July 2010

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Double the Danger

July 28, 2010

Your villain’s goal needs to threaten the hero and the hero’s loved ones. Not only does this ratchet up the suspense, but it also makes...

Through the Looking Glass

July 21, 2010

Rather than try to write a coherent story divided into three monolithic acts, break your story into eight separate 15-minute segments. Then link them together...

Fighting the Mirror

July 15, 2010

Think of any story’s villain and you think of someone frightening like Hannibal Lecter from “Silence of the Lambs” or Darth Vader from “Star Wars.”...

Four Complete Stories

July 8, 2010

There are four phases of every story. First, the hero has a problem and a goal. Second, the hero achieves initial success. Third, the hero...

“Stripes” vs. “On the Waterfront”

July 2, 2010

What makes a movie capable of still being entertaining despite the passage of time? Classics such as “Citizen Kane” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” are...

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