January 2012

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Beginnings are Really Endings in Reverse

January 29, 2012

To determine if your idea for a story can make a satisfactory screenplay, start with the beginning and compare it to the end. By knowing...

Go Deep

January 23, 2012

Here’s a formula for making a lousy meal. Grab as much as you can and throw it in the pot, then hope something good will...

Inciting Incidents

January 19, 2012

The opening scene of every story immediately lets audience’s know what type of story it is and who the villain is. Oh, and it must...

Below the Tip of the Iceberg

January 15, 2012

The tip of an iceberg is the smallest part of the iceberg. What you don’t see is the massive chunk of ice that makes up...

The Ending is All Action

January 10, 2012

In Act III, everything is action. If you watch Act III of any movie, you’ll see a lot of movement, action, and excitement, but none...

Touching a Raw Nerve

January 6, 2012

What makes one movie a classic and another movie a forgettable film that pretty much goes straight to DVD? I think the answer lies in...

The Myth of the Original Story

January 2, 2012

There is no such thing as an original story, but there is such a thing as telling a story originally. Learn the difference and you...

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