The 15 Minute Movie Method

July 2015

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Through Innocent Eyes

July 31, 2015
When you need to create a story world, your existing characters already know how it works so it will look phony if characters tell each...
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The Four Battles of Your Story

July 22, 2015
What is the main conflict of your story? Every story is a promise of some kind. A horror story promises to scare you. An action...
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The Lessons of “Ant-Man”

July 20, 2015
In the comic book world, Ant-Man was a minor superhero. After all, shrinking in size and controlling ants isn’t exactly visually exciting action. Yet the...
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The Symbol of Hope

July 17, 2015
Your hero is a slug. He or she may want a goal, but often has no reason to pursue it and no clear direction for...
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Nothing Comes Easy

July 14, 2015
Imagine the following story. A boy meets a girl, they fall in love, and they live happily ever after. Boring, right? How about this story?...
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Tension and Suspense

July 13, 2015
Here’s what Hollywood thinks people want to see in a story. More car crashes, bigger explosions, and more gunfire. Here’s what people really want to...
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The Lesson of “Cinderella”

July 11, 2015
Disney recently created a live action version of the famous Cinderella story that’s actually a very good movie despite the fact that nearly everyone already...
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Creating a Monster

July 10, 2015
In the book “Writing Monsters” the author explains how to make a monster for your novel, short story, or screenplay. Although monsters are often associated...
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Unification vs. Disjointedness

July 6, 2015
Take a great movie like “Inside Out” or “Star Wars.” Every scene, every character, and every bit of dialogue supports the main story. There’s never...
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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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