“One of the things I think we did do well was blow things up and fight,” Ralph Winter says of his latest produced feature film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Last night, VFS students from many programs – including Film Production, Writing for Film & Television, Entertainment Business Management, and Acting for Film & Television – were treated to over an hour of Winter’s time as he talked about the joys and difficulties of making movies in today’s industry.

The producer of such films as Fantastic Four, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes, and Star Treks III through VI, Winter screened a number of Wolverine clips — from early promo trailers to never before seen (and not likely to be seen again any time soon) stunt choreography, giving students a look into the imagination of Hollywood stunt performers.

After talking about his favourite aspect of producing – theatre-hopping on opening night for his films – he repeatedly stressed to students that, above all, this industry runs on collaboration.

“If you think you’re the one person who’s going to muscle it past the goal, you’re wrong,” Winter said.  “It’s got to be collaborative.”