Babbling Point

Come to the Visprint booth at the Metro Comic Con (Aug 21 & 22, MegaTradeHall) and get these preview books: TRESE: CADENA DE AMOR Story by Budjette Tan Art by Kajo Baldisimo 22-pages, P50 SONGS OF THE LEWENRI Story by Budjette Tan Art by Mark Torres 8-page, P20 BATHALA APOKALYPSIS #1 Story by David Hontiveros Art by Ace Enriquez 32-pages, P50 FREEBIE PROMO! Buy all three TRESE books and get Trese:Cadena de Amor & Songs of the Lewenri for free. Buy all three of David Hontiveros' Penumbra books and get Bathala Apokalypsis for free.

I've been awake for a while now You've got me feelin' like a child now 'Cause every time I see your bubbly face I get the tingles in a silly place And it starts in my toes And I crinkle my nose Where ever it goes I always know That you make me smile Please stay for a while now Just take your time I've been asleep for a while now You tuck me in just like a child now 'Cause every time you hold me in your arms I'm comfortable enough to feel your warmth Where ever you go "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat "Doppio" artwork by Wella

In INVINCIBLE IRON MAN # 28... ... we get to meet Mr. Cababa from Manila. When Tony Stark asked him about the Pinoy super hero team "Triumph Division", Cababa mentioned that there's a "new regime" running things. (It should be interesting to point out that this issue came out on the week of President Noynoy Aquino's inauguration.) Stark then invited him to join his new company and become part of the team that will create a repulsor-powered electric car.  Find more balut eggs at http://babblingpoint.blogspot.com/2009/06/balut-in-superheros-underpants.html

What if there were only one superhuman in the whole world? What if the world was about to end as predicted in the Book of Revelations? What can one superman do to hold back the hand of the Almighty? read the first chapter at http://www.davidhontiveros.com/bathala_pages/coverplus_bat.html Story by David Hontiveros Art by Ace Enriquez Based on an idea by Gerry Alanguilan Costume designed by Kajo Baldisimo & Ace Enriquez

Advertising Agency: Rafineri, Istanbul, Turkey Creative Directors: Ayse Bali, Murat Cetinturk Art Director: Ozer Yalcinkaya Copywriter: Gorkem Yegin Illustrator: Pelin Kirca Published: January 2010 http://adsoftheworld.com/

Nostalgia — it’s delicate, but potent. Teddy told me that in Greek, “nostalgia” literally means “the pain from an old wound.” It’s a twinge in your heart far more powerful than memory alone. This device isn’t a spaceship, it’s a time machine. It goes backwards, and forwards. It takes us to a place where we ache to go again. --Don Draper I've only watched the first two seasons of MAD MEN and this is still my favorite quote and favorite scene. Watch Don Draper's complete preamble and pitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus&feature=related Picture and quote from: http://crabcakes.tumblr.com/post/890794310/annahinks-acrossoceans-marinersubmariner

We were so happy that were able to get the Itchyworms "Gusto Ko Lamang sa Buhay" for this TV commercial. Client: Jack N Jill / URC Product: Presto Creams Cookies Agency: Harrison Communications Creatives: Alex Arellano, Budjette Tan, Kevin Sabino, Bow Guerrero, Mark Mendoza Accounts: Monday Gonzales, Jello Tan-Goloy, Ethel Dino, LJ Almendras Director: Henry Frejas Producer: Datu Gallaga

(click the images enlarge) Congratulations to Ace Saatchi & Saatchi for their wins in the recent ADFEST! Press Category of the Lotus Awards Best "Our Ride - She Hated" Vespa, Ace Saatchi & Saatchi Bronze "Our Ride - Behind" Vespa, Ace Saatchi & Saatchi Silver Campaign "Our Ride" Vespa, Ace Saatchi & Saatchi Great to see ads that tell you a nice, little story instead of trying too hard to sell, sell, sell you something. See the complete list of Pinoy ADFEST winners at http://brandietan.blogspot.com/2010/07/adfest-2010-results.html?spref=tw

Saw this ad in the Philippine Daily Inquirer today: Which makes me wonder... is the owner of this company a Star Wars geek? is the writer/art director of this ad a Star Wars geek? what will Lucas do when he sees this ad? (here's the complete page)

!!!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.

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...

This month marks my 11th year in Harrison Communications. Time certainly flies by when you're doing a lot of OT. During one of those nights, an officemate said she'd read my palm and tell my fortune. One of the things she said was I was going to stay in the agency for 10 or more years. I laughed, shook my head and said, "No. No. I don't think I'll last that long." Well... Yeah... Right... And so... Moving on... Many thanks to be given to many people. You know who you are. :) So, let me just share some of the TV commercials that I've worked on in the past 11 years. Enjoy! GLOBE "Kookaburra MAGIC CREAMS "Lipsynch" BPI "Let's Begin" GLOBE "Kami na!" GLOBE "Punk" Globe "Funny Guy" Globe "Proof" Globe "Trophy" MAGIC FLAVORS "Rambol" QUAKE "Habulan" MAGIC CHIPS "Bakeman" MAGIC FLAKES "Serpentina"

  The latest issue of HIGH PROFILE magazine just came off the press and if you can somehow stop staring the fantastic Georgina Wilson photo-spreads and the "Land of Legend" fantasy pictorial, you'll get read three geeks (i.e me, Mark Torres, and Paolo Fabregas) talk about comics and making comics.   Many thanks to the High Profile-crew, headed by Marco Venditti, Carmena Moura, and Chad Rialp.   Flip through the digital version of HIGH PROFILE magazine at: http://www.vegamedia.com/pagcor/issue6/pageFlipper6.html   Or better yet, go to the bookstore and grab a copy!

Chippy THE INITIATION Chippy TRY-OUTs Ever since the "Chippy Barkada" was introduced several years ago, the teams have always had fun working on the new Chippy campaign. It's also been tough trying to come up with new misadventures for the new Chippy Barkada and make it as fun --if not funnier-- than the last ones. Hope you all like these two new Chippy commercials. Client: URC/Jack 'n Jill Product: Chippy Agency: Harrison Communications DECD: Budjette Tan, CD: JB Tapia Writers: Budjette, Taps, Reinard Santos, Henry Gonzales Art Director: Mark Mendoza, Henry Gonzales Accounts: Maricel Pangilinan-Arenas, Monday Gonzalez, Jello Tan-Goloy, AR Riparip III Producer: Jho Moya/Netnet Valencia Director: Henry Frejas ProdHouse: Filmex PostHouse: Optima

First of all, let me say how excited I am to make this announcement. Yes, we are in the process of producing a short film about a Trese mystery and we are in need of a few actors, actresses, and aswang. Please read the casting requirements below. If you would like to audition for any of these roles, please email your pictures (one headshot and one full body pic) along with your bio-data. Send them to: osh @ revolver.ph with the SUBJECT: TRESE CASTING CALL   ALEXANDRA TRESE, female, in her late 20s Physically fit, looks like the type that practices martial arts or is an accomplished dancer Height: 5’5” – 5’6” She commands authority even if she is just sitting quietly in one corner. If you saw her alone in a bar, you’d be curious to meet her, but would hesitate to approach her. KAMBAL, male, in their early 20s, Trese’s loyal bodyguards (Real twins are encouraged to audition, but we’re willing to see actors who closely resemble one another) Height: th...

I am a Filipino – inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the uncertain future. As such, I must prove equal to a two-fold task – the task of meeting my responsibility to the past, and the task of performing my obligation to the future. I am sprung from a hardy race – child many generations removed of ancient Malayan pioneers. Across the centuries, the memory comes rushing back to me: of brown-skinned men putting out to sea in ships that were as frail as their hearts were stout. Over the sea I see them come, borne upon the billowing wave and the whistling wind, carried upon the mighty swell of hope – hope in the free abundance of the new land that was to be their home and their children’s forever. This is the land they sought and found. Every inch of shore that their eyes first set upon, every hill and mountain that beckoned to them with a green and purple invitation, every mile of rolling plain that their view encompassed, every river and lake that promised a plentiful living ...

The secret origin of my dynamic team-up with talented Mr. Baldisimo aka KA-JO. I first met Kajo when he was part of Virtual Media Studios -- which was the unofficial tambayan of Alamat Comics way back when. During those years we'd drop by and hang out, I got to see Kajo and guys work on the pages of A.R.C.H.O.N. Kajo actually finished three fantastic issues of that comic book. All the art was colored and letter and then... their PC crashed and they lost all the artwork. So, we may never know whatever happened to that band of law-enforcers in outer space. Here's one of Kajo's pin-ups from A.R.C.H.O.N., showing Troy, the team leader. My first collaboration with Kajo was a comic book that only got distributed in Malate. We were hired by an NGO to make a comic book about AIDS and HIV. So, I wrote a story about a guy who sleeps around and ends up getting AIDS and gives it to his wife as well. The issue ends with some literature about the benefits of regularly going to...

Talk about a very late announcement. Goes to show what happens when you party first and blog later (and then work catches up with you)! Anyway, the official announcement after this really chic pic. cut-and-pasted from : http://bbdo-go.com/?p=271 ...we formally announced the promotion of Brandie Tan & Tin Sanchez to the position of joint Executive Creative Directors. Brandie & Tin were the team responsible for the our highly awarded ‘Lola Techie’ campaign for Bayan Telecommunications, and they will take over the creative leadership from Simon, who is returning to England as Creative Director of a top London Agency. Brandie & Tin have been with us since 2008, when they joined as Head of Art and Head of Copy, prior to that they were joint Executive Creative Directors of Lowe Vietnam. As well as their highly recognized work for Bayan Telecommunications, they were the winners of the first and only Cannes Gold Lion for the Philippines. Remarking on the appointments Davi...

This isn’t really a formal review. It’s just a collection of raves and rants about the movie. Therefore, this is going to have spoilers galore. If you haven’t seen it, then don’t read this. And just to give you enough spoiler space, here's the theme song to the Iron Man cartoon just to give you enough time to go and watch the movie and come back. Ok… moving right along… What I liked about the movie… The fight scene at the race track! What a great entrance by Whiplash. Loved that effect where his overalls just burned up to reveal his make-shift exoskeleton underneath. The way he handled those whips made me wonder if he sidelined as a lion-tamer while he was in Russia. And did that armor really provide him enough protection from being rammed by a car—twice! The suitcase-armor! In the comic book, it was always funny that the briefcase only contained the helmet the gauntlets and the boots. So, it was great that they found a way to make that collapsing armor look believab...