The Hardest Test

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O n this second day of shooting more fighting would follow. It was Friday night and hardly anyone was studying in the pc labs. What had been planned to be a productive and "wrap up" of our first scene became a lesson all directors and actors will eventually have to learn - FOLLOW THE SCRIPT/SHOT LIST!!Many of the action involved kicking, punching, and ducking. A matress was layed down again for a tripping sequence. There was a moment when all three actors had to do some movement or another simultaneously.

"Kioko, this doesn't seem right... this way seems more logical". Willingly, I gave the proposed movements a try. Our act of coalescence continued for 45 more minutes until flared tempers and impatience filled the set (I believe we began introducing wrestling moves at one point). Eventually, actors and director(s) alike went back to the original script - leaving the argued-over choreography cutting floor footage for the upcoming documentary. 'Lo and behold our beloved Ose broke her leg in two places the following night skiing. This put a stop on production and temporary confusion on part of the director who now had to figure out what to do with the source of the film's screenplay...