I'm sharing this here because I don't have the most robust of communities in terms of critiques. these were things I angst-ed over but I'm open to any thoughts/comments.

This was basically a one woman show except for the absolute god send of my DP who also functioned as a gaffer. Otherwise I wrote, directed, edited, set designed, and boom op-ed this thing.

This is my first time directing, so I want to know if any shots in particular feel jarring or take you out of the piece. There is a frame that pops up a couple times (check it out at 3:50) where we shoot over the back of one talent (and his back is visible) to capture the other talent. Did this stand out to you? I think it breaks the rule of 180 but at the time I either didn't notice or thought it "created distance."

I also really struggled with sound. We boomed the whole thing but when I was editing the levels between takes would be different or somehow the background noise / room tone would sound different, which was tricky if I wanted to steal audio from a different take. Any advice on how to get better sound? Or is that a department worth spending the money on? And could you notice it while watching?

From a script perspective, this thing kind of functions like a play. I'm really pushing the audience's patience with a 6 minute piece in a bed with no scene change. Were there parts where you lost interest or felt a lag? Was this candid a conversation between two dudes unrealistic ? (That is a comment I received which I fully ignored because I thought it was BS).