Story Structure

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Singularity vs. Multiplicity

February 8, 2009

There are millions of ways to tell a story. However, the two extremes are focusing on a single story or focusing on multiple stories that...

Looking at Loglines

February 2, 2009

A logline is a one or two sentence that summarizes the story. You need a logline to create a compelling story, so take a look...

Diluted Storylines

January 25, 2009

“The Green Lantern” is the latest superhero movie that followed “Thor” and the latest “X-Men” film. While not bad, “The Green Lantern” is weaker than...

Ranking Pixar Movies

January 20, 2009

Pixar Animation has consistently produced some of the best movies of the year. Ignore the fact that they’re animated and the story line of each...

Narration

January 14, 2009

Movies are a visual medium so show your story, don’t tell. However, sometimes you have to tell part of your story to compress a lot...

You Need a Villain

January 6, 2009

Every movie needs a villain because that gives your hero someone to fight against. Most importantly, your villain needs to be someone or something directly...

The Hero and Villain’s Story Structure

December 30, 2008

In a good movie, both your hero and villain have clearly defined goals. Ideally, both goals will eventually smash into each other to the point...

Make It Integral

December 24, 2008

Considered one of the worst comedies ever made, the movie “Dirty Love” is just one series of unrelated jokes after another. Given a choice between...

Overwrite Your Screenplay

December 18, 2008

When writing your screenplay, keep in mind that you will rarely make it perfect no matter how many drafts you go through. You want to...

How to Make a Dull Movie

December 11, 2008

Hollywood is good at making bad movies. That’s because making a good movie requires work, so it’s much easier to make a lousy movie instead....

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.