OMG I am so happy

It was all worth it. 

Last March 24, I died. But I lived again, thanks to the people who watched my film in UP Cine Adarna, and thanks to the unusually jolly panel (except "that one") who appreciated my film which I worked on so hard. 

My goodness, I don't know what words to put even though it's been 3 days already. I'm still having goosebumps, though I'm less nervous now (hello, I was trembling from head way down to my legs while my film was being screened, right, Nicki Dans?) However, it turned out quite well, except for a negative comment from one of the panels. Though only a few people watched it (since mine was screened morning), it was all worth it. Too bad Sir Lito wasn't able to go, but Christopher and Carmina was there! 

What did the panel say?

- the cake was disturbing

-good cinematography, nice use of the house

-it could've been better if it was full-length

-the cake was disturbing

Yes, the cake. But it's okay. I'll just edit that out and edit things right. Heehee.

Now I'm writing random things. No coherence. Sorry, I am just happy and I'm still trembling from all the coffee I've been drinking and editing I've been doing the past weeks (my hands and arms actually became numb yet it hurts so much after the defense).

Now time to do the paper!

And the subtitles!

And more fine editing!

Yeeeey. Still a long way til graduation. But still.

Oh my goodness, I've thought of another film to do again. Might start developing on it. After my paper. :)

Oh, and thank you to all who helped. My parents, who really paid for my film. Without them, there is no thesis of mine. They love me, and I love them. So much.  There are my friends who never left me when I really needed them. You've been so good to me, now it's time for me to be good to you (but I always am!). 

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This film is about friendship. Strong friendship. 

"Don't do what you want. 

Do what you don't want.

Do what you're trained not to want. 

Do the things that scare you the most." 
— Chuck Palahniuk (Invisible Monsters)

"Don't feel sorry for yourself. 

Only assholes do that." 
— Haruki Murakami (Norwegian Wood)

Sa Pagsapit ng Ika-Labingwalo

Still editing my thesis aka my short film. I am already dying here but I need to finish this. With all of the technical problems surrounding my editing, hello to me being zombified. Lalalala~

Here's a teaser to what I've been doing for the past few days (and counting!)

I say kudos to me and goodluck! 

♫Going crazy - Song Jieun♫

First shot

Graduating isn't that easy, especially for film majors like me. It takes a lot of sweat, a lot of money (hundreds please :| ) and maybe even a bit of blood and true friendship and love before you can finish everything off. You see, if you're a student majoring in Filmmaking in UP, you have to make a film as your thesis (well, for some people, they choose to make just a paper, for which I don't see the point). Then you have to do this and that and this and that and shoot. Why am I writing this? Well, because just two days ago I finished shooting my film (which was supposed to be finished two weeks ago, but for some instances...3rd day) and this is my first post here.

Thank you Sir Lito!

For more suspense. Hihi. :)

Though directing is not really my expertise or should I say, my line of work, it is a very good experience. Besides the "bad event" which happened during the first day, and the sad reality of going way past my expected budget, everything went well.

"IT'S A WRAP." I am now looking forward to the end of it all- well, for this sem actually.

To post-prod and to graduation. Excited much. Thank you crew and friends. And of course, to my parents. :)

To my future. And to Art. And to Cinema.


And here I cut my first post.

♫When I Dream - MYMP♫