Philippine E-Journals

PROCESS OF CREATING “BACKPACKING NARRATIVES” AMONG THE CREATIVE TEAM OF GMA NEWS TV’S “BIYAHE NI DREW”

Hazel Keren J Barona | Mary Grace J Micarsos | Robert Leeroy G Lim

 

Abstract:

A growing number of travel shows has been airing in the free Philippine television throughout the years and has influenced its audiences to travel. This paper studied the process of creating backpacking narratives among the creative team of GMA News TV’s Biyahe ni Drew. The problem statement relied on how Biyahe ni Drew’s creative team craft travel narratives. In order to comply with the objective, interviews were conducted which gave the researchers the needed data to know the reasons behind the travel narratives of the show. The insights of this paper will result to further understanding of the creative process. Lastly, this study will emphasize the importance of one’s experience in crafting a travel narrative.