About the guest: Josef Gacutan is a film graduate from UP Diliman. She is currently working as a freelance writer and producer for digital ads and short films. Her short animated film 'Wag mo 'kong kausapin' won as Best Short Film in the 2019 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, and was part of the 29th Singapore International Film Festival, FAMAS Awards, and Gawad Urian Awards.
In this episode we talked about:
- How she got into films, and why she decided to shift to Film
- How film is taught in school, the typical format of classes and the usual requirements
- What makes film school very expensive, and how students are finding ways to pay for it
- How they propose their film ideas, and the steps to making a film
- Why she decided to do an animated short film for her thesis
- Why students prefer to do narrative fiction, and why documentaries are challenging
- What causes a lot of Film students to be delayed in graduating
- The different career options for Film graduates
- What it's like working as a freelance writer/producer
- Her suggestions on how to analyze a film
- How to get started learning how to make animations or documentaries
- How to get started learning about Philippine and World cinema
- What are the lesser known genres, and what are the new genres that are popping up these days
- What might be the future of the film industry in the Philippines
- What it takes to be a successful filmmaker
- Her message to aspiring filmmakers and why we need more filmmakers in the country
