The 15 Minute Movie Method

January 2017

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Conflict Must Involve People

January 29, 2017
Imagine watching a movie where two rocks are fighting each other, but because they’re actual rocks and not animated rocks, the two rocks just sit...
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The Climax Must Keep Raising the Stakes

January 26, 2017
The ending of any movie must be the finale that provides a satisfying conclusion. If the movie is great but the ending is disappointing, the...
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Every Story is An Emotional Victory

January 23, 2017
The biggest mistake many movies make is that they focus solely on the action, yet that’s the least satisfying part of any story. Every story...
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You Can’t Avoid the Big Problem

January 20, 2017
The best way to create suspense is to give a character a huge problem. Instead of solving this problem right away, the character tries to...
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Outlining Your Story

January 17, 2017
When most people get an idea for a story, they often rush into writing it, which typically creates a sloppy, poorly structured story that requires...
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Everyone Has a Secret

January 14, 2017
What’s most fascinating about meeting someone new is that you gradually learn who they are, how they think, and what events may have shaped their...
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Make the World a Constant Obstacle for the Hero

January 11, 2017
What makes any story more interesting is conflict. There’s always conflict between the hero and the villain but you can’t have the hero and the...
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Plotting Out the Four Promises of Your Story

January 8, 2017
Every story is about a promise, and that promise must be delivered at least once in each Act. In “Star Wars,” the finale is about...
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Hide the Motivation

January 5, 2017
What holds people’s interest is a mystery and the best way to create a mystery is to hide a character’s motivation. Instead, show the character’s...
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Box Office Bombs of 2016

January 2, 2017
MSN lists 28 of the biggest box office bombs of 2016. If you browse through this list, you’ll see that most of these bombs tried substituting...
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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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