And so another month of class comes to an end. The scene myself and my scene partner worked on was Hemmingway’s Hills Like White Elephants. It’s a very dry, yet rich story, but difficult to work with because it is so vague in terms of background and conclusion. There was a lot to get hold of, and both of us had to learn to let go of our conscious willing while being together in a related immediacy in order to bring life to the scene.
Last night, we managed to get the scene up to a level that affected people, but getting to that territory was challenging - as it should be. There is more work that we can do, but from where we started earlier in the class to where we ended up represented quite a shift in both our instruments. It sounds a bit wanky saying that, but that’s the terminology of the process.
Speaking of the instrument, the more training that has gone in to working with the self during technique is slowly reaping more rewards, and that can only be a good thing. I’ve another piece of film work potentially lined up, and some related good news that I won’t yet reveal.
Self Made continues its tour of the festival circuit, but will also screen at the Wimbledon Curzon next week (Tuesday, 31st May, 18.30 – Wimbledon Curzon). I’ll be joining Sam and Gillian on the Q & A panel.
Overall, it’s been a good month. I’m learning more and more about method, and how my personal methodology needs to change in order to bring about the creative moment.