Today, I finally submitted my application for this Script Development Fund thingy in Korea. I couldn't have done it without Vilma, who asked the right questions about the characters and made awesome suggestions, and Sher, who did the footwork and researched about the production aspects of the film back home in Manila. You guys are awesome ( Read more... )

Real quick update. I have been in a white hot state of writing ever since the phones began to slow down the past couple of weeks. I am continuing to write the full-length version of my Aegis film, which was supposed to be my thesis but I wasn't able to shoot it at that time ( Read more... )

Today, I finally finished reading Mercedes Lackey's "Last Herald Mage" series, featuring Vanyel, the last Herald Mage who is super gay and also super emo. I read the first book back in High School and found the next two books at the Borders closing sale last year. I don't know how I could have withstood the emo drivel he repeatedly bombards his ( Read more... )

I received a very important e-mail a couple of days ago, to which I replied back. I haven't yet received a reply back after that. Unfortunately (for the sake of not jinxing it) I am not disclosing what it's all about at this time. Only that I'm restless right now. I don't know what to do. I have two story concepts I'm working on, not to mention ( Read more... )

I should create a new rule for this blog: No waxing poetically on larger, social issues, such as Filipino diaspora, for example. I wanted this blog to be self-contained, more of a diary for myself than for others. But before I instate that rule, I just want to share my musings on such a topic, as I feel it grow increasingly relevant for me day by ( Read more... )

Inspired by my best friend, Vilma, I have decided to set up and maintain a "secret blog", which is secret for now (haha, very funny) to monitor the mundaneities of my everyday life here in the Emerald City. After reading her thesis draft, I am also inspired to write a travelogue of sorts, not because I consider my life as particularly entertaining ( Read more... )

IAFT is a REALLY cool school, really, and I've really learned a lot about the technical side of filmmaking and stuff. I'm also a bit more confident right now when it comes to shooting. After two months, this first term is about to end by this Friday, culminating in film+booze bacchanal at the tiki bar, where we will be showing our output for this ( Read more... )

Dear Sir,

This is Adrian, your student last semester in Advanced Screenwriting. It looks like I'll be staying here in Chicago for longer than expected. I hope to be back by August or September. So far, during my stay here, though, i have had quite a number of epiphanies about America, and Immigration, and being a Pinoy here.

Conditions here are ( Read more... )