Hey all--thanks so much for the feedback. I am really new at this so it did not come out perfect, but I think after you see the fight, that you will agree it is a bit different than what we normally see and not a bad 1st effort.
I was very impressed with the girls--trust me, they really went at it. They are not "fighters" but more actresses' playing a role. It was my goal to make it realistic and to really feature venomous hatred.
I decided not to script it but rather gave the actors guidelines and themes. I thought that if they used their own words it would come off better than if they were memorizing lines. I, too, did not like the "cheating" comment. In this fight, there are no rules thus no cheating; but that is what she said, so I left it. I agree that the lighting was bad, it is much better for the fight, though not perfect. I learned a lot making this--really wish I could do it again as I am sure it would be 100 x better, but I must say that I think it is very good--the thing I would want to watch had I not made it.
I hope to have Part 2, which is the 1st half of the fight up tomorrow. Part 3, the finish of the fight should follow sometime late next week or so.