Story Structure

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Everything Changes

May 9, 2016

The basis for any story is change. At the very least, the hero must change and become someone better (or worse as in tragedies) than...

One Clear Goal

May 6, 2016

In every story, either the hero or the villain needs a clear goal to pursue from beginning to end. Without a clear goal, a story...

Make the Ending Spectacular

May 3, 2016

The last thing anyone remembers from most movies is the ending. That’s why the ending is always the most spectacular battle possible. The ending needs...

Give Every Character Conflict and a Goal

April 30, 2016

It’s easy to see the problems of a bad movie like “Gods of Egypt.” Just look at the motivation of the main characters. If only...

Make the Motivation Emotional

April 27, 2016

What makes a bad movie is when characters behave in ways that don’t make sense. A meek character suddenly becomes good with a gun, a...

One Goal, One Problem

April 24, 2016

It’s easy to make a bad movie. All you need to do is bombard the audience with multiple stories. conversely, the best way to make...

Setups Are Critical

April 21, 2016

One huge difference between a good movie and a bad one is that a good movie properly sets up story elements while bad movies do...

Making the Story Clear

April 18, 2016

There’s nothing more confusing and boring than a story that seems to have no purpose or point. When you don’t know what’s going on, you...

Exposition Through Discovery

April 15, 2016

There’s an interesting movie called “Hardcore Henry,” where the camera only shows you the viewpoint of the hero. While this gimmick is interesting for an...

What’s Wrong with “The 5th Wave”

April 12, 2016

You can learn anything by watching something done right and studying the exact same thing done wrong. So besides watching good movies to inspire you,...

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.