How I accidentally changed the way movies get made | Franklin Leonard

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Yael Ring ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Roni Weisman
00:12
This weekend,
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ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ,
00:14
tens of millions of people in the United States
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ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘
00:17
and tens of millions more around the world,
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ื•ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
00:19
in Columbus, Georgia, in Cardiff, Wales,
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ื‘ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื•ืก, ื’'ื•ืจื’'ื™ื”, ื‘ืงืจื“ื™ืฃ, ื•ื•ื™ืœืก,
00:22
in Chongqing, China, in Chennai, India
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ื‘ืฆ'ื•ื ื’ืฆ'ื™ื ื’, ืกื™ืŸ ื•ื‘ืฆ'ืื ืื™, ื”ื•ื“ื•
00:25
will leave their homes,
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ื™ืฆืื• ืžื‘ืชื™ื”ื,
00:27
they'll get in their cars or they'll take public transportation
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ื”ื ื™ื›ื ืกื• ืœืจื›ื‘ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืื• ืฉื”ื ื™ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ืชื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช
00:30
or they will carry themselves by foot,
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ืื• ืฉื”ื ื™ืœื›ื• ื‘ืจื’ืœ,
00:33
and they'll step into a room
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ื•ื”ื ื™ื›ื ืกื• ืœื—ื“ืจ
00:34
and sit down next to someone they don't know
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ื•ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืœื™ื“ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื
00:37
or maybe someone they do,
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ืื• ืื•ืœื™ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื ื›ืŸ ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื,
00:39
and the lights will go down and they'll watch a movie.
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ื•ื”ืื•ืจื•ืช ื™ื›ื‘ื• ื•ื”ื ื™ืฆืคื• ื‘ืกืจื˜.
00:44
They'll watch movies about aliens or robots,
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ื”ื ื™ืฆืคื• ื‘ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื–ืจื™ื ืื• ืจื•ื‘ื•ื˜ื™ื,
00:47
or robot aliens or regular people.
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ืื• ืจื•ื‘ื•ื˜ื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื–ืจื™ื™ื ืื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื’ื™ืœื™ื.
00:50
But they will all be movies about what it means to be human.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื›ื•ืœื ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื.
00:55
Millions will feel awe or fear,
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ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ื™ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ื™ืจืื” ืื• ืคื—ื“,
00:58
millions will laugh and millions will cry.
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ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ื™ืฆื—ืงื• ื•ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ื™ื‘ื›ื•.
01:02
And then the lights will come back on,
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ื•ืื– ื”ืื•ืจื•ืช ื™ื“ืœืงื• ืฉื•ื‘,
01:04
and they'll reemerge into the world they knew several hours prior.
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ื•ื”ื ื™ื’ื™ื—ื• ืฉื•ื‘ ืœืขื•ืœื ืื•ืชื• ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉืขื•ืช.
01:08
And millions of people will look at the world
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ื•ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื™ืกืชื›ืœื• ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ืœื
01:10
a little bit differently than they did when they went in.
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ื‘ืื•ืจ ืงืฆืช ืฉื•ื ื” ืžืื™ืš ืฉื”ื ื”ืกืชื›ืœื• ืขืœื™ื• ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื›ื ืกื•.
01:14
Like going to temple or a mosque or a church,
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ื›ืžื• ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ื™ืงื•ืจ ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื›ื ืกืช, ืžืกื’ื“ ืื• ื›ื ืกื™ื”,
01:18
or any other religious institution,
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ืื• ื›ืœ ืžื•ืกื“ ื“ืชื™ ืื—ืจ,
01:20
movie-going is, in many ways, a sacred ritual.
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ื”ืœื™ื›ื” ืœืกืจื˜, ื‘ืื•ืคื ื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ื”ื™ื ื˜ืงืก ืžืงื•ื“ืฉ.
01:23
Repeated week after week after week.
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ื”ื—ื•ื–ืจ ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื‘ื•ืข.
01:28
I'll be there this weekend,
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ืื ื™ ืื”ื™ื” ืฉื ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื”ืงืจื•ื‘,
01:30
just like I was on most weekends between the years of 1996 and 1990,
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ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฉื ื‘ืจื•ื‘ ืกื•ืคื™ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉื ื™ื 1990-1996,
01:34
at the multiplex, near the shopping mall
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ื‘ืžืชื—ื ื”ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข, ืกืžื•ืš ืœืงื ื™ื•ืŸ
01:36
about five miles from my childhood home in Columbus, Georgia.
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ื›ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืžื™ื™ืœ ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื•ืก, ื’'ื•ืจื’'ื™ื”.
01:40
The funny thing is that somewhere between then and now,
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ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืžืฆื—ื™ืง ื”ื•ื ืฉืžืชื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื– ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
01:43
I accidentally changed part of the conversation
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ืฉื™ื ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืฉื™ื—
01:46
about which of those movies get made.
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ืฉืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืฉืืœื” ืื™ืœื• ืžื”ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื™ื•ืคืงื•.
01:49
So, the story actually begins in 2005, in an office high above Sunset Boulevard,
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ืื–, ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื‘ืขืฆื ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘-2005, ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืžืขืœ ืœืฉื“ืจื•ืช ืกืื ืกื˜,
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where I was a junior executive
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ืฉื ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื›ืžื ื”ืœ ื–ื•ื˜ืจ
01:54
at Leonardo DiCaprio's production company Appian Way.
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ื‘ื—ื‘ืจืช ื”ื”ืคืงื” ืฉืœ ืœื™ืื•ื ืจื“ื• ื“ื™ืงืคืจื™ื•, "ืืคื™ืืŸ ื•ื•ื™ื™".
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And for those of you who aren't familiar with how the film industry works,
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ื•ืœืืœื” ืžื›ื ืฉืœื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ืื™ืš ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช,
02:01
it basically means that I was one of a few people behind the person
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ื–ื” ื‘ืขืฆื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื—ื“ ืžืงื•ืžืฅ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืื“ื
02:04
who produces the movie for the people behind and in front of the camera,
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ืฉืžืคื™ืง ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืžืฆืœืžื” ื•ืœืคื ื™ื”,
02:08
whose names you will better recognize than mine.
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ืฉืืช ืฉืžื•ืชื™ื”ื ืชื–ื”ื• ื‘ื™ืชืจ ืงืœื•ืช ืžืืฉืจ ืืช ืฉืœื™.
02:10
Essentially, you're an assistant movie producer who does the unglamorous work
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ื‘ืขืฆื, ืืชื” ืขื•ื–ืจื• ืฉืœ ืžืคื™ืง ื”ืกืจื˜, ืฉืžื‘ืฆืข ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื—ืกืจืช ื”ืชื”ื™ืœื”
02:14
that goes into the creative aspect of producing a movie.
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ืฉื›ืจื•ื›ื” ื‘ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ ื”ื™ืฆื™ืจืชื™ ืฉืœ ื”ืคืงืช ืกืจื˜ื™ื.
02:17
You make lists of writers and directors and actors
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ืืชื” ืขื•ืจืš ืจืฉื™ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ื•ื‘ืžืื™ื ื•ืฉื—ืงื ื™ื
02:20
who might be right for movies that you want to will into existence;
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืžืฆื™ืื•ืช;
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you meet with many of them and their representatives,
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ืืชื” ื ืคื’ืฉ ืขื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื”ื ื•ืžื”ืกื•ื›ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื,
02:25
hoping to curry favor for some future date.
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ืฉืžืงื•ื•ื™ื ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ื ื•ืกืคืช ื‘ืขืชื™ื“.
02:28
And you read, a lot.
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ื•ืืชื” ืงื•ืจื, ื”ืžื•ืŸ.
02:31
You read novels that might become movies,
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ืืชื” ืงื•ืจื ืกืคืจื™ื ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื,
02:33
you read comic books that might become movies,
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ืืชื” ืงื•ืจื ืกืคืจื™ ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื,
02:35
you read articles that might become movies,
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ืืชื” ืงื•ืจื ื›ืชื‘ื•ืช ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื,
02:37
you read scripts that might become movies.
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ืืชื” ืงื•ืจื ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉืื•ืœื™ ื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื.
02:39
And you read scripts from writers that might write the adaptations
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ื•ืืชื” ืงื•ืจื ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืฉืขืฉื•ื™ื™ื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื
02:42
of the novels, of the comic books, of the articles,
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ืœื’ืจืกืช ื”ืกืจื˜ ืฉืœ ื”ืกืคืจื™ื, ืกืคืจื™ ื”ืงื•ืžื™ืงืก ื•ื”ื›ืชื‘ื•ืช,
02:45
and might rewrite the scripts that you're already working on.
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ื•ืื•ืœื™ ื™ืฉื›ืชื‘ื• ืืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉืืชื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ ืขืœื™ื”ื.
02:48
All this in the hope of finding the next big thing
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ื•ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืชืžืฆื ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื”ื‘ื
02:50
or the next big writer who can deliver something
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ืื• ืืช ื”ื›ื•ืชื‘ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื”ื‘ื ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืกืคืง ืžืฉื”ื•
02:52
that can make you and your company the next big thing.
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ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชืš ื•ืืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœืš ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื”ื‘ื.
02:56
So in 2005, I was a development executive at Leonardo's production company.
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ืื– ื‘-2005, ืขื‘ื“ืชื™ ื›ืžื ื”ืœ ืคื™ืชื•ื— ื‘ื—ื‘ืจืช ื”ื”ืคืงื” ืฉืœ ืœื™ืื•ื ืจื“ื•.
03:01
I got a phone call from the representative of a screenwriter
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ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฉื™ื—ืช ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืชื‘ ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื
03:05
that began pretty much the way all of those conversations did:
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ืฉื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื›ืžื• ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœื•ืช:
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"I've got Leo's next movie."
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"ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ ื”ื‘ื ืฉืœ ืœื™ืื•".
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Now in this movie, that his client had written,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื‘ืกืจื˜ ื”ื–ื”, ืฉื”ืœืงื•ื— ืฉืœื• ื›ืชื‘,
03:14
Leo would play an oil industry lobbyist
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ืœื™ืื• ื™ืฉื—ืง ืœื•ื‘ื™ืกื˜ ืฉืœ ืชืขืฉื™ื™ืช ื”ื ืคื˜
03:17
whose girlfriend, a local meteorologist, threatens to leave him
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ืฉื”ื—ื‘ึตืจื” ืฉืœื•, ืžื˜ืื•ืจื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืžืงื•ืžื™ืช, ืžืื™ื™ืžืช ืœืขื–ื•ื‘ ืื•ืชื•
03:20
because his work contributes to global warming.
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ื›ื™ ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื• ืชื•ืจืžืช ืœื”ืชื—ืžืžื•ืช ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ืช.
03:22
And this is a situation that's been brought to a head
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ื•ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื–ื” ืžื’ื™ืข ืœืฉื™ื
03:25
by the fact that there's a hurricane forming in the Atlantic
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื™ืฉื ื• ื”ื•ืจื™ืงืŸ ื‘ืื•ืงื™ืื ื•ืก ื”ืื˜ืœื ื˜ื™
03:28
that's threatening to do Maria-like damage from Maine to Myrtle Beach.
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ืฉืžืื™ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื ื–ืงื™ื ื‘ืกื“ืจ ื’ื•ื“ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ืงืŸ ืžืจื™ื” ืžืžื“ื™ื ืช ืžื™ื™ืŸ ื•ืขื“ ื—ื•ืฃ ืžื™ืจื˜ืœ.
03:31
Leo, very sad about this impending break up,
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ืœื™ืื•, ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืจ ืžื”ืคืจื™ื“ื” ื”ืงืจื‘ื”,
03:33
does a little more research about the hurricane
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ืขื•ืฉื” ืขื•ื“ ืงืฆืช ืžื—ืงืจ ืขืœ ื”ื”ื•ืจื™ืงืŸ
03:35
and discovers that in its path across the Atlantic,
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ื•ืžื’ืœื” ืฉื‘ืžืกืœื•ืœ ืฉืœื• ืœืื•ืจืš ื”ืื•ืงื™ืื ื•ืก ื”ืื˜ืœื ื˜ื™,
03:38
it will pass over a long-dormant, though now active volcano
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ื”ื•ื ื™ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืžืขืœ ื”ืจ ื’ืขืฉ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ื‘ื•ื™ ืขื“ ื›ื” ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื”ืคืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืคืขื™ืœ
03:41
that will spew toxic ash into its eye
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ืฉื™ืคืœื•ื˜ ืืคืจ ืจืขื™ืœ ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืขื™ืŸ ืฉืœื•
03:43
that will presumably be whipped into some sort of chemical weapon
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ืฉืื– ืฆืคื•ื™ ืฉื™ื”ืคื•ืš ืœืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ื ืฉืง ื›ื™ืžื™
03:46
that will destroy the world.
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ืฉื™ื—ืจื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื.
03:48
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:49
It was at that point that I asked him,
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ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื”ื–ืืช ืฉืืœืชื™ ืื•ืชื•,
03:53
"So are you basically pitching me 'Leo versus the toxic superstorm
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"ืื– ืืชื” ื‘ืขืฆื ืžืฆื™ืข ืœื™ 'ืœื™ืื• ื ื’ื“ ืกื•ืคืช ื”ืขืœ ื”ืจืขื™ืœื”
03:56
that will destroy humanity?'"
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ืฉืชื—ืจื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื•ืช'?"
03:58
And he responded by saying,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื™ื‘ ื•ืืžืจ,
04:00
"Well, when you say it like that, it sounds ridiculous."
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"ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื›ืฉืืชื” ืžืฆื™ื’ ืืช ื–ื” ื›ื›ื”, ื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืžื’ื•ื—ืš".
04:03
And I'm embarrassed to admit that I had the guy send me the script,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืžื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜,
04:07
and I read 30 pages before I was sure that it was as bad as I thought it was.
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ื•ืงืจืืชื™ 30 ื“ืคื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉื–ื” ื’ืจื•ืข ื›ืžื• ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ื™ื”ื™ื”.
04:10
Now, "Superstorm" is certainly an extreme example,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, "ืกื•ืคืช-ืขืœ" ื”ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ื“ื•ื’ืžื ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ืช,
04:13
but it's also not an unusual one.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืœื ื™ื•ืฆืืช ื“ื•ืคืŸ.
04:16
And unfortunately, most scripts aren't as easy to dismiss as that one.
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ื•ืœืจื•ืข ื”ืžื–ืœ, ืืช ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืœื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืคื˜ื•ืจ ื›ืžื• ืืช ื–ื”.
04:19
For example, a comedy about a high school senior,
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ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื, ืงื•ืžื“ื™ื” ืขืœ ืชืœืžื™ื“ืช ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ,
04:23
who, when faced with an unplanned pregnancy,
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ืฉื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื ืืœืฆืช ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ ืœื ืžืชื•ื›ื ืŸ,
04:25
makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ื”ื—ืœื˜ื” ืœื ืจื’ื™ืœื” ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืชื™ื ื•ืง ืฉืขื•ื“ ืœื ื ื•ืœื“.
04:28
That's obviously "Juno."
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืกืจื˜ "ื’'ื•ื ื•".
04:30
Two hundred and thirty million at the worldwide box office,
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ืžืืชื™ื™ื ื•ืฉืœื•ืฉื™ื ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ ื‘ืงื•ืคื•ืช ื”ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข,
04:32
four Oscar nominations, one win.
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ืืจื‘ืข ืžื•ืขืžื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืื•ืกืงืจ, ื–ื›ื™ื” ืื—ืช.
04:35
How about a Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums
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ืžื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืฆืขื™ืจ ืžืžื•ืžื‘ืื™ ืฉื’ื“ืœ ื‘ืฉื›ื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืขื•ื ื™
04:37
wants to become a contestant on the Indian version
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ื•ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ ื‘ื’ืจืกื” ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ืช
04:40
of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"?
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ืฉืœ "ืžื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ืจ"?
04:42
That's an easy one -- "Slumdog Millionaire."
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ื–ื” ืงืœ - "ื ืขืจ ื”ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ืžืžื•ืžื‘ืื™".
04:44
Three hundred seventy-seven million worldwide,
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ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืžืื•ืช ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ื•ืฉื‘ืข ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
04:46
10 Oscar nominations and eight wins.
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10 ืžื•ืขืžื“ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœืื•ืกืงืจ ื•ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื–ื›ื™ื•ืช.
04:49
A chimpanzee tells his story
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ืฉื™ืžืคื ื–ื” ื”ืžืกืคืจ ืืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื•
04:51
of living with the legendary pop star Michael Jackson.
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ืขืœ ื—ื™ื™ื• ืขื ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ื”ืคื•ืค ื”ืื’ื“ื™ ืžื™ื™ืงืœ ื’'ืงืกื•ืŸ.
04:54
Anyone?
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ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžื›ื™ืจ?
04:55
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:56
It's a trick question.
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ื–ืืช ืฉืืœื” ืžื›ืฉื™ืœื”.
04:57
But it is a script called "Bubbles,"
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืชืกืจื™ื˜ ืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืฉื "ื‘ื•ืขื•ืช",
04:59
that is going to be directed by Taika Waititi,
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ืฉื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื‘ื•ื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื˜ืื™ืงื” ื•ื•ืื™ื˜ื™ื˜ื™,
05:02
the director of "Thor: Ragnarok."
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ื”ื‘ืžืื™ ืฉืœ "ืชื•ืจ: ืจื’ื ืืจื•ืง".
05:04
So, a large part of your job as a development executive
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ืื– ื—ืœืง ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœืš ื›ืžื ื”ืœ ืคื™ืชื•ื—
05:07
is to separate the "Superstorms" from the "Slumdog Millionaires,"
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ื”ื•ื ืœื”ืคืจื™ื“ ื‘ื™ืŸ "ืกื•ืคื•ืช ื”ืขืœ" ืœื‘ื™ืŸ "ื ืขืจื™ ื”ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช",
05:10
and slightly more generally, the writers who write "Superstorm"
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืœืœื™, ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืฉื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืืช "ืกื•ืคืช-ืขืœ"
05:13
from the writers who can write "Slumdog Millionaire."
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ืœื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืฉื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืืช "ื ืขืจ ื”ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช".
05:16
And the easiest way to do this, obviously, is to read all of the scripts,
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ื•ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ืงืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื–ื”, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื”ื™ื ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื,
05:20
but that's, frankly, impossible.
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ืื‘ืœ, ื‘ื›ื ื•ืช, ื–ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™.
05:22
A good rule of thumb is that the Writers Guild of America
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ื›ืœืœ ืืฆื‘ืข ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”ื•ื ืฉืื’ื•ื“ืช ื”ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ืืžืจื™ืงื”
05:25
registers about 50,000 new pieces of material every year,
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ืจื•ืฉืžืช ื›-50,000 ื›ึฐึผืชื‘ื™ื ืžื“ื™ ืฉื ื”,
05:28
and most of them are screenplays.
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ื•ืจื•ื‘ื ื”ื ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื.
05:30
Of those, a reasonable estimate is about 5,000 of them
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ืžืชื•ื›ื, ื”ืขืจื›ื” ืกื‘ื™ืจื” ื”ื™ื ืฉื›-5,000 ืžื”ื
05:33
make it through various filters, agencies, management companies,
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ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ืกื™ื ื•ื ื™ื ื”ืฉื•ื ื™ื, ืกื•ื›ื ื•ื™ื•ืช, ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื ื™ื”ื•ืœ,
05:36
screenplay compositions and the like,
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ืงื•ืžืคื•ื–ื™ืฆื™ื•ืช ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื•ื›ื“ื•ืžื”,
05:38
and are read by someone at the production company
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ื•ื”ื ื ืงืจืื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื‘ื—ื‘ืจืช ื”ื”ืคืงื”
05:40
or major studio level.
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ืื• ื‘ืกื˜ื•ื“ื™ื• ื‘ืจืžื” ืจืฆื™ื ื™ืช.
05:42
And they're trying to decide whether they can become
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ื•ื”ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ื”ืื ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืคื•ืš
05:45
one of the 300-and-dropping movies that are released by the major studios
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ืœืื—ื“ ืžืชื•ืš 300 ื•ืคื—ื•ืช ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืฉื ืขืฉื™ื ื‘ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช
05:48
or their sub-brands each year.
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ืื• ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”.
05:50
I've described it before
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ื›ื‘ืจ ืชื™ืืจืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืขื‘ืจ
05:51
as being a little bit like walking into a members-only bookstore
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ื›ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื“ื•ืžื” ืœื—ื ื•ืช ืกืคืจื™ื ืœืžื ื•ื™ื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“
05:55
where the entire inventory is just organized haphazardly,
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ื‘ื” ื”ืžืื’ืจ ื›ื•ืœื• ืžืื•ืจื’ืŸ ื‘ืื™ ืกื“ืจ,
05:58
and every book has the same, nondescript cover.
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ื•ืœื›ืœ ืกืคืจ ื™ืฉ ืื•ืชื” ื›ืจื™ื›ื” ื—ืกืจืช ืชื™ืื•ืจ.
06:00
Your job is to enter that bookstore
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ื”ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืฉืœืš ื”ื•ื ืœื”ื›ื ืก ืœื—ื ื•ืช ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ื”ื–ื•
06:03
and not come back until you've found the best and most profitable books there.
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ื•ืœื ืœืฆืืช ืขื“ ืฉืชืžืฆื ืืช ื”ืกืคืจื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื”ืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ืฉื.
06:07
It's anarchic and gleefully opaque.
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ื–ื”ื• ื“ื‘ืจ ืื ืจื›ื™ ื•ืขืžื•ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืขื•ืจืจืช ืฉืžื—ื”.
06:10
And everyone has their method to address these problems.
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ื•ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื˜ื” ืฉืœื• ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื”ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
06:13
You know, most rely on the major agencies
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ื”ืจื•ื‘ ืžืกืชืžื›ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืกื•ื›ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช
06:15
and they just assume that if there's great talent in the world,
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ื•ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžื ื™ื—ื™ื ืฉืื ื™ืฉ ื›ืฉืจื•ื ื•ืช ืขื ืงื™ื™ื ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
06:18
they've already found their way to the agencies,
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ื”ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืฆืื• ืืช ื“ืจื›ื ืœืกื•ื›ื ื•ื™ื•ืช,
06:21
regardless of the structural barriers that actually exist
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ื‘ืœื™ ืงืฉืจ ืœื—ืกืžื™ื ื”ืžื‘ื ื™ื™ื
ืฉืžืงืฉื™ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืœืกื•ื›ื ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื” ืžืœื›ืชื—ื™ืœื”.
06:23
to get into the agencies in the first place.
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06:26
Others also constantly compare notes among themselves
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ืื—ืจื™ื ื’ื ื›ืœ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืขื•ืจื›ื™ื ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื•ืช ื‘ื™ื ื ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืขืฆืžื
06:28
about what they've read and what's good,
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ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื ืงืจืื• ื•ืžื” ื˜ื•ื‘,
06:30
and they just hope that their cohort group is the best, most wired
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ื•ื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืงื•ื•ื™ื ืฉืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื”ื—ืชืš ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื™ื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื”ืžื—ื•ื‘ืจืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
06:33
and has the best taste in town.
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื” ืืช ื”ื˜ืขื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืขื™ืจ.
06:36
And others try to read everything, but that's, again, impossible.
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ื•ืื—ืจื™ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœืงืจื•ื ื”ื›ืœ, ืื‘ืœ, ืฉื•ื‘, ื–ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ืืคืฉืจื™.
06:39
If you're reading 500 screenplays in a year,
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ืื ืืชื” ืงื•ืจื 500 ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื‘ืฉื ื”,
06:41
you are reading a lot.
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ืืชื” ืงื•ืจื ื”ืžื•ืŸ.
06:43
And it's still only a small percentage of what's out there.
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ื•ื–ื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืื—ื•ื– ืงื˜ืŸ ืžืื•ื“ ืžืžื” ืฉื ืžืฆื ืฉื ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.
06:46
Fundamentally, it's triage.
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ื‘ืขืงืจื•ืŸ, ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืžื”ื™ืจ.
06:49
And when you're in triage, you tend to default to conventional wisdom
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ื•ื›ืฉืืชื” ืžื‘ืฆืข ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืžื”ื™ืจ, ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ื”ืžื—ื“ืœ ืฉืœืš ื”ื™ื ื”ื“ืขื” ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช
06:52
about what works and what doesn't.
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ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื” ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ ื•ืžื” ืฉืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“.
06:55
That a comedy about a young woman dealing with reproductive reality
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ืฉืงื•ืžื“ื™ื” ืขืœ ื ืขืจื” ืฆืขื™ืจื” ื”ืžืชืžื•ื“ื“ืช ืขื ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ
06:59
can't sell.
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ืœื ืชืžื›ื•ืจ.
07:00
That the story of an Indian teenager isn't viable in the domestic marketplace
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ืฉืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืœ ืฆืขื™ืจ ื”ื•ื“ื™ ืœื ื™ืฉืจื•ื“ ื‘ืฉื•ืง ื”ืžืงื•ืžื™
07:04
or anywhere else in the world outside of India.
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ืื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•.
07:06
That the only source of viable movies is a very narrow groups of writers
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ืฉื”ืžืงื•ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื•ืช ืฆืจื•ืช ืžืื•ื“ ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื
07:10
who have already found their way to living and working in Hollywood,
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ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ืžืฆืื• ืืช ื“ืจื›ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื•ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื”ื•ืœื™ื•ื•ื“,
07:14
who already have the best representation in the business,
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ืฉื›ื‘ืจ ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ืกื•ื›ื ื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ืขืกืง,
07:16
and are writing a very narrow band of stories.
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ื•ืฉื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ืฆืจ ืžืื•ื“ ืฉืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื.
07:19
And I'm somewhat embarrassed to admit, that that's where I found myself in 2005.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื“ื™ ืžืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช, ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื‘-2005.
07:24
Sitting in that office above Sunset Boulevard,
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ื™ื•ืฉื‘ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืžืฉืจื“ ืžืขืœ ืœืฉื“ืจืช ืกืื ืกื˜,
07:26
staring down that metaphorical anonymized bookstore,
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ืžืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื—ื ื•ืช ืกืคืจื™ื ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ืช ืžื˜ืืคื•ืจื™ืช,
07:29
and having read nothing but bad scripts for months.
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืœื ืงืจืืชื™ ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืœื‘ื“ ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืš ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื.
07:34
And I took this to mean one of two things:
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ื•ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื ืื—ืช ืžืฉืชื™ื™ื:
07:36
either A: I was not very good at my job,
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ื': ืื ื™ ืœื ืžืžืฉ ืžื•ืฆืœื— ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™,
07:38
which was, ostensibly, finding good scripts,
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืžืฆื™ืื” ืฉืœ ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื,
07:41
or B: reading bad scripts was the job.
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ืื• ื‘': ืงืจื™ืื” ืฉืœ ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ื”ื™ื ืžื”ื•ืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
07:45
In which case, my mother's weekly phone calls,
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ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื›ื–ื”, ืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื”ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื•ืช ืขื ืืžื ืฉืœื™, ื‘ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื ืฉื•ืืœืช ืื•ืชื™
07:47
asking me if my law school entrance exam scores were still valid
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ืื ืฆื™ื•ื ื™ ืžื‘ื—ืŸ ื”ื›ื ื™ืกื” ืฉืœื™ ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืชืงืคื™ื
07:50
was something I should probably pay more attention to.
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ื”ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืืชืŸ ืขืœื™ื”ื ืืช ื”ื“ืขืช.
ืžื” ืฉื’ื ื™ื“ืขืชื™
07:53
What I also knew
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ื”ื•ื ืฉืขืžื“ืชื™ ืœืฆืืช ืœื—ื•ืคืฉื” ืฉืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื™ื,
07:54
was that I was about to go on vacation for two weeks,
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืฉื–ื” ื ื•ืจื ืœืงืจื•ื ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื ื›ืฉื–ื” ื—ืœืง ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœืš,
07:56
and as bad as reading bad scripts is when it is your job,
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ื–ื” ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ื•ืื‘ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื—ื•ืคืฉื”.
07:59
it's even more painful on vacation.
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ืื– ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื•.
08:01
So I had to do something.
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08:03
So late one night at my office, I made a list
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ืื– ืœื™ืœื” ืื—ื“ ื‘ืฉืขื” ืžืื•ื—ืจืช ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™, ืขืจื›ืชื™ ืจืฉื™ืžื”
08:05
of everyone that I had had breakfast, lunch, dinner or drinks with
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ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืื™ืชื• ืœืืจื•ื—ืช ื‘ื•ืงืจ, ืฆื”ืจื™ื™ื, ืขืจื‘ ืื• ืœื“ืจื™ื ืง
08:08
that had jobs similar to mine, and I sent them an anonymous email.
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ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื”ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ื“ื•ืžื•ืช ืœืฉืœื™, ื•ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืœื”ื ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™.
08:11
And I made a very simple request.
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ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ื‘ืงืฉื” ืžืื•ื“ ืคืฉื•ื˜ื”.
08:14
Send me a list of up to 10 of your favorite screenplays
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ืฉืœื—ื• ืœื™ ืจืฉื™ืžื” ืฉืœ ืขื“ 10 ืžื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื ืขืœื™ื›ื
08:17
that meet three criteria.
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ืฉืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืงืจื™ื˜ืจื™ื•ื ื™ื:
08:18
One: you love the screenplay,
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ืื—ืช: ืืชื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜.
08:20
two: the filmed version of that screenplay will not be in theaters
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ืฉืชื™ื™ื: ื”ื’ืจืกื” ื”ืžืฆื•ืœืžืช ืฉืœ ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ ื”ื–ื” ืœื ืชื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ืชื™ ื”ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข
08:23
by the end of that calendar year,
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ืขื“ ืœืกื•ืฃ ืื•ืชื” ืฉื ื”,
08:25
and three: you found out about the screenplay this year.
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ื•ืฉืœื•ืฉ: ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื ืืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ ื”ื–ื” ื”ืฉื ื”.
08:29
This was not an appeal for the scripts that would be the next great blockbuster,
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ื–ืืช ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืงืฉื” ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉื™ื”ื™ื• ืฉื•ื‘ืจื™ ื”ืงื•ืคื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื”ื‘ืื™ื,
08:33
not an appeal for the scripts that will win the Academy Award,
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ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื” ืœืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉื™ื–ื›ื• ื‘ืคืจืกื™ ืืงื“ืžื™ื”,
08:36
they didn't need to be scripts that their bosses loved
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ื”ื ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉื”ื‘ื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืื”ื‘ื•
08:38
or that their studio wanted to make.
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ืื• ืฉื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื™ื• ืฉืœื”ื ืจืฆื” ืœื”ืคื™ืง.
08:40
It was very simply an opportunity for people to speak their minds
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ื–ืืช ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื—ื•ื•ืช ืืช ื“ืขืชื
08:43
about what they loved,
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ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืื”ื‘ื•,
08:45
which, in this world, is increasingly rare.
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ืฉื‘ืขื•ืœื ื”ื–ื”, ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืžืฉ ื ื“ื™ืจ.
08:48
Now, almost all of the 75 people I emailed anonymously responded.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ื›ืžืขื˜ ื›ืœ 75 ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ ืขื ื• ืœื™.
08:52
And then two dozen other people actually emailed to participate
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ื•ืื– 24 ืื ืฉื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ืฉืœื—ื• ืืœ ืื•ืชื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ืช
08:55
to this anonymous email address,
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ื‘ืงืฉื” ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ,
08:56
but I confirmed that they did in fact have the jobs they claimed to have.
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ืื‘ืœ ื•ื™ื“ืืชื™ ืฉื”ื ืื›ืŸ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉื”ื ื˜ืขื ื• ืฉื”ื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื.
09:00
And I then compiled the votes into a spreadsheet,
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ื•ืื– ื ื™ืชื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื”ืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ื‘ื’ื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื ืชื•ื ื™ื,
09:02
ran a pivot table, output it to PowerPoint,
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ื”ืจืฆืชื™ ื˜ื‘ืœืช ืฆื™ืจ, ื™ึดื™ืฆึตืืชื™ ืื•ืชื” ืœืคืื•ืืจ ืคื•ื™ื ื˜,
09:04
and the night before I left for vacation,
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ื•ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื™ืฆืืชื™ ืœื—ื•ืคืฉื”,
09:06
I slapped a quasi subversive name on it
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ื”ื“ื‘ืงืชื™ ืขืœ ื–ื” ืฉื ื—ืชืจื ื™ ืœืžื—ืฆื”
09:08
and emailed it back from that anonymous email address
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ื•ืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืžืขื ื” ืžืื•ืชื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™ืช
09:11
to everyone who voted.
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ืœื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข.
09:12
The Black List.
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ื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”.
09:13
A tribute to those who lost their careers during the anti-communist hysteria
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ืžื—ื•ื•ื” ืœื›ืœ ืืœื” ืฉืื™ื‘ื“ื• ืืช ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ืจื™ื” ื”ืื ื˜ื™-ืงื•ืžื•ื ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช
09:17
of the 1940s and 50s,
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ืฉืœ ืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืืจื‘ืขื™ื ื•ื”ื—ืžื™ืฉื™ื,
09:18
and a conscious inversion of the notion
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ื•ื”ื™ืคื•ืš ืžื•ื“ืข ืฉืœ ื”ืชืคื™ืกื”
09:20
that black somehow had a negative connotation.
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ืฉืœืฉื—ื•ืจ ื™ืฉ ืื™ื›ืฉื”ื• ืงื•ื ื•ื˜ืฆื™ื” ืฉืœื™ืœื™ืช.
09:24
After arriving in Mexico, I pulled out a chair by the pool,
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ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœืžืงืกื™ืงื•, ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื›ื™ืกื ืœื™ื“ ื”ื‘ืจื™ื›ื”,
09:27
started reading these scripts and found, to my shock and joy,
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ื•ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื•ืžืฆืืชื™, ืœื”ืคืชืขืชื™ ื•ืฉืžื—ืชื™,
09:30
that most of them were actually quite good.
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ืฉืจื•ื‘ื ื”ื™ื• ื“ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื.
09:32
Mission accomplished.
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ื”ืžืฉื™ืžื” ื‘ื•ืฆืขื”.
09:34
What I didn't and couldn't have expected
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ืžื” ืฉืœื ืฆื™ืคื™ืชื™ ื•ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืฆืคื•ืช
09:36
was what happened next.
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ื”ื•ื ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ.
09:38
About a week into my time on vacation,
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ื›ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืœืื—ืจ ืชื—ื™ืœืช ื”ื—ื•ืคืฉื” ืฉืœื™,
09:40
I stopped by the hotel's business center to check my email.
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ืขืฆืจืชื™ ื‘ืžืจื›ื– ื”ืขืกืงื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืœื•ืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ืฉืœื™.
09:43
This was a pre-iPhone world, after all.
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ื–ื” ื”ืจื™ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื ืฉืœืคื ื™ ื”ืื™ื™ืคื•ืŸ.
09:46
And found that this list that I had created anonymously
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ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช ืฉื™ืฆืจืชื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™
09:49
had been forwarded back to me several dozen times,
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ื”ื•ืขื‘ืจื” ืืœื™ ื‘ื—ื–ืจื” ื›ืžื” ืขืฉืจื•ืช ืคืขืžื™ื,
09:52
at my personal email address.
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ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ืช ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื™.
09:53
Everyone was sharing this list of scripts that everyone had said that they loved,
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ื›ื•ืœื ืฉื™ืชืคื• ืืช ืจืฉื™ืžืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ื–ืืช ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืืžืจื• ืฉืื”ื‘ื•,
09:57
reading them and then loving them themselves.
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ืฉืงืจืื• ืื•ืชื ื•ืื– ื”ืชืื”ื‘ื• ื‘ื”ื ื‘ืขืฆืžื.
10:00
And my first reaction, that I can't actually say here,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ื›ืืŸ,
10:03
but will describe it as fear,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืื’ื“ื™ืจ ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืคื—ื“,
10:05
the idea of surveying people about their scripts
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ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืœืกืงื•ืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
10:08
was certainly not a novel or a genius one.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื—ื“ืฉ ืื• ื’ืื•ื ื™ ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ.
10:10
Surely, there was some unwritten Hollywood rule of omertร 
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ืื™ื–ื” ื—ื•ืง-ืžืืคื™ื” ื‘ืœืชื™ ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื”ื•ืœื™ื•ื•ื“
10:14
that had guided people away from doing that before
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ืฉืžื ืข ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ
10:16
that I was simply too naive to understand, it being so early in my career.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืชืžื™ื ืžื“ื™ ืžื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ืžื•ืงื“ื ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™.
10:20
I was sure I was going to get fired,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืฉืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืคื˜ืจ ืื•ืชื™,
10:22
and so I decided that day that A: I would never tell anybody
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ืื– ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื, ื': ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืืกืคืจ ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“
10:25
that I had done this,
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ืฉืื ื™ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื”,
10:27
and B: I would never do it again.
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ื•ื‘': ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืืขืฉื” ืืช ื–ื” ืฉื•ื‘.
10:30
Then, six months later, something even more bizarre happened.
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ื•ืื–, ืฉืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ, ืžืฉื”ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื™ื–ืืจื™ ืงืจื”.
10:34
I was in my office, on Sunset,
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™, ื‘ืกืื ืกื˜,
10:36
and got a phone call from another writer's agent.
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ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœืชื™ ืฉื™ื—ืช ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ ืžืขื•ื“ ืกื•ื›ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืชื‘.
10:39
The call began very similarly to the call about "Superstorm":
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ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืื•ื“ ื“ื•ืžื” ืœืฉื™ื—ื” ืขืœ "ืกื•ืคืช ื”ืขืœ":
10:42
"I've got Leo's next movie."
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"ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ ื”ื‘ื ืฉืœ ืœื™ืื•".
10:44
Now, that's not the interesting part.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื–ื” ืœื ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.
10:46
The interesting part was the way the call ended.
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ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื”ืกืชื™ื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื™ื—ื”.
10:49
Because this agent then told me, and I quote,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ืกื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืื– ืืžืจ ืœื™, ื•ืื ื™ ืžืฆื˜ื˜,
10:54
"Don't tell anybody, but I have it on really good authority
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"ืืœ ืชืกืคืจ ืœืืฃ ืื—ื“, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืžืžืงื•ืจื•ืช ืžื”ื™ืžื ื™ื
10:57
this is going to be the number one script on next year's Black List."
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ืฉื–ื” ื”ื•ืœืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ ืžืกืคืจ ืื—ืช ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ื‘ืื”".
11:00
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
11:03
Yeah.
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ื›ืŸ.
11:04
Suffice it to say, I was dumbfounded.
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ืื™ืŸ ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืœื.
11:07
Here was an agent, using the Black List, this thing that I had made anonymously
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ื”ื ื” ืžื•ืœื™ ืกื•ื›ืŸ, ืฉืžืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”, ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืฉื™ืฆืจืชื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื ื•ื ื™ืžื™
11:11
and decided to never make again,
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืœื ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ืœืขื•ืœื,
11:12
to sell his client to me.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืœืงื•ื— ืฉืœื•.
11:14
To suggest that the script had merit,
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ื•ื˜ื•ืขืŸ ืฉื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ ื”ื•ื ืจืื•ื™
11:16
based solely on the possibility of being included on a list of beloved screenplays.
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ืจืง ืžืขืฆื ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื™ื›ืœืœ ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ื™ื.
11:21
After the call ended, I sat in my office, sort of staring out the window,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ืกืชื™ื™ืžื”, ื™ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ืฉืœื™, ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื“ืจืš ื”ื—ืœื•ืŸ,
11:25
alternating between shock and general giddiness.
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ื ืข ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืœื ื•ืขืœื™ืฆื•ืช ื›ืœืœื™ืช.
11:28
And then I realized that this thing that I had created
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ื•ืื– ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืฉื™ืฆืจืชื™
11:30
had a lot more value
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ื™ืฉ ืœื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืจืš
11:31
than just me finding good screenplays to read over the holidays.
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ืžืืฉืจ ืจืง ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ืฉืœื™ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืœืงืจื™ืื” ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื—ื•ืคืฉื”.
11:34
And so I did it again the next year --
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ืื– ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ --
11:37
and the "LA Times" had outed me as the person who had created it --
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ื•ื”"ืืœ. ืื™ื™. ื˜ื™ื™ืžืก" ื—ืฉืฃ ืืช ืฉืžื™ ื›ืื“ื ืฉื™ืฆืจ ืืช ื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” --
11:40
and the year after that,
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ื•ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ,
11:41
and the year after that -- I've done it every year since 2005.
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ื•ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืื—ืจ ื›ืš -- ืื ื™ ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืฉื ื” ืžืื– 2005.
11:45
And the results have been fascinating,
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ื•ื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ืžืจืชืงื•ืช,
11:46
because, unapologetic lying aside, this agent was exactly right.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉืงืจ ื”ื‘ืœืชื™-ืžืชื ืฆืœ ื‘ืฆื“, ื”ืกื•ื›ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืฆื“ืง ืžืื“.
11:51
This list was evidence, to many people, of a script's value,
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ื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื•ื›ื—ื”, ืขื‘ื•ืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื, ืœืขืจื›ื• ืฉืœ ืชืกืจื™ื˜,
11:54
and that a great script had greater value
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ื•ืฉืœืชืกืจื™ื˜ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ืฉ ืขืจืš ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
11:56
that, I think, a lot of people had previously anticipated.
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ืžืžื”, ืฉืœื“ืขืชื™, ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืขืจื™ื›ื• ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ.
11:59
Very quickly, the writers whose scripts were on that list
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ืžื”ืจ ืžืื•ื“, ื”ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื• ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื”
12:02
started getting jobs,
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ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืงื‘ืœ ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช,
12:03
those scripts started getting made,
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ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืคืงื™ื,
12:05
and the scripts that got made
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ื•ืื•ืชื ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ืคืงื•
12:07
were often the ones that violated the assumptions
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ื”ื™ื• ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืื•ืชื ืืœื” ืฉื”ึตืคึตืจื• ืืช ื”ื”ื ื—ื•ืช
12:09
about what worked and what didn't.
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ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืžื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื•ืžื” ืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“.
12:11
They were scripts like "Juno" and "Little Miss Sunshine"
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ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื›ืžื• "ื’'ื•ื ื•" ื•"ืžื™ืก ืกื ืฉื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืงื˜ื ื”"
12:15
and "The Queen" and "The King's Speech"
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ื•"ื”ืžืœื›ื”" ื•"ื ืื•ื ื”ืžืœืš"
12:17
and "Spotlight."
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ื•"ืกืคื•ื˜ืœื™ื™ื˜".
12:19
And yes, "Slumdog Millionaire."
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ื•ื›ืŸ, "ื ืขืจ ื”ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ืžืžื•ืžื‘ืื™".
12:21
And even an upcoming movie about Michael Jackson's chimpanzee.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืกืจื˜ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื™ืžืคื ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืžื™ื™ืงืœ ื’'ืงืกื•ืŸ ืฉื™ื’ื™ืข ื‘ืงืจื•ื‘.
12:25
Now, I think it's really important that I pause here for a second
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ืžืžืฉ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉืื ื™ ืืขืฆื•ืจ ื›ืืŸ ืœืฉื ื™ื”
12:28
and say that I can't take credit for the success of any of those movies.
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ื•ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื—ืช ืืช ื”ืงืจื“ื™ื˜ ืœื”ืฆืœื—ื” ืฉืœ ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
12:32
I didn't write them, I didn't direct them, I didn't produce them, I didn't gaff them,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืื•ืชื, ืœื ื‘ื™ื™ืžืชื™ ืื•ืชื, ืœื ื”ืคืงืชื™ ืื•ืชื, ื•ืœื ืชื›ื ื ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืชืื•ืจื” ืฉืœื”ื.
12:36
I didn't make food and craft service --
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ืœื ื”ื›ื ืชื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ื•ื”ืฆืขืชื™ ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื --
12:38
we all know how important that is.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื›ืžื” ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘.
12:40
The credit for those movies, the credit for that success,
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ื”ืงืจื“ื™ื˜ ืœืื•ืชื ืกืจื˜ื™ื, ื”ืงืจื“ื™ื˜ ืœืื•ืชืŸ ื”ืฆืœื—ื•ืช,
12:42
goes to the people who made the films.
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ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœืื•ืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืขืฉื• ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื™ื.
12:45
What I did was change the way people looked at them.
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ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื–ื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืกืชื›ืœื• ืขืœื™ื”ื.
12:47
Accidentally, I asked if the conventional wisdom was correct.
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ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืžืงืจื™, ืฉืืœืชื™ ืื ื”ื“ืขื” ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช ื”ื™ื ื ื›ื•ื ื”.
12:52
And certainly, there are movies on that list that would have gotten made
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ื•ื‘ื•ื•ื“ืื™, ื™ืฉื ื ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื”ืžื•ืคื™ืขื™ื ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ืžื•ืคืงื™ื
12:56
without the Black List,
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ื’ื ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”,
12:57
but there are many that definitely would not have.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉื ื ื’ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ืคืงื™ื.
12:59
And at a minimum, we've catalyzed a lot of them into production,
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ื•ืœื›ืœ ื”ืคื—ื•ืช, ื“ื—ืคื ื• ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื”ื ืœื”ืคืงื”.
13:02
and I think that's worth noting.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ืฉื•ื•ื” ืฆื™ื•ืŸ.
13:04
There have been about 1,000 screenplays on the Black List
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ื›-1,000 ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื ื›ื ืกื• ืœืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”
13:07
since its inception in 2005.
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ืžืื– ืฉื”ื™ื ื ื•ืœื“ื” ื‘-2005.
13:08
About 325 have been produced.
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ื›-325 ืžื”ื ื”ื•ืคืงื• ืœืกืจื˜ื™ื.
13:11
They've been nominated for 300 Academy Awards,
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ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ืขืžื“ื™ื ืœ-300 ืคืจืกื™ ืืงื“ืžื™ื”,
13:14
they've won 50.
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ื”ื ื–ื›ื• ื‘-50.
13:16
Four of the last nine Best Pictures have gone to scripts from the Black List,
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ืืจื‘ืข ืžืชื•ืš ืชืฉืขืช ืคืจืกื™ ื”ืกืจื˜ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื•ืขื ืงื• ืœืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”,
13:20
and 10 of the last 20 screenplay Oscars have gone to scripts from the Black List.
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ื•-10 ืžืชื•ืš 20 ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ื–ื•ื›ื™ ื”ืื•ืกืงืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื™ื ื”ื•ืขื ืงื• ืœืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืžืชื•ืš ื”ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื—ื•ืจื”.
13:24
All told, they've made about 25 billion dollars
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ืกื”"ื›, ื”ื ื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื• ื›-25 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ
13:27
in worldwide box office,
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ื‘ื‘ืชื™ ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข ื‘ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื,
13:28
which means that hundreds of millions of people
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ืžืื•ืช ืžื™ืœื™ื•ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื
13:31
have seen these films when they leave their homes,
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ืฆืคื• ื‘ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืขื–ื‘ื• ืืช ื‘ืชื™ื”ื,
13:33
and sit next to someone they don't know and the lights go down.
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ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ื• ืœื™ื“ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื”ื ืœื ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ื•ื”ืื•ืจื•ืช ื›ื‘ื•.
13:37
And that's to say nothing of post-theatrical environments
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ื›ื•ืœืœ ืืช ื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ื”ืคืฆื” ืฉืœืื—ืจ ื‘ืชื™-ื”ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข
13:40
like DVD, streaming and, let's be honest, illegal downloads.
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ื›ืžื• ื“ื™.ื•ื™.ื“ื™, ื”ื–ืจืžืช ื•ื™ื“ืื•, ื•ื”ื‘ื” ื ื”ื™ื” ื›ื ื™ื, ื”ื•ืจื“ื•ืช ืœื ื—ื•ืงื™ื•ืช.
13:44
Five years ago today, October 15,
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ืœืคื ื™ ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง, ื‘-15 ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ,
13:48
my business partner and I doubled down on this notion
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ื”ืฉื•ืชืฃ ื”ืขืกืงื™ ืฉืœื™ ื•ืื ื™ ื”ืชืžืงื“ื ื• ื‘ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”
13:51
that screenwriting talent was not where we expected to find it,
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ืฉื›ื™ืฉืจื•ืŸ ื›ืชื™ื‘ืช ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื ืื™ื ื• ื ืžืฆื ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉืฆื™ืคื™ื ื• ืฉื™ื”ื™ื”,
13:55
and we launched a website that would allow anybody on earth
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ื•ื”ืงืžื ื• ืืชืจ ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ ื”ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืขื•ืœื
13:58
who had written an English-language screenplay
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ืฉื›ืชื‘ ืชืกืจื™ื˜ ื‘ืฉืคื” ื”ืื ื’ืœื™ืช
14:00
to upload their script, have it evaluated,
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ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ ืฉืœื”ื, ืœืงื‘ืœ ืขืœื™ื• ื”ืขืจื›ื”,
14:02
and make it available to thousands of film-industry professionals.
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ื•ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืื•ืชื• ืœื–ืžื™ืŸ ืœืืœืคื™ ืื ืฉื™ ืžืงืฆื•ืข ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ื”ืงื•ืœื ื•ืข.
ื•ืื ื™ ืฉืžื— ืœื•ืžืจ, ืฉื‘ื—ืžืฉ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ืžืื– ื”ืงืžืชื•,
14:06
And I'm pleased to say, in the five years since its launch,
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we've largely proved that thesis.
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ื”ื•ื›ื—ื ื• ืืช ื”ืชื™ืื•ืจื™ื” ื”ื–ื•.
ืžืื•ืช ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืžืฆืื• ืกื•ื›ื ื™ื,
14:10
Hundreds of writers from across the world have found representation,
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ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ื”ืฆืขื•ืช ืื• ืžื›ืจื• ืืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื”ื.
14:13
have had their work optioned or sold.
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ืฉื‘ืขื” ืืคื™ืœื• ื–ื›ื• ืœื”ืคืงื” ืฉืœ ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ ืœืกืจื˜ ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช,
14:15
Seven have even seen their films made in the last three years,
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ื”ืกืจื˜ "ื ื™ื™ื˜ื™ื ื’ืœ".
14:18
including the film "Nightingale,"
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื”ืชื“ืจื“ืจื•ืช ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืฆื ืžืœื—ืžื”,
14:20
the story of a war veteran's psychological decline,
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ื‘ื• ืคื ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื•ื•ื™ื“ ืื•ื™ืœืื• ื”ืŸ ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ื”ืžื•ืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ืžืกืš
14:22
in which David Oyelowo's face is the only one on screen
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ื‘ืžืฉืš 90 ื”ื“ืงื•ืช ืฉื”ืกืจื˜ ื ืžืฉืš.
14:25
for the film's 90-minute duration.
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It was nominated for a Golden Globe and two Emmy Awards.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืขืžื“ ืœื’ืœื•ื‘ื•ืก ื”ื–ื”ื‘ ื•ืฉื ื™ ืคืจืกื™ ืืžื™.
14:30
It's also kind of cool that more than a dozen writers
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ื–ื” ื’ื ื“ื™ ืžื’ื ื™ื‘ ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืขืฉืจื” ื›ื•ืชื‘ื™ื
14:32
who were discovered on the website
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ืฉื”ืชื’ืœื• ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื”ืืชืจ
14:34
have ended up on this end-of-year annual list,
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ื ื›ื ืกื• ืœืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืฉื ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ืกื•ืฃ ืฉื ื” ื–ืืช,
14:36
including two of the last three number one writers.
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ืฉื ื™ื™ื ืžืฉืœื•ืฉืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ืื™ื ืžืกืคืจ ืื—ืช ื‘ืจืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”.
14:39
Simply put, the conventional wisdom about screenwriting merit --
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ื‘ืคืฉื˜ื•ืช, ื”ื“ืขื” ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืื™ื›ื•ืช ื”ืชืกืจื™ื˜ื™ื,
14:43
where it was and where it could be found,
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ืื™ืคื” ื”ื™ื ื ืžืฆืืช ื•ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืืคืฉืจ ืœืžืฆื•ื ืื•ืชื”,
14:46
was wrong.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื•ื˜ืขื™ืช.
14:48
And this is notable, because as I mentioned before,
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ื•ื–ื” ืจืื•ื™ ืœืฆื™ื•ืŸ, ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื›ืžื• ืฉื”ื–ื›ืจืชื™ ืงื•ื“ื,
14:51
in the triage of finding movies to make and making them,
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ื‘ืžื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ ืœืžืฆื™ืืช ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืœื”ืคืงื” ื•ื”ืคืงืชื ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ,
14:54
there's a lot of relying on conventional wisdom.
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืžื•ืŸ ื”ืกืชืžื›ื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื“ืขื” ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช.
14:58
And that conventional wisdom,
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ื•ืื•ืชื” ื“ืขื” ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช,
15:00
maybe, just maybe,
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ืื•ืœื™, ืจืง ืื•ืœื™,
15:02
might be wrong to even greater consequence.
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ืขืœื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื˜ืขื™ืช ื‘ื”ื™ืงืฃ ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืจื—ื‘.
15:05
Films about black people don't sell overseas.
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ืฉืกืจื˜ื™ื ืื•ื“ื•ืช ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื—ื•ืจื™ื ืœื ืžื•ื›ึฐืจื™ื ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื™ื.
15:09
Female-driven action movies don't work,
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ืฉืกืจื˜ื™ ืคืขื•ืœื” ืขื ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื” ืื™ืฉื” ืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื
15:11
because women will see themselves in men, but men won't see themselves in women.
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื ืฉื™ื ืžื–ื“ื”ื•ืช ืขื ื’ื‘ืจื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื ื™ื–ื“ื”ื• ืขื ื ืฉื™ื.
15:16
That no one wants to see movies about women over 40.
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ืฉืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืจืื•ืช ืกืจื˜ื™ื ืขืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืžืขืœ ืœื’ื™ืœ 40.
15:19
That our onscreen heroes have to conform to a very narrow idea about beauty
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ืฉื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ ื”ืžืกืš ืฉืœื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืชื•ืืžื™ื ืœืกื˜ื ื“ืจื˜ื™ื ืžืื•ื“ ืฆืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืคื™
15:23
that we consider conventional.
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ืฉืื ื• ืžื’ื“ื™ืจื™ื ื›ืžืงื•ื‘ืœื™ื.
15:26
What does that mean when those images are projected 30 feet high
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ืžื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื›ืฉืื•ืชืŸ ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ืงืจื ื•ืช ื‘ื’ื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœ 9 ืžื˜ืจื™ื
15:29
and the lights go down,
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ื•ื”ืื•ืจื•ืช ื›ื‘ื™ื,
15:30
for a kid that looks like me in Columbus, Georgia?
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืœื“ ืฉื ืจืื” ื›ืžื•ื ื™ ื‘ืงื•ืœื•ืžื‘ื•ืก, ื’'ื•ืจื’'ื™ื”?
15:33
Or a Muslim girl in Cardiff, Wales?
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ืื• ื ืขืจื” ืžื•ืกืœืžื™ืช ื‘ืงืจื“ื™ืฃ, ื•ื•ื™ืœืก?
15:36
Or a gay kid in Chennai?
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ืื• ื ืขืจ ื”ื•ืžื•ืกืงืกื•ืืœ ื‘ืฆ'ืื ืื™?
15:38
What does it mean for how we see ourselves
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ืžื” ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืœืื•ืคืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•
15:41
and how we see the world and for how the world sees us?
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ื•ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื•ืื™ืš ืฉื”ืขื•ืœื ืจื•ืื” ืื•ืชื ื•?
15:47
We live in very strange times.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ืžืฉื•ื ื”.
15:50
And I think for the most part, we all live in a state of constant triage.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉืœืจื•ื‘, ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืžืฆื‘ ืฉืœ ืžื™ื•ืŸ ืชืžื™ื“ื™.
15:54
There's just too much information,
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ื™ืฉ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืžื™ื“ืข,
15:56
too much stuff to contend with.
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืืชื.
15:58
And so as a rule, we tend to default to conventional wisdom.
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ื•ื›ืš ื›ื›ืœืœ, ืื ื• ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœืืžืฅ ืืช ื”ื“ืขื” ื”ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช.
16:03
And I think it's important that we ask ourselves, constantly,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืฉื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื ืฉืืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื ื•, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืข,
16:06
how much of that conventional wisdom is all convention and no wisdom?
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ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืื•ืชื” ื“ืขื” ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช ืืš ืœืœื ืฉื•ื ื—ื›ืžื” ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื”?
16:12
And at what cost?
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ื•ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ืžื—ื™ืจ?
16:14
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
16:15
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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