Game of Thrones director turns spotlight on media industry for North Wales students

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Cambria Marshall

A RENOWNED movie director was put under the spotlight by Coleg Cambria students.

Neil Marshall, whose credits includeĀ Hellboy, Game of Thrones, Westworld,Ā andĀ Dog Soldiers, paid a visit to the collegeā€™s Creative Media department for a Q&A with learners in Deeside.

A Best Director winner at the Saturn Awards and British Independent Awards forĀ The Descent, he spoke about his career in the industry and provided the cohort with advice and guidance on how to pursue their dreams.

Cambria Lecturer Edward Evers-Swindell wrote and directed the movieĀ Dark Signal, which Neil supported as Executive Producer.

He said it was an ā€œinspirational and informativeā€ session for the students and staff.

ā€œNeil discussed his route into film and his personal journey as well as answering questions on a range of topics,ā€ said Edward.

ā€œWhat made this even more valuable for the students is that he is self-made, rather than knowing anyone in the industry he started from scratch with no more than a passion for films to sustain him.ā€

He added: ā€œNeilā€™s journey has been long and hard, but hopefully gives inspiration to learners who didnā€™t know how to get started in the movie business.

ā€œHis talk was fascinatingĀ and went into detail about each of his projects and how they came about, while being incredibly honest about projects that were, in his own words, successes and failures, as well as the differences in working in film vs television.

ā€œThe students asked some brilliant questions that demonstrated a real interest in what they had listened to, and their feedback was really positive, so it was a fantastic event for all of us.ā€

Cambria Marshall

Neil also recorded a podcast with Edward and the team, where he discussed the importance of engaging with academia and the next generation of talent, on and off camera.

ā€œI think itā€™s vital, we never had anything like this when I studied film,ā€ he said.

ā€œNobody came from the business to talk to us; it would have been an eye opener and refreshing and bolstered our enthusiasm.

ā€œI like coming to these things and talking to students because I want to inspire people. Thatā€™s what we aim to do as filmmakers, inspire people.ā€

For the latest news and information from Coleg Cambria, visitĀ www.cambria.ac.ukĀ and follow them on social media.


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