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MEDIRAN, Shaquille Klein R.

I.

Case Overview

Saudade and Desiderium are films produced by BSM41 A.Y 2015-2016 showing deep emotions
involving nostalgia and longingness for someone he or she loves. Saudade depicts an epitome of
a dying relationship between a married couple, Gavin and Trisha, because of an old love that seems
to have never died. Desiderium is a quest of Axel in looking for his childhood lover whom he got
separated from and never saw again being the sequel to the first part Saudade.

Main Characters
Gavin Lancaster is the husband of Ms.Trisha Lancaster. Gavin was happily married to his
wife Trisha until he met again his old lover, Margo Fairchild. He is one of the main characters in
this 2- part movie specifically in the first part, Saudade.
Trisha Lancaster married Gavin. She is the main actress in the movie because she was
involved in both parts of the movie. She proved her undying of love for her husband Gavin and
that shes not willing to let him go.
Margo Fairchild is a successful accountant and had a past relationship with Gavin Lancaster
before he got married his wife. She became the crack in the perfect relationship of the Lancaster
couple.
Axel Blakely is Trishas childhood lover who did everything to find her. He is the main actor
in Desiderium who afterwards was revealed to be the father of the child Trisha was bringing in her
womb. He is also the current production manager of Sunderland Technologies.

Plot
Saudade started with Mr. Braden Roshe, Gavins bestfriend, talked to Gavin about the
current situation that Delaney company is facing. Braden told Gavin that they need a break from
work and insisted for them to go to a sort of reunion with their high school batch by a dinner
invitation of Ricardo Fuentes. It was the idea of a lady named Margo being in that dinner party

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that made Gavin decide to go. Braden told Gavin that Margo is already a well-known accountant
and that she might be the help that Delaney company needs. At first, Gavin was having second
thoughts about it since he and Margo were old lovers but soon decided to come because of
Bradens persistence.

Gavin informed her wife Trisha that he found a person whom could help Delaney, that this
persons name was Margo Fairchild. Fair enough for his wife to know but didnt told her about his
and Margos past relationship. During the dinner party the batch has the opportunity to catch up
with one another and what have happened to each other. Here, Gavin had the chance to talk to
Margo and ask for her help. Margo immediately accepted the offer, they set a meeting the next
week for them to discuss more details.

During the meeting Margo presented her findings with the reports sent to her email. She
found problems with Delaneys manufacturing process especially with their use of traditional
manufacturing, batch manufacturing and computation of the selling price of their product. Margo
recommended some changes in the manufacturing process to ensure efficiency and effectivity of
their production. To show his appreciation, Gavin asked Margo out for a friendly lunch which was
of course accepted by Margo.
Gavin immediately went with Margos recommendations without her wifes consent. This
made Trisha upset about Gavins decisions, that she was put out of the picture. Trisha requested
Gavin to let her meet their accountant Margo Fairchild. During their meet-up Margo and Trisha
got to know each other and exchange their stories, afterwards Trisha offered Margo a job to be
Delaneys new Lean Manager. Which happened to be a blessing for Margo since she and Gavin
might have more time to see each other. Trisha didnt know that she handed over Margo the gun
that could actually shoot her someday.

Braden started to notice that Gavin might still have feelings for Margo. Braden told Gavin
that he should stop it right now for his wifes sake. That maybe Gavins just being blinded by his
old affection for Margo. Afterwards, Trisha discovered that Gavin and Margo were old lovers and
she was threatened that Gavin kept it secret from her.

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Margo drunk herself out of her confusion. Since she didnt know what to feel about Gavin
knowing that he was already married. When she had too much she called for Gavin. Gavin knowing
that Margos drunk went to fetch her. He went with Margo into a hotel to let her sober up but
unfortunately they were caught in a photograph by an unidentified person who sends it to Trisha.
After seeing those photos, Trisha was so enraged and furious that she confronted Margo. They had
a quarrel about who deserves Gavin more which led to Margo hitting her head on a wooden plank.
Trisha called for emergency and brought Margo to a hospital.

Gavin and Braden had a talk about the situation. Things were going really crazy when
Gavin slept with Margo, now Gavin dont know what to do. Then the news of Margo being brought
to the hospital reached Gavin. He immediately went to the hospital to check her. The drama
escalated leading into Gavin asking for a divorce with Trisha. The scene shifted into their home,
where Gavin is about to leave Trisha. He decided that her love for Trisha has faded and that its
time for them to move on with their own lives.
Trisha didnt want to sign the divorce papers and went to Margo to tell her that she is
currently pregnant with Gavins baby. Margo didnt want to be a homewrecker and be the reason
for that child to grow up fatherless so she decided to leave Gavin for good. As soon as Gavin
discovered that Trisha was bringing his child they decided to get back together. Until he discovered
that he was not the real father of the child.

Desiderium was made as a sequel to clarify the problems that arise by the ending of
Saudade. Here, the main character was introduced by the name of Axel Blakely, the production
manager of Sunderland Technologies, who is also looking for her lost childhood love Catherine
Sutter in her new identity of Trisha Lancaster. He was employed by Mr. Charles Sunderland, whom
Axel knew was having affairs with younger ladies. He soon discovered that Sunderland was having
an affair with the company supplier, Natasha Seymour, CEO of Carlyle corporation.

As the film progressed it was revealed that Sunderland was the reason why Axel lost
Catherine and that he was plotting a revenge for Charles. Soon, Axel found out that Catherine was

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still alive and that she was now Trisha Lancaster, they have met several times before in a coffee
shop. Axel talked to Trisha about his identity, that he was his childhood sweetheart. This made
Trisha more confused since she was having troubles in her marriage with Gavin. Axel comforted
Trisha of what was going on with her life, that led to an incident that neither of them wanted, Axel
got Trisha pregnant. In the end, Trisha signed the divorce papers. She continued to live her life
with Axel while Gavin found his way back to Margo to live and rebuild their lives.

II.

Statement of the Problem

Management Accounting Problem


The management accounting in the Saudade, happened when Gavins company, Delaney
started to have problems with its manufacturing process. According to Margos analysis, Delaney
was still using the traditional accounting for operations where there are a lot of non- value added
activities which are costly but can be eliminated. Since Delaney was setting their products pricing
on the cost of their product, the company was setting a higher price in the market lowering its
demand. Margo also found out that there were inefficiencies in the manufacturing time was
primarily because of batch manufacturing.
In Desiderium, the pervert Mr. Charles Sunderland told Axel Blakely that hes planning
give incentives or penalties his companys divisions based on their performances. He wanted Axel
to analyze each divisions production so that he would know who to incentivize and who to
penalize.

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Ethical Dilemma

The ethical issue in Saudade was about Ms. Margo Fairchild. It was when Margo tried to
put her personal intentions into her work and break the marriage of the Lancaster couple. For
Trisha Lancaster, it was unethical to sleep with another man knowing that shes married, leading
her to be lying to everyone that she was pregnant with Gavins baby but the truth was it wasnt
his. While for Desiderium, the unethical issue was the relationship of Mr. Sunderland and Ms.
Seymour and with his other employees. Charles was having affairs with his employees and
ultimately, Ms. Seymour was Sunderlands supplier and because of Charles relationship with her,
they became partners as to company supplies. An example of supplier fraud because he chose a
supplier with his personal intentions.

III.

Analysis of Business Solutions

Solution MA Problem
Shifting to a lean manufacturing system can help Delaney Industries in their current
problems about their operations. A lean manufacturing operation is a method that will
systematically reduce wastes in a companys production by focusing on value- added activities
and eliminating everything else. On a long-term perspective, the major benefit is the improved
workers morale as an intangible benefit. Margo recommended Gavin that by lean production, it
can respond quickly to the demand of their customers by this we are sure that Delaney becomes
more advantageous in the industry they belong to. Margo also presented a computation of Target
costing with a target cost of $164 which was $16 dollars lower than that of the current cost, $180.
The company must know the average industry price of their product to be used as a basis in setting

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their product cost without lowering their competitiveness in the market. As to the issue of batch
manufacturing, Margo proposed to shift to cellular manufacturing which would reduce process
time. Cellular manufacturing, a subset of lean manufacturing system. These two go together
usually for moving quick as possible, cutting unnecessary wastes.
In Desiderium, Axel has to compare the traditional and the value stream approach. For
comparison.

1st Week

2nd Week

3rd Week

Sales

15,400,000

15,400,000

16,100,000

Cost of Sales

(9,020,000)

(9,020,000)

(9,430,000)

Gross Profit

6,380,000

6,380,000

6,670,000

Beginning Inventory

1,640,000

1,230,000

1,230,000

Production

8,610,000

9,020,000

9,020,000

Ending Inventory

1.230,000

1,230,000

820,000

Cost of Sales

9,020,000

9,020,000

9,430,000

VALUE STREAM

1st Week

2nd Week

3rd Week

Sales

15,400,000

15,400,000

16,100,000

Cost of Sales

(8,610,000)

(9,020,000)

(9,020,000)

6,790,000

6,380,000

7,080,000

44%

41%

44%

TRADITIONAL

APPROACH

VS Profit
VS Return on Sales

MEDIRAN, Shaquille Klein R.


In the Value stream approach, only the production costs are to be deducted from the sales
which is different when traditional approach is used. Based on the foregoing, IE-09 must be given
incentives for the first and third week. On its second week, it was just a tie and no incentives or
penalties must be given.

Solution Ethical Problem


Saudades solution was made by Margo Fairchilds decision of leaving Gavin for good.
Furhtermore, Trisha admitted Gavin was not the father of her child; resolving the problem Trisha
has started when she lied to Gavin and Margo. As in Desiderium, the solution was made by Axel
when he revealed the supplier fraud and relationship between Charles Sunderland and his supplier.
IV.

Mechanics of the Film

Audibility/Sound. The audio was not remarkable; it was not consistent. There were background
noises that were really disturbing.
Overall Direction. The film director knew what she wanted to happen in the story, making the film
unpredictable. The director made a great connection between Saudade and Desiderium, giving
justice to the storyline and the script.
Cinematography. The camera angles that were used were okay, theyve put emphasis on the
characters. The shots were consistent too. But the lighting failed to emphasize the emotions that
the scene wants to depict. The lighting was just uniform throughout.
Writing. The storyline is very dramatic and unpredictable. The scriptwriter and storywriter were
both excellent. The lines were very emotional and the story as a whole was not new, but can give
impact to its audience.

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Editing. The way shots were edited made the story more effective. Given that there were two parts,
Saudade and Desiderium, the smoothness and connection were present. The use of flashback
scenes made the movies more exciting.
Production and Costume Design. The location made the scenes more effective too. Normal
locations were transformed and became unusual venues we do not easily recognized. The costumes
showed full effort for the team. The production and costume designs were really excellent.
Screenplay. Intense dramatic scenes between characters were superb. Accounting terms should
also be reduced to make the movie more appreciated by all sorts of audience.
Musical Score. The background music used was also good as okay. Making the scenes of the
characters at the very least emotional. In overall, music used was good as it adds value to the
overall quality of the movie.
V.

Recommendation

Execution
Lighting. Lighting that adds emotional emphasis on different scenes.
Location. More locations and settings to be used for different scenes.
Props. More realistic props for scenes.
Musical Score and Sounds. Shouldve researched and used variety of music.

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