ON THE SET: "First Time"
Photography: Paul Mata
Additional photos from:
, Noel Orsal , Noel Orsal (top frame) & Paul Mata (bottom frame) Paul Mata (top frame) & Noel Orsal (bottom frame)
Updated: 03/02/2010
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PEP (Philippine
Entertainment Portal) was able to watch Barbie Forteza and Joshua Dionisio as
they shot some scenes for their GMA-7 youth-oriented show titled First
Time. The taping was held at Palasyo de Manila along Roxas Boulevard. Andoy Ranay helms this TV series, which airs weeknights before 24 Oras.

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Joshua Dionisio and
Barbie Forteza are paired up once again in the GMA-7 show titled First Time. They are cast as young students named Lukas and Cyndi.
They first appeared in the
television series Stairway to Heaven
where they played as the young Cholo and Jodi, respectively.
Photography: Noel Orsal
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The scene for that day
was the acquaintance party of the fictional St. Claire Academy school. The main
cast members rehearsed their lines first before doing the scene.
Photography: Paul Mata (top frame) & Noel Orsal (bottom frame)
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Before the party
scene was shot, Lukas and Natalie (played by Bea Binene) were cuffed together.
Natalie has this big crush on Lukas and fondly calls him "Lukasbear."
Bea
Binene was first seen in Starstruck
Kids and later on with other GMA-7 shows like Lovely Day.
Photography: Paul Mata
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Direk Andoy Ranay
(middle) gives instructions to actors Joross Gamboa (left) and Bayani Agbayani.
Incidentally, all three stars had worked for rival network station, ABS-CBN,
before joining GMA-7's First Time.
Photography: Paul Mata
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Coach Ted (played by
Joross Gamboa) gets an earful from Teacher Val (played by Michelle Madrigal)
because Coach Ted is too shy to ask his fellow teacher to dance.
Photography: Paul Mata
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The cast members review one particular
scene that had to be done in one lengthy shot. Direk Andoy Ranay (wearing white, seated) kept on revising and
critiquing the blocking of almost everyone. They would do about five takes
before Direk Andoy is finally satisfied.
After successfully shooting that scene, the cast
members had their dinner break.
Photography: Paul Mata
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Michelle Madrigal
asked co-star Bayani Agbayani, who owns this portable chair, if she could
borrow it for a while. She was hoping to catch some shut-eye in between takes.
Photography: Paul Mata
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Direk Andoy is a
hands-on director--he opts to give directions and instructions to his stars
instead of relying on his assistant director to do the blocking. Here he is
directing his young stars Joshua, Barbie and Bea (wearing red).
Photography: Noel Orsal (top frame) & Paul Mata (bottom frame)
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The characters of
Joshua Dionisio and Barbie Forteza are
crowned as King and Queen of the Night at the acquaintance party of St. James
Academy.
Photography: Noel Orsal
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As the highlight of
the event, the King and Queen of the night, Joshua and Barbie, have a romantic
dance together.
Photography: Noel Orsal
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Joross Gamboa laughs
at the sight of Barbie Forteza whose face is covered with cake icing.
Photography: Paul Mata
