The 15 Minute Movie Method

March 2020

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Your Hero’s Emotional Change

March 31, 2020
What makes a great story is when the hero (and the audience) changes emotionally. Of course, characters don’t change overnight but gradually, and this gradual...
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Use the Theme as a Guideline for Conflict

March 28, 2020
What do all great movies have in common? It’s not the direction, special effects, or acting, but the underlying theme that defines the entire story....
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Changing the Hero Emotionally

March 25, 2020
Every great movie is founded not on physical action but on emotional change. Action supplements the emotional story so it’s important to give your hero...
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The Weakness of “Onward,” Pixar’s Latest Film

March 22, 2020
Pixar generally produces great movies such as “WALL-E,” “Up,” “Inside Out,” “The Incredibles,” and all the “Toy Story” movies. However, Pixar often produces flawed stories...
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The Impossible Goal

March 19, 2020
To make a compelling story, start with an impossible goal. That impossible goal alone will make people wonder, “How can the hero solve this problem?”...
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The Flawed Structure of “Spies in Disguise”

March 16, 2020
There’s an interesting animated film called “Spies in Disguise,” which is good, but not great. What’s good about “Spies in Disguise” is that it focuses...
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The Hero’s Emotional Dream

March 13, 2020
In the beginning of every story, every hero needs an emotional dream that can only be achieved through physical conflict. The key is this physical...
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Study Bad Sequels

March 10, 2020
Great movies often inspire sequels, but far too often, those sequels prove disappointing. The reason for this is simple. In the original story, there’s both...
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Take Your Idea and Think Bigger

March 7, 2020
Everyone has an idea for a movie. The trouble is many people’s ideas are not big enough. Big stories don’t mean massive special effects, explosions,...
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The Battle Over the Symbol of Hope

March 4, 2020
Think of any story and ask yourself why does the hero need to fight the villain and why does the villain need to fight the...
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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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