8 Things The Philippine Movie Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know
May 26, 2016 • Debbie Santander
4. Environmental destruction.
The one thing that matters to film productions is getting the pretty shot. The rest be damned. If you do some research, you’ll find out that productions leave a wake of garbage and wreak environmental damage after shooting in postcard-pretty locations. A protected site in a Mountain Province was one such victim of a recent teleserye.
3. Only love stories matter.
Sure, there will be movies like On The Job, Heneral Luna and other notable indie films, but these are exceptions that happen once in a blue moon. Ours is an industry where only love stories—nothing else—sells tickets and pays the bills. So if you want to be a player in the industry, start reading romance novels.
2. ABS-CBN is the industry (and hmm…okay… Eat! Bulaga).
Let’s face it: The general populace doesn’t really know much about the stars or the TV shows of TV5 and GMA7. Those two are like the Las Vegas for “classic” Pinoy celebrities. Save for the sparks of geniuses brought by Eat! Bulaga, it is only ABS-CBN (and Star Cinema) that makes a mark on people’s heads.
1. It’s just all about the money.
In the end, just as with any industry, it is money that inspires everyone. Here and there, there will be works made out of love. But yes, we all need to eat. And repeat after me: Money is more important than love.
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