The 15 Minute Movie Method

April 2021

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Everything in a Scene Must Either Hinder or Help Your Hero

April 29, 2021
Far too many people write lifeless scenes. A typical screenplay consists of 90% expository scenes that do nothing but explain the story, and 10% exciting...
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Everyone Has a Hidden Agenda in a Scene

April 26, 2021
Most novices write flat, dull, boring scenes that serve no other purpose than to provide exposition to the story. To write an effective scene, the...
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Structuring the Physical Goals with the Emotional Dream

April 23, 2021
The best stories are all about emotions. Nobody watches a movie for the fifth time because they’re surprised by the car chases, gunfire, or helicopter...
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Don’t Tell a Story – Be Entertaining and Mysterious

April 20, 2021
The biggest mistake novice screenwriters make is they try to tell a story. Now you may think telling a story is the purpose of a...
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There’s More to Showing Than What You See

April 17, 2021
There’s a standard rule in writing where you must show the audience rather than tell them. In screenwriting, telling occurs when a character says something...
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Give the Audience What They Want

April 14, 2021
“Godzilla vs. King Kong” isn’t a great movie, but it does give audiences exactly what they want. Few people interested in drama will expect “Godzilla...
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What’s Going On vs. What’s Really Happening

April 10, 2021
The easiest mistake to make when writing a screenplay is to start off telling yours tory. You might think you need to start out telling...
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The Story Theme Defines How to Threaten the Hero

April 7, 2021
Before creating any story, identify your theme. Your theme defines what your story is about. Until you know what your story is about, you risk...
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How to Grab Attention in a Scene

April 4, 2021
Every scene in your screenplay, from start to finish, must grab the audience’s attention. Fail to do that and you wind up with a boring...
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Grabbing Attention is Not the Same as Great Execution

April 1, 2021
There’s a curious dilemma in Hollywood. If you come up with a compelling log line for your story, chances are good studios will want to...
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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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