The 15 Minute Movie Method

July 2014

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Learning the Mentor’s Lesson

July 29, 2014
Your story’s theme represents the lesson your hero needs to learn. To teach that lesson to your hero, you need to demonstrate that lesson (your...
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Turning Ideas Into Stories

July 25, 2014
Everyone can get a great idea for a movie. The hard part is turning that great idea into a polished screenplay. To go from a...
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Cause and Effect

July 24, 2014
It’s a law of physics that every time there’s a cause, there’s an effect. Unfortunately in bad and mediocre movies, this law gets ignored all...
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Comedy Attacks a Focused Target

July 22, 2014
During the 80’s, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Pat Proft wrote a series of movies spoofs including “Airplane!” “The Naked Gun,” and “Hot...
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Two Goals for the Hero

July 15, 2014
Your hero has two goals: a physical goal and an emotional goal. What’s important is that your hero achieves the emotional goal, but pursuit of...
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Studying “Maleficent”

July 12, 2014
Maleficent is my latest favorite mediocre movie. Take Angelia Jolie out of the starring role and there would be little reason for people to watch...
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Wreck-It Ralph Screenplay

July 11, 2014
One of the best animated feature of the last few years is “Wreck-It Ralph.” By studying this screenplay after watching the movie, you can better...
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The Four Elements of a Great Scene

July 10, 2014
Before you start writing, make sure your story structure is solid first. Your story structure acts like a map that details what happens, when, and...
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Multiple Story Lines

July 10, 2014
Watch an older movie and if it seems slow, look to see if there are multiple story lines. Many older movies focus solely on the...
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Studying Pixar Shorts

July 10, 2014
Pixar has put out some of the best animated movies in history with classics such as “Toy Story,” “The Incredibles,” and “Finding Nemo.” To understand...
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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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