The 15 Minute Movie Method

wallyadmin

Showing 1111 - 1120 of 1636 results

Keep Us in Suspense

December 12, 2014
The surest way to keep an audience on the edge of their seats is to keep them in suspense. To do this, you start with...
Read More »

Introducing a Character

December 10, 2014
Everything in your screenplay should be interesting and there’s nothing more crucial than introducing a character. Major characters should always be introduced in a unique...
Read More »

Creating a Cult Movie

December 6, 2014
There’s no surefire formula for writing a hit movie since as a screenwriter, the production, directing, and acting is totally out of your control. The...
Read More »

The Bizarre Scenes of “Snowpiercer”

December 5, 2014
A South Korean science fiction movie called “Snowpiercer” has become one of the most talked about film of the year. It’s basically about an ice...
Read More »

Structure + Execution = Success

December 4, 2014
We’ve all see good ideas that seemed like a great movie, only to be disappointed by the actual movie. We’ve also seen talented actors and...
Read More »

Creating Conflict

November 26, 2014
In every scene, you need conflict. More importantly, your entire story needs to be based on conflict between the hero and the villain. To maximize...
Read More »

Introducing the Past

November 25, 2014
The past is crucial. A story without a past basically has no foundation to build upon. Every story needs a past but there are two...
Read More »

The Anatomy of a Scene

November 23, 2014
Every scene tells a story. First, a scene has to grab our attention. In the above scene from “Pale Rider,” the villain has arrived to...
Read More »

Why Old Movies Feel So Slow

November 23, 2014
Watch an old movie and in many cases, it feels so slow in comparison to today’s movies. For example, the 1971 “Dirty Harry” was a...
Read More »

Death is Funny

November 21, 2014
Many people think that comedies are light-hearted, fluff stories lacking all seriousness. Yet what makes comedies funny is that they’re often loaded with seriousness and...
Read More »
Load More
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.

Developed by
Scroll to Top