February 2014

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Coming Up With Ideas

February 14, 2014

Before you can even start writing a screenplay, you need an idea. Start by summarizing your story in one sentence. Your story idea should contain...

Make Your Opening Unique

February 13, 2014

With your first page, your screenplay has to grab your audience. As quickly as possible, you have to establish who the hero is and what...

Designing Your Scenes

February 12, 2014

In most scenes, two or more characters are both pursuing goals of their own that involve the other character. This pursuit of multiple goals by...

Avoid Direct Dialogue

February 11, 2014

In real life, dialogue often occurs when people have nothing to say and no goal in mind. When you ask a stranger, “How are you...

“How to Write a Great Script with Final Draft 9” Now Available

February 7, 2014

In Hollywood, Final Draft is the standard for screenwriting, so if you’re using Final Draft 9, you may be interested in my latest e-book, “How...

Values, Ambitions, and Goals

February 1, 2014

There’s a great book on story telling called “Writing Fiction for Dummies” Although the book focuses mostly on novel writing, the principles can be applied...

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