The 15 Minute Movie Method

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Continuity in the Story

September 16, 2016
If you want to destroy any chance of holding an audience’s interest, do what the movie “Skiptrace” does and jump around from scene to scene...
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Wants vs. Needs

September 13, 2016
Every hero needs a goal. When a hero lacks a goal, the story lacks direction and focus. That’s why the hero’s goal must be crystal...
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Novels vs. Movies

September 10, 2016
Hollywood often thinks that good books can be made into good movies. Yet some of the best movies were either original stories or heavily adapted...
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Every Act is a Mini-Story

September 7, 2016
The reason so many screenplays and movies seem dull is because nothing seems to be happening. When nothing seems to be happening, it’s because the...
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Plot and Meaning

September 4, 2016
There are two ways movies can fail. The most common way is to tell a story poorly where characters only appear to do things long...
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Stephen King the Novelist vs. Stephen King the Screenwriter

September 1, 2016
What makes Stephen King novels so enjoyable is that he fills each page with graphic details of gore, blood, and action. Novels need detail and...
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Keeping Getting Bigger

August 29, 2016
Screenplays are like rollercoasters in reverse. A roller coaster starts with the biggest hill and then the hills get lower and lower until the roller...
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Execution is Everything

August 26, 2016
Browse through the movie offerings on Crackle, Netflix, or Redbox and you’ll likely find dozens of movies you’ve never heard of before. Despite the fancy...
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Make Everything Interesting

August 22, 2016
Nothing should be ordinary or normal in your story. Even a simple trip to a restaurant should be interesting and supportive of your story’s main...
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Make It More Dramatic and Personal

August 19, 2016
If you read novels that were turned into movies, you can see how the movies (usually) alter the story to make it stronger. One way...
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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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