Under the toes of Jay Abello
In a dimly sky overcast, a man in mustard yellow cap came in front of us. He is among the well-celebrated director-cinematographer, Sir Jay Abello. With that thought in mind, my friend (Bea) and I were flushing with excitement and nervousness. This is it! Time to crack some bones!
Minutes ago, we were both practicing and preparing for the interview. Remember, that he flew all the way back to Manila from Bacolod just to accommodate us. It wasn’t even forced. He’s really willing to help us which is terribly heart-warming. Grabe, I’m dead speechless to the infinity power!!!! Coming in,he was clad in a black inner t-shirt atop a grey sweatshirt, with blue washed jeans and a mustard cap that reads Pureza. The said film was among the line-ups of the Bacolod festival which commenced last week and ends today. Cheers to Pureza’s successful run! Going back to the interview, the pre-interview started with a small talk and a palatable meal of chocolate cake and caramel coffee with director Jay Abello. (Surprisingly, he it is the only coffee he buys in Bo’s Coffee. Tumpak Bea, tumpak! As for the cake, he was about to get his hand on it, but he’ll only ruin it as he came a bit full. So we decided to take it out.I queried him about Sir Mark Meily asking about how close he was with the latter. Succinctly, he said it was because of Ms. Lee-Sir Mark’s wife, who is a well-known cinematographer-director. He took cinematography lessons under her for about two years. Then he got involved with certain projects that have the couple in it. It was really a delightful experience, he shared.
Later on, we began the interview process. This is it (crossed-fingers and hope for a successful take) I asked him the first five queries while Bea had the next four. At first, my voice was a bit trembling with fear. Maybe, I’m thinking of over-thinking once more. Thankfully, I was able to calm down and overcome it. I will not go into details of what he shared instead, I’ll sum up what he said. If there’s one thing that I could give an advice to aspiring filmmakers, watch a thousand movies. And think deeply if you really want to be a filmmaker. And I tell you, a filmmaker is a team player, not an individual endeavor. If you want to make it to the cut, you have to blend well with people. Lastly, immerse yourself with production work because that’s the real way to do it. Imagine, it took me 10 years just to be able to rise up as a cinematographer-director. If I can, you can. ;) Overall, this afternoon was a wonderful experience noting that the interview went well. Aside from this, he recommended me to some of his friends who can be of help to us. Bea and I were so touched by this kind man. His help is much appreciated!
Minutes ago, we were both practicing and preparing for the interview. Remember, that he flew all the way back to Manila from Bacolod just to accommodate us. It wasn’t even forced. He’s really willing to help us which is terribly heart-warming. Grabe, I’m dead speechless to the infinity power!!!! Coming in,he was clad in a black inner t-shirt atop a grey sweatshirt, with blue washed jeans and a mustard cap that reads Pureza. The said film was among the line-ups of the Bacolod festival which commenced last week and ends today. Cheers to Pureza’s successful run! Going back to the interview, the pre-interview started with a small talk and a palatable meal of chocolate cake and caramel coffee with director Jay Abello. (Surprisingly, he it is the only coffee he buys in Bo’s Coffee. Tumpak Bea, tumpak! As for the cake, he was about to get his hand on it, but he’ll only ruin it as he came a bit full. So we decided to take it out.I queried him about Sir Mark Meily asking about how close he was with the latter. Succinctly, he said it was because of Ms. Lee-Sir Mark’s wife, who is a well-known cinematographer-director. He took cinematography lessons under her for about two years. Then he got involved with certain projects that have the couple in it. It was really a delightful experience, he shared.
Later on, we began the interview process. This is it (crossed-fingers and hope for a successful take) I asked him the first five queries while Bea had the next four. At first, my voice was a bit trembling with fear. Maybe, I’m thinking of over-thinking once more. Thankfully, I was able to calm down and overcome it. I will not go into details of what he shared instead, I’ll sum up what he said. If there’s one thing that I could give an advice to aspiring filmmakers, watch a thousand movies. And think deeply if you really want to be a filmmaker. And I tell you, a filmmaker is a team player, not an individual endeavor. If you want to make it to the cut, you have to blend well with people. Lastly, immerse yourself with production work because that’s the real way to do it. Imagine, it took me 10 years just to be able to rise up as a cinematographer-director. If I can, you can. ;) Overall, this afternoon was a wonderful experience noting that the interview went well. Aside from this, he recommended me to some of his friends who can be of help to us. Bea and I were so touched by this kind man. His help is much appreciated!