On August 30, seasoned actor ER Ejercito discussed the difference of action scenes between in movies and on TV.
At the media conference for ‘Maging Sino Ka Man,’ which LionhearTV covered, Ejercito surmised doing action scenes on TV was more expensive than in film production.
“A film is very different from television because if you watch a full action in a movie, it takes [like] 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours. On TV, of course, sometimes it’s like once a week [like] ‘Walang Matigas na Pulis sa Matinik na Misis,’ which is every Sunday, and hopefully we’ll have a second season, [and hopefully] primetime Monday to Friday.
“This teleserye is Monday to Friday, ‘Maging Sino Ka Man.’ So it’s different. Television is very different from when you release a film. Kaya mas expensive ang television, because you’ll be doing the same things, the same fights, scenes in a [fight,] like car chases, the same thing. It’s the same thing, but more expensive lang sa television.”
He further explained the cost of doing a teleserye each day compared to a film that already had its budget allocation.
“Each day, cost like, each episode costs like 2.5 Million a day. So mas mahal. Eh pag action movie, like when I produced an action movie, 75 Million. Mas mahal ang television kasi mas mahaba. Ang Aguinaldo costs 155 Million. Mas mahal ang TV lalo na kapag kumita, malakas at ang daming sponsors.”
He also cited how streaming services impacted the entertainment industry, especially cinema.
“The problem today [is] we are so much affected by the online streaming, which started during the pandemic. Over the cap became top of the lane today. We have Netflix, we have Prime Video, [and] QTV, and HBO as well. An over-the-top platform is online streaming. Humina ang cinemas and film, so [a lot of] people watch [movies] on their cellphones.
“So with this technology, humina na ang cinema–unless you want to watch Dolby Sound with Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible, [and] Top Gun, or Fast and Furious. Pero, lahat sa cellphone na nanonood, so iba na ngayon.”
One example he pointed out is Viva’s Vivamax streaming platform, noting how much content they put out each year.
“And Viva Films, produced one movie a year, kada movie a week ‘yung Vivamax, and they produced 85 films a year. So iba na talaga ang panahon ngayon, mas mahal ang television.”
As for their series, ‘Maging Sino Ka Man’ stars Barbie Forteza and David Licauco.
The Kapuso action-teleserye based on the 1991 film of Sharon Cuneta and Robin Padilla also features Juancho Trivino, Jeric Raval, E.R. Ejercito, Jean Garcia, Faith da Silva, Jean Saburit, Rain Matienzo, and Mikoy Morales.
Under the direction of Enzo Williams, ‘Maging Sino Ka Man’ airs on GMA Telebabad starting September 11.
