The 15 Minute Movie Method

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Shock and Surprise Us

February 12, 2020
Look in your ordinary world and chances are good nothing exciting is happening. That’s why you can’t write scenes where something ordinary is happening. Remember,...
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Why Hollywood Makes Bad Movies

February 9, 2020
Nobody purposely sets out to make a lousy movie. Unfortunately, Hollywood prizes concepts over execution. In other words, Hollywood prefers a good idea over great...
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Defining Characters Around the Hero’s Dilemma

February 6, 2020
Great movies are focused. Anyone watching “The Shawshank Redemption” will find it easy to recognize its theme of hope and perseverance. That’s because every scene...
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The Good and Bad of “The Rise of Skywalker”

February 3, 2020
The latest “Star Wars” movie (“The Rise of Skywalker”) has gotten mixed reviews. It’s not a great film but it’s not a bad one. If...
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Where is Everyone and Where are They Going?

January 31, 2020
The next time you get lost in a shopping mall, take a moment and realize that if you don’t know where you are, you also...
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Make Your Setting Unique

January 28, 2020
What makes an interesting story are interesting people, but don’t focus just on the people in your story whether they’re real people or talking toys...
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Don’t Dilute Your Message

January 25, 2020
There’s an interesting book called “Three Christs of Ypsilanti,” which is about an actual event where a psychiatrist attempted to treat three mental patients who...
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What’s Your Hero’s Perspective?

January 22, 2020
Some movies are dull because you feel as if you’re just an observer, watching a shadow puppet play from a distance. Other movies are the...
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Write Your Own Sequel

January 19, 2020
In fiction writing, many people write stories based on existing novels. Known as fan fiction, these fan fiction stories aren’t meant to be published. Instead,...
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Screenwriting is a Marathon, Not a Sprint

January 16, 2020
Every screenwriter wants to see their stories turned into am movie. However, novice screenwriters often have unrealistic dreams. As a general rule, the first screenplay...
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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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