[Script Info]
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[Events]
Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.100,0:00:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In J.R.R.'s world,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.99,0:00:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gandalf is one of five wizards sent by the Valar
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to guide the inhabitants of Middle Earth
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.30,0:00:17.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their struggles against the dark force of Sauron.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.93,0:00:19.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gandalf's body was mortal,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.65,0:00:22.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,subject to the physical rules of Middle Earth,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.31,0:00:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but his spirit was immortal,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.39,0:00:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as seen when he died as Gandalf the Grey
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.80,0:00:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and resurrected as Gandalf the White.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.36,0:00:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the Wachowski's script,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.53,0:00:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an awakened human only has to link up
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.20,0:00:37.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hack the neon binary code of the Matrix
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.58,0:00:39.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn how to fly a helicopter
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.71,0:00:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a matter of seconds.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.41,0:00:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or if you are the One,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.06,0:00:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or one of the Ones,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.33,0:00:46.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't even need a helicopter,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.10,0:00:49.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you just need a cool pair of shades.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.15,0:00:51.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cheshire cats can juggle their own heads.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.92,0:00:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,iPads are rudimentary.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.10,0:00:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No Quidditch match ends
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.06,0:00:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until the Golden Snitch is caught.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.68,0:01:01.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the answer to the ultimate question of life,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.13,0:01:01.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the universe,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.91,0:01:02.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and everything
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.75,0:01:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is most certainly 42.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.83,0:01:05.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like real life,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.91,0:01:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fictional worlds operate consistently
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.14,0:01:11.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within a spectrum of physical and societal rules.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.46,0:01:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what makes these intricate worlds
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.28,0:01:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,believable,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.20,0:01:15.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comprehensible,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.11,0:01:17.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and worth exploring.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.34,0:01:19.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In real life, the Law of Gravity
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.33,0:01:21.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,holds seven book sets of "Harry Potter"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.79,0:01:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to millions of bookshelves around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.14,0:01:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know this to be true,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.80,0:01:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we also know
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.02,0:01:29.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that ever since J.K. typed the words
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.96,0:01:30.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wizard,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.55,0:01:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wand,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.26,0:01:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and "Wingardium Leviosa,"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.26,0:01:36.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Law of Gravity has ceased to exist
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.01,0:01:37.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the trillions of pages
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.31,0:01:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,resting between those bookends.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.54,0:01:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Authors of science fiction and fantasy
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.68,0:01:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,literally build worlds.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.68,0:01:45.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They make rules,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.79,0:01:46.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maps,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.43,0:01:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lineages,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.34,0:01:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.19,0:01:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cultures,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.08,0:01:50.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,universes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.47,0:01:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,alternate universes within universes,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.06,0:01:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and from those worlds sprout
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.57,0:01:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,story, after story, after story.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.06,0:01:58.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it's done well,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.11,0:01:59.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,readers can understand
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.41,0:02:01.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fictional worlds and their rules
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.59,0:02:03.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just as well as the characters
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.14,0:02:04.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that live in them do
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.55,0:02:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.64,0:02:07.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just as well or even better
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.14,0:02:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than the reader understands
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.50,0:02:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the world outside of the book.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.36,0:02:12.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.33,0:02:15.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can human-made squiggles on a page
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.10,0:02:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reflect lights into our eyes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.20,0:02:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that send signals to our brains
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.04,0:02:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we logically and emotionally decode
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.74,0:02:23.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as complex narratives
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.62,0:02:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that move us to fight,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.18,0:02:26.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cry,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.11,0:02:26.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sing,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.67,0:02:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and think,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.54,0:02:28.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are strong enough
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.88,0:02:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not only to hold up a world
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.80,0:02:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is completely invented by the author,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.14,0:02:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also to change the reader's perspective
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.50,0:02:38.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the real world that resumes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.80,0:02:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only when the final squiggle is reached?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.08,0:02:43.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not sure anyone knows
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.57,0:02:45.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the answer to that question,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.07,0:02:48.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yet fantastical, fictional worlds are created everyday
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.82,0:02:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our minds,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.78,0:02:50.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on computers,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.74,0:02:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even on napkins at the restaurant down the street.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.90,0:02:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truth is your imagination
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.91,0:02:58.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a willingness to, figuratively,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.41,0:02:59.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live in your own world
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.50,0:03:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are all you need to get started writing a novel.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.49,0:03:04.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't dream up Hogwarts
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.26,0:03:05.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the Star Wars' Cantina,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.65,0:03:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I have written some science thrillers
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.92,0:03:09.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for kids and young adults.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.38,0:03:11.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are some questions and methods I've used
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.71,0:03:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help build the worlds
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.10,0:03:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in which those books take place.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.64,0:03:18.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I start with a basic place and time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.26,0:03:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether that's a fantasy world
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.79,0:03:22.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a futuristic setting in the real world,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.31,0:03:24.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's important to know where you are
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.18,0:03:26.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and whether you're working in the past,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.19,0:03:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,present,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.80,0:03:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or future.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.88,0:03:29.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I like to create a timeline
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.65,0:03:31.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showing how the world came to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.81,0:03:34.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What past events have shaped the way it is now?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.90,0:03:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I brainstorm answers to questions
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.33,0:03:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that draw out the details of my fictional world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.52,0:03:42.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What rules are in place here?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.52,0:03:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This covers everything from laws of gravity
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.18,0:03:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(or not)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.02,0:03:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the rules of society
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.44,0:03:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the punishments for individuals who break them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.07,0:03:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What kind of government does this world have?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.54,0:03:54.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who has power,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.50,0:03:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and who doesn't?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.68,0:03:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do people believe in here?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.03,0:04:00.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what does this society value most?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.96,0:04:03.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then it's time to think about day-to-day life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.61,0:04:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's the weather like in this world?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.78,0:04:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where do the inhabitants live
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.36,0:04:07.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and work
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.94,0:04:09.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and go to school?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.11,0:04:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do they eat
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.90,0:04:11.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how do they play?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.19,0:04:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do they treat their young
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.69,0:04:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their old?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.56,0:04:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What relationships do they have
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.36,0:04:17.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the animals and plants of the world?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.78,0:04:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what do those animals and plants look like?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.40,0:04:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What kind of technology exists?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.15,0:04:24.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Transportation?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.13,0:04:25.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Communication?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.11,0:04:26.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Access to information?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.95,0:04:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's so much to think about!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.33,0:04:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, spend some time living in those tasks
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.02,0:04:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the answers to those questions,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.88,0:04:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're well on your way
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.30,0:04:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to building your own fictional world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.60,0:04:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once you know your world
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.06,0:04:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as you hope your reader will,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.88,0:04:42.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,set your characters free in it
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.87,0:04:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see what happens.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.70,0:04:45.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And ask yourself,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.92,0:04:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How does this world you created
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.84,0:04:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shape the individuals who live in it?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.46,0:04:53.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what kind of conflict is likely to emerge?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.81,0:04:54.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Answer those questions,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.97,0:04:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you have your story.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.04,0:04:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good luck future world-builder!