The 15 Minute Movie Method

wallyadmin

Showing 481 - 490 of 1636 results

Start After the Story Begins

May 13, 2020
Read most novice’s screenplays and their scenes often begin with a boring event. Two characters greet each other, sit down, and start talking. That’s a...
Read More »

What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

May 10, 2020
Unless you’re writing a tragedy, your hero never gets completely defeated. However, he or she must constantly be challenged and backed into a corner. To...
Read More »

The Villain’s Ulterior Motive

May 7, 2020
Initially, the villain seems to have one goal but the hero later finds out that the villain has a far more sinister, evil goal with...
Read More »

Creating Emotional Conflict

May 4, 2020
Nobody watches a movie over and over again for the physical action. Nobody watches “Star Wars” to watch the dated special effects of X-wing fighters...
Read More »

Put Mystery and Conflict in Every Scene

May 1, 2020
The beginning must hook the audience right from the start and the best way to do that is through conflict or mystery. Conflict is about...
Read More »

Start Your Story After It Already Begins

April 28, 2020
Mystery and conflict form the heart of every scene in a story, but it’s especially important in the beginning to grab our attention and foreshadow...
Read More »

Make Sure Every Major Character Changes

April 25, 2020
The worst movies are where nobody changes. Just watch a lousy James Bond movie like a “A View to a Kill” and you’ll see that...
Read More »

Introduce the Hero or Villain First?

April 22, 2020
The next time you watch a movie, look to see how that movie introduces the hero and villain. Most movies introduce the hero first and...
Read More »

Don’t Forget the Secondary Characters

April 19, 2020
There’s a New Zealand animated film called “Mosely,” which is about beasts of burden that are strong like horses but intelligent and able to talk...
Read More »

Make the Conflict Physical and Emotional

April 16, 2020
Watch a bad James Bond movie and it’s all mindless action. There’s only so much car crashes, gunfire, and explosions you can watch before it...
Read More »
Load More
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.

Developed by
Scroll to Top