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Well, I finished another draft of The Julie last night. Definitely feels tighter and I look forward to hearing it read tomorrow night by the group of actors that will perfom the play in a matter of months. I am a little more worried and apprehensive about this production. We actually held auditions rather than casting in house. Though the last "in-house" casting was out of my hands, it was "in-house" of the director and production company(s?) working on it.
I guess this brings up a recent decision I made on the editing of the film project I've got in post production. You see, the producer and technical director (a couple, if you will) has an editor friend, but we all wanted to interview others with the potential of going outside of our "zone". I would say "comfort" zone here, but the roles we all hold in this project are already outside of this zone, so hiring someone even farther outside was what we were contemplating. The individuals we interviewed varied in level of experience and professionalism and a few remained candidates for a few weeks after the initial meeting. We finaly made the decision to hire the friend rather than the stranger. Of course, we can't determine whether this was a good or bad decision as we have not seen a cut yet (due in the next couple weeks). However, the final decision was made because we all hold this project close to our hearts and handing it over to a friend felt like the smartest move, though each and everyone of us was excited about the possibilities for the future with new friends and strangers alike.
so, here I am, one day before meeting a cast of strangers to take hold of my work. what will become of it and what will become of me, my play, my wors, etc. i am optimistic, but not overly at this point, I must say. i guess I am working on the age old wisdom I once found in a cereal box or fortune cookie, "to a pessimist, the world is filled with happy suprises."
either way, I look forward to it. "fuck up, friend! or you will find yourself living on our terrible streets."
Well, I finished another draft of The Julie last night. Definitely feels tighter and I look forward to hearing it read tomorrow night by the group of actors that will perfom the play in a matter of months. I am a little more worried and apprehensive about this production. We actually held auditions rather than casting in house. Though the last "in-house" casting was out of my hands, it was "in-house" of the director and production company(s?) working on it.
I guess this brings up a recent decision I made on the editing of the film project I've got in post production. You see, the producer and technical director (a couple, if you will) has an editor friend, but we all wanted to interview others with the potential of going outside of our "zone". I would say "comfort" zone here, but the roles we all hold in this project are already outside of this zone, so hiring someone even farther outside was what we were contemplating. The individuals we interviewed varied in level of experience and professionalism and a few remained candidates for a few weeks after the initial meeting. We finaly made the decision to hire the friend rather than the stranger. Of course, we can't determine whether this was a good or bad decision as we have not seen a cut yet (due in the next couple weeks). However, the final decision was made because we all hold this project close to our hearts and handing it over to a friend felt like the smartest move, though each and everyone of us was excited about the possibilities for the future with new friends and strangers alike.
so, here I am, one day before meeting a cast of strangers to take hold of my work. what will become of it and what will become of me, my play, my wors, etc. i am optimistic, but not overly at this point, I must say. i guess I am working on the age old wisdom I once found in a cereal box or fortune cookie, "to a pessimist, the world is filled with happy suprises."
either way, I look forward to it. "fuck up, friend! or you will find yourself living on our terrible streets."
posted by Joshua Aaron Weinstein at 5:21 PM
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