Director's Reflection:
Boy how I love directing. Russell and Danny were my actors and they were excellent to work with. I had always wanted to cast them together in a scene because I think they look like each other and I thought they would have great chemistry. I wanted to them to get to know each other before we started shooting so they talked with each other while we were setting up. I believe their chemistry was nice. Having your actors be totally memorized is important so that when they show up on set you can discuss the scene, characters, and blocking. Lauren was great to work with again. What I loved is that she started to pre lit the next shot over by the wall when we were still doing our master. That was awesome to have as a director. Steven did well on sound. His experience with sound really helped as we set up the lavs. I learned with this scene how important Script Supervisors are on set. Continuity was hard with this scene, especially because of the basketball. I found myself saying crap because in the master the basketball would be bouncing off and in the close up it would appear somewhere else. Also, even in the actor's motions, continuity was tough. I learned how much fun one can have with your actors if the trust is there. Russell and Danny were having fun and engaging well which helped me engage more.
