The Small Talker: Rehearsal One
Even though I was hardcore exhausted after some terrible sleep the night before, the first "official" rehearsal for The Small Talker went very well.
We started off by running through the elevator scene, and then taking a few stabs at the two bathroom mirror "discussions." We spent a good long while going in circles with nonsense words, which I suspect was far more amusing and exciting for Alli and I to watch than for the actors to perform. Ridiculous. And it's going to be a hoot to film.
After that, we briefly discussed characters, and a little casting for the parts of LeAnne, Samantha, and Barb. I think, in general, we discovered a lot of interesting stuff, and the characters are coming alive, softening up, and finding their voices.
Having had enough of that scripted bullshit, we took the camcorder and an extension cord out to the courtyard and filmed some footage for a brief The Small Talker teaser trailer. I've got it all captured to my computer, and hopefully I'll have a chance to smooth out a presentable edit by the end of tomorrow. I'm less certain about what music to use than I was, but I think the footage looks surprisingly promising, considering the limited equipment and crew. Sunlight works magic.
Then, we went around and took some publicity photos, to the apparent bewilderment of the cast. It felt a lot like a good day of shooting Darwin's Kids opening credits. A lot of fun.
And, I'll have you know, I just finished looking at the pictures, and there are some really great ones. I'm going to try and post a few on the forum tomorrow. Though Jess and Matt might prefer it if we didn't, I think we'll have to do that again, because it's great stuff, and I get a kick out of it.
We will meet again either when we have Barb, LeAnne, and Samantha cast, or the first weekend in November -- whichever comes first.