The 15 Minute Movie Method

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Revealing Characters

October 22, 2020
In a novel, you can learn about characters by getting into their thoughts. You can’t do that in a movie, which is why some novels...
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The Four Stages of Change in Character Development

October 19, 2020
Every major character needs to change. The hero’s change is the main story, but the mentor and ally also need to change to help reinforce...
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Making Characters and Locations Unique and Memorable

October 14, 2020
A memorable screenplay means that every scene and every character must be memorable from page one to the final fade out. So when writing your...
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Hiding the Truth to Lengthen Suspense

October 11, 2020
Here’s what too many novices do. They come up with a good idea and then they start writing. After about 30 – 60 pages, they’ve...
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Crafting the Perfect Logline

October 8, 2020
A logline briefly summarizes your story in one or two sentences. If you can’t create an interesting, compelling logline, chances are good you won’t be...
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Writing for Television vs. Movies

October 3, 2020
At one time, actors would get their start in television and then move on to movies. That was when television actors had lower status than...
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Create Inherent Conflict in the Story

September 30, 2020
Ask many novice screenwriters what their story is about and you’ll often get a vague description that their story is about a woman searching for...
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Creating Irony in Act II

September 27, 2020
In every screenplay, the first 30 minutes contain exposition that explains what the story its about and what the hero wants to achieve. Then in...
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Based on a True Story: the Origin of a Plot

September 24, 2020
Everyone has ideas for a screenplay. The hard part is coming up with interesting ideas that will grab people’s attention. One simple technique for doing...
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Borrowing Plots From Foreign Films

September 22, 2020
Coming up with a new story is difficult. That’s why Hollywood often looks to foreign movies and borrow existing plots and characters to create a...
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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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