The 15 Minute Movie Method

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“El Mariachi\” — A Great Story on a Shoestring Budget

October 6, 2009
“El Mariachi” was a low-budget action film that cost $7,000 to make, yet it’s far more interesting than many million dollar Hollywood blockbusters. While everyone...
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Bad Dialogue

September 30, 2009
One of my favorite bad movies of the past year is “The Last Airbender,” and one of the reasons why I love to hate this...
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Revealing Exposition

September 24, 2009
In the old days, stage plays used to open with an obligatory scene where a maid and a butler are setting a dining room and...
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Unity of Subplots in “Ghostbusters”

September 19, 2009
The original “Ghostbusters” film is considered one of the funniest movies ever made. By watching this comedy classic, you can recognize how it unifies its...
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Exceptions to the Rule

September 13, 2009
There are always exceptions to every rule. While it’s possible to tell a great story without consciously following any rules, chances are good that you’ll...
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Tell Your Story

September 8, 2009
When people hear a story from somewhere else and retell that story, they often embellish the story to make it more dramatic and interesting. You...
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Ensemble Pictures

September 2, 2009
The simplest story focuses on a single character, such as Luke in “Star Wars.” A more complicated movie focuses on multiple characters, which is also...
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Write From Your Life

August 28, 2009
To put excitement and passion into your screenplay, write about yourself. You don’t need to make your screenplay autobiographical. Just make it a fantasy with...
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The Emotional Point of View

August 23, 2009
In a bad movie, the hero seems like a cardboard puppet that the audience doesn’t really care about. Here’s how you can avoid this problem...
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It’s Not the Idea; It’s the Execution

August 13, 2009
Novice screenwriters are always terrified that someone might steal their idea. Let them. Ideas are cheap and easy, and it doesn’t matter how good your...
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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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