Barbie Forteza will no longer be seen in messy catfight scenes once Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday esumes airing fresh episodes on TV.
The reason: the new normal restrictions.
Aside from the required social distancing in confrontation scenes during taping, the pandemic protocol has shortened the shooting time.
Barbie explained during her December 10 PEPLive interview, “Actually, nakaganda siya for me.
"Kung dati, lahat na lang itinatapon sa akin, putik, cake, lahat, ngayon binabawasan namin iyong mga ganung eksena kasi nga pinipilit namin matapos nang maaga.
“E, siyempre, kapag may mga ganung eksena, kailangan kong maligo, kailangan kong mag-ayos ulit, kailangan kong mag-make-up ulit, so, dagdag oras, so made-delay iyong taping naman.
"Nag-cooperate naman ang aming writers na talagang imbes na visually may itapon, talagang binigatan na lang iyong linyahan.
“Mga dialogue, talagang pamatay. So doon na lang namin idinaan para hindi na kailangang may itapon pa or something.”
In a previous episode of Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday, Barbie had a scene where Dina Bonnevie threw coffee in her face.
Another scene had Kate Valdez smearing cake all over Barbie’s face.
However, the rivalry among the women in the show—Barbie vs. Kate and Dina vs. Snooky Serna—will continue to be intense in the coming episodes.
Barbie said, “Sinigurado namin na hindi mawawala iyon at hindi lang between me and Kate, siyempre andun na rin iyong between Miss Snooky and Miss Dina, ‘tapos labo-labo na!
“Riot na talagang lahat ng klase ng versus, makikita niyo.”
Barbie assure the viewers that there are so many things to look forward to.
The airing of Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday was temporarily discontinued in March 2020, following the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon.
Barbie said, “Naputol iyong istorya namin sa peak, as in iyong revelation, iyong away na namin ni Kate.
“So talagang noong tinuloy namin siya noong nag-lock-in taping kami, iyong emosyon ang taas agad so very siksik ang mga eksena namin.”
ADJUSTMENTS IN THE NEW NORMAL
The entire cast and crew of Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday stayed in Cavite all throughout the show's three-week lock-in taping in September 2020.
Of course, adjustments had to be made.
Barbie shared, “Noong una siyang idini-discuss sa mga virtual meetings namin, may kaba kasi para sa amin, bago lahat, e. New normal, e.
“So talagang inunti-unti namin, hinimay iyong mga magiging sitwasyon sa taping para once we set foot on set, gamay na gamay namin.
“Para sa akin, nagbago siya in a good way kasi mas naging efficient kami sa trabaho.
“Malaking tulong na iisa iyong goal ng lahat, na matapos nang maaga para hindi rin matagal ma-expose sa labas.
“Also, since three weeks lang kami nag-taping, may time na almost every day nagte-taping talaga kami.
"Pinipilit namin matapos ng dinner or before dinner kasi nga kailangan namin ng rest for the next day na trabaho.
“Na-maximize talaga iyong trabaho ng lahat, minsan kahit hindi na sakop ng trabaho mo, ginagawa mo na para mapabilis iyong eksena.
“So ayun, natuwa lang kasi nakita ko iyong teamwork naming lahat and cooperation para sundin iyong safety protocols.”
Anak ni Waray vs. Anak ni Biday is expected to make a comeback on television in 2021.
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