This is the first of two rehearsals held prior to the shooting of my short film Bar Bonding. I regard the process of making this film the current high-point in my construction of Homosocial Film Practice. This rehearsal has been edited down and divided into the following sections:
Opening Discussion: 00:04
First Table Read: 01:18
Script Content Discussion: 02:19
The use of the word "man": 03:40
Masculinity Discussion: 05:18
Dialogue & Intention Discussion: 07:47
The First Rehearsal (without scripts): 10:38
The Second Rehearsal (with scripts): 12:20
Character Motivation Discussion: 13:28
Introducing the Meisner Repetition Exercise: 14:45
Trying the Meisner Repetition Exercise: 16:43
Improvisation Planning: 20:00
Improvisation: 22:23
Post-Improvisation Scripted Rehearsal: 25:22
Final Discussion: 29:40