3rd Grading ARTS Flashcards
An amazing addition to the world of many Filipino photographers today.
Digital photography
In many ways, digital photography is a medium that can _.
level the playing field
Many of them continue to be inspired by the great pioneering photographers before them—_, and others.
- Ansel Adams
- Richard Avedon
- Cindy Sherman
All photographers share common traits required of photographers to succeed:
patience, passion, vision
The following are some of the famous Filipino photographers and their representative works in the field:
- Self-expression
- Documentation
- Communication
It is undeniable that photography has helped people express themselves. Pictures are each photographer’s language.
Self-expression
National Geographic Photo Contest Winner George Tapan’s _ for example, expresses feelings and manipulates reality to create subjective mood and atmosphere.
Into the Green Zone
A picture is a proof of the value we give to our lives. It can capture our favorite memory or document our traditions. It helps us capture special moments that if not documented on time could be lost forever.
Documentation
A picture is said to be worth a thousand words. It can speak to, or elicit an emotion from its viewers. Like sounds, words, and symbols, we can communicate what we think and feel through a picture. Today, digital photography’s higher image resolutions help photographers to communicate the message or meaning in their pictures.
Communication
Four Types of Photography
- Advertising Photography (Food)
- Fashion Photography
- Travel Photography
- Photojournalism
If a culinary magazine or restaurant wants food to look delicious and fun to eat, a _ is what it needs. The professional _ knows what is required to make a product sell. He or she should be able to make food look like it is just warm right off the stove or grill and prepared, served, and packaged well. In addition, the _ should be able to make studio lights not too soft and not too harsh as to make the food wilt, melt, or sag.
food photographer
It is not necessary that a model looks at the camera. Oftentimes, the image is stronger if he or she is looking in another direction. This kind of photo shoot is usually the work of a _. A _ takes photographs of models aimed at showcasing clothes or other types of accessories.
fashion photographer
The typical duties of a fashion photographer can include actually:
- taking pictures
- overseeing a photo shoot
- editing
- selecting pictures
- promoting and marketing the work to a print or broadcasting agency
It is an exciting way to live life. By traveling, the photographer brings back a collection of images showing places, people, and cultures he or she could not hope to see otherwise. As travel became easier and digital cameras became compact and costing les than they used to, _ has became attractive to pursue for those interested. Images taken from all over the world are sent
Travel photography
Images taken from all over the world are sent via _, _, _ every day, either with business in mind or simply for personal consumption.
mobile phones, e-mail, blogs on the web
It means tattoo to the Kalinga tribe.
Batok
Photography has brough him, a successful Manila-based freelance photographer, to many places in the Philippines.
Jake Verzosa
One memorable trip of Jake Verzosa was in _ where he saw and documented the traditional batok art of the Kalinga people.
Kalinga, Apayao
One memorable trip of Jake Verzosa was in _ where he saw and documented the traditional batok art of the Kalinga people.
Kalinga, Apayao
It shows us the present moment.
Photograph
Many pictures of _ are dramatic if not distressful.
photojournalists
Two photographers, a travel photographer and an adventure and advertising photographer, that stand out and lead the pack.
George Tapan and John K. Chua
_, 66, started out as a photographer for movie postures, shooting movie stills for several local film studios. Since then, he has gone to different places as a travel photographer.
George Tapan
Some of George Tapan’s awards:
- two Pacific Asia Travel Association gold photography awards
- ASEAN Tourism Association Award
- National Geographic Photo Contest - Places Category (It’s More Fun in the Philippines)
A photographer with more than 40 years of experience in aerial, car, product, food, special effects, and model photography. He is very prominent in the world of adventure and advertising photography in the Philippines. Among his many talents, he is best known for his technical excellence and mastery of notoriously challenging photo shoots—to the delight of clients, who like him, envision the seemingly impossible.
John K. Chua
_ in the Philippines used to face a lot of serious problems.
Film
After the _, film has had a short-lived rebirth.
1997-98 worldwide economic downturn
In 1999, the Philippines used to be the fourth largest film producer in the world, but the number has dwindled poorly to _ in 2001, and a lower since.
89
A number of factors—some old, some new—account for the slump. Some of these are:
- piracy
- politics
Another factor to consider is the _ of some local filmmakers to follow Western genres, plots, characterization, and cinematic styles.
penchant
It is recycling or reverting to old but profitable genres such as:
teen-oriented romantic-comedies, action
Popular Philippine movie love teams
Guy-Pip and Daniel-Kathryn
Currently, the _ is still in critical times, but they are not necessarily fatal.
Filipino film
With the increased worldwide interest in Asian cinema (China, India, Taiwan), the innate ability of Filipino filmmakers to reinvent themselves through these factors, it bid well for current Philippine films.
vigorous anti-film piracy campaigns, technology
Several films have already stood out and broke away from the popular genres, particularly the works of _.
Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s film on the life and death of the national hero.
Jose Rizal (1998)
Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s film on child labor in the fishing industry.
Muro-ami (Reef Hunters, 1999)
Marilou Diaz-Abaya’s film about personal loss in war-torn Mindanao.
Ang Bagong Buwan (New Moon, 2001)
The revival of the _ and its prospects for a bright future is partly because of the transformation from celluloid to digital.
Philippine film industry
It has made filmmaking for the Filipino afforable.
digital technology
_ are more willing to invest in small-budget movies, even if first-time directors make them.
Producers
In some cases, its _ made it possibility for film directors to become producers themselves.
affordability
Some producers shoot in _ with a small digital camera or portable video camera.
high definition (HD)
Some producers shoot in high definition (HD) with a _ or _.
small digital camera or portable video camera
It has also made its innovations user-friendly.
Its advent was indeed a blessing for the Philippine film industry. It paved the way for a new generation of filmmakers to flourish outside of mainstream or commercial film studios.
digital technology
_ who might not have the means to finance a professional film kit or set can use the video camera.
Student filmmakers
Filipino filmmakers defined the distance between mainstream cinema and what is now known as “_” or independent (indie) cinema.
alternative
A Filipino filmmaker became a prominent name in the local and international film industry when his indie film won.
Kidlat Tahimik
Kidlat Tahimik’s real name.
Eric de Guia
Kidlat Tahimik (Eric de Guia) became a prominent name in the local and international film industry when his indie film won. What film is this?
Mababangong Bangungot (Perfumed Nightmare)
Kidlat Tahimik (Eric de Guia) became a prominent name in the local and international film industry when his indie film Mababangong Bangungot (Perfumed Nightmare) won _ in the _.
International Film Critic’s Prize in the Berline Film Festival in 1977
In 1983, this film of Nick Deocampo garnered top honors at international festivals of short films even if he was working outside he mainstream.
Oliver
He won top honors for the Philippines as an independent filmmaker for the film Himpapawid (Manila Skies) in 2000.
Director Raymond Red
Often a result of the quality and the way we were featured in past films that did not reflect reality, is slowly being done away by the works of these world-acclaimed Filipinos.
bad press
This film depicts how two elderly women bear the consequence of a crime involving their respective grandsons.
Lola (Grandmother, 2009)
Who is the director of Lola?
Brillante Mendoza
Two of Brillante Mendoza’s awards for “Lola”.
- Best Film Feature, Dubai International Film Festival, 2010
- Best Film of the Decade, Dekada Award, 2011
This film’s story revolves around a group of Filipino-American friends who regularly gather in their adopted homeland to savor their native cuisine, to check in with each other, and to find out what real friendship is and where true love lies.
American Adobo, 2002
Who directed American Adobo?
Laurice Guillen
Two of Laurice Guillen’s awards for “American Adobo”.
- Official Selection, 2002 San Diego Asian Film Festival
- Official Selection, 2002 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
This film is about Ikoy, who is a gifted boy with a good heart and spirit that allows him to give joy to hopeless people and transform their lives for the better.
Magnifico, 2003
Who directed Maginifico?
Maryo delos Reyes
How many awards did Maryo delos Reyes earn in worldwide film festivals, from Berlin to Rome for Magnifico?
50 awards
This film tackles the Indigenous Palawan concept of “busong”, which means fate or instant karma. It is also a social commentary about what is currently happening in the environment of Palawan.
Busong (Palawan Fate, 2001)
Who is the director of Busong?
Auraeus Solito
Auraeus Solito’s award for Busong?
Selected at the prestigious Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Section, Cannes Film Festival, France
Auraeus Solito’s award for Busong?
Selected at the prestigious Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Section, Cannes Film Festival, France
Through loving what they knew and did best, pioneer _ of the 1920sto 1950s must have always been frustrated by the limitations of the static comic book drawings that were popular during their time.
Filipino komiks artiss
The first Filipino animated cartoon that was made in 1953 by komiks cartoonist Larry Alcala. It was a short black-and-white exercise in movement on regular 8-mm film of a girl playing jump rope and a boy playing with a yoyo.
moving picture
The komiks cartoonist that made “moving picture” in 1953.
Larry Alcala
Coming on the heels of Alcala’s exercise that was the first Filipino animation series shown on TV.
Panday (The Blacksmith, 1986)
Who made Panday (The Blacksmith, 1986)?
Gerry Garcia
Which Filipino popular movie actor modeled Gerry Garcia’s Panday (The Blacksmith, 1986)?
Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ)
Even though Panday (The Blacksmith, 1986) was a consistent high-rating show, it only lasted _ months due to the high cost of producing an animated feature.
six months
A scene in the movie “Panday” shows Flavio (Filipino film actor Ramon Revilla Jr.) raising the magical dagger—_— to the sky.
balaraw
Other works of Gerry Garcia. Both are successful expression of the Filipino artist, Gerry Garcia’s great artistic talents.
Adarna (1997) and Urduja (2008)
This was acknowledged as the first Filipino animated movie in the 1997 Metro Manila Film Festival.
Adarna
This was produced in 2008 by Gerry Garcia. A unique combination of digital and animation techniques, it was recognized in the Asian Collection of Japan’s 7th Hiroshima Animation Festival
Urduja
Highlighting this Filipino animator, Gerry Garcia’s original cultural and artistic work and styles were the very popular _ and _.
Darna and Captain Barbel
The Philippines is now known as one of the “_” in the production of cartoon animators. In fact, we are second to India—outplaying others in Asia, including China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore—in supplying the demand for animation-related services coming from the United States and Europe.
strongest players
The animation industry now employs over _ full-time employees in over _ animation studios in the country.
5,000 full-time employees; 40 animation studios
This is a multibillion-dollar business.
Animation
The Philippines has been designing for top _ and _ animation companies for some time now and has earned for the government the much-needed money.
Japanese and American animation companies
Received by the industry from the private business sector were the _ and the _.
Animation Council of the Philippines and Philippine Animation Studio
It is a nonprofit private organization that aims to promote, develop, and support the animation industry locally and globally.
ACPI
The main project of ACPI is the _, the annual animation festival and competition that features the works of Filipino animators, highlights the best practices of Philippine animation companies, and awards outstanding Filipino animation artists who dreamed and made these a reality.
Animahenasyon
Another institution lending its hand to help the industry. The increase in the number of independent filmmakers and other workers in related professions in the Philippines prodded companies like _ to be formed. Being a company working in communications, computer software solutions, and web design, it provides much-needed expertise, hardware, and other technical services for the country’s rapidly developing animation industry.
Philippine Animation Studio Inc.
The emergence of the _ was not the only factor that propelled the development of Philippine animation industry.
business process outsourcing (BPO) industry
The major driving factors for the Philippine animation industry.
- inherent creative talent
- natural sense of humor in storytelling
- willingness to work hard
Filipinos have created and produced excellent and entirely “_” animations as well.
Made in the Philippines
Winner, Best Regional Entry in Animahenasyon 2010 Philippine Animation Festival. Directed by Jerome Alcordo and Ionine Bangcas.
Sulundong
Grand Prize, Animahenasyon 2009, Manila, Philippines; Gold Prize, 12th TBS Digicom Philippines; Finalist, Professional Shorts, SICAF 2011, Seoul, Korea; Included in Petit Animac 2012, Catalonia Spain
Mutya
Pinoy Animation: 2D/3D Animated Film. One of the first locally produced 3-D animated film in the Philippines. Released December 2008.
Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalya
Cutting Edge Production’s Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalya required _ local animators.
50 local animators
A 4-minute animated film (2011), featuring Arnold Arres’ Andong Agimat going up against a pickpocket.
Andong Agimat
A full-length movie adaption of Arnold Arres’ Agimat _ is the latest animation entirely produced, directed, and starred by Filipinos.
Talisman (2013)
_ by Jeff Capili, Animahenasyon 2010, Best Animation Winner, is an animation film that tells the story of Reb, a ten-year-old boy who lives with his lolo in Albay. Reb’s lolo, an albularyo, is fond of telling tales of magic and mystery. Reb finds his lolo’s storie
