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This is weird .. my third post for the day! Well, this is for updates sake anyway.

Just want to tell you that I've put another list of names in my blogroll! Just Check the UP Film Friends section in the right side of this blog. I put it before the "Recommended Blogs" section but this doesn't mean that my friends' blogs aren't worth recommending. I just want to make them a distinction, that's it.

Then It Came to Me

Then it came to me that filmmaking is my path to nirvana. Screw the mind-draining preproduction, the energy-dissolving shooting phase and the eye-straining postprod, I love what I'm doing. And I'm happy leading my life this way. I might've spend five-digit amounts in exhange for a single three to seven-minute DVD output, but no money can equate the fulfillment of once abstract ideas born in my mind systematically tranforming into moving images immortalizing in front of my very eyes.

And where else but in film school would I be able to help on an enormous lists of production works via my classmates' own projects! Thanks to Jesse (who has been present on almost everybody else's projects, thanks for making me as your Assistant Director in your music video), Jedd, Gerry (I became his script supervisor), Jules, Tessa (Yours truly as her scriptwriter) for letting me help on your prods.

On Wednesday is the final judgment day for Film 112. This is my first time to see my creation in the big screen. I am nervously excited and I don't know what's at stake two days from now.

Oh my God, before, I am constantly reminding myself that there are at least four more semesters before I call it tops, before I walk up the stage again to receive another diploma. Now, I am excited with all the things that's waiting for me at UP Film that I realized that grduation is too soon. Of course, I want to graduate in time but I don't want to think about it now. I am currently enjoying the moments.

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Thank Yous:

UP Film Institute for having the responsibility of nourishing my hunger for transforming my ideas to sensical moving pictures

Angelica Tolentino, Ann Margaret Bunyi and Bryan Jhonson Lim, for transforming the characters in my mind to real flesh, to human beings with hearts. I love you people!

Gerry Roxas for the house, the one big factor that made my interior shots very... beautiful. And thanks I hope I didn't cause you any trouble from someone you-know-who

Achilles Gonzales for composing my musical score for free despite the fact we barely know each other and Maricor Reyes of the band Matilda for performing Achilles's composition. You two are heaven's sent. I promise to give justice on your hardworks.

Grace Perez of Himlayang Pilipino for unselfishly instructing me with the sign language, my heartwarming thanks. I can't figure out how to repay your kindness. Who would have known that after my endless search for someone who'd translate my script to sign language and I'll be meeting the one in my shooting location?

Himlayang Pilipino love the sunset, love the wind, i love everything ... hopefully it's not that soon but I like to be buried here someday, if I'd not be cremated ... but either ways I'll be happy

Cineforce yup, that dolly thing did a lot of magic in my short film

UP Asian Institute of Tourism for letting me use its widespaced, almost empty parking area which has been very suitable for my shoot

My Bosconian friends Johanne Thelmo for offering his hands to teach Angel the violin to the last minute, Francis Cuevas and Rolando Baluyot for cheering me up while I'm shooting in the comatosing heat

Stephen Valena and Jomar Mislang of iWebMasters who have equated ny passion for this project. Thanks for all the help

Jesse Baban, Charmaine Jimeno and Jed Medrano for lending your time to halp me in the shoot, despite the heat, despite the hungry conditions, you're all there.

Shugo Praico for reading and criticizing my script and for lending a mind to improve my storytelling techniques. Your suggestions and teachings has made my passion stronger in writing my own films in the future.

RG, the best DOP in the world. I think we already are a tandem.

Mr. Lyle Sacris for pushing his class out of the limits. Who would ever believe that we have made four short films and one music video in one semester?

Mommy, Daddy, Ate, Kuya for letting me do this. I've been waiting... And thanks for the support