The 15 Minute Movie Method

August 2016

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Keeping Getting Bigger

August 29, 2016
Screenplays are like rollercoasters in reverse. A roller coaster starts with the biggest hill and then the hills get lower and lower until the roller...
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Execution is Everything

August 26, 2016
Browse through the movie offerings on Crackle, Netflix, or Redbox and you’ll likely find dozens of movies you’ve never heard of before. Despite the fancy...
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Make Everything Interesting

August 22, 2016
Nothing should be ordinary or normal in your story. Even a simple trip to a restaurant should be interesting and supportive of your story’s main...
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Make It More Dramatic and Personal

August 19, 2016
If you read novels that were turned into movies, you can see how the movies (usually) alter the story to make it stronger. One way...
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Action vs. Emotion

August 16, 2016
In general, men like action and woman like relationships. In a bad movie, you only get one or the other. In a good movie, you...
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Following the Symbol of Hope

August 13, 2016
Initially, the hero and the villain live in two completely different worlds. To bring the hero and villain together, the hero has an unfulfilled dream...
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Why Novels Don’t Make Good Movies

August 9, 2016
A novel and a movie are two different ways of telling a story. A novel lets you get into the thoughts and emotions of different...
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The Problem with “Suicide Squad”

August 8, 2016
“Suicide Squad” was one of the most anticipated movies this summer. Even though critics ravaged the movie, fans flocked to the movie in droves –...
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Action vs. Emotion

August 2, 2016
The latest action thriller is “Jason Bourne,” a rogue CIA agent who’s targeted by the CIA itself. While there’s plenty of car chases, car crashes,...
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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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