1. STORY/PLOT
A 1982 PHILIPPINE DRAMATIC FILM.
THE MOVIE “AKO BATCH ‘81” IS ALL ABOUT THE LIVES OF SEVEN NEOPHYTES AS THEY STRIVE TO ENTER A GREEK LETTER FRATERNITY (ALPHA KAPPA OMEGA) THROUGH A DIFFICULT HAZING PROCESS. THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE IS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF SID LUCERO –MED STIDENT (MARK GIL), ONE OF THE NEOPHYTES.
Directed by: MIKE DE LEON
Produced by: MARICHU MACEDA
Written by: CLODUALDO DEL MUNDO RACQUEL VILLAVICENCIO MIKE DE LEON
2. CHARACTERS – DESCRIBE
CAST:
MARK GIL – SID LUCERO (MAIN CHARACTER NEOPHYTE)
SANDY ANDULONG – TINA (SID LUCERO’S GF)
WARD LUARCA – PACOY LEDESMA (FRATMAN MASTER)
NOEL TRINIDAD – SANTI SANTILLAN (PROF NEOPHYTE)
RICKY SANDICO – RONNIE ROXAS JR (ENGLISH SPEAKING ON FIRST INTERVIEW AS NEOPHYTE)
JIMMY JAVIER – VINCE
ROD LEIDO – ARNI ENRIQUEZ
BING PIMENTEL – MARIEL
DANG CECILIO – PEARL
MIKE ARVISU – ABET
VIC LIMA – GONZALEZ
DODO CABASAL PETE MAGTIBAY
3. SETTING – THE PERIODS, SITUATION
-THE HORRORS OF FRATERNITY VIOLENCE AND THE INFLUENCE OF MARCOS REGIME ON THE FILIPINO PSYCHE IN THE LATE 70’S AND EARLY 80’S.
-COLLEGE
- UNIVERSITY
-HAZING
-RATERNITY
GENRE: DRAMA
4. CINEMATOGRAPHY – VISUAL EFECT, AUDIO, PROPS
THE CINEMATOGRAPHY IS GREAT FOR ME, KNOWING THAT THIS FILM WAS SHOT IN THE EARLY DAYS OF FILM PRODUCTION. IT REALLY DRIVES YOU THE FEEL OF THE SITUATION. VERY HEART POUNDING, EMOTIONS ARE REALLY REGISTERING DURING VIOLENT SCENES AND SOME DRAMA SCENES OF DEATH AND MENTAL TORTURING DURING THEIR HAZING DAYS.
VISUAL EFFECT IS BAD BECAUSE GIVEN ITS TIME, FILM PRODUCTION THEN IS WAY DIFFERENT FROM TODAY’S FILM PRODUCTION.
PROPS, COSTUME ARE REALLY RETRO. GIVES THE 70’S & 80’S FEEL.
SOUNDTRACKS: UPAKAN ‘81
Music by Ding Achacoso
Lyrics by Joseph Olfindo
Sung by Mike Arvisu ALPHA KAPPA OMEGA WELCOMING SONG
5. MUSICAL SCORING – HOW IT CONTRIBUTED
MUSICAL SCORING HELPS A LOT IN ORDER TO DRAW THE SCENE’S SETTINGS
6. EDITING – SCRIPT
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