Soul Searcher: July 10th 2002

Ooh, the excitement. Start spreading the news, I’m leaving the-day-after-tomorrow, I want to be a part of it, etc…

Another fruitful day of auditions. I’m finding it a great opportunity as a director, firstly to be able to concentrate solely on peformances without having to worry lighting, camera moves and all the other guff, and secondly in trying out different ways of playing the scenes, and different tones for the characters. What I’m finding difficult is getting the awkwardness and stlited air in the early scenes between Joe and Heather, which I’m sure is due to my failing as a director rather than the actors. It’s ironic that I’ve been in that situation so many times myself, but I can’t seem to find the words to describe it to the actors. I’ll have to videotape it next time it happens to me.

Soul Searcher: July 10th 2002