The 15 Minute Movie Method

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The Symbol of Hope

July 17, 2015
Your hero is a slug. He or she may want a goal, but often has no reason to pursue it and no clear direction for...
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Nothing Comes Easy

July 14, 2015
Imagine the following story. A boy meets a girl, they fall in love, and they live happily ever after. Boring, right? How about this story?...
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Tension and Suspense

July 13, 2015
Here’s what Hollywood thinks people want to see in a story. More car crashes, bigger explosions, and more gunfire. Here’s what people really want to...
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The Lesson of “Cinderella”

July 11, 2015
Disney recently created a live action version of the famous Cinderella story that’s actually a very good movie despite the fact that nearly everyone already...
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Creating a Monster

July 10, 2015
In the book “Writing Monsters” the author explains how to make a monster for your novel, short story, or screenplay. Although monsters are often associated...
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Unification vs. Disjointedness

July 6, 2015
Take a great movie like “Inside Out” or “Star Wars.” Every scene, every character, and every bit of dialogue supports the main story. There’s never...
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Variations on a Formula

June 30, 2015
Most movies follow the same formula. An underdog hero meets a mentor who leads the hero into a new world where the hero meets an...
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The Sins of Bad Movies

June 20, 2015
Every movie can teach you something, whether it’s how to properly structure a story (“The Incredibles,” “Wild,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”) or how to avoid...
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Make It Fun, Then Make It Logical

June 16, 2015
Ideally, you want to make your story as logical as possible. Unfortunately, completely logical stories can often get extremely boring. Hollywood once made a movie...
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Make The Hero Vulnerable

June 14, 2015
The first time you meet someone, you know nothing about them. By talking and watching them, you can get a rough idea who they are,...
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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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