Carcar Shoe Expo

Our national office wanted to do a video documentation as part of their report during the execom meeting. My boss was tasked to act as one of the reporters.  I did the script for her segment.

One of the areas chosen for the video documentation was Carcar, a heritage town which is 40 kilometers south of Cebu City.  Carcar has as its "One Town One Product" the shoes and sandals produced by local artisans.  Some of these sandals are unique because local raw materials are used such as raffia, jute, abaca twine and inlaid shells.

The Carcar Shoe Expo is a vending area for local shoemakers.  It is actually a regular part of the itinerary of tourists who visit Cebu. 

We had to use the office van so we can bring along the needed equipment and paraphernalia for the shoot.  As expected, the video shoot took longer than the three minutes given for the segment.  We finished the shoot after wading through a horde of tourists wanting to buy sandals at bargain prices.

Still, I was able to grab a few "devious" moments of delight.  It was amusing to watch my boss while she was practicing her lines at  nearly 12 noon under the heat of the sun, while I was standing in the shade sipping chilled water and munching on boiled banana.

After an arduous video shoot, the day ended with a hearty late lunch of tinola and inasal.  The videographer and interviewer bought a few sandals as souvenirs.