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Cinematographer Dan Villegas directs film debut Mayohan

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Friday, February 05, 2010 @ 01:04PM | 2249 views

Cinematographer Dan Villegas is among the new directors given a break by the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2010. His debut full-length feature film Mayohan is inspired by an Infanta, Quezon festivity.

Si Dan Villegas ay isa sa mga masusuwerteng baguhang filmmakers na binibigyan ng break ng Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival 2010. Pasok as official entry sa Full Length Category ang film debut niyang pinamagatang Mayohan.

Ngayong February 5 and 6 pa lang ang casting auditions ng Cinemalaya 2010 sa CCP, kung kaya't as of press time, wala pang cast ang Mayohan, at sa auditions pa lamang kukuha si Direk Dan at ang kanyang production staff.

DAN'S BACKGROUND. Graduate ng kursong Interdisciplinary Studies (Communications and Creative Writing Track) mula sa Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) si Direk Dan. Sa pagkilala sa kanyang propesyon, pinarangalan siya ng Xtreme Fellowship Award, gayundin ang Loyola School Awards for the Arts, particular na ang Screen Arts Category noong 2004.

Noong 2006 he was named Best Cinematographer para sa short film na Genesis para sa ADMU Video Open. Lumahok rin siya sa music videos at gumawa ng maraming corporate AVP's.

Siya rin ang Lighting Director ng Hush Hush, isang defunct show ng TV5 at ang Director of Photography ng Project Runway Philippines Season 2, isang sikat na reality modeling competition sa bansa.

Maliban sa kanyang mga nagawang short films, music videos at corporate videos, marami na rin siyang nagawang makabuluhang full-length feature films tulad ng Numbalikdiwa (Maricel Soriano), Padyak (Jay Aquitania, Baron Geisler, etc), Sabungero (Joel Torre), and Still Life (Glaiza de Castro).

Sa Still Life nakamit ni Dan ang kanyang maraming nominasyon for Best Cinematography category sa Star Awards for Movies ng Philippine Movie Press Club, Inc., FAMAS Awards, Golden Screen Awards ng Entertainment Press Society, Young Critics Circle Awards, at ang prestihiyosong Gawad Urian.

Ang trabaho niya sa Huling Pasada (Agot Isidro, Neil Ryan Sese) ay na-nominate rin sa 2009 Gawad Urian, at kunsaan niya rin nakuha ang Best Cinematography award sa 2008 Cinemalaya Film Festival.

THE INSPIRATION BEHIND MAYOHAN. Ayon sa panayam ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) kay Direk Dan, na-in love agad siya sa kuwento ng Infanta festivities na ito, una pa lamang niyang narinig.

"Ang concept for Mayohan ay nagsimula pa noong June 2009, nang sinabi ng kaibigan ko, si Vice Mayor RR Velasco na may isang event that happens every May in Infanta, Quezon.

"Na-touch ako sa kagandahan ng event, and I remember telling him, 'Pare, magandang pelikula 'yan.'"

At isang buwan nga daw mula ng pag-uusap na 'yon, kuwento pa rin ni Direk Dan, "Nag-usap kami ng kaibigan ko at colleague na si Paul Sta. Ana (director niya sa Huling Pasada).

"We were both working for a reality show at the time, and we talked about a couple of concepts for the upcoming Cinemalaya submission.

"Tinanong niya ako kung what type of film ang gusto kong gawin, and I said, a nice love story. Ayun, pumayag siyang maging scriptwriter ng film.

"Then, I remembered the Mayohan and pitched it to Paul. After a couple of brainstorms we went to Infanta, Quezon to research.

"Noong dumating na kami doon, we only knew two things: One, we want to make a love story, and two, we want to show the rich beauty of our prospective setting. Sa mga interviews namin, we found the script that is our Mayohan today.

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