Story Structure

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The First 15 Minutes

December 2, 2015

Watch the first 15 minutes of any movie and then stop. If the story is structured correctly, you should have hints of how the movie...

The Rule of Three

November 27, 2015

What makes a bad movie is when something appears out of nowhere to help the hero. It’s okay to have something appear out of nowhere...

One Theme

November 23, 2015

Stories without a theme might be entertaining and they can even be extremely profitable as well. The problem is that they’re often entirely forgettable a...

Reality vs. Storytelling

November 21, 2015

Reality is boring. That’s why reality TV shows often fake the drama by showing you only the most dramatic moments or having people pretend to...

Make Action Meaningful

November 20, 2015

There’s a huge difference between meaningful action and pointless action. Pointless action wastes time with explosions and gunfire with lots of obstacles happening but little...

Show Us a New World

November 18, 2015

In big budget movies, it’s easy to show a new world such as the alien landscape in “Avatar” or the world of superheroes in “The...

Make the Goals Crystal Clear

November 13, 2015

Nothing makes a movie seem dull and drag on than unclear goals for both the villain and the hero. If we don’t know what the...

Learning From “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”‘

November 8, 2015

If you watch big Hollywood blockbusters, they often rely on special effects and A-list stars to keep an audience happy. However some of the best...

The Plot Twist

November 5, 2015

No story should progress from beginning to end without at least one surprise. That one surprise is what makes stories memorable. In “The Empire Strikes...

The Four-Part Structure of Scenes

November 3, 2015

Every scene follows a basic four-part structure: The initial problem – grabs our attention and gives characters a goal to pursue The reaction – shows...

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.