Ang Asawa Kong Si Nikulet

My student short film Ang Asawa Kong Si Nikulet will finally have its premiere tomorrow, August 21, 1pm at SM Mall of Asia Centerstage as part of SM CinExpo2010. I hope you can come and support me and my film. I will very much appreciate it.

Here's the LINK to SM CinExpo2010.



Ang Asawa Kong Si Nikulet stars Jairus Aquino, Mica dela Cruz, Cinemalaya best actress Ina Feleo, Cinemalaya Best Supporting Actor Arnold Reyes, Cinemanila best actress Angeli Bayani & former Ang TV star Farrah Florer. It is written by the Michiko Yamamoto, the writer of Magnifico & Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros.

See you tomorrow!

It's a wrap!

Maybe you're all wondering what happened to this. After what seemed like eternity (okay, 3 months exactly), I finally had my last shooting day yesterday and it's a wrap! :) I'm bangenge while writing this, actually. We shot for 24 hours and I still haven't gotten a decent sleep. I just need to thank everyone who supported me financially, spiritually, morally or by simply just working under me for free. :) In the end it was all worth it. I not only learned the art of film-making (living set!), but also the value of friendship. Yeah, that's so beauty-pageant statement. :D


Walang hanggang salamat, Team Nikulet! (picture c/o Jairus)

On a side note, I was dead tired after the shoot that I decided to check in Sogo Marikina rather than risk my safety by driving from Antipolo (the shooting location) to Quezon City. It was a weird experience checking in alone. :) I woke up from my half-sleep 3 hours later because of car coding and an after-lunch meeting. Then, I dozed off again at home. I would have wanted to sleep until tomorrow but my empty stomach woke me up. Now, I have runny nose and not feeling very well. I think I'm getting sick. :(

I'm sorry of this entry is so walang kwenta. Haha! But this is what happens when #twitterwasdown.

My short is short

It fell short of budget, that is. It's just a student film and the amount I need is only small but I haven't been exactly earning much after I resigned from regular work to study in film school. I hope you can help me out, fellow netizens! :)

Here are some of the pictures from the shoots so far.


Indie actor Arnold Reyes, former Ang TV star Farrah Florer, and Cinemanila Best Actress Angeli Bayani play parents of the lead child actors


Acclaimed scriptwriter Michiko Yamamoto wrote the script.


Cinemalaya Best Actress Ina Feleo plays a special role


Talented child actors Jairus Aquino (Super Inggo) and Mica dela Cruz (T2) portray the lead characters

Sayang naman kung di ko matapos. :(

Ang Asawa Kong Si Nikulet Day 1

Here are some of the pictures taken by my PM Yam Lacaba and her team during the first shooting day of my student short film. Whew! :)







The rest of the pictures are in My Multiply.

2 more shooting days to go! Wish me luck and pray for me please. :)

Career Woman!

This was a school exercise last June. We had to shoot a 5-minute short in 8 hours (yep!) using classmates only as lighting director and sound recordist. Being newbies in lighting and sound, there were difficulties but we managed nevertheless. :)

Personally, I think this cut still needs some fine-tuning in edit. Sound mixing also needs to be redone. Overall though, I think it's a pretty decent first cut. :)

Thank you so much Team Career Woman! :)

LOV7 Drill!

Hahaha! Just saw this on You Tube. This is an impromptu classroom drill for line of vision for 7 persons which I directed.



Cast:
Ina Feleo
Nick Olanka
Pablo Biglang-awa
Rafa Santos
Arah Badayos
Raymund Diamzon
& Miss Vivian Velez

Crew:
Writer - Henry Quitain
DOP - Alan Marasigan
Editor - Pablo Biglang-awa
Assistant Director - Dado Lumibao
Script Continuity - Enrico Santos
PD - Veronica Velasco
Sound - Gabb Tatad

Thanks Pabs! As soon as I find my flash disk, I'll ask for a copy. :)

Ericsson!

Short film exercise on shooting protocol and character and camera. No sound. No artificial lighting. No camera movement. 4 hours shooting time. Shot last December 2007.

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Eyeball!

Flirtation drill. Line of vision. X blocking. No artificial lights. No sounds. No camera movement. Artificial location. Limited shooting time. Not more than 6 set-ups. Newbie cast and crew. Star Cinema. Tiffany. Cheezy. Squeezy. =)

Super thanks to Dess of Advance Class for editing!