How to win in the Level Up! Live Side Events

The Level-Up Live’s main competitions are the online group tournaments for each of their games. On the side, there are a few artistic contests that offer generous prizes for the budding young artist or the hungry professional. This guide will help you win in these contests.

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More than a Game

I got the chance to watch the premiere of this film in Megamall, thanks to fellow blogger Azrael Coladilla. Good film. Documentary format. I like the way they separated the foregrounds from the backgrounds from old pictures. More of a teenage melodrama than a sports movie, so even those without interest in basketball can njo the movie. Continue reading

TV5 brings in alternative comedy show Front Act

Mike Unson and Stanley Chi

Mike Unson and Stanley Chi

TV5 brings in alternative comedy show Front Act

Stand-up comedians take the spotlight on TV5 every Sunday in the 30-minute alternative comedy show Front Act. This show is hosted by Mike Unson and Stanley Chi of the guild of professional comic artists, Comedy Cartel.

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Hindi Ako Botter on TV5

3 years after parodying Jessica Soho, my clay animation graces Philippine TV again!

HINDI AKO BOTTER

HINDI AKO BOTTER

“This Week sa FRONT ACT: The Lighter Side of JETHRO DIONISIO, Stanley goes to Mixed Martial Arts, Mike & Stanley Presents Clayground Animation’s HINDI AKO BOTTER, & The Origin of Captain Barangay Captain! SUNDAY 5:30 PM on TV 5, Channel 10 sa SKY, HOME, & Destiny Cable!”

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I’m coming to TV5!

Front Act

Front Act

Stanley Chi and Jaco De Leon, producers of the Philippine show “Front Act With Mike and Stanley” on TV 5,  have recently recruited my services to come up with a clay animation segment on their comedy show.  Their show has been airing JP Cuison and Manix Abrera’s Marvel  parody,  “Captain Baranggay Captain”.

Sam Raimi to direct World of Warcraft movie

W.O.W.

W.O.W.

Press Release from Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures

LOS ANGELES — Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. and Legendary Pictures announced today that Sam Raimi has signed on to direct the eagerly-anticipated major motion picture based on Blizzard Entertainment’s award-winning Warcraft universe. Raimi has, in the course of his career, clearly demonstrated a genius for developing and adapting existing fictional universes for mainstream audiences while staying true to the spirit of the original content…

Foreign cartoons that will never be dubbed in Tagalog 3

Filipino clay animator Edwin Guillermo comes up with more world class animation tv series that would not be aired on free Philippine TV dubbed in Tagalog.

7. Disney’s Recess (Disney Channel)

Meryenda

Meryenda ni Disney

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Foreign cartoons that will never be dubbed in Tagalog 2

Filipino clay animator Edwin Guillermo remembers when youths were aghast at the idea of tagalizing anime and comes up with a list of toons that would make Danny Mandia himself grimace.

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Foreign cartoons that will never be dubbed in Tagalog

Filipino clay animator Edwin Guillermo scrutinizes animation on television and the Philippine dubbing industry.

1) I Am Weasel (Cartoon Network)

Ako si Weasel!

Ako si Weasel!

“I Am Weasel” stars a highly intelligent and charming I.M.Weasel, knowledgeable  in all known professions. A stupid and gramatically-incorrect I.R. Babboon serves as his antagonist, sometimes sidekick.

When translated into the vernacular Tagalog and shown in the free channels, this cartoon would be immediately offensive to the Philippine masses.

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Weird Pinoy Names

Why so serious?

Why so serious?

I’ve come across this article while teaching English to non-English speaking Filipino college students in Cubao. Enjoy.

The following is from a British journalist stationed in the Philippines. His
observations are so hilarious!!!! This was written in 1999.

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