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GENTXT (2005 campaign)

!!!FLASHBACK FRIDAY!!! Back in 2005, I got dragged into helping out with this project, where I got to work with director Romeo Candido . This campaign was Romeo first advertising work in the Philippines. He would later say that this project gave him a crash course on how it is to work in Philippine advertising. Years later, after he directed the horror movie "Ang Pamana: The Inheritance" , we got work with him again on the viral videos we did to promote the Neil Gaiman event in Subic . 1 2 3 4 This commercial stars Teddy Corpuz, who was just starting out as the singer of the band Rocksteddy. The team found him in a casting session for a project that never pushed through. When we needed to find a new Gentxt guy, they immediately remembered him and knew that he was perfect for the role.

INCEPTION movie posters

Goes without saying how excited I am to watch INCEPTION. Good review so far! Love these posters, especially the ones that introduce the characters. They sound like superhero codenames and I am such a sucker for getting to know new characters.  All posters were found from Empire's site: http://www.empireonline.com/futurefilms/film.asp?id=136118 Empire's review of INCEPTION: http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/review.asp?FID=136118 Plot : Corporate spy-for-hire Dom Cobb (DiCaprio) steals ideas in dreams, but then he's hired to achieve the impossible: "inception" - planting an idea in the mind of a target. If he succeeds, he can see his estranged children. If he fails, he'll be trapped forever. Verdict : Like The Matrix mated with Synecdoche, New York — or a Charlie Kaufman 007. To paraphrase Casino Royale’s Vesper Lynd, it’s a meaningful pursuit in a summer of disposable entertainments. With physics-defying, thunderous action, heart-wringing emoti...