Direk Dominic Zapata admits he likes 'risky' telenovelas

By MICHELLE CALIGAN

PHOTO BY ELISA AQUINO, GMANetwork.com

 

"Trip ko ang risky na telenovela."

 

Ito ang naging pahayag ni Direk Dominic Zapata nang tanungin kung bakit madalas sa kanya napupunta ang mga teleseryeng may kakaibang tema, tulad ng My Husband's Lover at Hiram na Alaala.

 

"Of course, it always has its drawbacks when you try something new. Hindi mo alam kung tatanggapin ng audience or 'yun 'yung masasakyan nila. Kung 'yung iba matatakot na gumawa ng bagay na bago because they are afraid of failure, this network isn't. We're the opposite of that."

 

Dagdag pa niya, "I think primarily, we want to push the envelope. And if we have to do so and there's a high risk, gusto ko ako 'yun nandoon. Ako na po ang isalang niyo, gusto ko ganoon."

 

Kuwento pa ni Direk Dom, nagiging challenge din sa kanyang mga artista ang mga proyektong may makabagong konsepto.

 

"I think every time you do something new, something unfamiliar to the audience. it's also unfamiliar to the actors. They are again stretching new muscles, so they feel challenged, they feel more interested. They are also more curious about a character that they haven't portrayed before."

 

Nakatrabaho na niya sina Dennis at Kris before, at nakita niya ang pagbabago sa dalawa. Bilang direktor, naramdaman din niya nag-evolve siya sa kanyang craft.

 

"I used to be a cameraman or a cinematographer's director. Ngayon I'm a lot more focused on acting. So that now, when we're on the set, we discuss it. We talk about process, we talk about how we get to a point, how an emotion gets to a point, where we're headed para hindi namin masyadong pina-fast track, we don't jump to the point right away. What I like about them is that they understand now that the craft is not an individual performance. We all understand now that we are only as good as our weakest link, so you kind of pull each other."