Interview with an Aspiring Writer

Interview with an Aspiring Writer
His name is Ommar Alincastre, a college student in Malayan Colleges Laguna. He is taking up Digital Arts and Design (DAD) a two-year program offered by MCL.

He always watches movies. At all times he always wonder how great movies were produced. Story, directing, casting and etc… Until he took a course from Ms. Joanna Toledo, a professor in MCL. The course was Screenwriting and Copywriting. That was the time where a new script writer was born.

1.What is the title of your original script?
The Title of my script is MEDAL

2. State briefly what your script is all about.
It is all about Romie Galang who is an NBI Chief who has many awards and respected. He loves his family so much. Until one night when he got home, he saw his family dead inside their house. He was so shocked. The crime scene was investigated by the inspectors. According to them, the main suspect was Romie. Upon knowing this he escaped from the police and run away. He was so confused. The investigator said that he was out of his mind when the incident happened. He can’t accept that he was the killer. So he decided to make his own investigation. Because of this, he saw something’s wrong with the incident. He noticed that he was not the killer. He figured out that Dr. Fabrica who was his wife’s ex-boyfriend who was the supect of the crime that killed his family. So he made some actions to capture Dr. Fabrica.

3. What message are you trying to convey in your story?
The message of my story is the unconditional love that you can give to your family while they are still alive. You should give them all. You cant exchange it from anything. You cant afford to lose them in that way. You can lose anything, but not your family.

4. Is there any character(s) in your story that represents you? If yes, please identify which and state the similarities between the two of you.
I think I have similarities to Romie. Besides of his unconditional love to his family, he is very well dedicated to his work. Another thing, he always thinks first before he do something.

5. Who and what inspired you to write your script?
Hmm… Ms .Toledo inspires me to write this script. Because this is one of the bunch of requirements that she gave me. Hehe… But seriously, she thought me how to write a script, (it should have a conflict) and how could it affect the audience that might watched the story.

6. How was it like to write a script?
Wow… it was great. All the sleepless nights. All the brainstorming between my classmates and Ms. Toledo. All of this to write a 20 minutes script was so fun.

7. Will you pursue scriptwriting?
Hmm… Let me think for a while…
Maybe if the price is right. Why not? Haha.

8. Do you have any plans of entering the film business in the future? As what?
Seriously, I have. I want to work beyond the camera. I guess I can do directing.

9. If you will get to choose the actors/ actreses who will be casted for your script, who will they be?
Albert Martines as Romie Galang, he is a great Filipino actor. Bembol Roco as Dr. Fabrica, because of his roles in his past movies.

10. Who do you want to direct your script?
I don’t know his name. But the one who directs Sukob. Great for a Filipino film.

11. What makes your script worth producing or watching?
Suspense. This is my first time to write, so for me, my script is worth it.

12. Can you comment about the state of the Philippine movie industry at present.
It is improving, I guess. The independent film is in their glory today. They give reality to the people.

13. Any word of advice to budding or aspiring writers like you?
Just write whatever comes to your mind. Everything will be a great script if you learn to formulate them. Like my Prof in photography said, THINK OUT OF THE BOX. We already have lots of writers and their scripts out there, be competitive. Be original.