SINING NG PILIPINAS: PAGKILALA SA MGA

GAWA NI JUAN LUNA AT FERNANDO AMORSOLO

(Part 1)
Script By: Galivo
Directed By: Galivo and Estrella
Interviewee: Domingo as Dr. Eloisa May Hernandez
Cabural as Dr. Arsenio "Nick" Lizaso

(Introduction Before Introduction; Documentary Style)

[Transition]
[Video showing Juan Luna’s Statue]

(Narrated) Aryan: Maestro…

[Video showing Juan Luna’s works (don’t include spolarium here)]

[Transition]
[Video showing Dr. Eloisa May Hernandez’s Interview]

Gwen: Si Juan Luna bilang pintor, naimpress, at naipakita niya sa buong mundo na
ganito kami kagaling…

[Cut]
[Video showing Juan Luna’s Portrait]

(Narrated) Aryan: Bayani…

[Video showing Juan Luna’s Portrait]
[Transition]
[Video showing Dr. Eloisa May Hernandez’s Interview]

Gwen: May paninindigan siya…

[Cut]
[Video showing Juan Luna’s works]
[Cut]
[Video showing Dr. Eloisa May Hernandez’s Interview]
 Gwen: May honor siya, May amor propio …(cut)

[Transition]
[Video showing Juan Luna’s Statue]
(Narrated) Aryan: Si Juan Luna ang unang indio na nagpatunay sa Europa na hindi mas mababang
uri ng tao, o mga sauvage, ang ating mga ninuno. Ngunit, sino nga ba si Juan Luna?

(Introduction: [Location: Urdaneta Peoples Park])

[Aryan is walking towards the camera (with a very informal vibe) (hand gestures included)]

Aryan: Isang pangalan na hindi maaaring kalimutan sa mundo ng sining at kultura sa Pilipinas. Isang
pintor na naging tagapagdala ng kaalaman sa kasaysayan at kulturang Pilipino sa buong mundo.
Ngayon, samahan ninyo ako sa paglalakbay sa buhay ng isang sikat na pintor, na si Juan Luna.

[Aryan is walking pass by the camera]

[Transition]
[Aryan is being recorded on his left shoulder; walking towards the Urdaneta Cultural Center]

(Semi-Introduction: [Location: Urdaneta Cultural Center]])

[The Camera stops following Aryan when he’s near the door of the Center]
[Cut]
(Inside Cultural Center)
[The camera is still; Aryan is walking in the front door passing by the camera]
[Aryan opens the office door; He was greeted by Dr. Eloisa May Hernandez (already standing) giving
him a handshake; both sat down ]
[Cut]
[Dr. Eloisa is explaining about Juan Luna (no sound)]
[Cut]
[Aryan is listening with interest (no sound)]

[Transition]
[Video showing Juan Luna’s works (don’t include Spolarium here)(make this clip short)]
[Aryan is walking with the camera; Looking at the Pages of Books;]
(Narrated) Aryan: Si Juan Luna ay isinilang noong ika-23 ng Oktubre, 1857 sa bayan ng Badoc,
Ilocos Norte. Siya ay anak nina Joaquín Luna at Laureana Novicio.
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[Video showing Joaquin Luna and Laureana Novicio]
(Narrated) Aryan: Ang kanyang ama ay isang mangangalakal na taga-Ilocos at ang kanyang ina ay
isang mahusay na musikero at mang-aawit. Lumaki si Luna sa isang pamilya ng mga magsasaka at
dahil dito siya ay namulat sa kahirapan at kawalan ng edukasyon sa kanilang lugar.

[Transition]
[Dr. Eloisa seated on her chair (with a very informal vibe) (hand gestures included)]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: When Juan was still a child, he already showed his talent in
painting. In fact, Luna became interested in painting because of the influence of his older brother
Manuel…
[Cut-Inshot-Cut]
[Video showing Luna’s works]
Gwen:… who was also a skilled painter.

[Video showing Aryan and Dr. Eloisa talking while walking in the Gallery; Dr. Eloisa is showing Aryan
some of the works of Luna (through laptop)]
(Narrated) Aryan: Nakapag-aral siya sa Academia de Dibujo y Pintura sa Maynila at naging
estudyante ni Lorenzo Guerrero. Ngunit siya’y pinaalis, marahil ay dahil sa kanyang estilo na hindi
umaayon sa kagustuhan ng kanyang maestro. Sa kanyang pag-aaral, mas lalo pa niyang pinatibay
ang kanyang kaalaman sa pagpipinta. Subalit hindi ito naging sapat sa kanyang pag-aaral sa
Pilipinas. Kaya naman, nagpasya si Luna na magpunta sa Europa upang mapalawak pa ang
kanyang kaalaman sa larangan ng sining.
[Cut]
[Transition]
[Video showing Luna’s travel from Philippines to Madrid]
Aryan: Noong 1877, sa rekomendasyon ni Guerrero, pinaaral siya ng kanyang magulang sa Escuela
de Bella Artes sa Madrid kung saan siya nakilala bilang isang magaling na pintor. Dito rin niya
nakilala ang kanyang asawang si Paz Pardo de Tavera na isa ring Pilipino.
[Video showing Luna and his wife]
[Cut]
[Dr. Eloisa seated on her chair (with a very informal vibe) (hand gestures included)]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: When Luna soon started private lessons under Alejo Vera, a
famous Spanish painter, Vera had high regard for the talent and works of Luna and he took him to
Rome to undertake commissions.
[Cut-Inshot-Cut]
[Video showing Luna in Rome]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: While in Rome, Luna widened his knowledge and skill
through his exposure to the works of the Renaissance masters and the Academies.
[Transition]
[Aryan is walking towards the camera (with a very informal vibe) (hand gestures included)]
 Aryan: Mula sa pagiging isang mag-aaral ng sining, umusbong ang kanyang talento at napabilang
siya sa kilalang mga pintor sa buong mundo. Isa sa mga pinakatanyag na obra niya ay ang
"Spoliarium," na siya ring nagwagi ng isa sa tatlong gintong medalya sa Exposición Nacional de
Bellas Artes sa Madrid noong 1884.
[Cut-Inshot-Cut]
[Video showing Spolarium]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: Without a doubt the most famous artwork by Luna, and
arguably the most widely known artwork is the Spoliarium. The word spolarium is a Latin word which
means the basement of the Roman Colosseum where the bodies of dead gladiators were dragged
and stripped of their armor and weapons.
[Cut]
[Aryan talking about the painting in a computer; but look at the camera; the camera is close to Aryan
but close enough to see the painting on the computer]
Aryan: Sa gitna ng larawan ay makikita natin na nakatuon ito sa isang grupo ng mga gladyador na
patay o malapit nang mamatay at sila’y nakahimlay nang nakahalukipkip. Sa paligid nila ay makikita
naatin ang mga sundalong Romano, mga alipin, at mga taong nagmamasid na nag-aabang na ilayo
ang mga katawan.
[Aryan turning his back on the camera returning on his research about the painting]
[Cut]
[Video of Aryan scrolling on his laptop; angle of the camera is on the side of the laptop ]
(Narrated) Aryan: Dahil sa malungkot at madilim na kulay ng larawan, nadarama ng mga nakakakita
ang karahasan at kabrutalan ng nangyaring eksena.

[Dr. Eloisa seated on her chair (with a very informal vibe) (hand gestures included)]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: The Spolarium was sold for 20,000 pesetas to the
Diputación Provincial de Barcelona and It currently hangs in our National Museum and is the first to
greet visitors upon entry into the museum.

[Transition]
[Video showing the other works of Juan Luna]
Aryan: Bukod sa Spolarium, May isa pa sa mga sumikat na obra ni Luna kung saan kanyang
inilarawan ang buhay sa lungsod ng Paris noong kanyang panahon…
[Transition]
[Video showing The Parisian Life of Juan Luna in zoom (so that di pa alam ng viewers kung anong
obra ito)]
(Narrated) Aryan: … Ito ay ang “Inside a Café” o mas kilala sa tawag na "The Parisian Life" …
[Video showing The Parisian Life of Juan Luna]

[Cut]
[Dr. Eloisa seated on her chair (with a very informal vibe) (hand gestures included)]
 (InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: The painting depicts a scene in Paris during the late 19th
century. Luna had this idea to capture the elegance and sophistication of French society at the time.
This painting features a Parisian woman, elegantly dressed, sitting alone on a sofa inside a cafe.

[Dr. Eloisa seated on her chair scrolling on her laptop; camera on her back capturing what she’s
doing]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: Three gentlemen can be seen in the background, sitting
around another table. And they are actually heroes in Philippine History: Jose Rizal, Ariston Bautista
Lin and Luna himself.
[Cut-Inshot-Cut]
[Video showing The Parisian Life of Juan Luna]
[Cut]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: Luna shifted to use light and shadow in "The Parisian Life"
which is especially noteworthy. The way he painted the light filtering through the curtains creates a
sense of depth and texture that draws the viewer into the painting.

[Transition]
[Aryan is walking up the staircase getting closer to the camera then stops; Camera is still from the top
of the stairs]
Aryan: Sa katunayan, nagwagi ang kanyang likha na "The Parisian Life" ng isang pilak na medalya sa
St. Louis Exposition noong 1904. Dahil dito, lalo pang nabigyan ng pansin ang kanyang husay bilang
isang pintor. Sa kasalukuyan, ang "The Parisian Life" ay bahagi na ng koleksyon ng National
Museum of Fine Arts sa Maynila, dito Pilipinas.
[Cut]
[Aryan continues walking up the stairs; Camera capturing the upper stairs]

[Transition]
[Video showing Luna Painting]
(Narrated) Aryan: Nakilala si Luna bilang isa sa mga pinakamahusay at sikat na pintor sa Europa
dahil sa mga obra nito. Isang mahalagang bahagi ng kanyang pagiging pintor ay ang kanyang
paglalarawan ng mga kaganapan sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas at ng ibang mga bansa.
[Cut]
[Dr. Eloisa seated on her chair (with a very informal vibe) (hand gestures included)]

(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: One great example of Luna’s skills in historical or cultural
portrayals is the "The Battle of Lepanto" which is one of his best works.

[Cut]
[Video showing "The Battle of Lepanto"]
(Narrated) Aryan: Sa larawan, makikita natin ang napakadetalyadong paglalarawan ng mga sundalo
at sitwasyon sa digmaan. Malinaw na makikita natin ang paggalaw ng mga sundalo, ang mga haligi
ng mga barko, ang mga kanyon, at iba pang detalye. Ang pagkakapinta ni Luna ng mga detalyeng ito
ay nagbibigay-buhay sa mga tauhan at nagpapakita ng kanyang husay bilang isang realista.
[Cut]
[Dr. Eloisa seated on her chair (with a very informal vibe) (hand gestures included)]

(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: Luna started painting "The Battle of Lepanto" in 1886 and
finished it two years later in 1888. It took him a long time to complete the painting because he was
meticulous in capturing the details of the battle, from the ships to the soldiers.
[Cut-Inshot-Cut]
[Video showing "The Battle of Lepanto" and Video showing Luna Painting it]
[Cut]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: Luna's masterpiece was not well-received at first. When he
submitted it to the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in Madrid, it was rejected by the jury because
he was a Filipino. Then after one year, The Battle of Lepanto became a gold medalist during the 1888
Fine Arts Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain.
[Cut-Inshot-Cut]
[Video showing Aryan and Gwen walking side to side; They are talking deeply, sometime they will
both laugh; Gwen is continually talking while Aryan is nodding and also talking]
[Cut-Inshot-Cut]
[Dr. Eloisa seated on her chair (with a very informal vibe) (hand gestures included)]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: "The Battle of Lepanto" is a representation of one of the
most important battles in history, fought on October 7, 1571, between the Holy League and the
Ottoman Empire. The Holy League was a coalition of European states, and it was successful in
defeating the Ottoman fleet. This victory was essential in preventing the Islamic Empire's expansion
into Europe.
[Cut-Inshot-Cut]
[Aryan on his seat listening and nodding]
[Video showing "The Battle of Lepanto"]
[Cut-Inshot-Cut]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen: It’s not just an ordinary painting depicting a significant
historical event. It is also a reflection of the Philippines' rich history and culture during the Spanish
colonization…
[Cut-Inshot-Cut]
[Dr. Eloisa seated on her chair (with a very informal vibe) (hand gestures included)]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)(Narrated) Gwen:… It depicts the bravery and heroism of the soldiers who
fought during the battle and showcases the multiculturalism of the archipelago.
[Aryan is shaking Gwen’s hand and saying thank you (no sound)]
[Video Showing Aryan Coming out of the Cultural Building]
(InShot)(Half Narrated)Aryan: ang kuwento ni Juan Luna ay isang patunay na may mga Pilipino na
hindi lamang nagpakita ng galing at talino sa Pilipinas kundi pati na rin sa ibang bahagi ng mundo. Sa
kanyang mga obra, nakapagpakilala siya sa ating bansa at kultura at nag-iwan ng isang mahalagang
bunga ng inspirasyon sa susunod pang henerasyon ng mga siningero at Pilipinong pintor.
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[Aryan walking towards the park]
(Narrated) Aryan: Ang kanyang mga obra ay patuloy na nagbibigay-buhay at nagbibigay-inspirasyon
sa ating lahat. Ang kuwento ni Juan Luna ay patunay na may mga bagay sa ating kultura na dapat
ipagmalaki, at dapat natin ipasa ito sa ating mga kabataan. Mabuhay si Juan Luna, mabuhay ang
sining ng Pilipinas!

[Aryan is walking away the camera; seen on the front covering the camera first then walking straight]
[Aryan, while walking, looks at the sun for a moment then continues his walk]
[after continuing his walk, the camera leans towards the sun]
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