February, 2018 - The 15 Minute Movie Method

The Initial Question

February 28, 2018

In the beginning of every story, there’s an initial question defined by the hero’s emotional dream. By the end of the story, this initial question...

Four Ways to End a Story

February 25, 2018

The purpose of the ending is to answer the initial question posed by the beginning. In a typical romance story, the initial question is always,...

When to Use Montages

February 22, 2018

In a previous post (https://15minutemoviemethod.com/to-montage-or-not), I listed reasons why montages may not work. However, that doesn’t mean that montages can’t work. Montages are simply a...

Parallelism in Story Telling

February 19, 2018

If a story keeps introducing new elements, then you risk overwhelming the audience with so much information that doesn’t have any connection or relation earlier...

The Link Between the Hero, Villain, and Mentor

February 16, 2018

Think of your theme and that defines your hero’s beginning and end. For example, the theme in “Terminator 2” is that “Killing is wrong.” Therefore...

The Haunted Past and the Miserable Present

February 13, 2018

In nearly every story, the hero or mentor have to deal with a problem. Often times this problem comes from the past, long before this...

6th Edition of “The 15-Minute Movie Method” Now Available

February 9, 2018

The 6th edition of “The 15-Minute Movie Method” is now available with revised and new chapters although you can simply find all the new information...

“Mary Poppins” vs. “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”

February 6, 2018

Listen to the soundtracks to “Mary Poppins” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and you’ll notice something interesting. Although both soundtracks contain music written by the...

To Montage or Not

February 3, 2018

One story telling technique to describe the passing of time is to use a montage. A montage lets us see the hero experiencing a variety...

The 15 Minute Movie Method

February 2018