[Pinoy Dream Academy] The Road To Stardom Begins Here!

[mykel angelo]

August 26 ang pilot nito.

Sana merong magpost nito yung mga news galing sa inquirer.
2 days ko na nababasa yung mga write-up nito.

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sana hindi magkatapat ang PI at PDA. (gaya ng nangyari sa SWD at UCD). Or else magsusuffer ito.

[starczamora]

Hindi naman pinapakanta yung mga nag-o-audition sa Pinoy Dream Academy. Pagandahan at paguwapuhan ang labanan. sigh...i guess they don't want to have the likes of elliot yamin, I guess

[mykel angelo]

O.T.Ang galing ni elliot, ang dami niyang fans. Sayang naeliminate siya dahil sa konting percentage votes.

Back to pda, yellow ang background ng logo nito. Sana red nalang.

[Johnston]

dyrek >> Goodluck sa show!



Akala ko, may chance pa na mabago ang title Anyways, maganda yung bagong logo. And ano nga pala ang slogan ng show?


August 26, 2006 pala ito? So last week ng December pala ito magtatapos if ever.

[Johnston]

Got this from ABC 5's PHILIPPINE IDOL [merged] thread:




FIRST PERSON
‘First row, thank you!’
By Edson C. Tandoc Jr.
Inquirer
Last updated 00:08am (Mla time) 06/28/2006
Published on Page A2-1 of the June 28, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

JUNJUN, 20, a graduating nursing student, said he was prepared to quit school if he made it to the finals.

Charlene, 26, a salesperson, had given up a full day’s pay even if she only had P20 in her pocket.

Malou, 24, an accounting officer at a supermarket chain, had taken a leave, telling office mates she was applying for another job.

They had a single goal.

For seven hours on Saturday, the three of them—along with about 4,300 other dreamers—waited in the crowded and narrow corridors of SM Manila, suffering the intense noontime heat. They were drenched in sweat, their legs aching. Still, they were raring to flash their sweetest smiles.

It was the first audition day for the “Pinoy Dream Academy” and the next season of “Pinoy Big Brother”—ABS-CBN talent searches.

When finally they stood in front of a lone judge, the dream they shared was shattered in less than 30 seconds.

From the thousands who showed up, only about 100 would go through to the next round.

* * *

We were there, too—Margaux, a fellow reporter, and myself—never mind that it was our day off. We stood in line for hours like the rest, then waited some more, on our feet most of the time—something we had never done before.

We arrived at 10 a.m., early you might think. But more than 3,000 people had gotten there ahead of us. They must have queued up at daybreak.

The sun was raging. We were told to line up on the road just outside the mall.

Malou was standing behind us. She said she wanted a chance to help send seven siblings to school.

She was wearing high-heeled sandals. She winced when I accidentally stepped on her toes.

Brisk business

Behind her was Junjun—5’5” tall, fair and cute. His teeth were pearly white, probably the reason he was one of 24 finalists on “Close-Up To Fame,” another talent search.

He had come straight from Davao.

The three of us shared my umbrella. In front of us was Charlene. She had forgotten her birth certificate, a requirement for the tryouts and no one could bring it over.

Charlene considered fetching the document herself, but she figured she wouldn’t have enough money to come back.

Sidewalk vendors enjoyed brisk business selling bottled water, candies, fruit juices. Stalls inside the mall sent waiters outside to take orders for pizzas, burgers, iced tea...

“Pinoy Dream Academy” is like “Pinoy Big Brother,” where strangers are locked inside a house for 100 days, with cameras trained on them 24/7.

“The twist is, Pinoy Dream Academy is a singing competition,” director Lauren Dyogi would later say about the show, which starts airing on August 26.

‘Faster! Faster!’

I was wearing a gray shirt, which looked much darker from perspiration. I noticed that exhausted aspirants leaned against railings, glass windows, rough walls. Not a few freshened up—powdering their cheeks, coloring their lips, shading their eyelids.

At long last, we were inside the mall.

We were told to make a run for the stage. The mall guards yelled, “Faster! Faster!”

As we walked up, I glimpsed a smile on Malou’s lips, a sparkle in Charlene’s eyes. We were one step closer to the dream.

Onstage, chests out, we proudly wore big number-stickers. We were in the first row.

Dyogi was holding a microphone, his eyes restless.

Finally, he spoke: “First row, thank you very much.”

The next moment, we were being escorted down the stage and out of the audition area.

That was that.

Seven hours down the drain.

We were not even asked to sing... or introduce ourselves.

Wasn’t this a singing competition?

Small consolation

We would get some explanations later.

“It is difficult to say [what exactly we are looking for],” Dyogi told Margaux and me, as Inquirer reporters.

He continued: “There is a certain personality... even if he or she just stands there... we can see, with just the facial expression, the body language, that he or she will do very well on TV.”

Those picked from the other groups were asked to come back on stage after the heart-broken dreamers had left. Some were asked to describe themselves. Some were even asked to sing!

The girls stood smiling, like in a beauty pageant, hands on their waists. Again, Dyogi picked a few more lucky ones to go through.

Again he explained—or at least he tried to: “It is not just being good-looking. You have to have a certain appeal on TV. You should be charismatic.”

“That means I don’t have charisma?” I pushed.

Dyogi laughed. He said he chose different types. I looked and saw a common thread: they were all good-looking. The girls wore sexy clothes; the boys were in body-hugging shirts as well.

The audition was over by 6 p.m. Thousands had gone home, perhaps to resume dreaming.

On Friday, the next audition will be held in SM Marilao, Bulacan.




Credits to: and_anyway

[starczamora]

Take note lang po dito (according to the inquirer write-up sa itaas):

Dyogi was holding a microphone, his eyes restless.

Finally, he spoke: “First row, thank you very much.”

The next moment, we were being escorted down the stage and out of the audition area.

That was that.

Seven hours down the drain.

We were not even asked to sing... or introduce ourselves.

Wasn’t this a singing competition?

[Johnston]

starczamora >> Based sa nabasa kong article, tinitingnan ng mga hurado kung may appeal ka sa masa, charismatic, at maganda ang reception sa camera. Dun pa lang, puwede ka nang i judge kung magpapatuloy ka sa next round, or hindi.

[starczamora]

And I thought Pinoy Dream Academy is supposed to be a singing contest, not a beauty pageant.

[BOYJOPET]

sana mag-audition ulit dito si jerome salas.

[weboink]

And I thought Pinoy Dream Academy is supposed to be a singing contest, not a beauty pageant.

Hindi ito beauty pageant. Sablay ka na naman. Huwag mo kasing tingnan ang palabas na ito bilang isang pangkaraniwan na paligsahan sa pag-awit lamang. Lawakan mo ang pag-iisip nang mapagtanto mo na kakaiba ang reality show na ito. Sa aking pagkakaunawa, mas marami pa, bukod sa kakayahang umawit, ang hahanapin sa mga papasok na kalahok.


Bwehehehe.

[akosilester]

di ba sa AI din hindi naman pinapakanta agad...
looks muna tinitignan...
no necessarily na yung magaganda, or else, walang William Hung & the likes...

[starczamora]

Weboink, didn't you read the article? Most of the auditioneers weren't even asked to sing. How is it supposed (that word again) to be a singing contest if the casting staff only stare at the aspirant's faces?

Lawakan ang isip, huh?

[weboink]

Weboink, didn't you read the article? Most of the auditioneers weren't even asked to sing. How is it supposed (that word again) to be a singing contest if the casting staff only stare at the aspirant's faces?

Lawakan ang isip, huh?

Oo, lawakan ang isip. Ilang libo ba daw ang dumalo? Kahit bigyan mo ng tig-iisang minuto ang bawat isa para kumanta, ilang oras ang kakainin non sa tingin mo? Kaya para sa aking pananaw, tama lamang na unahing isalang muna ang mga dumalo sa iba pang kategorya(tulad ng presentasyon ng sarili at karisma) para mapaliit ang dami ng mga mananatiling kandidato.

Walang pinagkaiba yan sa pamimili ng damit, pipiliin mo muna ang iilang may kakaibang dating at nakapukaw ng iyong atensyon bago ka magsimulang magsukat.


huh?

[pbipbms]

1st round sorted na agad ang mga may dating sa stage o wala - not necessarily the physical look lang ang tinitingnan dito but how one carries himself/herself

2nd round singing and interview and tinitingnan na ang register nila sa tv camera.

3rd round dancing and more interview

[nate_fisher]

Hindi ito beauty pageant. Sablay ka na naman. Huwag mo kasing tingnan ang palabas na ito bilang isang pangkaraniwan na paligsahan sa pag-awit lamang. Lawakan mo ang pag-iisip nang mapagtanto mo na kakaiba ang reality show na ito. Sa aking pagkakaunawa, mas marami pa, bukod sa kakayahang umawit, ang hahanapin sa mga papasok na kalahok.


Bwehehehe.

e kung mukha ang naging unang basis sa pagtanggap ng mga kalahok e anong kinaiba ng PDA sa ibang mga artista search ng abs?

rason ba na maraming nag-audition at walang oras? e di gawin nilang isang dekada yung auditions kung kailangan kung talagang gusto nilang maging kakaiba ang contest nila.

isipin mo nga (at yan e kung kaya mong gawin yun), kung sumali si elliot yamin sa PDA. hindi siya kagwapuhan, hindi siya ganong confident pero sobrang galing niyang kumanta. sa tingin mo makakapasa siya kay dyogi?

[nate_fisher]

Oo, lawakan ang isip. Ilang libo ba daw ang dumalo? Kahit bigyan mo ng tig-iisang minuto ang bawat isa para kumanta, ilang oras ang kakainin non sa tingin mo? Kaya para sa aking pananaw, tama lamang na unahing isalang muna ang mga dumalo sa iba pang kategorya(tulad ng presentasyon ng sarili at karisma) para mapaliit ang dami ng mga mananatiling kandidato.

Walang pinagkaiba yan sa pamimili ng damit, pipiliin mo muna ang iilang may kakaibang dating at nakapukaw ng iyong atensyon bago ka magsimulang magsukat.


huh?

ang lalim naman ng analogy sa damit! ang galing mo naman. siguro nag-aral ka nang mabuti.

ang wish ko lang sa PDA, sana hindi ito search for a star in a million part 3. maraming magaganda't gwapo na puro hangin ang ibinubuga. sana hindi ito star in a million part 3 na nakasakay sa success ng PBB.

[Correct!]

Leche, magiging artista na naman ang 16 people na kasali dito?! Wala ng lugar.

[nate_fisher]

Leche, magiging artista na naman ang 16 people na kasali dito?! Wala ng lugar.

correct correct!

di pa nga nagtetake-off yung mga career ng mga contestants ng pbb, pbb teen at ssiam, meron nanamang mga pipila.baka mamaya humaba ang oras ng asap para pagkasyahin ang mga paglilipsynch nila !

[Fantastik]

I hope this will be good........................
I HOPE that this time we get GOOD HOSTS though!

[micamyx]

Sino ba maghost ng PDA? True b na Sma Milby, Toni G nd Nikki G?