October 2009

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Defining a Theme

October 31, 2009

A plot tells what happens. A story tells how it happens. A theme defines the purpose of the story in the first place. At the simplest...

The Villain’s Henchmen

October 25, 2009

Even though your main battle involves your hero fighting your villain, neither one are battling alone. The hero has allies and your villain has his...

Change and Growth

October 18, 2009

In too many bad movies, the hero is the only person who changes during the course of a story. In really bad movies, even the...

Godzilla as a Story Guideline

October 12, 2009

Watch a great movie like “Casablanca” or “The Shawshank Redemption” and it’s easy to be awed by story and not be able to dissect how...

“El Mariachi\” — A Great Story on a Shoestring Budget

October 6, 2009

“El Mariachi” was a low-budget action film that cost $7,000 to make, yet it’s far more interesting than many million dollar Hollywood blockbusters. While everyone...

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.

The 15 Minute Movie Method