First "final" rehearsal for Sin Reversa

Today we held a production meeting and the first of two final rehearsals for our short film Sin Reversa.
We had plenty of our actors/extras showing up, that was awesome!

We also got the actor we were looking for! Not in the way we had thought. Actually, the "loudspeaker" method didn't work at all. I don't think even one person showed up from hearing that. But some other people showed up, some that we had invited personally. No, instead our last-minute solution was to call back a previous actor we had seen and who we were unsure about. But... we saw improvement! So much that we decided to stay with that person.

We keep learning. One thing, casting auditions need to be well announced. The key is how you announce....

Today I learnt something else. Producing a feature film vs. producing a short film is not like driving a car vs. driving a bicycle. It is like driving a car a long distance vs. driving a car a short distance. You need the same complete car. You need a complete team to produce a short film. Every position and procedure is important and needed, down to the assistants. You need a lot of time to prepare. Meetings, preparations, lots of think-through. Equipment. Bring-in-case's. Calls. People need to know where to go and what time. And last but not least, you need money.

Well, I guess this is all valid if you want to do something with "almost" the same quality as a feature film. And that's what we're trying to do.

Tonight I feel totally dead. One of my most stressful days in a long time. How dead will I feel directing a feature film? I hope a good team would keep me alive...
But I am also happy. We got so many things to work tonight. I am grateful to God. We are going forward.

One more rehearsal to go tomorrow.

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