The 15 Minute Movie Method

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The Hero Has One Problem

November 13, 2019
Bad movies tend to have no focus. Watch a bad movie like “The Spy Who Dumped Me” and none of the characters have reacted problems...
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Creating Obstacles in a Scene

November 10, 2019
In every scene, a main character wants something. What makes a scene interesting is watching that character struggling to get it. The book “Make a...
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“Parasite” A South Korean Film

November 7, 2019
As a screenwriter, don’t limit yourself to watching only movies from your own country. For many Americans, that means only watching American movies but movies...
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Lessons From “The Twilight Zone”

November 4, 2019
The original “Twilight Zone” TV series had a tight budget. Despite depicting creatures from other worlds, ghosts, supernatural events, and other planets, “The Twilight Zone”...
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“The Hunger Games” vs. “Divergent”

November 1, 2019
When “The Hunger Games” became a hit movie, Hollywood rushed multiple young adult (YA) movies into production based on best-selling YA novels. Unfortunately, “The Hunger...
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Make the Inner Conflict a Tug of War of Emotions

October 29, 2019
Conflict is never about car chases, gunfire, and explosions. Conflict is always about challenging the hero’s indecision between staying stuck in the past or changing...
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The Past Defines the Theme

October 26, 2019
It’s easy to come up with a high-concept idea and start writing. However, it’s hard to make anyone care about any high-concept idea if there’s...
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Surprise Us!

October 23, 2019
Nothing’s more boring than a scene where two people talk and nothing happens. There’s no arguing, no fighting, nothing. That’s a dull scene. OF course,...
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Minor Characters Highlight the Hero’s Fate

October 20, 2019
If you watched the original “Star Trek” TV show, Captain Kirk and the other main characters would always explore a dangerous planet in the company...
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Closure is Key to Complete Stories

October 17, 2019
Imagine watching “Star Wars” where Luke is about to attack the Death Star and blow it up before the Death Star blows up the rebel...
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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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