The 15 Minute Movie Method

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Give the Audience What They Want

April 14, 2021
“Godzilla vs. King Kong” isn’t a great movie, but it does give audiences exactly what they want. Few people interested in drama will expect “Godzilla...
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What’s Going On vs. What’s Really Happening

April 10, 2021
The easiest mistake to make when writing a screenplay is to start off telling yours tory. You might think you need to start out telling...
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The Story Theme Defines How to Threaten the Hero

April 7, 2021
Before creating any story, identify your theme. Your theme defines what your story is about. Until you know what your story is about, you risk...
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How to Grab Attention in a Scene

April 4, 2021
Every scene in your screenplay, from start to finish, must grab the audience’s attention. Fail to do that and you wind up with a boring...
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Grabbing Attention is Not the Same as Great Execution

April 1, 2021
There’s a curious dilemma in Hollywood. If you come up with a compelling log line for your story, chances are good studios will want to...
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The Essence of Comedy is Normal Behavior in Outrageous Situations (or Vice Versa)

March 27, 2021
When most people think about comedy, they think of jokes. But if you write a screenplay based on witty and clever sayings from all the...
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Don’t Tell a Story; Create a Mystery For Us to Solve

March 24, 2021
Here’s the most common mistake novices make in writing a screenplay. They try to tell a story. While you might think telling a story is...
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“Raya and the Last Dragon” vs. “Soul” in Emotional Engagement

March 21, 2021
There are two animated films on the market that both focus on racial diversity. “Raya and the Last Dragon” focuses on Asian culture while “Soul”...
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Study Bad Movies to See What Not to Do

March 17, 2021
It can be inspiring to watch a great movie and then strive to create something just as wonderful. However, if you limit your study of...
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Slipping Exposition in Without Using Dialogue

March 14, 2021
The most common mistake of novice screenplays is that they provide exposition mostly through dialogue. This creates two problems. First, listening to information is passive...
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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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