Brandon Sanderson - 318R - #9 (Brandon Mull)

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Brand new for 2016 are Brandon Sanderson's writing lectures at BYU. This lecture features guest lecturer Brandon Mull and was delivered on March 10, 2016.
Filmed by Erika Marler and Earl Cahill, edited by Earl Cahill (@spackest - where I will announce when new videos go public).
Table of contents:
00:08 - the other Brandon (Mull)
06:43 - characters
20:43 - gardeners and architects
22:53 - relationships
32:00 - trouble
36:45 - decisions
38:52 - consequences
50:20 - YA / teen / middle grade
1:00:00 - creative judgment
1:03:13 - voice
1:10:15 - outline process
1:13:08 - making cool worlds
Authors Mentioned:
Brandon Mull - amzn.to/2bb5BTR
Orson Scott Card (aka Card) - amzn.to/2bIUptb
Shannon Hale - amzn.to/2bzCkyW
Diana Gabaldon - amzn.to/2bdrAE2
Works Mentioned:
Fablehaven - amzn.to/2brHmyt
Five Kingdoms - amzn.to/2bb5MPd
Beyonders - amzn.to/2bcYs2u
Candy Shop War - amzn.to/2bIOhB5
Pingo - amzn.to/2bb5AiN
Spirit Animals - amzn.to/2byjXNu
Rudy - amzn.to/2brKN89
Harry Potter - amzn.to/2byqw2v
Fwiw, those are affiliate links.
Logo by Isaac Stewart, intro music by David Doxey.
Cameras / lenses
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- Sony A6000 (Rokinon Cine 85mm T1.5)
- Panasonic G7 (14-42mm, F3.5-5.6)
- Canon 70D (Canon 24-105mm, F4)
Audio
- Sanken COS-11D
- Sennheiser ME66/K6
- Tascam DR-40 recorder
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@pRahvi0 4 года назад

9:32 "I'm never trying to do what's wrong - and I find ways." That's just brilliant

@Phagocytosis Год назад

Kind of a shame he was talking about "sin" just before. I guess it's a religious institute, but still it strikes me as such a weird concept to bring up in a university lecture.

@ShadeofBlack1199 8 лет назад

man. this guys handwriting is so much better than the other brandons

@overnightgrowth 8 лет назад

XD Totally

@kj01a 8 лет назад

That's not really a high bar though...

@bananenkotze 8 лет назад

so much nicer..

@Kosake82 7 лет назад

Also he is way slimer.

@uguntiitnugu628 7 лет назад

So slimy and oily. Damn, I love a real slimer. Some girls like greasers; I love me a slimer. My boy that I got right now is a real slimer. He slimes on me and in me. Sometimes the slime gets in my mouth and it reminds me of that scene in Shrek where Shrek is brushing his tooth with the slime. I actually got to go on Nickelodeon and get slimed. That was soooooo hot. The flouride in the water is making us all stupid. Kanye West 2020. Peace+Love=420. See ya later Kosake.

@wxoxozy 7 лет назад

I've never seen someone so passionate about something. It's beautiful.

@Madgamerdude2020 8 лет назад

I love Brandon Mull! I hopes this helps more people find his books!!

@yongenlee4083 7 лет назад

I like that this Brandon has embraced his insanity. First he rambles -embarrassing to watch, because I remember myself doing that too many times- then the madness seeps out...then it just this uncontrollable flood.

@Sleepcycle831 2 года назад

Brandon Mull’s passion for writing and life in general is just infectious. What an invaluable soul.

@anduinsuchan356 8 лет назад

Wow! Great, great talk Brandon! Thanks for your perspective.

@doctordude1979 6 лет назад

Brandon Mull is my absolute FAVORITE writer. This is really enjoyable to listen to and he makes some great points👌🦄🖼

@trackyjon-jonandjimmymoop274 8 лет назад

Finally! I've been waiting for this upload with bated breath.

@janelf5 8 лет назад

Thank you for not saying 'baited breath.' :)

@FalseProphet501 7 лет назад

This guy's laugh is so pure!

@user-ck7hj3wd4n 8 лет назад

I loved the video the crowd was tough though I thought he was really funny

@elvenfay 7 лет назад

I think they where just absorbing.

@poisonousdurian3689 6 лет назад

Yea, but the mic didn't pick up their reactions so, it might seem like their are a bit cold :3

@CalaCrisp88 6 лет назад

Know this is an old comment, but.... When he's lecturing, they turn down the audience sounds so we can actually hear what he's saying. You can still faintly hear them laughing though. Once they start talking and asking questions, notice how loud that ambient buzz is. That'd be way too loud to keep the full audio levels up the whole time.

@hannahmabey9702 6 лет назад

This was awesome thank you!!! 👏👏👏👏

@michaelmano7261 5 лет назад

he reminds me of Mitch Hedberg, ya know what I mean

@mrjason6066 7 лет назад

My favorite lesson of the course

@billyalarie929 4 года назад

there's definitely different kinds of people in the world, regardless of how many similarities they may share with another, otherwise vastly different human being.

@maxwelljann5462 3 года назад

Excellent presentation

@ghstrdio 8 лет назад

incredible. i learned a lot

@julianhoward6035 8 лет назад

Big fan!

@joaquincanay3979 3 года назад

another good teacher of being a good writer, noice.

@iangwaltney2316 6 лет назад

Rudy was offsides :P. Kidding aside, this Brandon was a great guest lecturer.

@DNAwesome685 7 лет назад

This guy is awesome.

@DergonQuert 8 лет назад

Thanks!

@williamturner6192 6 лет назад

There is a lot you can do with a magic system of jump cats. I just thought of 3, well one was a super power form a fortune cookie but still.

@k_alex 3 года назад

Bob Ross would like to have a word with Mr Mull 43:30

@JakeDavidRoberts 8 лет назад

What book is this heavenly father character from?

@kj01a 8 лет назад

Superbook.

@alexjudd4172 7 лет назад

The Book of Mormon

@INTCUWUSIUA 5 лет назад

He shows up in The Lord of the Rings but he's called Eru Ilúvatar in that one.

@tomlfy4497 3 года назад

Could you turn on the automatically generated subtitles? I can´t understand everything :(

@30vamshi 8 лет назад

Where is the new video? its been more than a wee.

@camerapanda 8 лет назад

Just went live. Enjoy!

@billyalarie929 4 года назад

this guy is honestly like the mitch hedberg of the writing world.

@zenna4474 2 года назад

You know what I mean?

@daddyleon 7 лет назад

24:55 - 25:03 lol!

@RitamBuchwald 6 лет назад

so this is a Mormon college ?

@bokubeam9616 6 лет назад

Yes, Brigham Young University (BYU). A few other notable pop-culture alumni include the cast of Studio C (started as Divine Comedy members which Brandon mentioned he was a part of at the beginning), Lindsey Stirling, Andrew Tolman and Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons.

@turtleanton6539 4 года назад

Yuuup

@howardkoor2796 3 года назад

The other Brandon...

@jackbenson5314 4 года назад

This guy has the same mannerisms as my doctor. Its weird.

@k_alex 3 года назад

1:02:30 It is sad that Mr Mull does not see the value of art beyond providing for your family. He implied that art is creating value out of nothing earlier, and there he was much closer to the truth of art. I assume it is some deep-seated complex that prevents him from fully embracing art as something valuable beyond materialistic values. A victim of our postmodern society. Goutier once wrote that money is useful, that the most useful place in the house is the toilet, and that art must never be useful. That, Mr Mull, is true rebellion for the sake beauty and art.

@vcb2553 Год назад

honestly im disappointed, there are so may thing here to missquoute :) yet i see noone doing it

@DiscordianKitty 5 лет назад

The religious comment was a real pity. I felt instantly alienated as the teacher starts to assume everyone watching absolutely must share the same worldview as he does.

@MetalGildarts 5 лет назад

Laura Shortridge well he does share the same belief system as everyone there so it made sense.

@Mikeztarp 7 лет назад

Keep the religion out of it, will you?

@Relfar2 7 лет назад

It's BYU brah. They can't.

@Trophonix 7 лет назад

Brigham Young University is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and excluding online students, is ... Wikipedia

@daddyleon 7 лет назад

Hey this is a series on fantasy (and sci-fy), right? Religion is about the most successful fantasy series.

@snaxandsoda 7 лет назад

*Explicitly atheist comments made by college professors*: approx. 1,000,000,000 *Explicitly religious comments made by college professors*: approx. 1 Yeah, the rampant religious overtones on college campuses have GOT to stop.

@Mikeztarp 7 лет назад

@Trophonix I am aware of that, but it's still annoying, and Brandon Sanderson manages to stay away from that. @Noah G You may not see it because you're clearly Christian and clearly not that bright, but religious references are _everywhere_ in our Western cultures. If I were to spend a day with you pointing them all out in our environment, in what you say, in your first name, etc. it would annoy you real quick.

@TheAllarie 7 лет назад

This guy is so wonderfully awkward!

@aidenmcmullen4351 5 лет назад

YUP! Its impossible to dislike him

@DinoSharkCobra 4 года назад

At 21:30, *laughs* he’s gotta be thinking “you thought I was joking, lol”

@konradcavebear5311 8 лет назад

Act 1 - Get the protagonist up the tree. Act 2 - Throw rocks at them. Act 3 - Get them down, maybe they fall, maybe the jump. Maybe they climb right down safe.

@garnerday7149 6 лет назад

Maybe he jumped to another tree

@QueenFondue 5 лет назад

@@garnerday7149 And then you can throw more rocks at them in the second book!

@deanwinchester5111 4 года назад

@@garnerday7149 that's 4 act structure lol

@jthompson7024 5 лет назад

Brandon Mull came and spoke to my elementary school when Fablehaven was just releasing. He really awakened my interest in fantasy and creative writing and I'm really thankful for him

@HenriqueGdeC 7 лет назад

When I first read the title I thought it would be Sanderson mulling about something

@Nicole-ie5yg 6 лет назад

"Mulling" is one of my favorite words. I don't hear it around too often.

@turtleanton6539 4 года назад

😂

@TheDaftySage 5 лет назад

On lecture 9 I find out this is a Mormon school.

@oliverluke2363 4 года назад

there are the occasional hints earlier. notice when sanderson says "can't say that at byu"

@mariamentis3428 4 года назад

Yeah, BY is a famous Mormon college. I enjoy the no cursing clean rules...

@turtleanton6539 4 года назад

Sanderson is a mormon

@tannhausergate7162 4 года назад

Having a scifi/fantasy course worth a damn kind of gives it away. Mormons are massively over-represented in that.

@kayleighbrown459 4 года назад

I was wondering why this turned into a sermon half way through.

@SkyLordPanglot 7 лет назад

Well he said that its quotable "If you are a nice person and you are a writer that's two strikes against you." Brandon Mull 10.03.2016.

@danibeck3771 5 лет назад

"I had a point." Brandon Mull

@thatguy5358 8 лет назад

Not that I've ever disliked a guest lecturer, and I've watched all Sanderson's videos... but this guy was by far the best. I would love for him to give a series of lectures, this was just great.

@emanmark 8 лет назад

I'm not a big fantasy reader but yes, this was a good lecture about the writing process, he understands his craft well.

@TheNeilBlack 8 лет назад

This guy clearly knows writing well, but he's not that great at lecturing. He wanders off on unrelated tangents and frequently forgets what point he was trying to make.

@thatguy5358 8 лет назад

yet all his tangents are insightful, so...

@Poisonedblade 6 лет назад

Damn, so I need to watch this one, too?

@ashKnights 5 лет назад

ShadowKick I think he comes off as nervous, and that tends to make people run off on tangents.

@thekingjafofrap 8 лет назад

I've been converting all of these to mp3s and listening to them during long drives ... such a nerd. But wow, such great lectures! Big fan of both Brandons.

@Newfiecat 6 лет назад

Ah! He's a maladaptive daydreamer like me! I'm also the type to dream up the entire story in my head before putting it on the page. A great skill for writing, but also makes doing everything not writing-related really hard to keep focused on, ha!

@plorbles 5 лет назад

Hell its not great for writing either. As Sanderson mentioned in a previous lecture, its very easy to let yourself rewrite a book over and over again forever. And its even easier when its all in your head.

@pRahvi0 4 года назад

I guess I'm the mosaic type - finding one interesting scene after another in no particular order and then putting them together like a puzzle. I just love that description he gave, it's so fitting.

@turtleanton6539 4 года назад

100%

@NyteShade76 4 года назад

"If you're a writer and you're a nice person, that's two strikes against you." That made my day.

@phillipallen3468 5 лет назад

This video-course is astonishingly informative, pure brilliance. Every episode, without exception, is simply wondrous, inspiring and ultra-rich in detail. And, as if this were not enough, you even provide an index. For a writer, starving to learn and actually to absorb the knowledge of this mysterious craft, watching this for the first or the hundredth time, this index is invaluable, absolute gold; a fundamental necessity to glean the most benefit with the least amount of blind, knocking-about in the dark. Thank you kindly for all the work you have put into this project.

@camerapanda 5 лет назад

Thanks Phillip, so glad you have gotten so much out of the videos!

@JackCaliber 7 лет назад

I had no idea that this was a Mormon school until he said, "It's kind of like what Heavenly Father does for us" :P

@WeisserPaladin 6 лет назад

Wait, what? How can Mormons write fantasy? ... Oh... right... :p

@StormDogg 5 лет назад

That explains why he's so happy and innocent...and a little off.

@Micktrex 5 лет назад

I was surprised to learn Sanderson was a mormon, but most of my knowledge of Mormonism (is that a word?) comes from South Park and the Book of Mormon theater production. I'm sure there are reasons people gravitate to this form of Christianity, even though it's always seemed far easier to discredit its supposed mythology compared to other versions because of how 'recent' it is.

@bradyjustbrady4711 4 года назад

AlRedEye haha I think that is just writers in general... or maybe creative people?

@kayleighbrown459 4 года назад

@@StormDogg I mean.....yeah. It kinda figures now.

@jgescreve 8 лет назад

This guy is so intellingent and so adorable! I really want to read some of his books now :)

@briansternback 7 лет назад

Histórias sem fim Check out "Beyonders" or "Fablehaven".

@williambradley7018 5 лет назад

I may be a little late but five kingdoms is one of my favorites by him

@aidenmcmullen4351 5 лет назад

5 kingdoms is SOOOO GOOOD!

@bradyjustbrady4711 4 года назад

I have always loved Beyonders from him, Fablehaven was good, and Five Kingdom was great (until I dropped it half way through the last book when I felt the stakes drop in place of confusion) but Beyonders was my favorite when I was younger and taught early me about characters and plotting. He really breaks some expectations in a really fun way.

@turtleanton6539 4 года назад

Never even heard of him but gonna try em now.

@williamstewart7277 6 лет назад

"If you're a good person and a Writer, that's two strikes against you." Brandon Mull 2016 And oh so very true even in 2018 and the years to come.

@hershycows 8 лет назад

That poor guy that got caught on camera coming in late.

@jasonparkeres3 8 лет назад

Tough crowd. Funny guy. Great stuff.

@NumberSixRule 8 лет назад

It may be the mic didn't pick up their responses, so they seemed cold.

@robertford8476 5 лет назад

Yeah, i laughed my ass off and couldn’t understand why I was the only one laughing

@dig8634 4 года назад

@@robertford8476 Maybe I haven't gotten there yet, but I hear about the amount of laughter I would expect for his awkward nature. Low volume perhaps?

@jauxro 5 лет назад

The OCD comparison at the start almost came off as a cry for help lol

@kayleighbrown459 4 года назад

This whole video kinda has that energy.

@williamturner6192 6 лет назад

His comedy experience really shows. So does his genre, his genre (ability) is showing.

@AKNeal81 7 лет назад

How is he 42 and still full of so much innocence?! I've always felt like we all are like a glass container filled with liquid innocence but life beats and beats at that container until it at least cracks and starts dripping out or for some unfortunate ones it just shatters, but *this guy* he has made it 4 DECADES and still has more innocence than most teenagers. We need more innocent adults to see the world through their lenses!

@upsilonalpha3982 6 лет назад

He likes observing 13 yr old girls

@Newfiecat 6 лет назад

I know! I'd say that's what makes his characters sound young and why he's so good at engrossing middle grade books!

@elathiaskade7311 5 лет назад

Kickass Duke high trust society

@Thelegoterrapin 5 лет назад

Hiding in his basement, interacting with imaginary people apparently.

@Nathantodd2012 5 лет назад

@@Thelegoterrapin I was about to say, he wasn't lying about being alone in a room for a long period of time.

@Hamesjayward 5 лет назад

Love how nervous but awesome this guy is at this.

@TundraTress 7 лет назад

Brandon Mull was my favorite author in early middle school this is awesome!

@sondraturnbull 8 лет назад

I love this brand of crazy. Very entertaining lecture, thanks!

@christiancamacho6442 7 лет назад

This guy's funny, and brilliant. Going to have to look into his books now.

@ahmeteneren3478 5 лет назад

His laugh is contagious, after half an hour I laughed when he laughed.

@emeralddraegon 2 года назад

If I was an established author asked to sub a class, this would be me. Lol "Was there a point to this?" Most likely, but you forgot what it was. I say it's because our brains are too busy thinking about everything, therefore easily distracted. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. 😅 I love the Fablehaven series and was excited to watch this lecture by such an awesome author. Thank you for your insight, Mr. Mull!

@zachariusd 5 лет назад

I watch these at 2x speed and whenever I switch back to 1x, both Brandons sound suuuper drunk.

@CerpinTaxt11 6 лет назад

This guy is awesome. He's like a nerdy Mitch Hedberg.

@malaineenerd146 6 лет назад

How did I never know that the Authors of Mistborn and Fablehaven are Mormon??!! 😄

@tommyhinzo7 5 лет назад

In addition to the two Brandons, Orson Scott Card, Tracy Hickman, and Stephanie Meyer are all Mormon and all BYU graduates. I'm sure there are others. The school, and the faith apparently, churn out fantasy/sci-fi writers.

@dakotabaker628 8 лет назад

HAHAHA! I LOVE THIS GUY!

@georgfelis 8 лет назад

The issue I've always had with agency is the Trouble-decisions-consequences cycle only works if the character's decisions *affect* the world. Brandon does a very good job on describing how to break that tendency and allow the cycle to function. Thanks!

@SinHurr 7 лет назад

Speaker has never played Dark Souls. + four hundred and ten billion sins

@jimf2525 2 года назад

Half crazy, half genius. I love how he distilled story telling down to fundamentals.

@elvenfay 7 лет назад

I just want to say, i am a 31 year old woman... and Identify with Seth more.

@justthinkingoutloud2538 3 года назад

The main difference between the two Brandons is that Mull says "You know what I mean?" instead of "Does that make sense?"

@brandonsimmons2942 4 года назад

Being a brandon watching the guy who's named brandon fill in for someone named brandon is kinda weird.

@QueenFondue 5 лет назад

"You know what I mean?"

@turtleanton6539 4 года назад

No what do you mean

@michaelcombrink8165 4 года назад

for the record i've have been spooked by my cat many times, and eventually got spooked much less by just assuming most every unexplained sound was her or her prey screaming

@Poisonedblade 6 лет назад

This guy writes characters... but he is a character!

@nicholasdelrossi6800 4 года назад

I am walking home at night from my uncles house. our big car beside the long rock road leading to my house is sitting in shadows. not a sound to be heard. I am coming up to the car looking at it, joking to myself that something is going to jump out and scare me. after that not so long walk in the creepy night from my uncles house, having passed into the small wooded area crossing the road and down the long rock road drive, I am not at all/ completely scared. as the house lights get close they are helping me see, and blinding me from anything inside the shadows. looking around I see nothing, hear nothing, and think I am just going to walk past the car like I do when ever I visit. as I walk past the car I hear a scraping sound and look under the car ABLUR COMES SHOTING AT ME I JUMP BACK LOOK DOWN AT WHAT MUST BE A WOULF OR SOME OTHER FUZZY DEATH BEASTHUNTING ME IN THE NICHT THE GRAY BALL OF of fluff my cat is setting there purring at me hoping to be pet because he left a mole at the front door. the end. PS, yes I pet him. despite his like of scaring people he was a good cat with perhaps a to sharp par of claws.

@longtailgar 7 лет назад

This guy is hilarious!

@jauxro 5 лет назад

...he and the other Brandon have slightly similar facial features

@thesuperfluousone2537 3 года назад

Plot twist: every professor at this school is named Brandon. It's a title.

@williamstarsinic4244 4 года назад

Like the way he primes the air and then explodes with realizations. Not a slick canned routine.

@micahy.6190 3 года назад

Act 1 - Get the protagonist up the tree Act 2 - Throw rocks at them Act 3 - Chop down the tree

@DanCreaMundos 6 лет назад

There's something about him and the way he speaks that reminds me Jim Carrey a lot lol a really fun way to teach something, even with all the unusual behaviors.

@bobbedybob8036 4 года назад

I really like this guy. I would watch a whole series of this guy's lectures.

@CNBlaze-qj7fg 4 года назад

I didn't know it was an option not to be in a Writer's Group! Obviously he still talks to people about writing in general but in the direct process of writing the book he's the lone wolf.

@r36789 5 лет назад

Brandon mull reminds me of Quinton Tarantino.

@Maric18 5 лет назад

man the y'know'like-hyuk laugh just kills me. This guy is A HOOT! in all the best and weirdest ways

@iacobuseurus509 5 лет назад

Sorry, I just saw this but... Two of my favorite authors within a few minutes of each other. If only john flanagan was there...

@darrenb7804 5 лет назад

This guy is such a goofball, I love it.

@job5861 7 лет назад

This was a powerful lecture. Thank you.

@ramihamza7331 8 лет назад

Is there any way to go to the U.S and take some of these classes ? i mean Brandon sandersons classes. :'(

@dt7353 7 лет назад

Rami Hamza BYU is quite hard to get into, especially for non Mormons being that the school is owned by the church and they favor students who attend the church.