Dayo is a full-length, digitally animated film that brings to life the Philippines’ most beloved mythological creatures with a modern-day twist. Its creators, Cutting Edge Studios, invited bloggers to check out their facilities, the animation process, and a sneak peek of the movie—to be released this December as an entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival and to the rest of the world with the title “Wanderer”.
I wasn’t able to stay long as I had a meeting to attend (guess!), but the little I saw was impressive enough. The detail of the background art is absolutely stunning and is reminiscent of the Disney classics. All done in Photoshop, by the way.
I can only wonder how enough emphasis could be given to an often-overlooked part of animated films. They should definitely sell prints and turn them into downloadable wallpapers.
The hardware they’re working with are nothing to scoff at either: a glorious combo of Mac Pro and Wacom Cintiq for every workstation.
I guess the burning question here is: will it be a success?
The mere fact that these people were ambitious and industrious enough to open an animation studio and create a local film for us, the Filipino people, instead of going abroad or outsourcing their work, is a triumph in itself. But let’s not stop there. Be sure to watch it this December.
Watch the Dayo teaser trailer here. Photos after the jump:
Continue reading ›
To all the Filipino people who make websites, we would greatly appreciate it if you could answer our survey.
(With apologies to A List Apart. Will report the progress of the web design conference we’re planning—soon.)
Edit (09/25/08): Congratulations OctTwelve! Good job!
I just found out that Stellify is one of the finalists for the Best Blog Design category of the Best Blog division of the 2nd Philippine Blog Awards. I’m shocked. Even more shocked than I was last year after being a finalist in the Technology category.
I feel like the odd one out (again). Just look at this site. Then look at the other finalists:
I think I know which ones I’m rooting for and not rooting for! I do hope, however, they help out with the Philippine web design conference that we’re planning.
I’m wishing every finalist in every category the best of luck. And the best of fun, just as I had last year.
Another problem with web design aside from my previous laments is that it has always played “saling-pusa” (my indirect translation: second fiddle) to fields like print design, technology, blogging, internet marketing—at least in the Philippines. (I leave it up to you to connect the respective dots to Murder By Design, Graphika Manila, BarCamp Manila, iBlog, Philippine Blog Awards, WordCamp Philippines, SEMCON, IMMAP, and so forth.)
Maybe because web design is such a broad, confusing term that any event organizer would not know what to cover. And not everybody can be passionate about right-brain aesthetics and left-brain logic at the same time.
Still, a whimsical thread on Plurk shows that holding a Philippine web design conference may finally be a dream come true. Based on the early discussions at the planning site, we’re leaning towards something genuinely helpful to all attendees.
Shoutouts to those who attended the first impromptu planning session:
If you want to help out—please!—you can privately send your e-mail address plus your desired username.
My highlights from WordCamp Philippines 2008, held on September 6 at De La Salle – College of St. Benilde:
Continue reading ›
I’m not here to measure just how revolutionary open-source web browser Google Chrome is. I did that elsewhere.
The problem with Google Chrome is that people are not supposed to ask if they should paranoid about using it.
The problem with Google Chrome is that an uproar in the blogosphere should not be needed for its questionable privacy policy/license agreement/terms of service to be modified.
Since Google has managed to beat every competitor in every business it enters, people have become in awe—fearful awe—of its size and power.
A great company should build and be built on a trusting relationship with its patrons. But I guess becoming a huge success on the Web is a different story.
The perks: doing what I love anytime, anywhere, in anything. The hazards: in pictures below.
Continue reading ›
Edit (12/15/08): Obama won. But will GMA resign?
Continue reading ›
