The 15 Minute Movie Method

May 2025

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Introducing the Superpower of the Hero and Villain

May 31, 2025
When you introduce the hero and villain for the first time, make sure you show their superpowers. For the hero, this superpower will be their...
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Do You Know the Real Purpose of a Scene?

May 27, 2025
The biggest mistake novices make when writing scenes is thinking the sole purpose of a scene is to give information about the story to the...
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How to Test Your Story Idea

May 23, 2025
If you think you’ve got a great story to tell, here’s a quick way to find out. In his book “Secrets of Loglines, Treatments, and Pitches”...
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Creating the Emotional Impact of Setups and Payoffs

May 19, 2025
Every story must create an emotional experience. Every story must have a major emotional experience. Think of Luke in “Star Wars” finally trusting the Force...
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Developing the Habits of a Screenwriter

May 15, 2025
The only way you can improve as a screenwriter is to write. No amount of books, classes, or webinars will help you improve as a...
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What’s the Big, Compelling Idea of Your Story?

May 11, 2025
Before you start writing a screenplay, ask yourself one question. What is the big, compelling idea of your story? If you can’t think of the...
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Make the Midpoint of a Story Foreshadow the Ending

May 7, 2025
The best stories feel unified. Perhaps the most subtle way to unify a story is to make sure the midpoint and the ending work together....
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Two Ways to Identify a Flawed Story

May 3, 2025
There are two easy ways to tell if a movie’s structure is flawed or not. First, just study the opening and ending scene. Second, analyze...
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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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