The 15 Minute Movie Method

November 2022

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Make the Last Scene Memorable

November 29, 2022
Every story must start with a goal and end by showing whether the hero got that goal or not. Yet most people write a story...
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Flawed Beginning and Endings Will Kill Your Story

November 25, 2022
The two most crucial parts of your screenplay is the beginning and the end. The beginning must grab our attention right away and the end...
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The Real Purpose of Dialogue in a Screenplay

November 21, 2022
Dialogue is always meant to enhance what we see, not replace it. Don’t use dialogue to explain everything to the audience because it comes across...
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Make a Story Stronger with Symbols

November 17, 2022
One way to make any story stronger is to add symbolism. A symbol simply represents a prominent idea in the story. “Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter”...
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Tell a Great Story by Understanding the Structure of a Scene

November 13, 2022
The biggest mistake writers make is to start writing a scene before they understand the structure of that scene. The end result is a weak,...
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How to Outline a Complete Story with the Beginning and Ending Scenes

November 9, 2022
One of the biggest problems writers face when creating a story is how to get started. The worst way to get started is to start...
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Try Identifying a Great Movie Within the First Seven Minutes

November 5, 2022
Watch a great movie and within the first few minutes, it’s grabbed your attention and introduced an unresolved problem. In “Star Wars,” the unresolved problem...
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Defining the Framework of a Great Story

November 1, 2022
Every story defines an initial, unresolved problem for the hero that will never get resolved until near the end. The story’s theme then defines 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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