It's going to be close, but I'm cautiously optimistic.

I've recruited a friend of mine to help give me direction. She has a theater background and has acted, directed and written plays. She's been enormously helpful and will get a credit. She's been a director. We go over staging, timing, camera angles and we've really made the most of several shots. She's also offered suggestions that will help one scene flow into the next.

What really helps is sitting with FCP open and experimenting with the scene order. What if Dee looks at her first? What if this happens next? She's repeated many of the things I was told by David and Steve. About working "in threes" and I think I've finally succeeded in making that happen.

One nice change was in staging - where Dee gets mad and turns her back on Rosa. Well, that sets it up perfectly for her to be facing the camera while we watch Rosa try to interact/impress the fakes. We even worked in her little dance as she first lands on the fake flamingo. It's a much more balanced piece.

Now if I can just get it done.

Off at 4pm today, half days next week, and of course the whole weekend.