So how bout that woodshedding today, huh? I felt that we made some strong headway in our scene today. Several things seemed to click in a row. It initially helped that Nate and I defined our environment in which we are performing our scene. I guess that makes sense, however. The more we put our mental state into a real setting with real given circumstances, the more natually the character of Undershaft comes to me. The next thing that Nate and I focused on was the introductory beat in our scene. We did that one beat for more than half the time, but I feel like we may have finally cracked it. It felt right and natural. For several beats after that first one, things seemed to flow more smoothly. Professor Phillips (and Meisner) were definitely on to something by suggesting that everything is a brand new reaction to the beat right before it. That is how it goes in real life isn't it? And these scenes are about verisimilitude are they not? Hmm. I feel kinda dumb now when I type it all out like that.