The Heiress color remake of 1949 movie - first rough cut

This is my first rough cut of a bit of The Heiress (William Wyler movie from 1949) that I produced and directed. I chose these scenes because I think they are the most interesting 8 minutes in the movie. I have added more refined versions to Youtube as I continue to edit the video so check my channel for the most recent edit (version 4). This is best watched on a large screen with large speakers as it was optimized for showing in a theater.
This is my first true Directing experience. This was shot out of order and I forgot to shoot one scene so have tried to edit around that.

This version of The Heiress was filmed in an 1880 San Francisco Victorian Mansion and is based on the Henry James Novel Washington Square which is based on the famous square in New York City. In the original movie, Montgomery Clift and Olivia DeHaviland starred. Academy Awards: 8 nominations - 4 wins: Best Actress in a Leading Role Olivia de Havilland; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White; Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Aaron Copland; Best Costume Design, Black-and-White Edith Head & Gile Steele.
Thanks to The Great Dickens Christmas Fair for the costume of Miss Sloper and to CCSF, CINE131, Caroline Blair instructor. copyright 2009-2010

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[JubalCalif]

Heavens to Murgatroid! KUDOS to all those involved! Being a huge fan of the short novel "Washington Square" and the classic '49 film version, I was especially excited about viewing this video for the first time today. I enjoyed it VERY much! Well done, everyone! THANKS for posting it! CHEERS! :-)

[markrpope3]

@JubalCalif

Thanks! Did you check out my last cut of it, seventh rough cut?

[markrpope3]

Thanks Ron. That means a lot coming from such an avid movie collector.

[vk92007]

@splndrndgrs I don't know the musical for the old movie, but Tchakovsky's 5th Symphony is alive and vibrant and is very good in the opening

[AthenaRage]

projection of dialogue is almost as bad as dialogue in really bad porno's

[MamaPaulita]

Oh dear it's so sad, the art direction is so beautiful. The acting is like an infomercial.

[splndrndgrs]

can any one tell me the name of the music to this film and there was also written lyrics, i think it was called 'How Soon'. written much later. i would dearly love to hear both scores.

[3909clancy]

yuck this stinks!!You can tell they are just reciting lines with no feelings what so ever.

[sfhunk]

Mark-great job directing this! Being familiar with James and this novel in particular I feel that you captured the spirit of one of the most import scenes in the book. This time-frame-experience put me back in that period. My compliments.