Archive for May, 2010
A busy busy Saturday
| May 25, 2010
Last Saturday (May 22), the Arkeo office was about to burst. There were so many people we ran out of chairs.
It just occurred to me that on that day, Arkeo was producing three products simultaneously—commercial, tv and film! You can also blame it on poor scheduling.
In the receiving area, people snaked around to form a queue. Precocious boys and girls with their parents, sweet-looking young teenage girls, and silver-haired lolos and lolas patiently waited to be called. Casting is a bitch. I laud people who make a career of it. They deserve to be paid for all the waiting.
In the editing room upstairs, there was a group of eager La Salle students trying to produce a TV show with us for Knowledge Channel (funded by DLSU). I’ve never done a show with students before, and sometimes eagerness can more than make up for experience. I hate working with jaded people.
The partners’ room was converted to a meeting room, as the real meeting room became the audition room. In the temp meeting room, US-based filmmakers were finalizing requirements for a short film they want Arkeo to line produce. The most fun task of all—making a movie!
Maybe it’s a sign to move to a bigger office. Or maybe just buy more chairs.