October 2008

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Force the Hero to Act

October 28, 2008

Most heroes are timid, frightened, and unsure of themselves in contrast to a villain who is totally confident and working towards a plan with overwhelming...

The Hero’s Dead End Life

October 22, 2008

In the beginning, your hero and villain are in opposite states. The villain, even if not seen initially, is confident, powerful, and well on his...

Start with a Problem

October 16, 2008

Watch a bad movie and chances are good you’ll be bored. The reason you’re bored is because the movie doesn’t promise anything interesting and what’s...

Beauty and the Beast vs. Mulan

October 8, 2008

In the 90’s, Walt Disney churned out hit after animated hit with movies like “Beauty and the Beast” and “The Lion King.” For some reason,...

Create a World

October 1, 2008

Rather than tell a story, try to create a world. A world provides a playground for telling a story while a story simply provides one...

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.

The 15 Minute Movie Method