The 15 Minute Movie Method

December 2017

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Focus on the Hero’s Fear

December 29, 2017
Every character has a fear. The hero has a dream but is blocked by fear. To achieve this dream, the hero must learn to become...
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Man vs. Nature, Man, and Self

December 26, 2017
Every story is about conflict and that conflict comes from a villain. It’s easy to see that the villain might be a person such as...
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Turn the Hero Into the Villain

December 22, 2017
Once you know who your hero is, you automatically know who your villain is. That’s because your villain is the anti-hero but stronger and more...
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The Four Parts to Changing the Hero

December 19, 2017
Take a 120-minute movie and divide it into four equal 30-minute parts. Then each part tells the story about the hero as the hero gradually...
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The Goal to the Goal

December 16, 2017
In every story, a hero wants something. That’s the hero’s dream and that’s the initial goal the hero has at the beginning. However, there’s always...
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Software Won’t Make a Difference

December 13, 2017
There are plenty of fine screenwriting word processors on the market such as Final Draft and Fade In Professional. While these programs can make the...
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Kill the Villain

December 10, 2017
If you want to write a mediocre movie, let the villain live. Even worse, let the hero go through the bulk of your story without...
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The Setting is a Villain

December 7, 2017
When most people think about plotting a story, they usually think of how a villain can keep throwing obstacles in the hero’s path. Since the...
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Forcing the Hero to Change Through Setting

December 4, 2017
Once you know how your hero changes from a dead end life in the beginning to a better life (and a better person) in the...
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The Emotional Structure of Stories (Part II)

December 1, 2017
The simple formula to create an emotionally charged story is this: Start with a flawed hero in the beginning End with the hero overcoming his...
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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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