The 15 Minute Movie Method

October 2019

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Make the Inner Conflict a Tug of War of Emotions

October 29, 2019
Conflict is never about car chases, gunfire, and explosions. Conflict is always about challenging the hero’s indecision between staying stuck in the past or changing...
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The Past Defines the Theme

October 26, 2019
It’s easy to come up with a high-concept idea and start writing. However, it’s hard to make anyone care about any high-concept idea if there’s...
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Surprise Us!

October 23, 2019
Nothing’s more boring than a scene where two people talk and nothing happens. There’s no arguing, no fighting, nothing. That’s a dull scene. OF course,...
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Minor Characters Highlight the Hero’s Fate

October 20, 2019
If you watched the original “Star Trek” TV show, Captain Kirk and the other main characters would always explore a dangerous planet in the company...
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Closure is Key to Complete Stories

October 17, 2019
Imagine watching “Star Wars” where Luke is about to attack the Death Star and blow it up before the Death Star blows up the rebel...
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Great Movies Tell the Same Story in Different Ways

October 14, 2019
Watch any mediocre movie and you’ll notice it lacks coherence and focus. In place of a tight, focused story, you get random special effects, characters...
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Inner Conflict Beats Outer Conflict

October 11, 2019
The biggest mistake mediocre movies make is when they constantly throw conflict at the hero but all that conflict focuses on physical challenges. Ideally, the...
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Emotion Defines the Physical Challenge

October 8, 2019
Most screenwriters start with a good idea. In most cases, that good idea is based on some physically interesting plot twist such as what would...
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Three Levels for Getting Your Audience to Like the Hero

October 5, 2019
Every story has a hero. The difference is that some movies create iconic heroes like Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars” while other movies create totally...
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The Science of Storytelling

October 2, 2019
In the book “The Science of Storytelling”, author Will Storr emphasizes what makes a dramatic story. It’s not about random action or conflict, but about...
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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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