Story Structure

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Story Structure

November 3, 2011

Every story consists of four parts or Acts: Act I — Introduce the hero, the hero’s problem, and the villain Act IIa — Show the...

Contrasts

October 28, 2011

Every story is about contrasts. Things must go up and down to hold our interest and create suspense, otherwise a story will feel flat and...

The Villain’s Goal

October 21, 2011

Almost every screenwriting book tells you how to plot your hero’s goal from start to finish. However, almost no screenwriting books teach you how to...

The Villain’s Storyline

October 14, 2011

If you solely focus on the plot from the hero’s point of view, you risk creating cardboard villains to battle the hero. A better approach...

Villain vs. Hero’s Goals

October 10, 2011

Both your hero and your villain needs a goal. Here are the variations for how you can get your hero and villain to create maximum...

What If?

October 4, 2011

Ask yourself “What If?” to create an interesting story. Then ask yourself, “So what?” Before you start writing, you need to outline your story to...

Two Halves of a Story

October 3, 2011

Here’s one quick way to define your story. Every hero must change so focus on defining what those changes might be and how to get...

Character Goals

September 30, 2011

Your villain defines how your hero will achieve his or her goal. Once you define your hero’s goal, you’ll need to define your villain’s goal....

The Mystery

September 25, 2011

Every movie is a mystery. You tease the audience with tidbits of information and once you’ve got them hooked, then they’ll want to see how...

“Avatar” Analysis

September 12, 2011

Avatar is the latest blockbuster movie that’s visually stunning and breaking box office records. But at its heart, it’s still an easy to analyze story....

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.