What Makes Good Worldbuilding?

This is an in depth guide and analysis on worldbuilding, from planting the seed to growing your story, characters and landscape into a well-developed narrative. We'll discuss the process and describe films that make great use of worldbuilding that may help you in your journey to forging a good story.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:30 Chapter 1 - The Seed
2:35 Chapter 2 - Architect vs Gardener
3:44 Chapter 3 - Hard & Soft Worldbuilding
10:03 Chapter 4 - The World Serves the Story
12:16 Chapter 5 - Integrating Lore
15:18 Chapter 6 - Your World
16:28 Outro

Music:
Yu-Peng Chen - Genshin Impact OST #99
Yuji Ohno - Toward the Patrol Line
Yuji Ohno - Fire Treasure (variation 3)
Yu-Peng Chen - Flow of Mildness
Gusun - Candy Package
Yu-Peng Chen - Make Haste, Partner
Kupla - Valley of Hope
N/A - Game of Thrones Theme (Kazoo)
Chillhop - Night Sky (lofi)
Chillhop - Orchid (lofi)
Takashi Nakatsuka & Various Artists - Shukippi
Chillhop - Lull (lofi)
Paraoka - Summerghost
Onoken - Ivy Cable
Onoken - Our Garden
Mintjam - Distance
Takashi Nakatsuka & Various Artists - Thank You

Other Sources:

Photography Credits (via Unsplash.com)
Marlon Corona
Keisha
Lina Durell
Chad Kirchoff
Mike Tinnion
Mockup Graphics
Raspopova Marina
James Laderoute
Kevin Dulap
Valdemar Brandt
San Fermin Pamplona-Navarra
Thomas T
Dan Cristian Padure

Video Credits:
Boxlapse - Tomato Plant Timelapse
Museum of Pop Culture - George R.R. Martin Interview/ Game of Thrones
Canadian SlapShot - Witcher 3 Film (In-Game)

Films/Media Shown:
Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Peter Jackson)
The Hobbit Trilogy (Peter Jackson)
Harry Potter Series
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Watership Down
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Avatar the Last Airbender
Made in Abyss
Violet Evergarden
Game of Thrones
Amelie
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Princess Mononoke
My Neighbor Totoro
Star Wars: A New Hope
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Walle
Arcane
Dune
Avatar (James Cameron)
The Golden Compass


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