Story Structure

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The Ironic Catch That Holds the Hero Back

July 28, 2021

In every movie, the hero is initially stuck in a dead end life but clings to a dream. Then the hero enters a new world...

Force Your Hero to Face the Same Problem Over and Over Again

July 25, 2021

Every story is about conflict. However, there’s a huge difference between meaningless conflict and conflict that supports the core theme of a story. Watch any...

The Difference Between Animation and Live Action Stories

July 14, 2021

In the old days, live action stories focused on real people while animation focused on things not easily done convincingly such as talking cats or...

X + Y = A Creative and Unique Story World

July 11, 2021

Almost every story has been told before in one form or another. If you’ve ever heard of a story about a spaceship that accidentally lets...

The New World of Transmedia Storytelling

July 8, 2021

In the old days, Hollywood wanted to know what the story was about to make a movie. Then Hollywood wanted to know who the characters...

Making Each Scene a Fight, Negotiation, or Seduction

July 5, 2021

Mike Nichols defined a scene as either a fight, a negotiation, or a seduction. In other words, every scene needs a goal and every scene...

Study Time Loop Stories to Understand How to Reveal Something New

June 16, 2021

During the pandemic, Hollywood was looking at contained stories where the story takes place in a single or handful of locations. The purpose of this...

Make the Setting Reflect the Tone of the Scene

June 13, 2021

A screenplay consists of multiple parts. The plot and dialogue might be the most obvious, but there’s more to a screenplay than just writing dialogue...

Study Popular Low-Ranking Rotten Tomatoes Movies

June 7, 2021

Rotten tomatoes is a great way to judge a movie. If a movie’s Rotten Tomatoes score is under 60%, the movie’s probably not worth watching...

Putting Your Hero in the Belly of the Beast

June 4, 2021

The midpoint of most screenplays occurs when the hero seemingly appears to have succeeded. In “Star Wars,” this midpoint success occurs when Luke finally blasts...

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.