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“Monsters vs. Aliens” Analysis

“Monsters vs. Aliens” isn’t great, but it’s not bad either. Despite its flaws, it still follows the eight segment,...

Movie Analysis, Story Structure

February 7, 2012/

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Why Bad Movies are Good for You

Everyone always says you should study the best movies, but you should also take time to watch really crappy...

Inspiration, Story Structure

February 2, 2012/

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Beginnings are Really Endings in Reverse

To determine if your idea for a story can make a satisfactory screenplay, start with the beginning and compare...

Story Structure

January 29, 2012/

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Go Deep

Here’s a formula for making a lousy meal. Grab as much as you can and throw it in the...

Story Structure

January 23, 2012/

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Inciting Incidents

The opening scene of every story immediately lets audience’s know what type of story it is and who the...

Story Structure

January 19, 2012/

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Below the Tip of the Iceberg

The tip of an iceberg is the smallest part of the iceberg. What you don’t see is the massive...

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January 15, 2012/

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The Ending is All Action

In Act III, everything is action. If you watch Act III of any movie, you’ll see a lot of...

Story Structure

January 10, 2012/

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Touching a Raw Nerve

What makes one movie a classic and another movie a forgettable film that pretty much goes straight to DVD?...

Story Structure

January 6, 2012/

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The Myth of the Original Story

There is no such thing as an original story, but there is such a thing as telling a story...

Inspiration, Story Structure

January 2, 2012/

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Loglines and Thoughtlines

You can condense every movie into a logline, which summarizes what the story is about. However, you might also...

Story Structure

December 27, 2011/

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Less Vs. More

Most movies subscribe to the belief that audiences want to see more. More explosions, more action, more car crashes,...

Story Structure

December 21, 2011/

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From Selfish to Selfless

One way to roughly structure your screenplay is to divide it into two halves. The first half shows the...

Story Structure

December 16, 2011/

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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.