The 15 Minute Movie Method

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Deadlines

August 3, 2011
Nothing keeps an audience glued to their seats than a deadline. If the villain ties a lady to the railroad tracks, there’s no suspense until...
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Subplots

July 29, 2011
What makes every story richer and deeper are subplots. A subplot is a mini-story within your story, but you absolutely need one in your story...
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The Theme and Storyline

July 22, 2011
Before you start writing, define your theme and storyline to help keep every part of your story focused in the same direction. When someone asks...
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The Triangle of Conflict

July 15, 2011
Your hero and your villain need a goal. Your villain’s goal gets the story started. Your hero’s goal determines the final conflict. Every story needs...
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The Soulless Screenplay

July 11, 2011
What makes a great story? Some stories lack structure, others lack a compelling plot. Still others get sunk by poor acting or editing where the...
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The Tentpole Collapse

July 5, 2011
At a recent panel discussion at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predicted that the studios couldn’t afford to invest massive amounts of money...
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Plot vs. Story

July 1, 2011
Before you write your screenplay, ask yourself what is your plot and what is your story. If you don’t know the difference between these two,...
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Emotional Structure

June 28, 2011
There’s a debate between character-drive stories and plot-driven stories. Generally, character-driven stories create classics while plot-driven stories just create a lot of action that’s completely...
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Picking Your Hero

June 18, 2011
The right hero can make your story great. However, the wrong hero can weaken your story dramatically. This is how you pick the right hero....
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The Emotional Growth

June 12, 2011
Every story is about your hero’s emotional growth. Divide every story into four parts and you get the following plot portions of your story: Part...
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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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