week one: RR

week one of project RR almost over.
i'm acquainting myself with the minisubculture within. thank god, it's not as bad as i had expected.

they're different, but that doesn't mean they don't welcome strangers. they all call the director "boss". they've been in his team for decades, way back in the company's heydays (when foreign pictures would be shot in philippine shores thrice or four times a year). they will fetch anything for the boss even if it's outside of their line of job, and they don't mind; they're that devoted. the oldest members of the team don't even have things to do anymore, but the Boss keeps them on the payroll, because he considers them part of his company family.

he's like a god in this group, but he seems to be a good god. not the power-tripping kind, because he doesn't need to do those kinds of things--everyone will kowtow to him anyway.

he's my boss, too, even if i'm not part of the family, and in the six days that i've worked with him, i'm coming to understand where everyone's loyalty and devotion is coming from. on my part, though, my attentiveness and concern comes with the fact that he's my director. and that he has poor health. as his scriptgirl, i'm concerned about the director's stamina. as a person, i worry about the old man's health. parang tatay mo na alam mong hindi na kayang ma-subject sa stress at pagod ng environment na tulad ng sa araw-araw na movie shoots.

another realization. moviemaking is for young people. dahil pag tumanda ka na, katawan mo na mismo ang magdidikta na tumigil ka na.