“Media in Focus” ABS-CBN: Lively, fast-paced episode

Here it is, the video, snippets, below this intro: The lively and fast-paced episode of “Media in Focus” made possible by host Cheche Lazaro, the producers, the director. Check out the tracking shots, the new set.

Blog admin was able to catch the entire show (cannot upload the whole episode because it would constitute an infringement, you can upload excerpts for review purposes). So, these are the snippets of the discussion on criminal liability.

Apologies for the quality of the digitization; blog admin’s doing.

Also: that Tuesday, 3 hours sleep, flyover at 5:45am to be in Ortigas; then back, work; then evening browsed & read, studio wet hair triple eyebags. Here are snippets of the video (below). Thanks everyone! :


Grace & intellect c/o Cheche Lazaro (Media in Focus, ABS-CBN)

Grace and intellect courtesy of Cheche Lazaro

Freeze-frame of a video by "Media in Focus", ABS-CBN, used here non-commercially, for review & educational purposes

(Last week’s show. All photos in this post are “freeze-frames” of “Media in Focus” videos, property of ABS-CBN News Channel, used here for review.) “Media in Focus” has a spanking new set!! It allows a wider shot that shows people’s body language in addition to their talkies. The producers as you can see also use more graphics,


Freeze-frame of a video by ABS-CBN Media in Focus used here non-commercially, for review & academic purposes

more inset images, more visuals.

Freeze-frame of a video by ABS-CBN Media in Focus used here non-commercially, for review & educational purposes

[Check out the graphics on the inset (the blog url appears! for the first time on tv — babaw kaligayahan ko (i have cheap thrills); pls. link my blog and you’ll make my day 🙂 ] The set also allows tracking shots; very effective in sustaining attention (these give the audience a multi-dimensional notion of objects within the frame). We are also able to take lessons from Cheche Lazaro’s grace and intellect — because the new design allows full-body shots (seated) — check out Cheche Lazaro’s poise, straight spine, footwork,

Freeze-frame of a video by ABS-CBN Media in Focus, used here non-commercially for review and academic purposes

the occasional sway of the arms (the staff prepared a script but she lets go of it), combined with substance, as she exchanges repartee with the interviewees and picks up the beat with her thought-provoking questions, it makes for dynamic visuals as well as interesting content. (i’m still uploading bit/parts of the video…in a bit)


Rumors. Denials.

World-famous award-winning journalist Ellen Tordesillas denies rumors linking her to basketball superstar James Yap, and said this photo was snapped while she was visiting him in the hospital. Reached for comment, the cager of the year said he and Ellen were close friends and requested for privacy while in the middle of his annulment proceedings. (the couple appears here in color-coordinated after-work casuals).

Happy weekend!

(Photo ripped off Ellen’s blog in www.ellentordesillas.com shot by Ellen’s friends, cropped to protect privacy)