The 15 Minute Movie Method

February 2020

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How Characters Change Emotionally

February 27, 2020
Characters change emotionally in two ways. First, they change their beliefs internally. Second, they demonstrate this change of belief by taking action that others (including...
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Check Your Scenes for Consistency

February 24, 2020
Every story falls within a specific genre such as action/thriller, mystery, horror, comedy, or romance. Then many stories offer a subgenre as well. For example,...
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Three Types of Endings

February 21, 2020
The end is the most important part of a story since that’s the last part of the story that most people will remember. If you...
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The Problem and Anticipation

February 18, 2020
What makes a scene interesting isn’t a lot of mindless action, but introducing a problem and anticipating the result. A problem creates conflict, and that...
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What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

February 15, 2020
It’s not easy to plot a story, but one simple guideline is to always ask yourself, “What’s the worst that could happen to the hero?”...
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Shock and Surprise Us

February 12, 2020
Look in your ordinary world and chances are good nothing exciting is happening. That’s why you can’t write scenes where something ordinary is happening. Remember,...
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Why Hollywood Makes Bad Movies

February 9, 2020
Nobody purposely sets out to make a lousy movie. Unfortunately, Hollywood prizes concepts over execution. In other words, Hollywood prefers a good idea over great...
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Defining Characters Around the Hero’s Dilemma

February 6, 2020
Great movies are focused. Anyone watching “The Shawshank Redemption” will find it easy to recognize its theme of hope and perseverance. That’s because every scene...
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The Good and Bad of “The Rise of Skywalker”

February 3, 2020
The latest “Star Wars” movie (“The Rise of Skywalker”) has gotten mixed reviews. It’s not a great film but it’s not a bad one. If...
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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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