Story Structure

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Make it Visual

November 1, 2015

Before you write a single word of dialogue, focus on telling a story through actions alone. Visual actions make far more of an impact on...

Facing the Inevitable

October 31, 2015

Movies made from true events have one huge problem. Everyone knows how it ends. In “Titanic,” everyone knows the Titanic sinks in the end. When...

Opening a Story with a Quote

October 29, 2015

The opening of your story needs to grab the audience right away. The opening scene sets the tone, defines the main conflict (even if we...

The Purpose of Screenplay Format Elements

October 28, 2015

The three main elements of a screenplay are the: Scene heading Action Dialogue The scene heading defines three elements: where the scene takes place inside...

Make Sure Everyone’s Goal is Clear

October 17, 2015

One reason why bad movies are so painful to watch is because you, as the audience, has no idea what’s going on. While there might...

Why Action Scenes Suck

October 12, 2015

If you watch this video, you can learn why action scenes suck in most movies. The most common mistake is that action occurs without an...

Write a Love Story

October 10, 2015

Look at some of the most popular and loved Disney animated films: The Little Mermaid Aladdin Beauty and the Beast The Lion King Tangled Frozen...

Plant a Seed in Every Scene

October 9, 2015

Every scene must link to another scene. Early scenes need to link to future scenes by foreshadowing. Later scenes need to link to earlier scenes...

Disney’s Deleted Songs

October 8, 2015

In the making of any movie, lots of scenes get cut, edited, or rearranged. That occurs because filming sometimes dictates changes in the script that...

Everyone is the Same

October 7, 2015

To simplify writing multiple characters, focus first on your hero. Once you know what your hero wants and what type of person your hero is,...

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.