C.P.D. lecture 4

Robert Young & ...... ......

"The Wraith" was a local production that utilized local talent as well as students from the college and its facilities. Robert Young came in to deliver a lecture and talk about his experiences making  "The Wraith" as well as some interesting accounts of previous work.

He went into some detail to talk about his own practices and methodology when working. he talked about how the film-making and script-writing practices had changed over the years and how today's technology had made his most current production easier and less time consuming.

what I found the most interesting was listening to Robert Young talk about how he approaches directing and what he regarded as good directing. I understood that his job involved a lot of input before filming and how assembling  a good collection of crew around you was extremely important. He explained that  a good casting director was very important as he maintained that  if they find the best cast for your film , half your job is done. He talked about how even through careful planning in pre-production, things didn't  always go as planned during the production of " The Wraith".  He explained that some people ended up sometimes taking on multiple roles to assure the production went as smoothly as possible. He also talked about a planned stunt that couldn't take place because certain logistics had been overlooked. I thought it was rather impressive , that a man of Robert's age still had the drive and the passion to make films and television and was also willing to embrace an ever changing technological climate.

I really appreciated the chance to speak to a notable director, as It's something that rarely gets any investigation. I gained some great insight into how a director works and how he faced some of the common problems in being a director.

That evening, I was lucky enough to be invited to a screening of The Wraith in the studio theater. I really enjoyed being amongst a lot of people who were involved in the production process. the screening had a great atmosphere and it certainly signaled how beneficial this could be to aspiring local filmmakers and the college.