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!

:)