The 15 Minute Movie Method

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One Problem Attacked From Different Sides

October 29, 2018
Every hero has one main goal and one main problem. The main goal is the physical goal the hero must achieve. The main problem is...
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Think Like a Romantic Comedy

October 26, 2018
Romantic comedies are unique in that there usually isn’t a single, dominant villain trying to stop the hero from accomplishing anything. In most action films...
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Learning From Bad Movies

October 23, 2018
If you watch a great movie, you can be intimidated into thinking you can’t write something that good (you can). So to boost your confidence,...
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Threaten the Hero Physically and Emotionally

October 20, 2018
What makes a story interesting is seeing a hero gradually change. The hero initially starts out in a dead end life due to a past...
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The Hero Only Faces One Type of Obstacle

October 17, 2018
In a bad movie, the hero must constantly battle against obstacles that serve only to provide mindless action such as gunfire, explosions, and car crashes....
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Showing Change in Pairs of Scenes

October 14, 2018
Every story is about change. Without change, action by itself is meaningless. Action is only important when we can see characters changing over time. To...
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Types of Emotional Goals

October 11, 2018
Although every movie is about a visual, physical goal, the real story is always the emotional goal the hero is pursuing. This emotional goal is...
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Think Like a Role-Playing Game Master

October 8, 2018
In role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, one person takes on the role of dungeon or game master, who creates world and an adventure for...
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How Does the Hero Pursue the Emotional Dream?

October 5, 2018
Once we know what the visual, physical story might be, we need to know what emotional dream the hero wants to achieve. Whatever the visual,...
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What Motivates the Hero?

October 1, 2018
We can only care about action when we know and care about what the hero wants. However, what makes us care even more is when...
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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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