On May 23, Sparks Camp creatives Direk Ted Boborol and Patrick Valencia and host Miss Trans Global 2020 Mela Habijan attested to the unpredictability of the first queer reality dating show.
At the media event for Sparks Camp, which LionhearTV covered, Boborol highlighted some of the unpredictable moments of the First Queer Reality Dating show.
“Ako on my end, nag-uusap kami sa likod kung sino ang magbibigay ng spark sa isa’t isa, tapos only to find out, hindi ‘yun ‘yung binigyan nila ng Spark. So, honestly very interesting ‘yun, saan nanggaling ‘yun, ano ‘yung naging interaction nila. Bakit ganito ‘yung pag-pili. So ‘yun din ‘yung naging interesante, na makilala natin ‘yung campers kasi mayroon din silang interest kung bakit nila nasabing, ‘Ah ito ‘yung deserving ng Spark ko for this day.’
“Especially doon sa final round, mayroon akong niro-root eh, personally, dahil nakita ko ‘yung journey nila, mayroon na akong personally na niro-root, pero sayang. Nasaktan ako.”
He also revealed that they write the script during the post-production.
“Kumbaga after the shoot, hindi kami natutulog, kasi nagbe-brain storm kami ano bang nangyari today. Ano ba ‘yung kwento today. Ganon ‘yung nangyayari.
“And then doon sa editing, doon na nangyayari ‘yung scripting, kasi sa editing lang namin alam, siyempre alam na namin kung sino ang nagka-mutual spark. So doon namin ibe-base ‘yung editing, kung paano nagkaroon ng mutual spark. Kung nagkaroon ng mutual spark, bakit hindi pinilit ‘tong isa. So doon pa lang nangyayari ‘yung story editing.”
Habijan also recalled some unpredictable moments she encountered in the reality TV show.
“Ako on my end, nag-uusap kami sa likod kung sino ang magbibigay ng spark sa isa’t isa, tapos only to find out, hindi ‘yun ‘yung binigyan nila ng Spark. So, honestly very interesting ‘yun, saan nanggaling ‘yun, ano ‘yung naging interaction nila.
“Bakit ganito ‘yung pag-pili. So ‘yun din ‘yung naging interesante, na makilala natin ‘yung campers kasi mayroon din silang interest kung bakit nila nasabing, ‘Ah ito ‘yung deserving ng Spark ko for this day.’
“Especially doon sa final round, mayroon akong niro-root eh, personally, dahil nakita ko ‘yung journey nila, mayroon na akong personally na niro-root, pero sayang. Nasaktan ako.”
Valencia noted that the writing for a non-narrative show is widely different from the narrative format.
“Sobrang different po talaga siya, and sobrang challenging just because reality show siya, hindi mo alam kung anong mangyayari, so siyempre ikaw kung writer ka ng narrative, ipina-plano mo na kung anong mangyayari, dito, siyempre wala sa kamay namin, nasa kamay ng kung anong gagawin ng mga campers.”
As for Sparks Camp, the Philippines’ first queer dating reality show under Boborol’s direction begins on May 24 via Black Sheep’s YouTube Channel.
