Names can give each character a personality that audiences...

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February 18, 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.