The 15 Minute Movie Method

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Outlining Your Story

January 17, 2017
When most people get an idea for a story, they often rush into writing it, which typically creates a sloppy, poorly structured story that requires...
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Everyone Has a Secret

January 14, 2017
What’s most fascinating about meeting someone new is that you gradually learn who they are, how they think, and what events may have shaped their...
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Make the World a Constant Obstacle for the Hero

January 11, 2017
What makes any story more interesting is conflict. There’s always conflict between the hero and the villain but you can’t have the hero and the...
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Plotting Out the Four Promises of Your Story

January 8, 2017
Every story is about a promise, and that promise must be delivered at least once in each Act. In “Star Wars,” the finale is about...
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Hide the Motivation

January 5, 2017
What holds people’s interest is a mystery and the best way to create a mystery is to hide a character’s motivation. Instead, show the character’s...
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Box Office Bombs of 2016

January 2, 2017
MSN lists 28 of the biggest box office bombs of 2016. If you browse through this list, you’ll see that most of these bombs tried substituting...
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Comedy Relentlessly Hits a Target

December 30, 2016
The best comedies have two crucial elements. First, the story behind the comedy could actually be a drama. Second, the comedy focuses on a single...
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Telling a Story with Pictures

December 27, 2016
Most bad screenplays occur because the screenwriter focuses on the details while losing track of the overall story. If you can’t tell a good story,...
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Explaining the Villain’s Motives

December 24, 2016
In many bad movies, especially bad James Bond movies, the villain explains to the hero what’s going on. This generally slows the action to a...
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Video Games Equal Bad Movies

December 21, 2016
“Assassin’s Creed” is the latest video game to be turned into a movie, and yet it’s gotten poor ratings from the critics. “Assassin’s Creed” suffers...
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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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