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“El Mariachi\” — A Great Story on a Shoestring Budget

“El Mariachi” was a low-budget action film that cost $7,000 to make, yet it’s far more interesting than many...

Inspiration

October 6, 2009/

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Bad Dialogue

One of my favorite bad movies of the past year is “The Last Airbender,” and one of the reasons...

Story Structure

September 30, 2009/

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Revealing Exposition

In the old days, stage plays used to open with an obligatory scene where a maid and a butler...

Story Structure

September 24, 2009/

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Unity of Subplots in “Ghostbusters”

The original “Ghostbusters” film is considered one of the funniest movies ever made. By watching this comedy classic, you...

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September 19, 2009/

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Exceptions to the Rule

There are always exceptions to every rule. While it’s possible to tell a great story without consciously following any...

Story Structure

September 13, 2009/

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Tell Your Story

When people hear a story from somewhere else and retell that story, they often embellish the story to make...

Book, Inspiration

September 8, 2009/

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Ensemble Pictures

The simplest story focuses on a single character, such as Luke in “Star Wars.” A more complicated movie focuses...

Story Structure

September 2, 2009/

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Write From Your Life

To put excitement and passion into your screenplay, write about yourself. You don’t need to make your screenplay autobiographical....

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August 28, 2009/

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The Emotional Point of View

In a bad movie, the hero seems like a cardboard puppet that the audience doesn’t really care about. Here’s...

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August 23, 2009/

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It’s Not the Idea; It’s the Execution

Novice screenwriters are always terrified that someone might steal their idea. Let them. Ideas are cheap and easy, and...

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August 13, 2009/

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Trick Endings

In the literary world, O. Henry specialized in writing short stories that had a trick ending. While effective, these...

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August 7, 2009/

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The Mentor

The mentor is the character who helps your hero learn how to defeat the villain. Typically the mentor has...

Story Structure

July 30, 2009/

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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.