We had a good, but short, rehearsal last night. At least it seemed short to me. Still, it was productive and I think that both Quinn (left, black shirt) and Mike understand more of the motivations their characters.
Hank, who I had lined up for cinematography, wasn't able to shoot this for me, but he did lend me his 1 CCD camera to shoot it myself. So, camera crisis is over. My camera is still in working order, for the moment, so I'm going to devise a way to use it, for as long as it's not glitchey.
Quinn has read very well. I have, and continue, to have a good feeling about him. When he reads, he picks up on little nuances and inflections that I've put into his lines. I expected that from Mike and he's come through. Mike has a very good work ethic. He likes to get his hands dirty and get in there to work out prop problems or anything that might come along.
This being my first real rehearsal since "Time", it's going to take some getting use to as far as letting the actors take the reins and read without any serious direction from my end. I have to tell myself, "They're not fully into the script. They're just rehearsing. Can't distract them from the lines. At least, not yet."
I think everything is going to work out well. Better even. As my sophomore offering, The Road has a lot riding on it. And most of it is for me.
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