The 15 Minute Movie Method

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Free Mini-Course on Scene Writing

May 31, 2023
Almost everyone has a good idea for a movie. The problem is turning that good idea into a good screenplay. Where most people stumble is...
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Write Stronger Stories By Pretending You Have No Money

May 18, 2023
Screenwriters, like novelists, can let their imagination go free. Unfortunately, the reality is that imagination is not free. This is why playwrights never have a...
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Deepen a Story with Three Levels of Conflict

May 14, 2023
Every story is about conflict 65because struggling to achieve a goal is what makes stories fun and interesting to watch. The reason people watch sports...
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Let Bad Movies Inspire You to Do Better

May 10, 2023
Any time you watch a bad or mediocre movie, always remember that it got green lit because it was actually a good idea. Where bad...
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Always Keep Surprising the Audience

May 6, 2023
Here’s the way to create a dull scene. Put two characters in a common setting like a restaurant. Then show these characters doing exactly what...
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Define Your Hero’s Worst Nightmare (and Make it Happen)

May 2, 2023
The best writers are sadists with their characters. They make their characters suffer because seeing characters struggle to overcome horrible odds is what creates conflict...
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Pose an Initial Question Right From the Start

April 28, 2023
In every good story, the beginning poses a question that finally gets answered in the end. Throughout that entire story, that initial question remains unanswered....
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Always Deliver on the Promise of Your Story (Not Like “65”)

April 24, 2023
Every bad or mediocre movie starts off with a good idea. In the case of “65,” the idea is that a man is stranded on...
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The Real Reason the Hero Can Defeat the Villain

April 20, 2023
Watch any mediocre movie and chances are good the hero beats the villain and the story ends. Just defeating the villain is never enough. What...
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The Right (and Wrong) Way to Write a Scene

April 16, 2023
The whole purpose of a scene is to change your hero’s life in some way. Think of the opening scene in “Thelma and Louise” where...
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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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