The 15 Minute Movie Method

September 2022

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Look at Screenwriting From Multiple Points of View

September 30, 2022
It’s easy to spot novice screenplays. They often involve massive sets, special effects, and large casts along with exotic animals, spaceships, dinosaurs, or aliens. All...
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Tell a Complete Story with the Beginning and the Ending Scenes

September 26, 2022
One huge mistake novice screenwriters make is that they start writing with no clear goal. They don’t know where their story is going, who their...
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Know Where Your Characters Want to Go

September 22, 2022
Read most screenplays and you’ll spot the same mistakes. One common mistake is that characters speak dialogue that fails to reveal what their goals might...
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Don’t Make the Same Mistakes as the Horrible “Pinocchio” Remake

September 18, 2022
The above picture is really from Disney’s latest live-action remake of “Pinocchio”. Put simply, it’s a perfectly example of what not to do when writing...
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Create Real Characters to Spice Up Every Scene

September 14, 2022
One huge problem novices make is writing scenes filled with characters who take action, but who seem flat like puppets, simply taking action because that’s...
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The Real Story Occurs From an Emotional Dilemma

September 10, 2022
Far too many movies focus on action, special effects, gunfire, car crashes, and stunts. This is never a formula for success (watch “Bullet Train”). At...
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Stay on Track with Clear Goals For All the Main Characters

September 6, 2022
Before painters put a drop of paint on the canvas, they sketch out their ideas first. Yet far too many screenwriters start by simply writing...
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The Purpose of Every Scene (That Most Novices Completely Overlook)

September 2, 2022
There’s a huge difference between beginner screenplays and professional screenplays. Although they both may be formatted correctly, the beginner often tries dumping information to explain...
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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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