November 28, 2007

Salamat, Sobra!

Hay salamat at nairaos ko rin ang first directing drill ko! Marami pang dapat matutunan pero sobra-sobrang satisfying sakin ang nangyari last Tuesday. Masaya ako, period. :)

Sobrang late na ang debriefing kaya di ko na napasalamatan lahat ng naging dahilan ng pagiging masaya ko kaya dito na lang ako magti-thank you kina...

HENRY, magaling kang AD! Laking tulong na tinulungan mo ako sa visual composition at spatial IQ. Thank you at kahit nagkasakit ka, go ka pa rin para lang maging AD ko. :)

NEWT, gusto ko ang pagiging ngarag mo na PD! I truly really like it (hehe) that you took the initiative to text me constantly regarding your concerns with the production design. Magaling ka, okay? :)

ARAH! I doubt if my shoot will be that smooth if you didn't have the "eye". You were nervous before the shoot pero hindi ako nininerbiyos for you kasi naniniwala talaga ako na you'll be a good DOP. :)

My actors YAM and ALAN, thank you for collaborating with me with regard your characters' emotions and back-stories. I believe in your acting skills sobra kaya ko kayo kinuha and you didn't let me down. YAM, don't worry about that X blocking thing. I still trust you and as you have noticed naman siguro, palagi kitang pinapa-comment sa bawat sinasubmit ko sa class kasi bilib talaga ako sa 'yo! (Awww, mean girl!)

I'm also very overwhelmed na andaming gustong maging members ng art department ko. DADO and MONJAM, alam kong pinilit ko lang kayo but really, thank you for all your inputs and for helping me with my mis-en-scene. Mean Girl #1 and Penguin, I truly really (haha) appreciate it. ISSA and MATH, thank you for being able set men. Anlaki nang itinulong n'yo sa pagdagdag ng depth of field with your ingenious recycling of props. Sobra! Siyempre, thank you to DANNA who generously helped NEWT from the start as if she's also my production designer. Words can't express my sobrang gratitude.

Ano ba, para akong nasa awards night...Hahaha!

Moving on....

NICK, sobrang pasasalamat ko sa 'yo kasi alam kong inambush lang kita para maging script con because Ina went to Nantes and yet, tinanggap mo agad without hesitation. Napaka-kalmado mong script con, di ko kaya 'yun! Hehe :)

Thank you to my grips, my co-director that day G and SIR ENRICO! G, thanks for the pechay sounds and the cool aura. Dumikit siya sakin that night and nakita mo naman na I'm less ngarag than usual. We did it, yeah! XOXO! :)

RONI & PABLO, thank you for being PDA enough to be my talents. Stunt casting 'yun! Directors ng critically acclaimed Inang Yaya at MALING AKALA, talents ko?!? San ka pa?! =)

DAN, the laptop guy, salamat! Kahit na wala akong pasalubong na film book okay lang. At least di ka late for my drill at magaling ka sa laptop! Haha! Peace, dude! :) Thank you na rin sa clapper kong si FRANCIS! :)

Hindi ko sila classmates at housemates ko lang sila pero salamat kina MICHIKO at ROSE sa pakikinig at pagbibigay sakin ng ideas for the drill. The "blind" twist was originally Michiko's kaya dapat lang na i-credit ko siya. Di pa tapos ang pangangarag ko sa inyo okay? :) Hehe.

And thank you DIREK MARILOU! Andami ko talagang natutunan sa inyo. Sobra sobra! You continually inspire and challenge me to be good, if not better. I'm feeling so blessed right now to have you as my teacher. :)

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Of course co-bloggers, this doesn't mean that the end product is or will be good. Dess of Advance Class is currently editing it and I'm still feeling frustrated that I don't have close-up shots of my actors during their final "love" scene" for lack of time. There might also be some "saliwa" LOV (might!) and I'm also not sure about the cadence and clarity of the short. Pero hello, it's only my first time to call a shot and three months pa lang ako sa film school, give me some leeway naman! Hehe! :)

Isa pa palang petty thing that frustrated me, lahat ng camwhores ay member ng staff ko kaya wala akong pictures sa drill. :( Buti na lang may mga nakuhang konti si Math. 'Yun na lang muna ang isishare ko sa inyo. :)

I think I'm explaining my shot to Arah here

Motivating Alan

Pinaka-remembrance ko na nakapag-call na ako ng shot ang clapper ID!:)

The not-so bulag bulag =)

DOP Mamaaaa!

Directing the love scene!

Alan from Alaska!

Sumisilip ang Art Dept!

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