Mamet's Edmond - Glenna's Bedroom - short film

Edmond, Scene 16 - by David Mamet

This is a short film exercise I did right out of film school. It was shot with one Hi8 camera as we rehearsed over two summer weekends in 2001.

Edmond = Mark Collier
Glenna = Melissa Steach
Camera = Joe Ballarini
Director/Editor = Peymon Maskan

Edmond is a racist man finally admitting to much of the anger he's bottled inside. Glenna is an inspired young waitress/actress who takes Edmond home the night before... The scene starts the following morning.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• short
• film
• suspense
• action
• murder
• racist
• edmond
• david
• mamet
• play
• theater
• playwright

[conewells]

This was shot with a Hi-8?? It looks like film a bit.  Amazing. Was the image altered in some way? Post-production?

[peymon]

i played with the colors and contrast in final cut a little.... thanks!

[RidersCanucks]

Hey Peymon, great work. Agree as well about the actor, too young and good looking but after all it was just an exercise. Really great work with the credits at the end.

I just finished watching Stuart Gordon's version and have to say it was absolutely terrible. So I'm glad you made me appreciate this story, even if just a little after watching that movie. Have you seen and what did you think?

[peymon]

thanks~ I really like how the credits turned out too. I actually like the Stuart Gordon version a lot. Pretty amazing that they stuck with the original play with minor changes. And WHMacey is perfect of course... I tried 'adapting' it in film school, totally butchered it. Such a great play... why didn't you like Gordon's version?

[conewells]

WELL done. My only nit: This actor is way too good-looking to be so angry and out of touch with the world.

But, hey, it's called acting.

I'd LOVE to see you do a scene from SPEED-THE-PLOW!

[peymon]

haha, i agree actually - probably needs to be a bit older and "kicked-around-by-the-world" looking~

[garciac17]

Hi, my english is very bad, so.. I prefer speak in Spanish, ok?

From Spain:

Chicos, muchas gracias. Lo habeis hecho genial y me habeis ayudado mucho. Estoy preparando esta escena (Soy edmond) y despues de veros, creo que sé exactamente lo que voy a hacer. Muchas muchas gracias!!!! Y animo, que lo haceis genial...

[WarriorBoy]

You know, I wasn't a fan of the camera direction or the credits, but I liked everything else. The acting really wasn't that bad.

[MELENARUMBERA]

Great Job!!! Excellent!

[chriszonnas]

Really like the verite style. Great way to do a scene like that.  Nice job!

[withoutasong]

Very nice scene from a great play, very well made. The actor who played Edmond was good but sounded a bit country as opposed to urban, upper MC.

[Asswarden]

not bad, especially given all your obvious limitations.

and yes, the ending credits were super-cool.

[rafestoneman]

Good directing, Peymon.

[ChrisRose911]

William H. Macy owned this scene. This actor was pretty good too. The chick is hot.