The 15 Minute Movie Method

August 2013

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Slowly Reveal a Mystery

August 31, 2013
One of the best ways to build suspense and anticipation is to create a mystery, and one of the best ways to create a mystery...
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The Source of All Problems

August 30, 2013
At the simplest, most melodramatic level, a hero faces problems that come solely from an outside source such as a villain intent on destroying the...
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Old vs. New Movies

August 29, 2013
Watch an old movie like “Citizen Kane” or “It’s a Wonderful Life” and the story structure still feels modern and fresh. Then watch some more...
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‘The Gadgets of James Bond

August 26, 2013
Watch most James Bond movies and Q, the gadget making genius of the British Secret Service, always comes up with some odd device that ultimately...
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The Ambiguous Ending

August 23, 2013
Hollywood loves definite endings where good clearly triumphs over evil, or in rare cases such as tragedies, where the hero clearly loses. What Hollywood often...
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Inherent Conflict

August 18, 2013
Think about your movie idea and ask if there’s inherent conflict right from the start. For example, in “Warrior,” the hero’s father trains him to...
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Music Videos and Commercials

August 9, 2013
Watch any commercial and you can see a mini-story being told. First there’s a problem. Second, there’s a solution. Third, there’s a satisfying conclusion. In...
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Give Them What You Promised

August 3, 2013
Before you start writing your screenplay, make sure you know the type of story you want to tell. You can tell a straight action, horror,...
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Converging Subplots

August 2, 2013
Rarely will any story consist of a single story. Most likely, the hero will be pursing the main story while multiple other minor characters (including...
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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.

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