Mark Lester Malvar

1. What is the title of your original script?

-- "FRAT"

2. State briefly what your script is all about.

-- It's about a student who looses his dreams, family, friend, and even his own life.. in exchange for the power and brotherhood these fraternities can give.

3. What message are you trying to convey in your story?

-- For students like me to learn from my story, that we should always think twice in every decision we are making. That joining organizations such as fraternities is not safe because of this hazing that you have to go through. You don't need this brotherhood, these power, you have your friends and especially you have your family who will be there no matter what.

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 can relate to Jepoy, we are the same when it comes to attitude, being easy go lucky, an out going type of person who have lots of friends.

5. Who and what inspired you to write your script?

-- What insipred me to write this story? As far as I know, there are only two movies talking about fraternity, an 70's obra the ones starring Mark Gil, and the other is 90's where Jao Mapa is the leading actor. But it is always in the news, and recently with this UP student who died because of this hazing .

6. How was it like to write a script?

-- It's quite harder than I thought, because it was a long script, but when you started doing it, the ideas are just all there and the next thing i knew I was close to the end.

7. Will you pursue scriptwriting?

-- I don't think so, i am still more attracted to making good and nice photographs.

8. Do you have any plans of entering the film business in the future? As what?

-- Maybe yes, but not as a scriptwriter, but as the Director of the film.

9. If you will get to choose the actors/ actreses who will be casted for your script, who will they be?

-- It would be my brother Drake Malvar in his starring role as the actor in my script that I made.

10. Who do you want to direct your script?

-- myself

11. What makes your script worth producing or watching?

-- Because it is realistic, meaning it is really happening in our everyday world, and it has a lesson that young students of today can grasp.

12. Can you comment about the state of the Philipine movie industry at present.

-- The industry is being robbed because of all the pirated cd's coming out. And we could not still do anything to stop it, because we are selves is buying it because of practicality.

13. Any word of advice to budding or aspiring writers like you?

-- to write a story that showcases realiy where in viewers can relate themselves to the film or the story and can make them think after watching it.