Episode 33: Crystle C. Roberson On Carving Her Own Path Into Directing

Let's Shoot! with Pete Chatmon

Crystle C. Roberson is best known for her work on OWN’s ‘Greenleaf’, ‘All American’ on the CW, and ABC’s ‘Queens’. Inspired by a scene from Spielberg’s ‘The Color Purple’, Crystle went from photography to producing director. On this episode, Crystle joins Pete to talk about merging photography with motion picture, shooting short films over the weekends, the do’s and don'ts of directing television, a day in the life as a producing director, and more…
SHOW NOTES:
(00:00:00- 00:05:16) -- Pete's Intro
(00:05:16- 00:9:50) -- Introduction To Photography & Film
(00:9:50- 00:13:30) — Growing Up In Macon
(00:13:30- 00:17:00) — Carving Your Own Path
(00:17:00- 00:21:45) — Merging Photography With Motion Pictures
(00:21:45- 00:27:55) — How Much Should You Really Know?
(00:27:55- 00:31:00) — Shooting Shorts On The Weekends
(00:31:00- 00:34:35) -- Being An Assistant
(00:34:35- 00:38:44) -- Getting Into The DGA & Director’s Journey
(00:38:44- 00:39:40) — “Transitions: A Director's Journey And Motivational Handbook” Promo
(00:39:40- 00:46:30) — Do’s & Don’ts Of Television Directing
(00:46:30- 00:54:00) — Being A Producing Director
(00:54:00- 01:03:40) — Directing Directors
(01:03:40- 01:13:35) — Day In The Life On Set
(01:13:35- 01:18:40) — Maintaining The Tone Of The Show
(01:18:40- 01:20:55) -- Giving Input During Post
(01:20:55- 01:25:30) -- What’s Next For You?
(01:25:30- 01:30:50) -- Lightning Round Questions
(01:30:50- 01:16:52) -- Pete’s Outro
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