The 15 Minute Movie Method

September 2018

Showing 1 - 8 of 8 results

Why Does Your Story Matter?

September 28, 2018
Once you’ve defined the basic plot of your story, the next step is to dig deeper and define the emotional story behind the plot. When...
Read More »

What’s Your Story?

September 25, 2018
Everyone has a great idea for a story. Often that great idea is a vague, abstract concept such as “What if one man had to...
Read More »

The Four Layers of Story Building

September 21, 2018
Watch bad movies and you’ll notice that they always have a potentially interesting premise. In “The Layover,” a movie that’s gotten a 0% rating on...
Read More »

The Real Story vs. the Physical Story

September 14, 2018
Every story consists of two parts. First, there’s the visual, physical story that captures everyone’s attention such as “a man must fight against an army...
Read More »

Every Story is About Fixing the Past

September 11, 2018
Every story is about the past and fixing the problems of that past, even if we don’t see that past. In “Rocky,” Rocky has a...
Read More »

Make Sure Only the Hero (or Villain) Can Win

September 8, 2018
The whole purpose of a story is to see who wins in the end, the hero or the villain. That’s why it’s crucial for the...
Read More »

The Importance of the Setup

September 5, 2018
Every story needs its information set up ahead of time before being used. This set up prepares the audience for what’s about to come. For...
Read More »

Three Ways to Start a Story

September 2, 2018
There are typically three ways to start a story: Show the hero Show the villain Show an earlier scene that somehow starts the story that...
Read More »
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.

Quick Links
Developed by
Scroll to Top