36 hours, no sunset!

dapat ay "school of thought" ang title ng blogspot na 'to but because of recent development ..na nakakaloka!
, ang title na ay "36 hours, no sunset!"
yes!
yes!
oh-my-god!
as in oh-my-god!

check it on CNN!

october 17, friday morning.. sun will rise
but there will be no friday night.
lulubog ang araw sa sunod pang araw, sabado ng -- 9 or 10 pm!

mag-ti-tilt ang earth. so 36 hours na walang gabi!
nangyayari ito every 2,400 years.
and this friday, oct 7 to oct 8 is the day..
my god!

amazing!

anyway.. going back to school of thought:

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school of thought

"there are quite a number of things thought in school that one has to unlearn."

-ambeth ocampo, book author, historian, inquirer columnist

it has been days now that i'm writing and preparing for this last post (at least for this sem, and specifically for this class). but i was able to wrote only introductions. yet melodramatic, but the truth is i can not find the right words to say my true emotions saying bye-bye to you. i am happy that i've met you mga repapips and repakols at kayo ang una kong naging mga estudyante. and now, nalulungkot ako kasi tapos na ang sem :(
oh di ba, ang melodrama :)

let me start by saying na after all that has been said and discussed.. pagkatapos ng mga keme kemeng formula at mga ganito at ganyan sa kung papano ang paggawa at pag-create ng ganito ganyan, papano ang chever sa camera, sa edit, at kung anu-ano pa..
isa lang plage ang bottomline..
u break the rules!
fuck the norms!
fight the worms!
(whatever that means)

one of u asked in the earlier post, "is there a scientific scientific method for effective writing?"
first, writing is not a science. so u can't have it that way :)
many books and many articles say something about how to write and how to be creative and some other how to's but of course, u can see that unlike skills, hindi naituturo ang talent. ang mga librong katulad ng "trip to quiapo", etc.. ay nagpapakita at naglalahad ng mga examples at karanasan ng pagsusulat pero aminadong hindi sapat ang manual na yun para makapagturo ng pagsusulat or ng pagiging creative in general.

ang pagsusulat and/or ang pagiging creative (kung anumang discipline) ay nakukuha sa loob ng ilang taong pagbabasa ng kung anu-ano, panonood, pagiging observant sa buhay, etc.
it's a way of life. it is passion. it is love. it is not a work, it is a vocation.

and i am not saying i have that. maybe, for some, they can appreciate what i have, they can appreciate what im saying or what im writing. but for for some, im just saying bullshit. ganun talaga, may iba't iba tayong appreciation ng beauty. and that what makes it cool :)

and talking about work and vocation, isa den sa tanong ng isa sa inyo sa blogspot is:
"which is better - writing as job or as a hobby?"

that is always my problem. and i think will always be :)
hindi talaga ako writer as an employee. the way it should be. at least, in writing for abscbn. syempre, yun ang nagpapasweldo, dapat kung ano ang gusto nila, yun ang isusulat. pera nila yun e. hired ka para gawin kung ano gusto nila. pero yun na naman.. the emotional me..
i always act and think of myself as the writer artist rather than the writer employee. pero kung mananatili akong ganun, masasaktan at masasaktan ako plage sa mga concept na binabago dahil kelangang gawing mas bakya, kelangang gawing mas naiintindihan ni aling bebang, etc.
una kong segment sa wazzup, naiyak ako nang makita ko on-air. ibang iba yung ginawa ko sa nag-air. inaway ko yung kumatay ng segment ko. isa sa mga bossing ko. and kung nabasa nyo na yung reply ni squid villanueva sa post na 'to.. hindi pa nya nagagawang mang-away ng bossing dahil nabaril ang concept..
well, ako, madalas :)
haha :)
hindi dahil sa nadisapproved ang concept or ang idea ko. okay lang yun kung ganun. alam mo, kung mahal mo ang show, walang problema kung mabaril ang idea mo kung alam mo naman na tama nga sya. like sa wazzup, nirerespeto namin ang headwriter namin. so kahit may mga ideas ako at sinabi nya na hindi pwede yun, okay lang. ganun talaga, susundin ko sya. kasi may respect. pero yung last na e.p. namin sa wazzup, halos lahat kami walang respeto dun. kasi bopols. kaya lang napunta sa pwesto kasi malakas sa taas. andami daming beses na napapahamak ang show dahil sa mga desisyon nya. so dumating ang time wala na kaming pakelam kung anumang sabihin nya. basta, kami kami na lang ang nagkakasundo kung ano ang dapat sa show, kung ano ang dapat mag-air. syempre, upon seeing it on-air, galit na galit ang e.p.
pero bahala sya sa buhay nya. kapag inaaway kami, aawayin din namin.
ngayon, wala na sya sa abscbn. siguro, nakita den nya na hindi sya para sa ganitong work. before sya umalis, may dalawang show na halos sabay nag-off-air. sya pareho ang e.p.
let's go and wazzup wazzup.
so ayun :)

anyway..
yung iba namang tanong, nasagot na nung ilan kong repapips na nagreply. more or less, ganun den naman ang sagot ko :)

remind ko lang ulet, wag na wag kayo aabsent dz saturday. clue: magdala ng ballpen at paper(s).
and again, do your classmates a favor.. either u tell them to read this post or at least u tell them what im telling here :)
as i've said, u don't have to study. kung alam nyo ang kwento ng group nyo, alam nyo kung anong nangyari sa pre-prod, sa shoot, at sa iba pang mga bagay bagay.. yun yun :)
kung wala kayo idea kung ano nangyari.. nakoh.. baka wala kayo maisagot :(

and to continue..

gusto ko lang balikan ang ilang mga pangyayaring i shall call, "exemplary". it takes some balls, determination, and heart doing it.

1.
nasabi ko na to dati pero sasabihin ko ulet :)
it was your docu for midterm, the night before that saturday and yung saturday mismo, before pm class, macko was texting some things concerning failed attempts on some techinal chenes on edit. but came the time to pass, kahit may konting discrepancy, he passed it. and i say it again, that's the spirit!
syempre, okay that's not to discount yung group nina jaeda na days before that ay nauna nang nakatapos, at nung iba pa na maayos at maagap na nakatapos. yun ang ideal!
pero pag dumating sa inyo ang time (at least kung nasa T prod kayo sa totoong buhay) na nangarag kayo, na nakakaloka ang time-pressure dahil sa mga di maiiwasang bagay, don't forget - u should air it. that's the practice. may mga pagkakataong ang Nginig ay nagsho-shoot pa ng umaga and gabi, kelangan nang mag-air. ngarag sa edit. pero walang valid reason para hindi mag-air yun come the airing time.
lalo na kung mapupunta kayo sa news. syempre, hindi naman pwedeng gawin in advance ang news :)
daily yun..
so araw araw na ganun..
pag hindi nag-air yun ng same day, huli na, mauunahan na ng kabilang channel. or hindi na airable ang news kinabukasan dahil may new update na, panis na. makikita nyo ang ibig kong sabihin :)

at without demeaning what happened sa ibang di pumasok kahit may assigned report, wag nyo na ulet gagawin yun :)

sa totoong buhay, nakoh.. sabon kayo.. and hindi na kayo malilimutan (negatively) ng mga bossing nyo.
whatever the reason, uulitin ko.. walang valid reason sa mga ganun.

2.
steve, ayus ka!
ang galing ng rhythm sa paggagawa ng program. yung news na kasama si steve, yung kina cheche.. chika news alert 'ata yun.. solved sa rhythm! walang laylay. pasok na pasok sa mainstream entertainment ang tempo. ganun den yung fake commercials na docu..
of course, like i said before, technically, mukhang may kulang sa editing facilities mo.
pero without that problem, ayus na! :)
sana i can see u soon as AP or SP.
kaya may mga programa (GMA man or ABS-CBN) or segment na andaming laylay kasi yung nagma-master (AP or SP), walang alam sa rhythm. hindi alam kung kelan magpuputol, hindi alam kung kelan mag-slow mo, etc..

3.
i talked to ekah about this. and i told her that i was hurt. u said, "baket yung ibang nag TV prod den dati, hindi naman ganito. nagmumukhang scriptwriting class tayo".
kahit kelan kasi, hindi ko kayo ikinompara negatively sa iba. because i understand and i know na may iba't iba naman tayong backstory and appreciation on things. and to compare me with other professors having different module albeit the same subject is wounding. i don't know kung nakikita nyo ang effort and passion ko.. but i was and i am doing more than what i should do as a professor. nakikita nyo ba yun? naaapreciate nyo ba yun? na kelangan ko lang ay magturo. that's it. but i always consider kung mag-eenjoy ba kayo, kung relevant ba yung nasa books, kung updated ba, kung gusto nyo ba or kelangan nyong malaman yun, etc. Sabi nga ng iba kong repa, baket ka pa sumasama sa shoot? baket ka pa namomroblema kung nakuha na ba nila ang tamang software sa pageedit or pagko-convert? baket mo binibigyan ng ganitong raw mats? baket mo kinokontak si ganitong personality for them, etc? etc..
hindi ba dapat hihintayin mo na lang ang pagsa-submit nila.. na kung wala, e di wala.. walang grade.
Pwede naman yun!
Pero i don't want that.
I am and will always be the emotional person that is subjective and involve in whatever that i will do. Or else, hindi ko na lang pinasok kung ayaw ko.Kung hindi ako mag-eenjoy gawin.
The very reason kung baket hanggang ngayon, iniiyakan ko pa den ang mga segments ko sa A.B.S. kapag nababalahura.
because i love this thing. hindi ko kino-consider na work to. passion 'to, mga repapips :)
and again, im sori.. u might say na i'm too much of myself na naman.
again, u have all the right to say ur disagreement(s) :)
like i've said before, matagal ko nang gustong magturo. kasing level 'to ng pangarap kong maging filmmaker and maging presidente ng pilipinas :)
hehe :)
nung tanghaling yun, after that, kaya ako nagpa-15mins na break, kasi naiiyak na ako inside me. and i don't want u to see me cry in front. that will be fuckin' uncool and moronic.

but why has is struck me? u know what, maybe because it is true.

kung walang kwenta yung sinabi, e di palalagpasin na lang. pero it struck me kasi baka nga nagiging scriptwriting class na lang tayo. baka nga sa vision ko lang maganda. yun pala hindi na yun ang katotohanan. hindi naman imposible yun.

narinig nyo na 'to, sa iba, madaming beses na.. and naaappreciate ko ngayon. na hindi lang ang estudyante ang natututo upon entering the classroom. ganun den ang teacher. i can not know what's on your mind when ur not talking.

naalala ko, after graduating, nag-direct ako ng isang play dati sa sanbeda. ilang beses ko nang nabanggit yung salitang "riddance" kasi ang gagamitin naming music ay good riddance ng green day. ang pronounce ko ay "raydans". after ilang meetings and practice, isa sa mga actor ang hindi na nakatiis, "sir, ridans" (ang tamang pronunciation).
fuckin kewl!
kung hindi nya nasabi yun, baka hanggang ngayon, mali pa den pagbigkas ko ng riddance :)
trivial lang naman yun. pero it means a lot to me.

kaya naloloka ako sa mga teacher namin dati (or mga bossing ngayon) na nagagalit pag itinatama sila.
syempre, hindi maiiwasan yung initial reaction. na baka sa una, magalit or masaktan or ma-shock or hindi matanggap. pero di ba, dapat, upon realizing things, kung valid naman ang point.. why not di ba :) the first step to responsibility is disobedience!

wala namang monopolyo ng truth e.
para den yang beauty. may kanya kanya tayong appreciation :)
ang meron lang is collective memory.

anyway..
so ayun,
that was another exemplary moment. have balls to say ur piece. that's the angas factor :)

4.
hindi ko na sana ilalagay to kasi pinsan ko si kokay. and it may appear bias. pero hindi ko pa man estudyante si kokay, kahit nung batang bata pa sya, nag-uusap na kami ng tungkol sa anime, literature, art films, etc..
and i am very pleased nang makita ko ang writings and other creative efforts nya sa klase. i can't even write at that level nung nasa college pa ako. nagsusulat na ako sa school paper nung high school pa lang pero pag binabasa ko ngayon, konti na lang yung mga sinulat kong nagugustuhan ko pa den hanggang ngayon :)

kudos to that! :)

5.
hindi ko alam kung sasang-ayon kayong lahat or hindi.. pero i think cheche is a good leader.
may sense of responsibility and judgement call.
syempre, base ko to sa aking mga nakita at ibang nadinig. hindi ko naman malalaman ang mga hindi ko nakita at hindi ko nadinig :) wala naman akong super power :)
anyway, no further explanation :)
basta, sa tingin ko, ganun :)

6.
c.y. and hector,
kayo ang embodiment ng gusto kong mangyari sa mga susunod ko pang mga magiging estudyante.
u can tell me without hesitation "fuck you" and other shitty shitty bang bang other students can't tell.
of course, para sa mga conservative, im not saying na saying "fuck you" to anyone is a good thing to do.
look at the bigger picture. one of my ideologies (again, im not saying that this is the absolute truth! na eto ang standards. ako lang 'to. gusto ko lang sabihin na eto yung appreciation ko) kasi is..

dapat walang walls.
the bohemian ideology of truth,
beauty,
love, etc.

pipol of the world should know no color, no race, no time, no age, no titles, no gender, etc.

kung mali ka,
mali ka hindi dahil pilipino ka, or hindi dahil negro ka or mangyan ka, or bata ka, or babae ka,
or dahil empleyado ka lang, or kung anumang categories.. mali ka.. dahil mali ka.. that's it.

kung sakaling may ka-badtripan ako sa inyo, mababadtrip ako sa inyo because of the reason kung anuman yun na nakaka-bad trip. hindi dahil sa estudyante ka at ako ang teacher nyo. kaya yung reaction ko kung magagalit ako o matutuwa o maghihingi ng sorry sa bata man o sa magulang o sa pulis o sa boss ko,
pare-pareho lang yun.

ano ba yan, andami kong chika..
wala namang kwenta :) haha

7.
salamat sa mga nag-comment sa blogspot :)
sana yung susunod kong mga estudyante, mas madaming masipag mag-post sa blogspot kesa sa inyo :) haha :)

8.
jaeda, u have the structural know how on some things. okay yun. but after knowing that, u break free :)

LASTLY PALA..

yung a.m. class, minsan lang sila nag-shoot ng sat kaya mas napuntahan ko ng mas mahabang oras ang pm class..

anyway, eto yung sasabihin ko..

nagpunta ako sa mga shoot nyo.. not to remind you of technical skills and talent. konti, ganun. para makita ko kung pano kayo nagto-trouble shoot, pano nagpre-prepare, pano ang d.o.p, etc.

pero i was there to remind you na dapat masaya ang shoot. na eto ang pinili nyong course, i assume na eto den ang gusto nyo after u graduate. may ilan kasing instances na may nakikita ako at actually, tinatanong ko, and sinasabing.. nangangarag na.. and it was showing in the face.. sa galaw, etc..

na may nababadtrip kay ganito, kay ganyan..
na may mga times na bumibigat ang atmosphere..

kung hindi kayo nag-enjoy sa ginawa
nyo..
im afraid to say..
baka hindi ang ganitong direksyon ang para sa inyo. na subject pa lang 'to,
na isang requirement pa lang to sa pag-aaral,
na hindi ko naman kayo
nginangarag.. papano pa kung ang kasama nyo na ay ang mga demonyong kasama namin araw araw.

syempre, napakadami den naman ng mga bossing na okay. na masarap ka-trabaho. pero syempre, hindi mawawala ang mga mabigat ka-trabaho. may mga cameraman na mahirap pakisamahan, AP na palage ka nginangarag kahit hindi naman dapat.. etc.

ano ang reaction nyo dun? pass the ngarag? na bad trip na den kayo? etc..

okay naman yun..
focus sa trabaho. f
ocus sa ginagawa.
but don't forget to enjoy. at hindi makakatulong ang pangangarag.
hindi makakatulong sa set ang mabigat na mood. andaming maaapektuhan.
sayang ang creativity. and hindi naman ibig sabihin na masaya, hindi na focus sa ginagawa e.

but to offset that..

bilisan nyong mag-shoot!

:)

napansin ko lang,
may mga pagkakataong mukhang napapatagal ang hintay factor :)
and yung preparation, parang antagal :)
minsan,
yung susunod na eksena, antagal pinaguusapan.. ano ba yun :)

work on it :)
kaya kayo nagpre-prod para mabilis na sa shoot..

minsan kasi,
hindi nyo kakampi ang weather,
ang may-ari ng bahay naiinip,
at iba pang mga external factors :)

AND ISA PANG LASTLY.. the 1st saturday of our class,

i said, "wala
man kayo matutunan this sem,
isa lang ang promise ko, mag-eenjoy kayo". sana
natupad ko yun :) sabi ko
lastly na pero andami ko pa sinabi ano :)
oh-ha! hehe :) the
variations of my silly monologues..
elaborate yet useless :) hehe :) any-
way,
ito ang 1st part ng
test nyo nyo this saturday:
how's the project? what was
your part sa ginawa nyong TV series pilot episode?
Or, ano ang (mga) ginawa mo? For
ur group, ano ang mga naitulong mo? May mga na-
encounter bang problems ang group?
Kung meron, pano sinolusyunan?
Any learning(s) after doing the project? And what is your
honest assessment sa nagawa nyong TV series pilot?

do ur classmates a favor.
either u tell them to read
this post or tell them kung anong sinabi ko dito :)

pwede nyo na 'tong sagutan ngayon, pero sa saturday nyo pa dadalhin (hard copy).
other parts to answer to follow come classtime. so don't absent.

Sori, corny.. pero kelangang may paghugutan ako ng grades nyo :)
otherwise, sa roleta ako kukuha ng grades nyo :) syempre, ayaw natin ng ganun :) hehe :)

and combined class tayo..
11am ang pasok nyo. pagbigyan nyo na ako, last saturday of the sem na naman :) and para den mapanood nyo yung sa kabilang group :)
and some other things :)
(like class picture :) hahaha)

kita kits!

i will miss you all..

Anonymous said...

we're back to business
...it's kinda weird considering the novel-length goodbye that you posted for us...
anyway, it could have been worse than a tragic end so we're still sticking it out here...

a damned question!
what the hell happened to TV 5?
What's gonna happen to you?!
To us?!

So much for my tv viuewing appetite (feels weird considering that the TV production subject really ended last sem)

anyways, it's good to back and kinda...kicking(as long as nobody gets hit...)

and sir....you owe us an individual retreat letter! (oh, please don't be melodramtic...we have enough tears, frustration and angst on those days...)

Cheers,
wandering eyes

December 9, 2008 11:50 AM

the adventures of jerry pong and raymond wong by romelito silang ..part 1

fuckin kewl!

ngayon lang ulet ako nakapag-open nitong blogspot natin.. and yung ilan sa mga repapips ko pala ay nagpost ng kanilang mga chever :) hehe :)

class, si squid villanueva is also known as ninja man.. my kungfukids and super inggo animated series co-creator. si cenon naman ang head ng UP film center, teaches Film sa UP, and our original kungfukids headwriter.

class, pasok kayo sa sat ha..
very mportant.
last day of sem yun.
and hindi papasok, hindi ko bibigyan ng grade.
and may gagawin tayo:
clue:
magdala ng ballpen at paper(s).
but again, katulad ng mga naunang chenes natin.. u don't have to study.
kung alam mo ang kwento nyo, at kung alam mo kung anong nangyayari sa shoot, sa pre-prod ng group nyo, more or less, ok na kayo.
kung hindi kayo nakialam whatsoever, ayun yun :)
haha :)

may mga chenes pa sana ako dito and sasagutin ko pa ang mga tanong pero meeting na namin sa zooper rangers..
abangan nyo ang airing nun next year..
haha :)
yez, another corny teleserye :)

pero mamya siguro, sagutin ko mga tanong and magpopost pa ako ng ibang mga chorva..

dz sat, baka 11am combined or 9am and 1pm pa den..

depende kasi, some external factors.
but i will let u know before sat :)

and sa mga repapips ko from abscbn na nag-post den.. slamats :) keep on writing here :) my students know u more or less. kasi nakwekwento ko kayo from time to time. pag walang ibang mas mahalagang mapagkwentuhan :) nyahahahah :)

macko, nasend ko na win avi 8.
steve, kung gusto mo ng premiere pro 2, kontakin mo macko, nasa kanya copy ko :) pero kung solv ka na naman sa edit software mo.. ayus na yun :)

kita kits dz sat!

and magpopost ulet ako mamya or tom for some other details, reminders, and some non-sense blahblah from me :) hehe

Squid Villanueva said...
Makikisali lang, repa... my take on the subject:http://songsofthesalamander.blogspot.com/2008/10/boob-tube-for-noob.htmlMavuhey.
October 9, 2008 12:54 AM
cenon said...
uy kups, may ganito ka pala. hahaha. ang saya naman nito. eto na pala way para di ka namin ma-miss. kasi parang nandito ka lang. nagpaparamdam. may amoy sampaguita. nyahahaha!heniwey, tumambling ako dito sa part na 'to:"are artistas picky pipol?...may mga picky talaga na artista. pero picky sila na tao. hindi lang na artista. just as there are picky na mga taong hindi naman artista :)"NYAHAHAHA!
October 10, 2008 11:41 AM
Anonymous said...
a course of drama with a sprinkle of storm and thunder clouds...I'm plesantly surprised that some of your um....repa(for the lack of an appropriate term and substitution) did plunge and took the time to indulge my curious mind. Anyway, the mundane list goes on...1. Ever curse a network executive 'coz your idea was shot? 2. Who deserves the most bragging rights - management, writers or artistas? Or was it was a collaborative effort thingy? 3. Which is better - writing as a job or as a hobby? 4. How are we going to be graded in the teleserye? You can squeeze in the criteria...if there's any.5. What's with the networks and long bataan road of teleserye dramas that end up the same? 6. Is there a scientific method for effective writing?7. Is there a Writer's Guild in the Phils. that can put a strike one of these days?8. Do you get royalty rights or any kind? How much? 9. Mainstream TV or cable? 10. Is there such thing as 'globalization of writers'?for a good measure...11. If you're wathcing TV, what channel would you like to be on? Another list to tickle the mind. If you do noticed a misspelling, that means I'm doped way over. the saccharine and clammy state of things...while overdoped...wandering eyes, twice overdoped
October 11, 2008 10:33 AM
Squid Villanueva said...
Howdydoo...http://songsofthesalamander.blogspot.com/2008/10/boob-tube-for-noob-part-ii.html
October 13, 2008 4:52 PM

i wear my sunglasses at night

pax!

:)

isang maulan na tanghali sa inyong lahat :)


and before anything else, sasagutin ko muna ang ating letter sender :)

but im afraid to say, and admit that i don't have all the ansers to your questions :(
be it by design or by coincidence :)

dun sa unang nag-post ng comment, lately ko lang nabisita ulet etong blog so nakapag-assign na ako ng mga roles and gagawin before ko nabasa :) hehe :) coolness :) anyway, thanx for that :)

and sa pangalawa:
yes, malapit na matapos ang sem. and to be honest, nakakalungkot.. this is my 1st time kasi to teach. one of the vocations na matagal ko nang gustong gawin etong teaching :) sabi ko nga sa mga repapips ko.. ang pagtuturo ay kasing level ng pangarap kong maging writer&filmmaker and maging presidente ng pilipinas :)

and eto yung binyag ko sa pagtuturo :) fuckin' kewl!
there were moments of low and there were the highs :) but in general, of course this is a cool experience :)
i will see u soon pa den naman mga repapips at repakols :)

huhuhu :(
waaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! :)

ganyan talaga ako, ma-drama :)

anyway,
are artistas picky pipol?
that's what you can call "falacy of hasty generalization". katulad ng notion na "artists' temperament". Obviously, the premise is problematic. Just as it is true that there are temperamental persons, there are temperamental artists :) so, may mga artists talaga na temperamental. pero hindi dahil artists sila. kundi.. dahil temperamental sila as a person. same is true with artista. may mga picky talaga na artista. pero picky sila na tao. hindi lang na artista. just as there are picky na mga taong hindi naman artista :)
so those attitudes, they are not the monopoly or the synonyms of being an artista. i hope u get what i mean :)

generally, i don't like those localized tv series..
parang ang dating sakin.. wala na bang maisip na original? hindi na ba kayang mag-create? ganito na ba kabobo ang mga writers ng pilipinas na wala nang maisip na bago? or ganito na ba ang mga tv executives, na ayaw nang magbigay tsansa sa originals, na magpapakasafe na lang kasi yun ang asikat so gagayahin na lang?
and in translating, yez, mga writers pa rin ang gumagawa nun..
pero kung hate na naming mga tv writers ang nagsusulat kami ng mga kwentong sobrang pinapakialaman ng management, mas lalo na 'tong mga ganitong localized tv series. kasi, hindi na kami mag-iisip ng kwento, yun na yun.. ilo-localized na lang.. di ba, bobofication. and isa ako sa mga maaangas at matataas ang sungay na umaayaw sa mga gano'ng project. but of course, may mga writers tayo sa pilipinas (and i don't blame them because siguro, mas malaki ang pangangailanagn nila ng pera.. may pamilya o kung anuman) nilulunok na alng ang pride. and actually, a number of them, nag-eenjoy na den sa mga ganun..
haayyyy... i rest my case :)

uhmm.. sa item number mo, medyo hindi ko ma-gets yung tanong..
i will answer that after u explain :)

this october 18, saturday.. u will pass the tv series project :)
and sana, sure yung dvd copy na dala nyo para mapanood. kung hindi kayo sigurado, better way is.. after the edit.. you record it back to tape (mini dv tape). that's the surest way :) but i will still need a dvd copy :)

item no 8..
kung may mga salpukan ng ideas habang nasa shoot or nasa edit kayo.. i saY.. just know the role :) let the director direct, let the writers write, let the pm budget your cash, let the EP do his/her judgement call, etc..
:)
of course, napapagusapan ang lahat thru brainstroming, pre-prod, etc.. kung saan anglahat ay nag-she-share ng ideas on things in general. but pagdating sa totoong buhay.. let each members do their respective work, their respective roles :)
coolness?
:)

item no. 9:
as far as the management is concern.. YEZ!

item no. 10..
i will not answer it :) (at least for this post)
but i will.. come the next post :)
at yung iba pang hindi ko nasasagot, next post den :)

anyway,
tungkol sa tv series project nyo..

pm class, naemail ko na si derwin ng script. sorry mga repapips, i need to overhaul it.. kaya ayun :)

am class, wala ako gano binago sa script..

sa dalawang EP (pm and am), continue updating me ng skeds, etc :)
sa lahat, kung may mga tanong kayo ang concerns, ask your EP, they know the answers :)

gandahan nyo ha :)

and i hope u enjoy :)

Pax!

pax!

(it means "peace!" or "greetings of peace!")

It is our usual letter intro, way back to college :)

anyway..

may long quiz tayo this saturday. not the usual 1/4 paper quiz. this will be quite long considering that we usually have 6 to 12 items only on exams :)
and this shall fill up part 2 of your final exam. part 1 was our discussions, etc. part 3 will be the finished product and part 2 will happen this saturday.
and mind you.. this is our first announced quiz, i mean exam. so be there, don't absent yourself and don't be late. by 9am or by the time i arrive, we will start it. and do your classmates a favor (for those that ain't checking the blogspot no more), please tell them what im saying here.
and as usual, you don't have to review whatsoever. if you happened to be in class the last few weeks, that's more or less the gist of it.
so kita kits!

and some other important things you don't wanna miss.

my am class, this is what apyang, katrina, mariz and aisa sent:

siR, assiGnmEnt pu namEn:

GOTH

(April Amor mEa

AisA AnGeL

KatRinA BobAdilLa

MariwaSa PahutAn)

week 2

1. Magigising si Emily at hinihingal dahil sa panaginp nya, natatakot at nangangatal.

2. Kasabay ng hingal ni Emily ay tunog ng kampana ng simbahan. Katatpos lang magmisa si FathEr.

3. AfteR masS, ay magcoconfesS si Hip hop Boi kay FathEr tungkol sa pagiging ampon nyA, galit at magulo ang kanyang utak.

4. Back to Emely's eksena, papasOk na ulit sya sa skul.

5. Nakasalubong siya ng DeSignEr. Nagandahan pHysicaly si DeSigner kay Emily. Naging enterasad sya.

6. Kinausap nya si Emily at nakipagkaibigan sa dalaga. paRang slow motion ang mangyayari whEn they shake hands tapos parang magiging background ay yung mundo ng GotH clan. Magulo at maingay ang mga tao doon, ipapakitang ililibng si Original key Holder.

7. Biglang dating ni Hip hop Boi, psayaw-sayaw, natigil ang moment ni Emily at designer pero nasa mukha parin nila ang pagtataka

8. Umalis na si Emily papuntang skul at kinukulit parin sya ni HiphOp bOi samantalang si Gay bUsinesSMan ay paUwi ng kanyang bahAy na may pagtataka sa kAnyang isip.

9. Pagdating sa kanyang bahay (Gay...) napatingin si Gay sa itim na liBrO na nSa kanyang lamEsa (Cliff HanGer nG wik2)

10. Sa hapAgkAinAn ninA Emily, napAg-usApan kung may tRabAho ang tatAy ni Emily.

11. Kinabukasan, pinuntahan ni JosE mAriA (tatay ni Emily) yung kompanyAng kanyang pinag-applyan. MatatanggAp na sa trAbho an tatAy niya.

week 3 (MAriz and apyAng)

1. FlashbAck kung bakit napulot ni Gay yung black boOk. HabAg nalilinis si jAnitOr iniwan nya yung black bo0k sa mAintenAnce. dOon, meh dalawang batang naglalaro ng taguan. Yung isA, papasok sa MaintenAnce rOom at kukunin yung black boOk kasi natawa sya sa laman non. Diretso ng cAnteEn yung batang nakakuha ng boo. pinakita nya yuNg book sa kalaro nya. tinakOt sya ng kalaro nyang bata. Nagalit yung meh ari ng boOk sa kanya. Iniwan na lang nya sa CantEen.

2. tapos napulot ng Canteener nung nlinis nya.

3. SaktOng itatapon na yung bOok saktong daAn si Gay. nakita nyang maganda yung bOok. pinulot nya at nadiscoVer yang maganda yung boOk.

4. Sa mundo ng GoTh clan, naguusap yung mga elders tungkol sa mga nagyayaring kaguluhan sa clan nila.

5.May isang mensahero na gugulo sa usapan ng mga Elders at sasabihing meh nakalabas na ksapi sa kanilang mundo at hindi nila alam kung san papunta at kung sino ang mga iyon.

6. Nagsususpetsa ang mga elders na ang mga nakalabas ang may hawak ng susi na nawawala.

7 Establishing sCenes ng mga panliligaw ni HipHop kay Emily, ung mga tipikal na hatid sundo kahit ayaw ni Emily. susundan sya kahit san magpunta at laging nasa tapat ng bahay nina Emily.

8. Ipapakitang nananaginip si Emily about sA dEath ni HiphOp bOi pArang meh wArning something na nadarama si Emily.

9. Kapag nasa skul at nanliligaw si HipHop Boi laging nasa paligid nila si Janitor tapos susupense lagi ung sounds. Kilig moments pero sa tuwing ipapakita ung mukha ng Janitor ay nagiging suspense ung sounds.

10. One day, habang magisa si Emily sA skul lalapitan ni Janitor si Emily at tatanungin kung bakit wala ang kanyang manliligaw tapos sasabihin ni Janitor, "ang hiRap pag hindi moh kaUri noh?"( Cliffhanger ng wik 3)

11. pupuntahan ni Father si Janitor para kmustahin about sa traboaho nya sa skul. Nagpapasalamat siya kay Father dahil ito ang nagpasok sa trabaho nya.

12. Habang nasa opisina ay nagkwekwentuhan ng kanilang mga bUhay2 sina gAy at Jose MariE at panay may napansin si Gay sa mga style ni JoSe Marie. Mahilg ito sa black kaya nagalala agad si gAy. Nalaman din ni Gay na anak pala ni JoSe mArie si Emily.

week 4 (MaRiz)

1. Nagugulat si Emily sa sinasabi ng JanitoR. Naisip niya kung bakit sinabi ng Janitor iyon sa kanya.Sino sa mga Janitor na mga ito?

2. Pagdating ni Emily sa bahay ay sinalubOng siya ng kanyangkapaatid na si Claire na naglalaro ng sleliton habang ang nanay nya naman, si LeOnor ay nagluluto ng DinugUan. Gabi nAh ngunit wala parin ang kanyang ama.

3. Sabay na naglalakad sina Jose MAriE at Gay. Patuloy parin ang kwentuhan nila hanggang sa inaya ni JosE mAriE na maghapunan sa bahay nila.

=mga eksena sa bahay ng Goth Family, naging close si gay sa gOth famiLy pero meh halong pagkawirdo ang nararman nito.

4. nADISCOVeR ng messAnger na ang pamilya pla nina Emeily ang kEy hOlder na tumakas sa kanlang cLan. Nagkakagulo na sa mundo ng mga goth.

5. Habang si Emily ay nagmumuni-muni sa kanyang kwarto tungkol sa sinabi ng Janitor ay naisip nya lahat ang panaginip nya fRom thE pAst at yung totoOng nAraramdaman nya kay hipHop boi.

6. Pupunta muli si HipHop bOi upang magpasalamat sa lahat ng advise nito sa kanya kaya siya naliwanagan tungkol sa pananaw ng pag-ibig nya kay Emily.

7. Eksena sa loob ng opisina. Ipapakitang nagiging close na talaga sina gay at Jose Marie. Unti-unti ng nakikilala ni gay kung sino talaga ang pamilya ni JosE mAriE.

8. Gabi na at hindi parin makutog si Gay kaya sinubukan nyang tingnanang liBro at bawat simbolong makita nya ang bawat simbolo ay pumapasok sa isip nya ang GoTh family. kinikilabutan siya at natatakot (cliffhanger ng wik 4)

9. Nilapitan ni Emily si Janitor upang komprontahin si Janitor "sino ka at anong alam mo sa amin? sa Akin?"

10. Naging misteryoso si Janitor ngunit hindi nya mapigilan ang magsalita tungkol samundo ng mga gOthic.

11. samantala, sa mundo ng mga eldEr gothic ay pinagiisipan na kung paano hahanapin ang pamilya nina Emly at kung bakit sila umalis sa mga ito.

12. Masusunig ang basketball coUrt sa sUbd. kung saAn naninirahan sina Emly sa hindi malamang kadahilanan. Sumugod ang taOng bayan sa bahay ng Goth Family at pinalayas sila sa Subd. pro pipigilan naman sila ni hiphop bOi.
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and to pm class, here's what zyruss sent. to remind you of our story.

Ito po yung story na naisip natin last meeting...

May isang bampira na dumating sa isang komunidad, gutom na gutom ang bampira kung kaya't may kinagat agad siya. Habang kinakagat niya ang kanyang biktima ay may nakakitang isang batang lalaki. Hindi niya ginalaw ang bata at nagmadaling tumakbo ang bampira. Nang matagpuan ang bangkay lumaki at naging isang seryosong isyu ito sa komunidad na iyon. Ang mga namumuno sa komunidad ay nagpadala ng maraming ronda at nagdeklara rin ng curfew sa barangay. Sa isang lumang/di patapus na bahay naninirahan ang bampira, sa umaga ay tulog ang binatang bampira at sa gabi naman siya nagmamanman upang makakuha muli ng biktima. Dahil nasa bakanteng lote ang tinitirahan ng binatang bampira ay madalas pumupunta doon ang isang batang lalaki dahil sa mga puno ng prutas na walang nagmamay-ari (siya ding bata saksi sa insidente nung isang gabi). Nakilala nung bata si binatang bampira ngunit hindi niya ito kinatatakutan sapagkat hindi rin niya alam na siya pala ang may kagagawan ng pagdami ng bangkay sa lugar nila. Si binatang bampira ay naging malapit sa bata sapagkat naaalala niya dito ang kanyang nakababatang kapatid. Unti-unting natatagpuan ang mga bangkay sa loob ng komunidad at naalarma na ang mga tao doon. Pinagbuntungan ng galit at paghihinala ang binatang (bampira) dahil nung siya'y dumating sa barangay ay lumalaganap na ang ganung klase ng pagpatay. Todo tanggol ang bata sa kanyang kaibigan at hindi siya naniniwala na ang kaibigan niyang binata ang may kagagawan ng mga iyon. Nalulungkot si binatang bampira sapagkat ang isang taong tumuturing sa kanyang kaibigan ay hindi lahat alam ang tungkol sa kanya lalo na sa pagiging bampira niya.

May isang dalaga na nakatira sa barangay na iyon, isa siyang working student sa isang college school. Dahil sa kanyang mga duty ay gabi na siya nakakauwi, kung kaya't sinusundo siya ng tatay niyang barangay tanod tuwing gabi upang makauwi ng maayus. Ang dalagang ito ay mahilig magbabasa ng mga nakakatakot at mga baduy na komiks.

Isang pagkakataon ay hindi masusundo agad ni tatay tanod ang kanyang dalagang anak sapagkat may napabalita na natagpuan na ang may kagagawan ng pagpatay at kasalukuyang hinuhuli. Sinabihan ni tatay tanod si dalaga na mag-intay sa labas ng kanilang paaralan at babalikan na lamang kapag natapus na ang paghuli sa may suspek ng mga pagpatay. Lumipas ang isa't kalahating oras ay hindi pa dumadating si tatay tanod upang sunduin si dalaga. Lumalalim ang gabi at nainip na din kakaintay si dalaga, nagpasya siya na maglakad na lamang pauwi. Sa kanyang paglalakad, sa madilim na parte ng kalsada ay may nararamdaman si dalaga na parang may sumusunod sa kanya. Paglingon ni dalaga ay nagulat siya dahil may isang binatang bampira, gusto sanang biktimahin ni binatang bampira si dalaga subalit may dumating na mga tanod. Nakita ni dalaga na lubhang nasugatan si binatang bampira at duguan pa ito, tumulo sa lupa ang dugo ni binatang bampira at sabay nagtakbo para magtago si binatang bampira. Nang makalapit ang mga tanod kay dalaga tinanong agad siya nito kung may nakita siyang sugatang lalaki dahil yun daw ang may kagagawang ng pagpatay sa lugar nila, tinakpan ni dalaga ang dugo ni binatang bampira at nagturo ng direksyon na salungat sa pinuntahan ni binatang bampira. Habang tumuturo si dalaga ay nakatingin si binatang bampira mula sa pinagtataguan nito at nakita ang ginawa ni dalaga para sa kanya. Pagkaalis ng mga tanod ay pumunta si dalaga sa pinagtaguan ni binatang bampira at nakitang wala na siya duon.

Makalipas ang gabi na iyon lagi nang napapaisip si dalaga kung sino nga ba talaga ang lalaking nakita niya, siya nga ba ang suspek sa mga pagpatay sa lugar nila? at bakit ngayon lang niya nakita ang lalaking iyon. Mga ganitong klase ang mga tanong ni dalaga sa kanyang sarili.

Nung isang gabi ay lumabas para bumili si binatang bampira at may nakakita sa sugat niyang natamo dun sa habolan with the tanod. Tinatanong din sa kanya kung bakit tulog siya lagi sa umaga at sa gabi lamang lumalabas ng kanyang bahay. Ang sagot at pakilala ni binatang bampira sa mga tao ay isa siyang call center agent at panggabi ang kanyang shift sa trabaho.

Sir hanggang dito pa lang po yung napag-usapan natin...

Sige po!!!

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kita kits mga repapips, 9am!

:)

Anonymous said...
hello..it's my first time to blog here..sir, i want to ask if you are not going to give us our specific roles in the team.i mean, who's the director, pm, pd, dop, etc.i think, this is important so that as early as now, we can prepare our own part so that in the shoot, everything will be smooth sailing.i suggest you do the assigning of duties, based on each one's performance.thanks sir.good luck to our teleserye!
September 25, 2008 10:44 AM

Anonymous said...

hello..

it's my first time to blog here..

sir, i want to ask if you are not going to give us our specific roles in the team.

i mean, who's the director, pm, pd, dop, etc.

i think, this is important so that as early as now, we can prepare our own part so that in the shoot, everything will be smooth sailing.

i suggest you do the assigning of duties, based on each one's performance.

thanks sir.
good luck to our teleserye!

September 25, 2008 10:44 AM

Anonymous said...

the last waning golden days.....
( I really should get my own blog)

Its been quite a long time since I've posted soemthing here and there's something quite nostalgic about it, considering that as a class, our days are slowly dwindling by...

After that 'drama', there are still something to talk about. Mostly about the teleserye but also the most mudane of all things...

hope things do live up...

1. What does a colorist, showrunner and key grip do?

2. Is it true that artistas are picky people? That they better have this kind of food/water or else they walkout? Are they even allowed to do that on the set?

3. You're a writer. Are syndicated TV shows a help or a nuisance to you when your network carry one? If not, are writers part of the translation team?

4. Still on syndicated TV shows but more on the network-reproduced ones (e.g. Betty la Fea, Kim Sam Soon, Lalola etc). What is your 'professional' opinion of them?

5. On award giving bodies, which one says red carpet - 'Welcome to TV Land...You Made IT!(the Emmy and Golden Globe type)?

7. When are we supposed to submit the teleserye?

8. Any advice on future misundertings, miscommunications and anything amiss?

9. Are the ratings the ultimate decider of TV shows?

10. Which one is the better evil - GMA or ABS? (sorry, no TV 5)...

A list of questions to start the production going...naw, just joking, I'm just doped...or overdoped. Anyways, see you Saturday (if we have a meeting on Sat) and hope we won't be busted out.

the drama awaits,
wandering eyes...doped by prescription

assignments :)

this is one of those moments naman na andami ko gusto sabihin but i don't have time :( ..anyway, 

my pm class,

sorry to tell you but i think our plot isn't plotty enough. and kahit yung per day, baka hindi pa ganun ka-eventful. and in line with that, i will be asking to each one of u to submit a plot base sa napagusapan nating concept. yung vampire chenes love story. kanya-kanya kayong pass ng big arc. yun lang po :) 

please send it before 4pm this friday.

kita kits saturday :)

my am class,

i will be checking your assignments tomorrow as we agreed :)

kita kits! :)

eat kamote, the musical fruit!

this is one of those days that thou i want to say things in intro but i have none to say. so without much further ado:

my pm class,

i saw it in your eyes. so im withdrawing it. u don't have to watch and we will not discuss prison break next saturday. but the assignment, comments and the opening scene(s), is still to be checked. and im checking it now as of this writing.

and to all of you,
as i've mentioned the last meeting, please attend class as much as you can. many of our assignments and future projects are very dependable with the prior saturday of submission. other mechanics of this nature, i've explained in my earlier post (long and winding fart) so please read it too.

u have ur activity this coming saturday, so see u next saturday, september 13.
i will be posting again next wednesday here in the blogspot some reminders and/or assignments if deemed necessary.

kita kits! :)

Anonymous said...

sir,
sana po kung magpopost po kayo ng assignment namen to be checked next week saturday or next weekdays eh sana early wednesday po... kasi hirap po ko magvisit ng net eh. hope you do understand... para makapapasa na din po agad kami at mapag-icpn mga assignment...
salamat po...

ganda bae

September 4, 2008 5:51 PM

Anonymous said...

What did you see in our eyes...??? Ako nga pala yung pinaka gwapo sa de lasalle lipa...ingat ikaw reppa...

September 8, 2008 9:00 AM

a long and winding fart : mahaba at pasuga-sugasong pag-utot!

first sem's half way. and the party's just started. or maybe you're not enjoying the ride :(
but i hope you are :)

again, i am very sory for all the discomforts i may have brought you.
if it's not too much to ask and hope, it is in my highest aspiration that you too are having fun and in the process are learning some things too while at it :)

before i jump to the next agenda of tonight's blog post, let me just say my general reaction to your documentaries.

1. let me start with a positive note. i have noticed that all of you got it right - the importance of an interesting opening. so kudos to that! :)

2. except for the few that i applauded its rhythm and tone, majority needs improvement. u tend to forget that many times, the audience's idea of a TV watch is - entertainment, more than anything else. your content, more or less, is passable but as i've told you in the earlier weeks, the message is the massage. your delivery matters a lot. it is okay to slice and cut your interviewee's lengthy lines. work on it. learn how to shorten the running time without sacrificing the content as much as possible. always fast-phased it. be audience-friendly.

3. this one i don't want you to forget the lesson:
macko, on the day of submission, was having problems on file conversion and burning dvd among other things. but came the time to pass, he had the copy presented with a slight format difference that our dvd player can not read. thankfully, the laptop can read it.
for me, that was a calculated risk. and it worked.
of course, this is not to discount groups that were able to finished days before that saturday. finishing early is the best option. it should be the practice. but if comes the time of pressure and deadline, nothing beats he/she who beats it.
of course, provided that it will work.
and THAT'S THE SPIRIT!
..the goal this exercise was trying to prove.
in the real trade, you can always complain, why not?! but alongside that, is your worth. one of that is beating the deadline.
this was my same sentiment when one time, one of you was scheduled to report a certain topic but wasn't able to come without a notice.
because no one, including me, will prepare for what should be done by you. in the TV production set-up, the show should air whatever obstacle(s) it has encountered along the way.
but of course, everything's under the bridge now :)

and for lack of better term, i must say that those who passed their documentaries after that saturday, were excused and all reasons accepted.

i would like to believe that for all its worth (whatever it means to you), you've experienced time harassment and other things associated. borrowing chicago bulls' dennis rodman's words - you should not miss twice.

now, goin to main dish:

after finishing our topic on docu, the unscripted height, your final exam will deal on the scripted and narrative rockstardom - tv series writing and production. we will still tackle other TV formats like demo, panel, etc.
but so as u know and to be prepared early, each meeting will be divided in two parts. our regular lessons as scheduled and an hour for the TV series topic - brainstorming; the big arc and subplots mapping; dividing the season to weeks, to episodes and to bodies; scripting; casting and other pre-prod concerns; shooting and editing.

as you requested, there will only be two groups. the morning and the afternoon group. so participate actively during open discussions, i will tell you this now and will not remind you again - everything that you will say during brainstorming sessions will be graded. so please participate. no matter how silly or trivial your contribution may seem, it will nonetheless help in keeping the discussions alive and rolling :)

anyway, let's just cross the bridge when we get there :)

for now, if you have some idle time, please do watch TV series of your choice. that's your assignment for the coming weeks. and we will discuss things on class :)

don't worry about your grades (at least for now, if you can't fully agree on it :)).
just let me see your effort and everything will follow kewl :)
anyway, what's in a grade?! ..it can't even buy you your pair of shoes!

:)

c u saturday!
and if it's not too much to ask, please don't absent yourself :)
..because i've been missing you a lot!
oh-ha! ..may mga ganung kakornihan :) hehe

kita kits mga repakols at repapips!

:)

assignment

i will be posting a longer version on or before wednesday night. some other assignments and reminders. but for now, i will just remind you of your assignment to be submitted this wednesday thru dimaiologyclass@yahoo.com

isang plot. kwento. just one page. 2 or 3 paragraphs will do. tagalog or english. wag nyo muna isipin ang production side. basta isang super creative na kwento. individual to. please tell all your classmates about this.

thanx :)

unannounced, uninvited, unwanted

a.
first, i will say an announcement you already know: this saturday, aug 16, walang klase :)

b.
just a few reminders left:
-don't forget that on aug 23, you will also submit a 15 seconder or a 30 seconder plug of your docu
-please save your raw materials. i will collect it next saturday aug 23. this is for a possible re-edit if tv5 deemed it necessary. but don't worry, the re-edit is on me. and again, as ive mentioned weeks earlier, we will hope and strive that our documentaries are air-worthy (audio and video quality, etc). some things can't be fixed on edit :(
-during your shoot, please no product intrusion unless it's an x-deal. don't shoot with brand names captured in your frames. same goes with the credits.
-your script and sequence guide are just that.. guide(s). adjust if you must and break the rules. kung ano sa tingin nyo ang mas makakaganda ..yun yun! :)

c.
a prelude to what will

..
the shortest possible time, the darkest possible theme, in the most upbeat way - TV mainstream at its peak, combined with the indie spirit we aspire and live.
welcome!
..to the delegates of this year's annual philippine aswang convention,
magandang gabi sa inyong lahat.
i was doing my astral travel last week when i saw some of you leaving your house almost midnight before the blinding rain.
like the vampires of the west or the sigbin of the south, my friends here from abscbn was doing their rounds in the compound looking for coffee so as to awaken their blood and consciousness. hindi na tayo sanay ngayon sa sikat ng araw sa umaga. masakit na sa mata. at kulay pula na ang default mode ng ating paningin.
gabi!
..ito ang working hours. and it will be an invalid alibi to be late during night's meetings. but a late morning showing up is understandable.
the dark themed concepts are no longer alien to us.
after reading manga and watching many beautiful animes, thanks to japan, our mind is now more open to textured and non-orthodox tv series that bombarded local free channels.

this is the epitome of working class's struggle to watch tv and drink beer while watching their favorite TV shows after the day's work. but of course, not the free tv. but cable shows.

(to be continued soon)

silence can make u fart!

just to remind everybody..

sana hindi nyo pa nalilimutan mga napagusapan natin regarding do's and dont's in making documentaries and in interviewing your resource person :)

..katulad ng:
-wag kayo male-late sa kausap nyo,
-during interviews hayaan nyo syang magsalita hanggang matapos ang sinasabi nya and saka kayo mag-follow-up question after his/her sentences (mas madali ang buhay nyo sa edit pag ganun)
-etc. hindi ko na uulitin, nasa book yan, napagusapan na natin dati pa.

add ko lang, kasi may mga nagtatanong:
-as a matter of courtesy, kapag may tinawagan kayo na source person, magpakilala kayo kung sino kayo, orient him kung para saan ang interview and ano ang relevance nya sa topic nyo. short description lang.
-kung hindi naman nagtatanong kung ano itatanong nyo, u don't have to narrate lahat ng mga itatanong nyo. tsaka na sa actual interview. don't take too much of his time on the fone, ganun den sa actual interview. no complicated camera set-up na maiinip sya sa kahihintay, etc. and be precise and exact sa mga tanong. don't eat too much of his time.
-im worried about the quality of audio. okey sana kung may mic kayo or lapel mic or boom mic. pero kung wala, make sure na nasa matahimik kayong place. super tahimik. buti sana ang stand-upper ng host, pwedeng i-dub. pero ang upsot ng iniinterview, hindi naman pwede i-dub. so make sure na nasa super tahimik kayong place duting interviews. kami nga, kahit may maayos na mic, pinapatay pa den namin ang electric fan or aircon or anumang ingay na akala nyo minimal lang pero sa edit maririnig nyo na may mga nakakairita palang tunog..
-as much as possible, kung mapapatayo ang docu ng minimal lang ang vo, mas okey yun. ang vo is to aid dun sa mga dugtong at segue na hindi magawan ng paraan ng video. pero kugn tatayo ang docu g minimal ang explanation coming from the host, mas okey.
-don't forget your framing and composition. wag basta mag-frame na parang teleserye lang. astig na framing mga repapips. but of course, not too experimental na hindi na maiintindihan ni aleng bebang :)
-i suggest, unahin nyong mag-shoot ng interviews before spiels and vo. kasi may mga lalabas sa interviews na hindi nyo mafo-foresee.
-seq. guide and scripts are just that.. GUIDE. kung anumang mangyaring enexpected sa shoot, yun yun. don't hesitate magdagdag or magbawas ng kung anumang chenes kung sa tingin nyo ay kelangan.
-don't use heavy words if possible. unless yun yung novelty ng docu nyo.
-sa lahat ng pinupuntahan nyo, don't forget, kumuha ng mga establishing shots and pang-insert mats. halimbawa, si mayor ang pinuntahan nyo.. so kuha kayo ng shots ng munisipyo, ng trophies nya, ng mga behind the scenes na kinakausap nya staff nya or kayo ang kinakausap nya, etc.
-shoot in difrent angles if possible. meron kayong details, meron kayong long shot, may mid shot.
-ideally, SHOOT WITH THE EDIT IN MIND. pero kung hindi pa kayo confident sa full script nyo, shoot all the possible footage, interviews,etc na pwede nyong magamit sa edit. madali na lang magbawas sa edit :)
-keep your docu upbeat and tv friendly as possible. And fast phased. Also, don’t hesitate to put humor if necessary. Sa mga host, be camera friendly – presentable. Wala sanang eyebugs, etc. iba yung novelty ng haggard na reporter after nya ma-kidnap ng abu sayyaf at lumabas sya sa camera ng andungis dungis nya. Kasi yun yung benta. But otherwise, keep urself presentable.
-originally, iniisip ko, around seven minutes ang docu nyo. pero kung hindi kaya, tipong around 5 minutes lang, okey lang. wag nyo pilitin i-stretch. dapat fast phased po. and kung tingin nyo naman, hindi kasya sa 7 minutes, na kelangan pa ng mas mahabang running time, walang problema :)
-use only original music. unless may written permission kayo sa owner ng music. so either gumamit kayo ng software na nagce-create ng music or may kakilala kayong banda na wala pang record label at may original silang kanta or kayo mismo ang gumawa ng music nyo.

wala na ako maalala pang reminders for now. basta, when in doubt, ask me agad!

and to continue..

more or less, okey na naman kayo sa shoot e..
kung may mga pagbabago man sa script, editing concerns na yun. basta solve kayo sa mga tanong sa kelangan nyong interviewhin, then it will follow.. makikita nyo na den kung anong mga dapat na segue from one sequence to another (vo man or stand-upper oncam).

the complete and real script will come after you shoot all your interviews, reenactments, video mats, etc.
may mga pagkakataong, during edit, nagbabago pa den kayo ng script. dahil dun nyo lang mararamdaman ang tamang tempo na akala nyo ay okey na noong sinusulat nyo ang script.

okey, alam nyo na naman mga yan..
para lang akong baklang direktor dito na nagtatatalak.. nyahahhaha :)

to be more specific..

1. VEGETARIANISM, the new trend
-wala kayong case study
-hindi ko alam ha.. at baka naman lalabas pag nagawa nyo na, pero hindi gano litaw yung point. na this is the new trend. that this is not only healthy, this is fashionable now.

2. ONLINE GAMES, CLANS AND SEX
-feeling ko hilaw pa yung script. wala pang malalim na digging regarding the subject. may mga napagusapan tayo sa class nung kausapin ko each group, i-add nyo yung mga sinabi ko. like yung makukunan ng real footage yung e.b. and/or s.e.b. nila, etc.
-okey yung idea ng seq 1, pero sorry ha.. nakokornihan ako :) sori :) ..baka u can come up with a difrent situation or twist :)
-madalas kayo gumamit ng heavy words like tunghayan, pagyabong, etc.
avoid it. online games kayo, so dapat mas youth oriented ang gamit nyo na words, don't use heavy words

3. SUPER HUMANS
-hindi pa script yung hard copy na nasakin. nasa gitna sya ng sequence guide and script. yung vo and spiels, even yung ibang mga tanong, explanation pa lang sya ng kung anong lalabas sa script.
-sa page 2 nyo sa hard copy, meron dun positives and negatives of having this kind of ability. yung iba, nakakapagnakaw dahil sa hypnotism, etc. You can add real accounts. research. mga tabloid (or baka pwede den sa totoong news talaga) headlines (and news) ng (name of tabloid or newspaper or online news).

4. SA PANAGINIP NG KATOTOHANAN
-sorry, but i think you have to change your title. it is too mowelfund.
-sa 1st page, yung intro of host (marisz and j.e), THAT WAS FUCKIN GOOD! ..there is an illusion na naka-fast-phased ang blahblah :)
-wala kayong expert's side. something na pwedeng magpaliwanag academically and objectively, pwedeng mag-analyze ng mga pangyayaring ito.

5. KOMERSYAL
-VERY GOOD!
-ask ko lang pala, sino iinterviewhin nyo sa UB? im sure u know it naman pero sabihin ko na den.. interviewhin nyo kung sinumang may kinalaman sa commercial nila. wag naman from a random lang na estudyante dun.

6. TALISAY BATANGAS
-malilimutin lang ba ako o wala pa talaga :) ..ano title nyo?
-okey na mga questions nyo.
-yez, i agree, let's make this docu gov v friendly :)

7. ATHEISM
-add lang natin yung kwinento ko sa inyo na case sa US
-add den natin interview with a Philosophy prof. some philosophy of religion teacher

8. TAKDANG ARALIN
-simula pa lang, lunod na sa vo and spiels. pwede pang i-shorten :)
-seq 4 ..misdirection. as well, seq. 6, "sila pa ring responsable sa pagpapanatili ng kalinisan sa buong paaralan".
ang lumalabas kasi, kaya bumababa ang kalidad ng edukasyon kasi pinaglilinis ng school ang mga bata. it is not the issue. napakadaming reasons. research on this.
-isa pang kelangang iresearch.. ano ang actual numbers. gano tayo kababa in compare to international standards, etc. pang-ilan na ba ang pilipinas, etc. sa research makukuha ang exact numbers.
-okey yung interview sa dep ed (or ched)
-i suggest you change the title

9. STUDENT AGENT
-good intro spiels
-ooppss.. yung mga sumunod, may mga heavy words na like "sa kabilang panig ng daigdig," etc. u dont use this kind of words in conversation :)
-nakupo.. tapos na pala yun.. I think kulang pa ng lalim. lagyan nyo ng case study. and lagyan nyo den ng mga negative effects. (and of course positive effects)

10. LABAN SA KARAPATAN
- very good, simula pa lang may research na agad. may pinaghuhugutan ang isyu. add nyo lang pala, kung san nyo nakuha ang research.. "ayon sa ____________(anong survey ito at kelan? study sa pilipinas o international scope?) 40% ng lalaki at 32% ng babae ang nagkakaroon ng relasyon sa kaparehong kasarian"
-ahdunno if its okey or not pero kahit sa mga unang spiels nyo pa lang, kitang kita na agad ang biast for same sex marriage. ok ang stand. pero ang worry ko, pag simula pa lang ay ganito na, baka mawalan ng kredibilidad ang report. by this time kasi (sa part na ito ng docu, the 1st parts), wala pa gaanong todo info and interviews. pero parang buo na ang isip ng docu na mail ang simbahan. sana sa mga unang parts, expositions muna ng ng isyu. and ang pagpapahayag ng pagiging biast, mas kewl kung ang blah blah ay manggagaling sa resource persons :)
-ang title, baka we can come up den with a new one. biast na agad, feeling ko
-more or less, ok naman e (in general) :)

11. BLOGS
- as u said, problematic pa kayo sa daloy ng script nyo.. ayusin nyo na muna ang mga tanong. then hopefully, the right script will follow.

12. TATTOO
-wala ako nare-rcvd sa email (dimaiologyclass@yahoo.com) updates from you. but we have initial talks na regarding this topic. so shoo tnyo na den. but pass nyo na den yung kelangang i-pass.

dun sa mga defined na naman ang topic and concept, kahit hindi pa gano nalilinawan sa kabuuang script, shoot nyo na den. at least dapat alam nyo kung ano yung point ng docu nyo. i really suggest unahin nyo mga interviews. napakadali na ng spiels and vo pag okey na kayo sa interviews. at least, kayo na lang yun.

i will have more detailed comments tomorrow.
but for now, halos lahat kayo ready na to shoot..
so shoot it!

,
kewl!
:)
..


in theatre, we don't say goodluck.
we say, "break a leg!"

theWriteLife

tama ka, sabi mo nga, "its a good sign cause we're not just a class who nods at things, we try to ask questions".
and nung unang mga meetings pa lang natin, yun na agad ang gusto kong makita :)

noong EDSA 2, naalala ko, sa isang TV interview, iniinterview si.. nakalimutan ko na :) ..noel cabangon ata or gary granada ..tungkol ito sa pagkakawatak watak ng opinion regarding erap, people power, etc..
ang sabi ng iniinterview, "mas mabuti pang hindi magkasundo kaya nagdedebate at nagdidiskusyon ang mga matatalinong tao kesa mga bobong nagkakasundo". of course, he was not pertaining to the academic kabobohan. dahil hindi naman yun ang totoong sukatan ng pagiging henyo. he was pertaining to political dumbness and numbness.

and u said, discipline.
that's the very reason i never enrolled in any ROTC course! ..nakalagay kasi sa ROTC chenes namin na "dito sa ROTC, matututo kayo ng disiplina. tuturuan namin kayo. didisiplinahin namin kayo".
fucking shite!
the only discipline we have is self-discipline. other disciplines are simply ..well, not discipline at all. it is fear. buti sana kung respect.
so i never enrolled sa ROTC.
hindi sya para sakin :) ..pwedeng nagwo-work yun sa ibang tao pero hindi applicable sakin. ganun lang naman yun e. the very concept of democracy.

in one of the columns of dean jorge bacobe, tungkol ito sa pagkakaro'n ng bayad ng text messaging. kasi if u can recall it, nung una.. dati ..walang bayad ang text message. then nung i-announce ng smart and globe na magkakaron na ng bayad ang text messaging, andaming umangal. welga-welgahan pa sa kalye, sa blogs, sa columns, etc. sabi sa argument ni dean bacobo.. that's the very principle of democracy! ..that's the very reason nagwo-work ang democracy sa pilipinas.
babayadan mo ang mga goods na kelangan or gusto mo. kung may libre, ayus! ..pero kung kelangang bayadan.. babayadan. kung ayaw mo, then don't purchase it.
hindi naman bigas ang text messaging e.

oh-ha! ..napadami na naman 'ata ang intro ko :) hehe

okey, to recap things..
and to update..

nagsend na ako emails sa inyo. at least isa per group. hindi ko na ma-email all members of the group. sori, nagmamadali ako. itanong nyo na lang sa groupmate nyo yung comments ko.

kahit hindi na tom yung script.
sa saturday na lang, sa klase natin.
bring hard copy and a soft copy. magdala lang kayo flashhdrive, kopyahin ko lang sa laptop.
pero dont forget the hard copy pa den.

sori, gtg na!
kanina pa ako late sa kelangan kong puntahan :(

please chek ur email now.. and ask ur groupmates.

kita kits!


Anonymous said...
sir dima,
i'm hapi because the groupings of docu is not by friends.hahahaha.
i'm such an evil. hahaha.
just kidding.
i just want to enjoy doing things with my other clasmeyts. and experience arguing with them. hahaha.
just kid.
i'm tired of doing things with a person who is a bossy crazy one. feels lyk he's/she's the superior of all. i'm not mad buti just want to explore new things with others.
anyway, this will be in a rush but i'm hoping that we can do this in a smooth sailing boat. hahahahahahahahaha.
thnx,
the lady in iris

August 7, 2008 8:19 PM

ang antolohiya ng mga makabagbag-damdaming tanong

:)

..this is my 3rd or 4th post for this week.

i just hope na lahat nabasa nyo yung mga nauna pa :)

kung hindi pa, tingnan nyo ngayon sa baba.. :)

..baket ko nasabi to? ..at baket alam ko na may ibang hindi pa nakakabasa ng blogspot? ..may group na nagsubmit kanina thru email ng kanilang revised sequence guide.
okey yun, nakalagay yun sa mga earlier posts ko to submit the revised sequence guide (kung may nirevise ang group). the only problem is.. maling topic ang ipinasa nila :(

it is clear po na hindi nabasa ang posts :(

..yung iba naman, in parts lang ang nabasa. yung inaakala lang na applicable sa kanila. tapos may itinanong sa email. alam nyo kung san ko kinuha ang reply ko? copy, paste from the blogspot :(

waaahhh!

:)

thanx wandering eyes :) ..for the continuous comments. and syempre, sa lahat den ng nagcocomments and nagfe-feedback :) ..syempre hindi ko malalaman ang gusto nyong sabihin at nararamdaman kung hindi nyo sasabihin. negative and positive comments from you, mga repapips at repakols, will always be appreciated :)

may nag-email den po kung nabwibwiset na daw ako sa kakulitan ng klase regarding possible adjustments and request particularly ngayong andaming reactions regarding groupings. i will say with all the honesty, "hindi".
kaya nga ingat na ingat akong magtunog galit ang wordings ko. wala ganong exclamation points, walang bold and big letters, etc. kasi baka mapagkamalan nyong galet ako :(
yun ang hirap sa letters and sentence lang na walang tunog, ng hindi personal na paguusap. para ding txt message.. minsan, iba ang tono ng sender sa inaakala ng receiver.
in my yesterday's post, it was a calm explanation of things i want to say. imagine me telling u all those blablah in front of the class.. di ba sa class, i was saying profanities like fuck, shet, etc.. but you know im not mad or whatever to that effect. either i said that to stress some points and/or emotions or it was just part of the sentence :)

another thing,
im checking now my email dimaiologyclass@yahoo.com,
hindi pa po nakakapagpasa ang iba.
late again :(

anyway, nasabi ko naman na kung walang gustong baguhin ang group, okey na yun!
so i assume, yung mga hindi nagpasa ng revised seq. guide, inaprub na ng group ang existing seq guide :)

dun sa mga nagpasa, im reading it now. pero hindi ako maka-concentrate dahil nasa shoot ako ngayon. may tatlo kayong kaklase na ka-txt ko ngayon regarding topics and groupings. okey yun! as ive said, when in doubt, ask!

as ive said in my earlier posts, pagka-rcv ko ng revised seq. guide nyo, ibabalik ko yun same day wedenesday or thursday morning with my comments para magawan nyo na ng script. mukhang yung second option ang matutupad ko. mukhang di ko kakayanin na ma-send today. but rest assured that as ive told u, tomorrow morning, u will have my comments.

minsan, nakaka-reply ako sa email. pero sa ngayon, mostly hindi ako makasagot sa individual emails nyo. pero ipo-post ko lahat d2 sa blogspot answers ko sa mga inquiries nyo and concerns. pag may nalilimutan akong sagutin o sabihin, please alert me agad.

so may mga pagkakataong in a day, hindi lang isang beses ako magpopost d2 sa blogspot. baka yung nasa upper part lang ang nababasa nyo. chek nyo na den po, scroll down. kc baka may mga earlier posts ako.

i will end this post today with a corny cliché

:)

"in the end, the only people who will fail are those who did not try."

:)


Anonymous said...

Yo! Hehehe makulit talaga kame...sometimes its a good sign cause we're not just a class who nods at things, we try to ask questions,
I remember one time in our recollection, our facilitator commented that there will really be times when we won't just stop arguing because we have our different opinions. But regards to the last post in this blog, yung before this (bakit nga ba dito ako nagpopost?!) I think classmates, excuses are excuses, hindi pagiging inquisitive. There will alwyas be time that things won't go our way, and I have learned that lesson the hard way, (kaya nga minsan e hindi tayo nagkakaintindihan kasi gusto natin nasusunod lahat ng gusto natin),
Hindi matuturo sa skul ang disiplina, hindi yan maitututro ng kahit na sinong teacher, it just comes with time and sometimes we feel frustrated and say its just unfair when in fact hindi lang naman talaga nasunod ang gusto natin. We blame others for the faults that we have inflicted upon ourselves. So classmates as future professional, i think we better stop bitchin other people and say dumb excuses like "bakit yung iba?"

August 7, 2008 9:44 AM

the plan versus the popular request

it has been an active communication for the past days, huh! :)

u know what's my 1st part.. to answer questions :)

..

1. OH-M-G! ..may nagkamali ako ng lagay sa group?! sinong kaklase nyo ang nalagay ko sa maling time-slot? im really sorry. my mistake. i need to know asap. email me soonest. or ask ur classmates that know my number then text me kung sino yun.. asap!
im really sorry :(

2. number of members for each group.
i really thought that my math is right. here's the equation. for those topics that i think will consume much energy and money because the scope is too big or the logistics are far or concepts needs to be defined more (whatever is applicable), i put more members. for those topics that are more defined, or with lesser scope, or with lesser research needed, or with resource person already in-contact with the members (whatever is applicable), i put less members.
also, per group, there are some common denominators with the members. for example, all "poverty" topics were grouped into one; all food topics were grouped into one; and so on and so forth.
by if i am wrong, then i stand to be corrected

3. allan lina, ikaw den ba yung tinutukoy ng item number 1? kasi, meron kang ka-group. sina jaeda abansi, etc ng student agent. so panghapon ka? sorry ha, hindi ko kasi dala dz minute ang records nyo, di ko ma-chek now. kung afternoon class ka, you go to the topic "online games".

i hope i answered all your questions.
now, this is my piece for tonite..

the question with regards to number of members per group is valid, understandable and comprehensible.
but it lacks emotional logic and true math wit.
now that i made a mistake of allan lina putting him on morning sked instead of the afternoon class (kung sya nga 'yun. but i have no way of checking it this minute because i don't have the record at hand), all the morning class groups have members of either 2 or 3. am i right? no matter how i flip that calculation, it is telling me that there can be no other equation that will arrive at a different arithmetic. if i get a member from morning class group 1 to morning class group 5, then the same number of 2 members will just transfer from one group to another group.

and i don't want to put a morning class student to a group of afternoon class. and vice versa.

now, with afternoon class:
you have members of either 3 or 4. am i right? same explanation above (the morning class' explanation). taking out a member from afternoon class group 3 (and giving it to afternoon class group 1) will just arrive at the same numbers. only now, that group 1 will have 4 members and group 3 with 3 members.
do u get the equation?

now, the larger scope
(at least in numbers),
u may ask, "why is it that morning class have seven topics approved and the afternoon class with only 5 topics to produced?"
in your logic (which of course is mathematically logical, i admit), this is the very cause why the afternoon class is enjoying 3 to 4 members compare to morning class' only 2 to 3 members. am i right?

..(answer first that question before u proceed)

..okay,

now that u answered "yes",

i will say that it is a disappointment.

your inquiries are mathematically logical, but in my honest view, it lacks emotional logic and true grip of the grit.

and i will say that i was surprised that some in the morning class were in question too with regards this concern.
my morning class, here's the score: the reason why you have many topics to produced is because you have many topics that passed!

of course, this is not to discount the afternoon class' topics. u know the considerations. the docu should not only be meaningful. there are many important topics that was submitted.
but other considerations are:
it's commerciability, its newness, its duplicity with other topics, its feasibility, etc.
there are important topics with its commercial viability but it duplicates other topics, or it doesn't duplicate other topics but its feasibilty is questionable.
those concerns.

other concern is: time constraint and group members with different class schedule and group members not the usual groupmates-friends

i hate to say this,
but,
do you not realize how much leeway i exerted on your past assignments, projects, absences, tardiness, etc?
i do not want to dwell much on this because this is a self-serving shit on my part. but just try. try to look at its wisdom..
why is it that prior to this project, i was in so much margin in giving you so many chances of passing late and wrong assignments, giving you make-up reports and quizzes for absences and other limitations.. then on this very important midterm project, im giving you this "inconveniences"?

i do not know if this is comprehensible but here's the map:

just i was giving too much importance on "rhythm-writing" that i almost always give reading materials, video presentations of sample movies and documentaries and writing exercises like the ad nauseam seq. guide, reaction papers, etc.. because i can not teach "rhythm-writing" by merely saying it. that i have to let u do it and experience it.. then revise it and do it again..

this is the same principle im applying now in our docu project.

why did i give u leeway on assignments and other things prior to this? because being time-harassed is not part of the learnings on those certain weeks. other disciplines were the concern during that time.
in the normal school system of professor and students academic relationship, the students should submit on time or else late submission of assignments or projects will not be accepted or graded but with deductions.
but i don not want to be the bitchy-bitchy-grumpy-strict-professor asshole.
i just want you to enjoy the sem and learn some things while at it.

why am i giving u these inconveniences now? because this is our lesson this time.

all of these hurdles like time constraints, alien groupmates, etc are the very elements that are in our module to teach you.
i can always say that in blahblah..
then you will agree and discuss things with me on class..

but as i've put importance on "rhythm-writing" that you need to experience it in order to learn, this lesson on difficulties in order to be taught is thru this.

i asked myself this morning, "do i owe them an explanation?", "is this in the normal system of professor-students academic relationships?"..

no.

this is not in the normal system of professor-students academic relationships.

no.

i do not need to explain my side.

but i want to.
and it is in my highest aspiration that u appreciate what we are doing.
it is just not me that imposes things just because the authoritarian orthodox system tells me that as a professor, i will have to do what i should.

i have plans.
and i honestly believe that u can handle these tests.

but if i am wrong, let me hear it. then we will lower the standards.


Anonymous said...

mr. d,

i have to admit you have the talent to come up with good headings.
anyway, i will be hanging in your word about the schedule, considering you yourself said that you're being piled with work.
i have to admit that coping up with your subject will be a little tricky considering that you elevated the pace of the class. But thank you, for giving us the entire schedule for this semester. Thanks to the guys who commented also...you made me feel not alone...and less than a monopoly

wandering eyes,
anonymous

August 6, 2008 12:32 PM

life, at times, is unfair!

this is my 2nd post of the day. well, gabi na ngayon :) hehe :) ..ang corny :)
this is my 2nd post of the day. itz second part. as ive told u earlier, im in a hurry. so i skip the nitty gritty blahblah for a straight-fact-in-your-face-info that needs to be deliver asap!

to begin with, i would like to say thank you for comment(s) ..and i encourage the others no matter how painful and frank your comment might be to please post it :)

i will answer his/her questions and concerns first before i go to docu matterz :)

fuck! ..that was awesome kewl! ..that was a long comment. and a good one at that! i remember a letter i read years ago. that was a long letter. none were the emails or txt or celfone or pager yet. only letters, the old-fashioned way. it was a long letter too. an overly frank, dramatic yet beautifully written one. and it ends with the line, "sorry to write you a long letter. i don't have time to write you a short one."

ahdunno if itz just me. or the importance of the sender. but a wrap-up beautifully written letter as this is a straight-hook-upper-right-punch that melts the heart instantly. too much of the foreplay, huh!?

this is in line with my lectures saying that i give too much importance on the opening salvo of a piece. may it be a literature or a movie or a docu or a theatre play or whatever form! i would just like to reiterate that parallels the importance of the intro is its closing scene. the movie "adaptation", thou not that good a movie to be a sample (at least for me), has a good thing to say about story and storytelling in general. it says, "wow them in the end!" so there you go.

anyway, lumalalim ang gabi'y hindi hinuhukay.. hehe :)
..humahaba ang litanya ko ng walang sinasabing maganda :) haha :) ..ayan ang mahirap pag may time ako, nalilimutan kong andami ko na palang sinasabing kwento, wala namang kwenta :) ..puro kwento, walang istorya :)
(kanta yan ng "teeth", bali-baligtad lang ang lyrics :))

to u, sa nagco-comment.. tulad ng sinabi ko kanina, that comment was fuckin kewl! ..Rhythm is improving! yung content ng comment, syempre honest reaction yan.. kaya hindi ko masasabi and itz not for me to say na if its improving or not. my only comment to the comment as of this writing is the tempo. ganda! :)

1. rather than a docu guide, the hand out is more of a film book page.
ahdunno if i have to repeat this but the basic elements of docu and narratives are the same. their root is the film. contrary to popular belief, it is not the news.
and one thing, we are discussing this docu thing not as indie docu, but as mainstream docu. the documentaries we see on TV. the TV that sucks! ..the television that greatly helps our bobofication! so our docu here is not only documentaries that informs. okey lang sana documentaries that touches heart. but more than that, documentaries that "entertains" ..whatever entertainment means!
im not keeping these lies away from class. from time to time,i let u watch some samples and also, i was telling u my brutally honest comments. of course, im not always right. there's none the monopoly of truth! ..but that's my honest view :)

2. regarding docu and drama..
documentary ideally is real. i see nothing in conflict if u see drama in your docu and air it. if u see pain, then air it. if u see humor, then include it. but please, don't make it scripted and label it as real. ibang usapan ang reenactment. that's why, may nakasulat na reenactment sa reenactment.

3. credibility.
credibility is everything! ..not a hint that your docu is fake, please! it erases all the good things na nakalagay sa ibang part kung may parts na hindi totoo. sa mahuhuli kong gagawa ng ganun, u will fail! that's a fuckin' mortal sin!
i remember our college test papers. in our every philosophy test, finals and midterms, there was the note: 1. be honest, 2. look honest

4. cliche
as much as possible, no cliches. u know what cliches are. always work beyond expectations. and unpredictable. and be bold. try to experiment. (but of course, without alienating the audience. if it's experimental but throws off the audience, then it's nothing but a self-serving-too-personal-piece na dapat ikaw na lang ang makapanood!)
:)
(of course, unless that's the treatment. refrence of cliche as treatment: director ben feleo and director joey gosiengfiao's movies)

5. mowelfund
yez, i don't like their films. i don't like their storytelling. even nick de ocampo. old school and too academic. purely self-serving! the only thing that i appreciate about mowelfund is their cinematography and Raymond Red.
actually, it is not only me. it is a hush-hush among the league but of course none is too vocal and proud to tell that negative remark about an icon.
log on to youtube, watch their samples. watch "etneb" ..and other mowelfund films. ull get a grip of what i mean.
cenon, our friend, the UP film institute head, in one of his class was asking a student about his (the student's) short film.
cenon: anong meaning sayo ng film mo?
student: bahala na po ang audience magbigay ng meaning
cenon: yes, i know and i appreciate that. ako, may sarili akong take dyan sa film mo. etong katabi ko, may sarili ding meaning dyan sa film mo. but ikaw, as the director of that film, ano ang gusto mong iparating?
student: actually sir, it is a personal film na bahala na ang audience umintindi
cenon: yes, sabi mo nga kanina. and uulitin ko, u as the filmmaker, ano ang meaning sayo nyan? ano ang gusto mong iparating?
student: uulitin ko den po sir, it is a personal film.
cenon: u don't get it! and i don't get it as well. ..baka naman it's too personal na dapat ikaw na lang ang nanonood, hindi mo na dapat ipinapakita sa amin!

i have lots of bad things about the mainstream TV and cinema but one thing that i agree with the mainstream is this mantra: connect with the audience!

6. revised sequence guide
as i told u in the earlier post, kung may revision ang group, then ipasa sakin ang revised seq. guide pero kung aprub na sa group ang existing sequence guide, so be it :) ..and also, dun sa iba, medyo iniba ko or pinalawak ang scope.. so yun yung mga kelangang magbigay ng revised seq. guide :)

7. ang tinutukoy mo ay sa ngalan ng tubo? wala nang gory scenes after that. ang mga susunod na eksena ay imbestigasyon, pagtanggi ng pulis na sila ang gumawa nun, mga pinatay after the incident, etc.

8. yes, gustong gusto ko ang pulp magazine. not that all of what they said i agree. many too are bullshit. but what i like about the magazine is its sincerity and balls. hindi kelangang i agree sa lahat ng sinasabi ng isang magazine para magustuhan. pero para sakin, sobrang naaapreciate ko ang lay-out ng pulp, yung rhythm ng writings, yung dark tone, etc.
and si vernon go, i think nasa pulp pa den sya. the last time i check. and galing nya magsulat.

AND THAT WAS THE END OF MY ANSWERS, NOW ..LET'S GO BACK TO REGULAR PROGRAMMING!
:)

as i've said:

..submit your revised seq. guide tuesday night, august 5 to dimaiologyclass@yahoo.com
then wednesday morning, magche-chek ako.
wednesday nn, ilalagay ko kung anong sunod na gagawin per group. kung may kelangang irevise, or may itatanong asko kung kaya bang panindigan, etc.
sa isa-submit na sequence guide and everytime na magsusubmit sa mga susunod pang araw at linggo, makikilagay na den ng participation ng each member. and sa tuesday night na isa-submit, makikilagay den at least, isang contact number. your group's leader and/or coordinator with me para pag may clarification ako, sa kanya ako tatawag.

please dont be late this time.
isang araw na ma-late kayo sa sked natin, mahuhuli na talaga kayo. anghirap! ..kaya ko inilagay na ang schedule na 'to kasi busy-bisihan ako dz week. yung mga oras na inilagay ko para magchek ako, yun na yun. im really sorry :(

and to continue..

pag nabalik ko na ang seq.guide, i will be asking na for the script. that same wedensday nn or nite or thursday morning, ibabalik ko sa inyo seq. guide with my comments. then before 1pm of friday, submit the script. by saturday, ibabalik ko na ulet ang script with the revisions. b4 matapos ang saturday, ready to shoot nya. magpre-prod na kayo.

then the week after that saturday ay midterm exam nyo. in between ur exams, pwede nyong pagusapan ang mga sunod nyong hakbang :) of course, hindi ko inaasahan na magsho-shoot na kayo kc midterms nyo yun. sabagay, midterms nyo den naman yung docu natin :)
pero yung mga preparations like kanino camera, sino edit, sinong iinterviewhin, san pupunta, etc. yung mga ganun, pagdating ng sunod na week, dapat plantsado na. kc nakapag-pre-prod na kayo ng 1 week.

the week after your midterm week, august 17 to 22, dapat nagsho-shoot na kayo at nag-eedit. august 23 we will view it. and walang male-late kc kelangang magsubmit ng faculty to dean ng grades ng august 25.
so after august 23 (saturday), gustuhin ko mang may humabol, sa dean na kayo magsasabi :)

yez! so little time so much to do.
that's part of the program. sa totoong buhay mas ngarag pa.

and yez! ..ang mga kagrupo nyo ngayon ay hindi ang usual nyong ka-group. i hate to let u learn this painfully but there's no other way..
sa totoong buhay, kung itutuloy nyo ang vocation nyo na yan.. worse worse worse! and u know it.

..dont wori, napakadami pa nating projects : ..fortunately! (i mean, unfortunately :) hihi)

sorry pala sa mga concepts na hindi na matutuloy. believe me, its painful on my part. pero baka maloka kayo pag ginawa kong individual ang docu! thou i tried to consolidate lahat ng topics. halimbawa, may mga magkakasama na tungkol lahat sa kids ang topics nila, may magkakasama na lahat tungkol sa kahirapan, ..mga ganung chenes :)

and yung iba mas madami, may mas kokonti. yung iba kasi, mas mahirap hanapin ang subjects. yung iba, at least nakausap ko na na may sakto nang iinterviewhin, defined na ang galaw. yung iba naman, malawak ang topics, kelangang mas madami.. mga ganung concerns.
so ayun po..

basta, learn from this sana :)

and when in doubt..

ASK!

(u know how to reach me)

by the way, sa mga pang-umaga, kung matutuloy ang 1st general production and cast meeting for the november play,
ang klase natin this saturday is 8am.
kung hindi matutuloy ang meeting, 9am pa den.
ask kokay kung tuloy or hindi. sa kanya den ako magtatanong about that.

sa mga panghapon, walang nagbago. 1pm pa den tayo.

at sa lahat ng kasama sa play as cast or sa production, may meeting tayo 10:45am

WHEW! this is a long post!

..aherm, alam nyo na ang ilalagay ko as my last line :)

im sorry to write you a long letter. i don't have time to write you a short one :)


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WHEW!

im about to log-out. but checked first the 1st part, and i saw "wildflower's" comment :) ..keep them coming!
thanx :)

wildflower, i think, ive answered some of ur questions in my earlier sentencez above :)

with regardz to number of groupmates, groupmates of difrent sked and difrent set of friends :)

..kasama po yun sa inconvenienzez na we will be learning to face. amidst all these hurdles, malalaman mo ang worth ng sinasabi ko after this project and more mportantly, after this school :)

..just barely a year from now :)

nakupo, sa mainstream network, napakadaming demonyo at gago kayong makakasama ..pero sabi nga ni dolphy, "the show must go on!"

i have narrated some anthological emotion in my afternoon class last meeting. so, sa mga pang-umaga, remind me to tell it to u too this saturday.

anyway, its just about the importance of "airing it" no matter what! - hindi yung docu natin ang sinasabi ko. but the practice in tv networks :)

but it is a good practice.

boom!


Anonymous said...
sir, di ga po nakalagay sa post nyo na pinaggroup nyo po kami by class ng morning and afternoon? 'yung morning class eh makakagroup ng same class nya. and 'yung afternoon eh ganun din, 'yung pangafternoon. eh bakit may nakasama po kami na hindi namin klasmeyt? i mean pang ibang oras sya? sadya ga po 'yun? nagtatanong lang po ako. hehehe. keep smiling TV PROD class.
grrrrrrrr!
August 4, 2008 10:46 PM

Anonymous said...
we got your point about not grouping us by friends.. and it's alright.. but really, can't we have equal number of group members? it's really unfair.. no matter how easy or hard the topic is, still we will spend for the transpo, editing, tokens for the interviewees, etc.
well, i speak for the class, because, i think, they also have the same sentiments, that's what i've heard.. please give in to this request, because honestly, the number of grouping is really unfair..
August 5, 2008 9:12 AM

allan lina said...
sir bkt ganun wla ako kagrupo?! is it ok if i just pick a grup to join???

sometimes, life is unfair! :)

good afternoon class :)

eto young groupings nyo, topics, preliminary calendar, and some notes:

for morning class:

- from riches to rugs: what went wrong?
mariwasa pahutan, jelyn may de los reyes, j.e. sunga

- blogger
shierylou maramot, katrina bobadillajose victorio silvestre

- palaisdaan sa talisay batangas
vanya ysabel maneja, aisa may angel

- student agent
- jaeda abansi, rhoxane hernandez, ana dominique lontoc, allan lina

- atheism
mary criscel ann caringal, honeylet venisse adajar

- same sex relationships/marriage
cherrylyn plata, april amor mea

- fake commercials
steve cardona, goreso a.j., banawa jason dick

for maria nikki maliksi, ur subject vegetarianism ay may kaparehong topic sa pang-hapon.na-group ko na den sila. u have choices: either okey lang sayo na sumama sa panghapon with this project or pili ka ng isang group sa pang-umaga pero yung topic na nila ang gagawin mo. just email mo kung ano decision mo :)

for afternoon class:

- pinoy superheroes: pinoy freaks?
zyruss tecson, edelyn marie tolentino, hector lincallo

- online games/clan/sex and students
michelle angela anciano, erika oro, ishte luneta

- philippineeducation in comparisson with the international standards
sweet abigail uy, derwin ilano, lara mayell leycano, maricris manzanero

- vegetarianism: the new trend
rosean d villones, mariz azle magcawas, lovely jane magnaye, hazel joy legua

- (baket nagsisiksikan sa manila, mas okey naman sa province. ang promise na kaunlaran ng lungsod)
macko andal, caguimbal frenz eric, vatcha cyrus, maloles altea

***

meet your groupmates. kung kelangang ma-improve ang sequence guide, makinig sa groupmates. kung okey na.. walang problema :)

..submit your revised seq. guide tuesday night, tom. to dimaiologyclass@yahoo.com
wednesday morning, magche-chek ako.
wednesday nn, ilalagay ko kung anong sunod na gagawin.
please dont be late this time.

should there be any questions and clarifications, please dont hesitate to ask :) ..medyo nagmamdali lang ako dz minute kaya di ko na napaliwanag ng mahaba ang mga pangyayari. but u know how to reach me..

mgandang tanghali :)



Anonymous said...
well, for once...I am in complete agreement with you in your "head title" though I admit I'm in conmplete confusion of the topic you are referring to.
anyway, let me thank you for redeeming myself and catching up with my schoolwork. It's quite embarrasing yet thanks for the chance nonetheless.
i have a few things about last meeting - I understand your method of discussing the hand-out by reporting, considering most of the class didn't read it (I am assuming, of course...and I'm not one of them) but I have issues with the hand-out myself.
In my opinion, the hand-out reflected more of the film books I've been browsing (...due to the lack of the idea thing) rather than a documentary guide.
I was expecting more technical stuff but since you have the experience, I can't complain and besides, it's your call.
Mind, your comments are most interesting and amusing though I might agree on a number of them. (Do you have a thing against MOWELFUND? What's with them anyway?)
Further, I don't question why the docu needs the drama (not as in the drama in Private Wars). Life is drama but where do you draw the line? Is credibilty part of that package? Do we even need one? How can we find a story that throws the cliches out the window (in reference to Riles)?
ln lieu of your recent post, what do you mean by a revised sequence guide? Do we edit or add more? I think it's a case to case basis, so I would ask, no, bother you to be specific about each project (with your comments, of course).
lastly, to be honest i'm feeling guilty for monopolizing and dominating the conversation of the blog. so, if you feel like, you can push me off for bugging, bothering and destroying the mood. I would rather have a good telling off than a cold shoulder. besides, i can live with it.
salud,
anonymous

p.p.s. tell me the goriness of the ending of the docu film we are currently wathcing. i need to be prepared...and not eat breakfast, if possible. you have five oranges to rate them.

p.p.p.s.
i think you're an avid reader of pulp, could you tell me what happened to vernon go? i think he was the editor-in-chief before i stopped reading them.I am a handful, am I?

August 4, 2008 2:22 PM

Anonymous said...
just have some questions and comments:
1. is it not unfair that other groups have 4 members, and others, have only three or two? for me, it is unfair when it comes to division of labor, and the financial contribution of each group member.. can't we have EQUAL distribution of group mates?
2. can't we really choose our members? i mean, can't we do it by friends, coz' there are irregular students, and as what you've said, we need to rush this thing. so how can we manage to finish this in time, if we, ourselves, can't manage our own times because of different schedules? and besides, it's really hard to rush, when the other group mates, don't cooperate.. i hope you get what i mean..
3. with regards to the deadline of the docu, is it really for the midterms? just a suggestion, if we work by friends, and if we have equal distribution of group members, maybe we can work better..those were just my comments and suggestions.. the decision is still up to you, and i respect that..
thanks..
cheers!
i've got to give my pseudonym..
"WILDFLOWER"