Yesterday, while at the little film shoot in Oakville, I shot some video. I filmed a bit of the trip getting there and a bit of the shooting day. I did this with the intent of using this footage to teach myself editing while producing something to post on this blog (via the magic of Youtube).

Alas, after spending a couple of hours working, I discovered what happens if you don’t save after trimming video. My computer was slow after all that work, so I thought i’d reboot before rendering. Sadly, it turned out that the trimmed bits don’t get saved, and so all my video was gone. The audio survived, but what’s a video without… Video? (Answer: audio)

So, this evening I’ll try again. If it works, you’ll see the video here.

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That was a longer day than I anticipated. But it was a lot of fun. The project was a short student film that had to be precisely two minutes in length. It was a simple little story about man trying to finish his jigsaw puzzle.

It was a fun day, but in the way of film, it was a long afternoon. When we finished the last shot before wrapping, I realized how sore my feet were. The shoes I had been wearing were not exactly comfortable. It was good to get back in my own clothes.

Now I’m on the train, heading home. Ready to get dinner and get to bed.

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Out in Oakville to shoot a short film.

This is the room we’re filming in today.

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(I say “officially” because we opened last night, though we had audiences twice before that – once, the other actors in the other shows, and then an invited audience at our dress rehearsal.)

Tonight was a quiet audience for most of the show, but in the second half they came alive. Show started out a little low energy, and there was a bit of a struggle to pull the energy up, which we apparently succeeded in doing, judging from the reaction at the end.

Three more performances: one tomorrow, and two on Saturday. Tonight was sold out, and it looks like the other shows could be as well. If you are thinking about coming, arrive early or reserve tickets from the theatre.

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Tonight I open “The Stranger” as a part of the first week of Alumnae Theatre’s New Ideas Festival. We have now performed this show for two small audiences: once Monday evening foe some members of the cast of the week’s other shows, and last night for a dress rehearsal for an invited audience.

Both of these two performances were fine for me. Monday night I felt somewhat “off”, and last night I felt as though the character was there but that I wasn’t listening as well as I could be but rather going over the lines in my head while they were spoken.

My challenge for tonight is to put the full moon inspired madness of the workday behind me, and allow myself to sit in the character, find the moment and listen.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

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Arriving for a tech rehearsal for The Stranger.

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