NAGLABAS ng official statement ang Metro Manila Film Festival executive committee tungkol sa malaking pagbabagong kanilang ginawa para makapagbigay ng de-kalibreng pelikula sa mga manonood. Nakasaad din sa statement ang kanilang mga paglilinaw ukol sa mga patakaran para sa entries na naghahangad makapasok sa Magic 8.
“This year, the Metro Manila Film Festival’s executive committee introduced a most crucial policy change. Instead of basing the selection process on screenplays, as has been the practice for many years, it now requires the submission of finished movies.
“Our decision to accept films submitted and finished at the picture lock stage is merely a clarification of the rules and NOT a revision.
“For the information of the public “picture lock” is defined as a stage in film editing prior to online editing when all changes to the film cut have been done and approved. It is then sent to subsequent stages in the process, such as online editing and audio mixing. (Ascher, Steven and Pincus, Edward. The Filmmaker’s Handbook:A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age. 2007)
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“This allows the refinement of all eventual eight finalists in terms of sound, music, color, and visual effects, but definitely disallows any alteration to the edit of the film.”
Ibinase din ng execom ang kanilang naging desisyon na “Picture Lock Policy” sa batikang film editors na sina Edgardo “Boy” Viranao at Danny Añonuevo na nagsisilbing advisor ng MMFF executive committee.
“Isang buong pelikula na walang music, effects, grading, etcetera,” wika ni Boy Vinarao. “Hindi na p’wedeng magalaw ang pelikula dahil naka-lock na nga, ibig sabihin wala nang pwedeng madagdag o mabawas na eksena. Kung ang isa-submit ng producer ay picture lock at isang criteria sa pagpili ay technicality, na sa MMFF, eh, 40%, ibig sabihin mababa ang score na makukuha nila sa technicalities, mahihirapan silang makapasok sa Top 8.”
“Picture lock means final approved offline edit of the movie,” sabi naman ni Danny Anonuevo, “p’wedeng may music o wala pero wala pang visual effects, color grading or any enhancement ng picture or ng video. Ang picture lock or final approved offline ang magiging basehan sa online, meaning p’wedeng gawin lahat ng enhancement sa video at audio para mapaganda ang quality ng buong pelikula pero hindi na dapat galawin ang edit dahil ito ay picture lock na.”
Sa kabuuan, nais ng MMFF 2016 executive committee ang kaayusan, maganda at mga de-kalibreng pelikula ang mapapanuod ng mga Pilipino ngayong panahon ng Kapaskuhan. (ADOR SALUTA)
