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Dozens of Troy University theatre students are gathered inside a classroom affectionately known as the “Black Box” thanks to its coal-colored floor and walls.

The class is on creativity, but on this day in August the focus is on someone who has put his creativity to work producing movies—alumnus D.

Scott Lumpkin.

Lumpkin told the class that each script he picks ups is a new puzzle waiting to be solved.

“I’m not a writer,” Lumpkin said. “I find other projects and develop existing projects. So, a lot of it has to do with me reading a script and thinking ‘This is a cool challenge, I think I can put this together.’ I’m working on a film right now, and the challenge for me is, I want Hollywood to say, ‘How the hell did he do this for that much money?’ That’s sort of the challenge or the Rubik’s Cube for me.”

Lumpkin, a 1995 TROY graduate and Mobile native, has gained a reputation as one of the best in the movie business at putting together the pieces needed to bring a script to life.