The 15 Minute Movie Method

April 2014

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Fast vs. Slow

April 29, 2014
The pace of some movies just seems to drag to a crawl while the pace of a great three hour long movie can rush by...
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The Elements of a Great Script

April 28, 2014
Technically a scene is anything that defines a location and some type of action. You don’t want to focus on writing scenes. What you really...
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The How and Why of the Mystery

April 27, 2014
Every story has a mystery that drops hints along the way until we finally understand what’s going on. If we know too much too soon,...
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Analyzing Mini-Stories

April 20, 2014
In every movie, there are mini-stories that follow the four-part structure of stories like this: An attention-grabber highlights some problem that the characters face The...
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Nobody Knows Anything

April 15, 2014
“The Economist” recently wrote about the flops that Hollywood produced and how nobody still knows what will make a hit. The big problem with Hollywood...
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Introduce Two or More Subplots Simultaneously

April 14, 2014
One huge problem with novice screenplays is that they start an interesting scene and then end it. Then they start a different scene and then...
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No Risk, No Interest

April 12, 2014
I just read a friend’s screenplay where the hero basically drifts through the story with no change. He stays the same from the beginning to...
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Elements of a Great Scene – Part II

April 12, 2014
Technically a scene takes place in a single location, but for our purposes, a scene is a mini-story that can be made up of multiple...
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High Concept and a Hidden Theme

April 11, 2014
The first step to getting your screenplay recognized is having a great concept. There’s an upcoming movie called “Sex Tape” starring Cameron Diaz. Having read...
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Studying Bad Examples

April 9, 2014
Ray Bradbury was one of the best short story writers around with a handful of great novels as well. However great he was as a...
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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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