First (very short) independent film released . . .

N called me a couple of weeks ago, and he said they had finished cutting the film, and he was inviting all the cast and crew down to Suede on 161 W. 23rd Street (one block east of the famed Hotel Chelsea). The film is about 10min, just one scene, but a well-written scene.

First impression: honestly -- I was impressed and relieved. It was really my first serious time in front of the camera. I thought the director made good choices about what to cut -- a scene where I was directing myself and a scene where I was quite fluttered: neither made it into the final version. What did make it, though, I thought I looked believable and unselfconscious, which means I had moments of focus, relaxation, and clarity: the "character" wasn't what N wanted, but what was there was "truthful," which was my target. Before the screening, I asked N if he was happy with the film, and he said he was very happy, so all-in-all, I consider it & the experience of making it a success -- I definitely learned highly valuable lessons, but now I really want to see it/study it again: I've asked N for a copy that will hopefully include the parts that didn't make it into the final version.