Inspiration

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Stay Away From “Safe” Stories

June 11, 2017

One of the biggest problems with Hollywood is that they try to play it “safe.” Unfortunately, Hollywood’s idea of playing it “safe” is to do...

Pixar in a Box Series

March 7, 2017

If you want to learn how Pixar creates stories, you can watch their free video series at Khan Academy. One crucial element that Pixar focuses...

Recycling Story Plots

January 19, 2016

Many people worry about creating original stories that have never been told before. That’s pointless. The real secret is not to create an original story,...

“Four Screenplays” by William Goldman

May 21, 2015

William Goldman has written some of the best movies in the past few decades that you can learn much about screenwriting structure by reading some...

Why Are You Writing?

September 19, 2014

Here’s a simple question to ask yourself. Why are you writing? Far too many people think that writing a novel or screenplay is easy and...

Bad Movies = Good Lessons

September 9, 2014

Visit Crackle and you’ll see plenty of unknown movies that in most cases are absolutely horrible. However, use them for inspiration. First, watch them to see...

Neurocinematics

August 27, 2014

Here’s something to keep your eye on. It’s a new term called neurocinematics where moviemakers use neurofeedback to help refine film elements such as scripts,...

Protecting Your Work

March 23, 2014

If you write a screenplay, don’t send it out to others just yet. Before you let anyone else look at your screenplay, protect it first....

How Not to Make a Monster Movie

March 16, 2014

If you’re planning to write a horror movie involving a monster of some type, it helps to start with something scary to begin with such...

Use Your Public Library

March 15, 2014

When most people think of seeing a movie, they usually think of seeing the latest Hollywood offerings at their local theater. Seeing movies in a...

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.