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Avoiding the Mistakes in “Don’t Worry Darling”

October 12, 2022

Watch a great movie and it can inspire you to achieve similar greatness. Watch a bad movie and it can inspire you to do so...

The Real Story Occurs From an Emotional Dilemma

September 10, 2022

Far too many movies focus on action, special effects, gunfire, car crashes, and stunts. This is never a formula for success (watch “Bullet Train”). At...

Where’s the Character Development in “Nope”?

July 30, 2022

“Nope” is the much anticipated film from Jordan Peele. After the superb “Get Out” and the decent “Us” horror films, “Nope” got decent reviews about...

The 2016 “Suicide Squad” vs. the 2021 “The Suicide Squad”

August 22, 2021

Watch the 2016 “Suicide Squad” and then watch the 2021 “The Suicide Squad” and you’ll notice a vast difference. The 2016 version spends all its...

The Story Structure Behind “The Greatest Showman”

June 20, 2021

All great stories have an emotional appeal. While action thrillers like “Die Hard” or “Terminator 2” might seem to be all about action, the real...

Telling a Great Story Doesn’t Need a Big Budget

June 1, 2021

Hollywood often believes if they spend enough money on a movie, hire enough A-list actors, hire a “hot” director, and pour a lot of money...

Studying Academy Award Nominated Short Films

May 23, 2021

If you want to play baseball, you should practice hitting, running, throwing the ball, and catching as much as possible. If you want to paint,...

Everything in a Screenplay Must Focus on Telling Just One Story

May 2, 2021

Watch any good movie and you’ll notice that every part of the story from the minor characters to the different scenes all work together to...

Studying “Room 104” on HBO

August 24, 2020

If you have HBO, try watching a TV series called “Room 104.” The premise of the show is that every story involves room 104 in...

The Lessons From Time Loop Stories

August 18, 2020

Surprisingly, most movies based on the idea of a character stuck in a time loop are amazingly good. “Groundhog Day” defined the time loop dilemma...

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.