The 15 Minute Movie Method

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The Ticking Time Bomb

June 5, 2011
Why do some stories seem to drag while others seem to end without you even realizing how much time has passed? It’s all based on...
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The Hanoi Hilton and the Lack of a Goal

June 1, 2011
Back in 1986, I got to work as an extra in the film “The Hanoi Hilton.” Spending an entire day on a movie set is...
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The Sure-Fire Hit

May 27, 2011
Hollywood, like most industries, is risk-aversive. To improve your chances of selling a screenplay, look for ways to reduce Hollywood’s risk. During the last week...
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The Flaws of “9”

May 20, 2011
“9” is a bizarre animation film from Tim Burton. It’s not bad, but it exhibits two fatal flaws that short0circuit the story and weaken the...
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The Comedy Connection

May 16, 2011
What makes a comedy successful is what makes any movie successful: making sympathetic characters that you want to win. The next time you’re in a...
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The Magic of Dialogue

May 11, 2011
Dialogue is too often a crutch. To learn different ways to use dialogue, study screenplays and stage plays. If you look in a library or...
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“How to Train Your Dragon”

May 4, 2011
“How to Train Your Dragon” is a successful animation film from DreamWorks that finally brings DreamWorks’ stories up to the level as Pixar’s. The biggest...
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The Ups and Downs of Story Telling

April 29, 2011
A story should feel like an emotional roller coaster that takes audiences up and down. A story without these ups and downs will simply feel...
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Clash of the Titans (or How Not to Write a Movie)

April 22, 2011
“Clash of the Titans” is one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters, having surpassed the all-important $100 million mark. Financial, it’s a hit, but story wise,...
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The Four Part Story Sequence

April 17, 2011
Every story (and every sequence in a story) consists of four basic parts. Ignore these four parts and you risk creating a dull, flat, and...
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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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