Story Structure

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The Magic of Dialogue

May 11, 2011

Dialogue is too often a crutch. To learn different ways to use dialogue, study screenplays and stage plays. If you look in a library or...

“How to Train Your Dragon”

May 4, 2011

“How to Train Your Dragon” is a successful animation film from DreamWorks that finally brings DreamWorks’ stories up to the level as Pixar’s. The biggest...

The Ups and Downs of Story Telling

April 29, 2011

A story should feel like an emotional roller coaster that takes audiences up and down. A story without these ups and downs will simply feel...

Clash of the Titans (or How Not to Write a Movie)

April 22, 2011

“Clash of the Titans” is one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters, having surpassed the all-important $100 million mark. Financial, it’s a hit, but story wise,...

The Four Part Story Sequence

April 17, 2011

Every story (and every sequence in a story) consists of four basic parts. Ignore these four parts and you risk creating a dull, flat, and...

Obstacles

April 12, 2011

Without conflict, there is no drama. Without drama, there is no story. Without a story, you have an interesting anecdote, but nothing substantial enough to...

Acts I and III

April 7, 2011

The typical three-Act structure of a screenplay makes sense — right up until you try to write your own screenplay. Since Act II represents the...

Act II — the Subplot

April 2, 2011

By using the classic three Act structure to plan your story, you can clearly see what your hero’s goal is (Act I), how your hero...

March 29, 2011

How can you tell a “flat” story with no depth vs. a compelling story that captivates an audience? Count how many of your characters have...

Torture Your Hero

March 23, 2011

What makes a compelling hero? A hero is someone you respect, although you may not agree with them, and the surest way to gain someone’s...

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.