Dang. Been out all day and still have a deadline to meet.
Haven't written in my personal journal (the one in my PC--my eyes only) for the past two weeks. Wish I had the time. Wish I could write all about everything that's happened, from my latest film shoot (really love shooting film, mehn) down to my latest adventure today in Subic. Yea life's one happy-sad-sunny-dour adventure and I LOVE it!
MARCH 3, THURSDAY.
My last shoot as script supervisor/AD for a movie that's showing this April. In between takes I was doing the line producer's preprod tasks via cellphone (calling people, coordinating skeds, making sure that everything would be all ready for the next day's shoot). We packed up at 2 am, Friday. I headed straight to the production house that got me as Line producer/Asst Director/Prod Manager for a Cinema Ad that was to be shot Friday and Saturday. Pullout from the prod house was at 4 am.
MARCH 4, FRIDAY.
Took a bath, talked with co-workers, and off we went to the shoot. Locations were at the Pier and at Bora Bar in The Fort. By midday I felt low-batt already. Gathered just about enough to help me through the rest of the day--kelangan ko pang gumana! Mahirap maging PM at AD at the same time but we carried it through, somehow. at packup the girls (prod designer Joy, art director She, prod assistant Gavin) and I were in blithe spirits. Our second day was going to be shot in Boracay. We were kinda excited. Kinda. Haha!
MARCH 6, SATURDAY.
Plane took off for Caticlan at 8 am. Twas my first time to be in Boracay so adventure talaga. The waters were a dazzling blue-green and the sand was like pulvoron in its white brilliance. A skeletal staff and crew managed to finish shoot by sundown. May time pa to fool around with the remaining footage tape from our rented HD camera! Of course, the shoot was not without the normal delays and obstacles but on the logistic side the pacing was superb.
Ganda ng dagat. Syempre kanya kanya na kaming peechure-peechure sa mga sarili namin (thanks to the brilliant invention that was the Camera Phone!). Took some conventional beach shots and sunset shots as well.
In the evening we went out for a hearty supper, then had a few drinks at one of the bars in Station 1. While our model companion was being "hooked up" by the girl-prowling lonesomes in Station 1, the boys (i.e. director/dop Eli and CEO/exec produ Kuya M) decided to go back to the hotel for some much-needed rest. We three girls (Joy, She, and me) decided to go flea market shopping. Since we were supposed to leave the island the next morning, we made the most of our evening.
As we were walking past crowds of colorful strangers (whites, browns, yellows!) I realized that each of us had different reasons for going to Bora--aside from the shoot, of course. Joy wanted to shop, Sheryll wanted to experience the night life, I wanted to swim. Haha. What a cozy multi-cultural community of transients and locals. It might indeed be true that Filipinos are a happy people. The pedicab drivers (trikes and pedicabs are the main mode transportation in the island) were a cheerful lot. And the vendors were all down-to-earth blitheness.
MARCH 7, SUNDAY.
While everyone else flew back to Manila that morning, Sheryll and I decided to stay for one more day. Deadma na sa lahat. Tutal nandun na kami! Continental breakfast, swimming and shopping for lunch, Swiss dinner, and a mile-long walk from station to station in search of the "perfect" hangout place in the evening. Oh well. It was Monday so there wasn't much action going on, and I was a reluctant night-outter.
MARCH 8, MONDAY.
Auh. Time to go home. Arrived in Manila 11 am and went straight to a meeting with Beatlebum and other co-workers in the new show. We finished at around 9. Was pooped, man. When I got home I really felt like I missed my bed.
MARCH 9, TUESDAY.
Postprod arrangements for the cinema ad in the morning, meeting for the new show for the rest of the day.
MARCH 10, WEDNESDAY.
Ocular in Subic for our show taping. Wahoo! Just came back! And now, a deadline to meet. Gudda work now. Thanks Lord for making me busy. Better than not being busy. Better than anything else. :-)
2 comments:
Sounds like a lot of fun, although tiring! :)
to cf: amen!
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