The 15 Minute Movie Method

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The Failure of “The Great Wall”

March 16, 2017
“The Great Wall” was supposed to be a major blockbuster appealing to both Chinese and American audiences. Instead, it turned into a flop. The basic...
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Internal Conflict = Deception

March 13, 2017
The weakest stories are nothing but external conflict where the hero battles one obstacle after another like a bad karate movie where an endless stream...
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Find the Lie of Your Hero

March 10, 2017
Every story is about the hero’s change. To define that change, your hero needs to start with a lie that he or she believes in....
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Pixar in a Box Series

March 7, 2017
If you want to learn how Pixar creates stories, you can watch their free video series at Khan Academy. One crucial element that Pixar focuses...
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The Elements of Horror

March 4, 2017
If you haven’t seen “Get Out,” stop to avoid spoilers. For everyone who has seen “Get Out,” it’s a rare horror film that has received...
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Defining a Story in Three Sentences

March 1, 2017
Practically everyone in Los Angeles is writing a screenplay, yet when you ask these people what their story is about, you don’t often get a...
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Flat vs. Rich Storylines

February 26, 2017
Watch “Passengers” and “The Lego Batman Movie” and you’ll notice a stark difference in the storylines. In “Passengers,” there’s only a single story and that...
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Revealing the Hero’s Deception

February 23, 2017
Right before Act III, the hero’s life completely falls apart. That’s usually the point where the hero is isolated and alone while the villain is...
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The Midpoint and the Twist

February 20, 2017
In every story, the hero pursues a straightforward goal and gets it at the midpoint. Then suddenly everything falls apart because the story gets twisted...
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The Ending of “Dr. Strange”

February 17, 2017
The ending of any movie must be appropriate. If the ending of “Thelma and Louise” ending with Thelma and Louise engaging in a massive shootout...
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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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