Gaano ka-hands on si Atom Araullo sa kanyang documentaries? | Surprise Guest with Pia Arcangel

7 months ago

Isa si Atom Araullo sa mga kinikilalang mamamahayag at dokumentarista sa bansa. Ilang parangal na rin ang iginawad sa kaniya.

Sa “Surprise Guest with Pia Arcangel”, pinagpapasalamat ni Atom ang mga pagkilala sa documentaries niya at ibinahagi ang mga taong nasa likod nito.

Gaano nga ba ka-hands on si Atom sa kaniyang mga dokumentaryo?

Alamin sa latest episode ng “Suprise Guest with Pia Arcangel”!

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00:00 Since I mentioned your recent win at the New York Festival,

00:05 do you still count your wins in one or two hands

00:10 in the international award-giving bodies?

00:13 You're too much.

00:15 Actually, we're so thankful that our documentaries were recognized this year.

00:21 It sounds like lip service,

00:23 but these kinds of documentaries are the product of so many people

00:29 who contribute from the researchers to the producers,

00:34 PA, AP, and others.

00:38 They're not just passing by.

00:41 They have to deal with me.

00:43 They have to live with me.

00:45 Why do you make it sound difficult?

00:48 Because sometimes I can be demanding.

00:51 Also, when I really like the story,

00:55 I really believe that we can go the extra mile to make this a special story.

01:00 So, I mean, they're used to it.

01:03 How hands-on are you when it comes to your documentaries?

01:07 I'm very hands-on.

01:09 I don't know, maybe to a fault sometimes.

01:11 Because from the selection of the stories,

01:14 you know the process.

01:17 Of course, you'll choose a topic.

01:19 So, it's like, it's a lot of back and forth.

01:22 You have to pick a topic that's kind of timely

01:25 or something that you can say is something new.

01:27 Or, you know, hopefully something that's also interesting for the audience.

01:32 Then you'll choose the case studies.

01:35 So, the research stage, the pre-prod, is long.

01:38 And then you decide on the topic.

01:40 You go on field.

01:42 In the field, it's also a great collaboration

01:44 because you can talk to your director about the shots that are needed,

01:49 what's the best framing for the interviews,

01:52 what's the material.

01:54 Then post-prod, oh my, this is where my head hurts most of the time.

01:59 I'm with the team because I'm also very particular with the look

02:04 that I want for a particular story,

02:06 even down to the scoring and also the graphics.

02:09 So, you know, it can be quite tedious.

02:11 But I think at the end of the day, it's also enjoyable.

02:14 And when we get recognized, of course, everything is worth it.

02:17 I can tell them, "It's worth it."

02:21 The reward is also sweet because you were very hands-on from the beginning, right?

02:26 Absolutely.

02:28 At the end of the day, these awards are only important to us

02:33 because it gives us the fuel, the motivation to keep getting better

02:38 because it's kind of a demanding job.

02:42 So, sometimes it can be tiring, it can be very stressful.

02:46 But when you get that kind of recognition,

02:48 you really feel like, "Wow, I want to get another one.

02:52 I want to get better."

02:53 [ Silence ]

Gaano ka-hands on si Atom Araullo sa kanyang documentaries? | Surprise Guest with Pia Arcangel

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