The 15 Minute Movie Method

July 2019

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The Theme Defines Obstacles Stopping the Hero

July 31, 2019
Every story is about conflict. Without conflict, you have no story. Watching a character struggle to achieve a goal is what makes any story interesting....
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Start with a Theme

July 28, 2019
Any time you watch a mediocre or bad movie, look for a theme. You probably won’t find one and that’s the root cause of bad...
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Comedy is Deadly Serious

July 25, 2019
What makes a good comedy? Some people might think funny actors or funny scenes, but study any great comedy movie and you’ll find that the...
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The Hero Is Never Alone

July 22, 2019
It’s easy to focus on your hero and create a story solely around the hero’s actions. However if you do that, you’ll risk creating a...
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What the Hero Really Needs

July 19, 2019
Every hero has two goals. The first goal is the most obvious one. The second goal is the real goal the hero needs, which the...
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How to Be Like Walt

July 15, 2019
Walt Disney created an entire movie empire based on cartoons and then on live-action films. Disney also created the amazing Disneyland theme park that’s the...
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The Middle Twist

July 9, 2019
Divide every story in half. In the first half (Acts I and IIa), everything appears to be going according to plan. Then in the second...
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Multiple Characters Pursue One Goal

July 6, 2019
The quickest way to write a bad screenplay is to have multiple character who either exist solely to help the hero or to have multiple...
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Think on a Budget

July 3, 2019
Watch episodes of the original Twilight Zone series that ran from 1959 to 1964. Because TV show budgets were limited, they couldn’t afford to travel...
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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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