Story Structure

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Deleted Scenes From “Frozen”

October 6, 2015

A screenplay is just a blueprint. If you learn about any movie, you’ll find that many scenes get cut for various reasons. In the above...

Telling a Story Visually

October 5, 2015

If you watch this music video from Disney’s animated film “Tarzan,” you basically get the main story in less than four minutes, all without hearing...

Make Everything Emotionally Change

October 2, 2015

If you watch the above video from “Toy Story 2,” you’ll go on an emotional ride as Jessie (the cowgirl doll) sings a song that...

Your First Script Will Be Your Worst

September 25, 2015

There’s a common dream among novice screenwriters. They think if they write a screenplay, it will be ready for sale. While some first-time screenwriters might...

Horror is More Than Violence

September 19, 2015

Really bad horror movies emphasize slasher gore, often known as torture porn. In these bad horror movies, the goal is to show people getting cut...

Make a Trailer Moment

September 18, 2015

If you watch trailers for different movies, you’ll notice that they show the best, most exciting parts of the movie. That means if the movie...

The Elements of Great Scene Writing

September 15, 2015

Everyone can come up with a great idea for a story. That’s easy. The hard part is turning a great idea into a great story....

Character Conflict Matrix

September 12, 2015

Stories are about drama and drama is about conflict. In most stories, you’ll have two main characters: a hero and a villain. Obviously the hero...

Borrowing Plots

September 8, 2015

There are no original plots so don’t waste time trying to create an original plot. Instead, focus on creating an original story based on an...

Four Stories in One

September 5, 2015

If you want to write a weak, mediocre screenplay with poor character development, just focus on the hero’s story. However, if you want to write...

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.