Elementary, High school and College participants show their creativity in designing characters which is a basic requirement in completing an animation. (PGIN-CMO) |
By Rey T. Arcangel Jr.
PGIN-CMO
An all new Tan-ok ni Ilocano Festival of Festivals comes back with an
activity to hone Ilocano talents in the field of animation through the Looking
for Johnny Moon Animation Workshop
The animation program, held November
13 to 15, 2013 at the La Tabacalera Function Hall in Laoag City, aimed to
provide young Ilocanos the opportunity to unleash their creativity in animation
and the best avenue to explore local culture and heritage for artistic
inspiration for a short film representing vast north in animated local tales.
The three-day workshop was by high
calibre animators from the Creative Media and Film Society of the Philippines
(CreaM), the media outfit which created the award-winning mixed media
film Pintakasi that combined elements of 2D animation and a
special kind of hybrid animation with live action in 2011.
Mark Anthony Ballesteros, the
animation director of CREAM, also a professional storyboard artist of ARKEO
Films/ FILMEX Studio/ ABRAKADABRA Productions for TV commercials from 2008 to
present, is also a freelance animator of Toon City Animation Studio, and
is best known for TV series “Land Before Time”.
Eugene Floyd Cruz, also an awarded
animator from CREAM was also a speaker in the workshop. His major award is the
2011 Golden Screen Award for Best Visual/Special Effects for the movie Pintakasi. He
was also an animator for Toon City Philippines, Land Before Time (TV Series),
and Tom and Jerry tales (TV series).
Michael Magpantay, the current
Creative Director of CREAM who started his career as animator and layout artist
on various international animated series also spoke. He was a
project coordinator for Universal Records Philippines, graphic artist for
Manila Bulletin and illustrator for Fudge Magazine which features entertainment
and Filipino Pop Culture.
The workshop also featured Armando
Paz, a freelance layout artist at Toon City and DQ Animation Studio and
currently working at CREAM studio as well as being a contributing artist.
The goal of this workshop is for the
participants to be more dynamic in creating their own animation which promotes
the culture of the province.
Ilocos Norte Governor Ma. Imelda “Imee”
R. Marcos believes that animation is an effective tool to engage the youths and
artists in the preservation and revitalization the Ilocano culture.
The workshop is the first event for
this year’s month-long celebration of the Tan-ok ni Ilocano Festival of
Festivals 2013 which is packed full of activities and events celebrating the
greatness of every Ilocano.
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