Three weeks ago I was constantly writing down dialogue; I was listening to everyone’s conversations and jotting down anything of interest.
My kids got sick of it: “Not dialogue again mom!” Or they said, “hey mom, won’t you write that down? That was good”. They even helped me write.

The next week it was all about objective: what is it that you really want? What is it that you are looking for by saying that?

The truth is that this was so challenging for me because I did not understand the focus of this week: subtext. So many layers of subtext. Now all I do is watch myself talk. How many layers of meaning lie beneath each of my words? Do I even know? So rare to only communicate one layer of meaning. The world would be a most flat and boring place. Playing with subtext in dialogue has been quite entertaining. I realize I do it all the time. How many mysterious layers of subtext did I hear in our improv class today? Did I capture the subtext in my footage? Did I give my actors clear objectives?

Sharif, Fred, Melissa and Patrick all helped to illuminate what lies beneath our dialogues and scenes; Alan illuminated the world of lighting and the subtext we chose to create with it.

Now if only the sun will shine we’ll be set for the week-end.