One of the perks of our job is that we get to meet interesting people, travel to places and experience culture. We ended 2017 with one of the most memorable shoots ever. It was a dream shoot as we get to travel to Coron, Palawan. Coron is known for its beautiful lakes, lagoons, island hopping,…
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It’s been a while but I thought I’d write down a few thoughts and share some of the aerial video we’ve shot here in the Philippines and a few other locations in Manila. It’s been just over a year since we purchased our first drone and started experimenting with aerial video and photography in the…
We’ve collaborated with Project Pearls to film and produce a promotional video for them to let potential sponsors, volunteers and viewers know what Project Pearls does. They mainly do feeding programs for 200-250 children a day, but they also sponsor students in school and offer tutoring to those who need help. Project Pearls has also…
It’s always great to work with a company who gives you full creative control and not getting on our backs while we film. They basically want videos to promote WAB to potential expats who are considering moving to Beijing as well as potential employees from other countries. It was a challenge because we had to…
A few months ago, we were commissioned by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation under Italian Embassy Manila to document their 3 post-Typhoon Yolanda projects in Philippines. The schedule was quite tight as we were contacted end of April, 2-week shoot between Iloilo, Tanauan and Guiuan and we have to deliver an initial draft for…
A pageant is never missing in an city or Barangay in Manila. But this one in Mandaluyong City, a special pageant is created for Plus Size women. Bilbiling Mandaluyong (Miss Plus Size Mandaluyong). Bilbiling means “flabby”, which is a spinoff of the word Binibining which means Miss. Miss Plus Size Mandaluyong. Miss Plus Size pageant was…
Day In and Out Nanny is a website that helps families find household help online – nanny, pets, elderly care. It’s like LinkedIn for nannies! It’s great that Dennis and Jacqueline (DION founders) thought of launching this service to other families; as they themselves having gone through finding the right nanny in Metro Manila and it…
Last year, we went to Samar to film three families who benefited from UNICEF’s Emergency Unconditional Cash Transfer for Typhoon Yolanda. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has implemented the “Emergency Unconditional Cash Transfer (EUCT) for Typhoon Yolanda affected population in Eastern Samar”. The…
I’m always interested in behind the scenes of a film, why and how a shot was done. It’s always nice to know what the director is thinking, how the cinematographer does it, and why they chose to do it. I am more interested at the why it was done, then the how it was done.…
UPDATE Oct 20 16:12 So it seems like word has gotten back to one of the producers of the show and they are not happy with my blog post. They feel I’m being unfair and would like any mention of the show removed (I’m sorry but that isn’t going to happen perhaps I should mention…