Finalist! ATIN'TO animated documentary Screening on Aug. 5, Saturday,
10am, at the Tanghalang Ignacio Gimenez (TIG) (CCP Blackbox Theater)
Atin 'to Project
This seven-minute animated documentary features three stalwarts of
the Philippine animation industry Avid Liongoren (animated films Saving Sally and Hayop Ka!), Tanya Yuson (animated series Trese), and Luis Suarez (animated film RPG Metanoia)
as they discuss the challenges they faced in the industry and how
Filipinos deal with intellectual property, which plays a crucial role in
the creative industry.
Alongside this film is a supplemental two-minute video clip/AVP about copyright infringement and plagiarism.
Together, the short film and the AVP comprise
the project's partnership with the Intellectual Property Office of the
Philippines (IPOPHL) Bureau of Copyright and Related Rights (BCRR)
through the Copyright Plus Program, a
flagship project that aims to cater to the copyright-related needs
specifically of the marginalized, unserved, underserved, minority groups
or persons of the society.
Project Background
This project was a brainchild of Blog Caliguia and Rianne Hill
Soriano and it was eventually entered to the IPOPHL's Copyright Plus
Program for funding within the year of experiencing the lockdowns
brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. This resulted to a production
workflow leading to an animated documentary project with supplemental
AVP. The three documentary subjects were interviewed via Zoom and their
interviews were utilized as soundbites while also creating their
animated characters and eventually recreating the interviews in
animation format.
Heaven has welcomed two dogs named Marshall and Millions after their
tragic death at the hands of the Metropolitan Police.
According to multiple news reports, the incident involved a man and his
two bulldogs that had been reported to have attacked a woman and her pet
dog in east London. After the police were alerted of what happened, a
group of officers headed toward the location of the man to have him
surrender the dogs.
Footage of the incident that has since spread on social media showed the
officers wielding a catcher pole, riot shield, and a gun. The man
attempted to walk away from the police, but their argument eventually
escalated to the point where he was tasered and the officers fired a
bullet into the dogs, killing them.
Epic Mario Stop Motion Animation with Chubby Princess made of Clay!
Get ready for the ultimate Mario experience with this amazing stop motion animation featuring a chubby princess and your favorite Mario characters brought to life with clay! All this made live during our zoom workshop!
This article is about the 2023 animated film. For other uses, see Mario movie.
After the critical and commercial failure of the live-action filmSuper Mario Bros. (1993), Nintendo became reluctant to license its intellectual properties for film adaptations. Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto became interested in developing another film when Nintendo was bringing its older games to the Virtual Console service, and through Nintendo's work with Universal Parks & Resorts to create Super Nintendo World, he met with Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri. By 2016, the two were discussing a Mario
film and, in January 2018, Nintendo announced that it would collaborate
with Illumination and Universal to produce it. Production was underway
by 2020, and the cast was announced in September 2021.
Italian-American brothers Mario and Luigi have recently started a plumbing business in Brooklyn,
to the derision of their antagonistic ex-employer Spike. Their father
also disapproves of Mario's new business. After seeing a significant
water main leak on the news, Mario and Luigi go underground to fix it
but are sucked into a Warp Pipe and separated.
Mario lands in the Mushroom Kingdom, ruled by Princess Peach, while Luigi lands in the Dark Lands, ruled by the evil Koopa king Bowser. Bowser seeks to marry Peach and will destroy the Mushroom Kingdom using a Super Star if she refuses. He imprisons Luigi to threaten Mario, whom he sees as competition for Peach's love. Mario meets Toad, who takes him to Peach. Peach plans to ally with the primate Kongs to help repel Bowser and allows Mario and Toad to travel with her. In the Jungle Kingdom, King Cranky Kong agrees to help on the condition that Mario defeats his son, Donkey Kong, in a fight. Despite Donkey Kong's immense strength, Mario defeats him using a Cat Suit.
Mario, Peach, Toad, and the Kongs use karts to drive back to the Mushroom Kingdom, but Bowser's army ambushes them on Rainbow Road. When a blue-shelled
Koopa General destroys part of the road, Mario and Donkey Kong plummet
to the ocean while the other Kongs are captured. Peach and Toad return
to the Mushroom Kingdom and urge the citizens to evacuate. Bowser
arrives aboard his flying castle and proposes to Peach, who reluctantly
accepts after Bowser's advisor Kamek
tortures Toad. Mario and Donkey Kong, having been eaten by an eel-like
Maw-Ray, learn they both want the respect of their fathers. They escape
the Maw-Ray by riding a rocket from Donkey Kong's kart and hurry to
Bowser and Peach's wedding.
At the wedding reception, Bowser intends to execute all of his prisoners in lava in Peach's honor. Toad smuggles an Ice Flower
into Peach's bouquet, which Peach uses to freeze Bowser. Mario and
Donkey Kong arrive and free the prisoners, with Mario using a Tanooki Suit to save Luigi. An enraged Bowser frees himself and summons a Bomber Bill
to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom, but Mario knocks it off course and
directs it into the Warp Pipe where it detonates, creating a vacuum that
causes Bowser's castle to be transported to Brooklyn. As they fight
Bowser, Mario and Luigi grab the Super Star, become invincible, and defeat the Koopas. Bowser is shrunk with a Mini Mushroom
and imprisoned. Mario and Luigi are hailed as heroes and celebrated by
Brooklyn's populace, including their parents and Spike. The film ends
with the brothers beginning a day of plumbing work, now living in a
house in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Voltes V Legacy is a live-action[8] television adaptation by GMA Network of the Japanese anime television series Chōdenji Machine Voltes V that was produced by Toei Company and Sunrise. The anime is commonly known in the Philippines as Voltes V.[9] GMA Network acquired the rights to make a live-action adaptation through Telesuccess Productions, Toei's Philippine licensee.[10]
Voltes V was first broadcast in the Philippines on May 5, 1978, on GMA Network with English dubbing.[11] It was banned by then-President Ferdinand Marcos on August 27, 1979, citing "harmful effects on children"[12] with four remaining episodes being unaired.[13] After the 1986 People Power Revolution that resulted to Marcos' removal from office,[14] the anime was reaired on Philippine television in the 1980s to 2010s.[12][14]
A
full-scale trailer was released on January 1, 2023 on the TV network's
social media channels and YouTube, and is touted as the network's most
expensive production to date.[15] Cast and charactersLead cast Miguel Tanfelix as Steve Armstrong[16] Radson Flores as Mark Gordon[17] Matt Lozano as Robert "Big Bert" Armstrong[18] Raphael Landicho as "Little Jon" Armstrong[18] Ysabel Ortega as Jamie Robinson[19] Supporting cast Martin del Rosario as Zardoz[20] Liezel Lopez as Zandra[20] Epi Quizon as Zuhl[21] Carlo Gonzales as Draco[21] Dennis Trillo as Baron Hrothgar / Ned Armstrong Carla Abellana as Mary Ann Collins Armstrong[22] Gabby Eigenmann as General Robinson[23] Neil Ryan Sese as Dr. Hook[23] Albert Martinez as Dr. Richard Smith Christian Vasquez as Emperor Zambojil (the 124th Boazanian emperor) Carlos Siguion Reyna as the 123rd Boazanian emperor Max Collins as Rozalia Ryan Eigenmann as Baron Zander Chanda Romero as Contessa Nico Antonio as General Oslack Jamie Wilson as Commander Garth Kimson Tan as Tadao Migs Villasis as Apable Joaquin Manansala as SGM. Edwards Angela Alarcon as Chief Kelly Sophia Senoron as Ally Julia Pascual as Anna Crystal Paras as Judy Elle Villanueva as Eva Sanchez[24] Jamir Zabarte as Tomas[25] Jon Lucas as RS Ignacio Dion Ignacio as Obgen Bibeth Orteza as Fadsa Juan Rodrigo as Dr. Baden Mike Lloren as General Watson Brent Valdez as Magus Kyle Ocampo as Amira Kokoy De Santos as Harvey Perez Sharmaine Arnaiz as Luisa Production
In
January 2020, GMA Network hired Riot Inc. for the post-production and
visual effects of the series, with approval and supervision from Toei Company.[9][12] Script, characters and creation of the Boazanian language would undergo review and approval by Toei.[26]
Mark A. Reyes was hired as the director of the television series.[9][12] Reyes has been attached for eight years, from the pitching and approval of the series.[27] Noel Layon Flores serves as the lead visual designer.[28]Suzette Doctolero is attached as the writer.[1]
Production sets
had been made for Camp Big Falcon, the Boazanian Skull Ship and the
Boazanian Earth underground base. The costumes took a year to produce,
undergoing several revisions. Reyes said that they had to establish a
"good marriage within the "classic Voltes V" look and one that’s
acceptable nowadays" when it comes to the series' visuals, adding that
they deviate from using spandex for the costumes.[29]
Production was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.[29] Principal photography commenced on May 28, 2021.[27] It briefly halted in August 2021 due to the enhanced community quarantine in National Capital Region caused by the Delta variant.[30]
On January 11, 2022, GMA earned praises from Toei Company, the license owners of the show.[31][32] Director Mark A. Reyes also shared that GMA Network had received approval from Toei Japan and a commendation letter from the original producer of the anime.[33] Filming concluded on April 1, 2023.[34] Critical response
In Japan,
Toei Ltd. featured Voltes V: Legacy on their website after the
trailer's release on January 5, 2023. In a press release by the company,
the original makers of the mecha anime praised the project and thanked
Filipinos for their love of the franchise, noting the huge popularity of
Voltes V in the Philippines since it aired in the country in the late
1970s.[35]
The media outlet IGN Southeast Asia described Voltes V: Legacy as "the Philippine answer to Power Rangers and Voltron."[36]
Artwork from 100 Greatest Battles by Angus Konstam.
The Battle on Lake Peipus (Battle on the Ice) took place
12 April 1242
On April 5, 1242 (April 12,
according to the proleptic Gregorian calendar) on Lake Peipus near the
Crow Stone, the battle between the Russian force led by Alexander Nevsky and Teutonic Knights took place . The battle went down in history under the name of ‘Battle of the Ice’.
After the defeat in Nevsky battle
of 1240 the Swedes did not oppose to Russia any more but the German
knights sought to approach the borders of Novgorod and Pskov lands. In
1240 were seized the fortresses of Izborsk and Pskov. Feeling a new
danger, the people of Novgorod, led by Prince Alexander Nevsky rose
against the enemy. In March of 1242 Pskov was liberated. After that the
Russian force moved toward Izborsk. Meanwhile due to reconnaissance the
Russians found out that the enemy sent small troops to Izborsk while the
main force were directed to the Lake Peipus.
According to military historians about
10-12 thousand knights gathered on the Lake’s ice. Alexander Nevsky had
15 to17 thousand soldiers. The majority of the latter were infantrymen
who yielded seriously to knights in armament and battle training.
At dawn of April 5 (12) the crusaders
formed up their army in a triangle the sharp angle of which was turned
toward the enemy. Alexander Nevsky placed the main force not in the
center which was usual for the Russian troops but at flanks. In front of
the Russian army was an advanced detachment of light cavalry, archers
and slingers. The rear of the Russian battle formation was turned toward
the precipitous eastern shore of the lake. Prince’s major cavalry lied
in ambush behind the left flank.
As the forces approached one another,
the Russian archers shot a shower of arrows at the knights but the
armored knights managed to rumple the first regiment. Having cut the
advanced troops the knights found themselves in front of the precipitous
shore of the lake and could not develop their success. The Russian
troops attacked the enemy triangle from right and left. The selected
soldiers of Alexander Nevsky (his druzhina) attacked the enemy’s rear.
The battle lasted till the late night. When the knights wavered and ran,
the Russians chased them in the direction of the today’s cape of
Sigovets. Thin coastal ice started to collapse under the horses and
heavy armored crusaders.
As a result of the Battle on Lake Peipus
the Germans and Novgorod concluded a treaty according to which the
crusaders were obliged to leave all the seized Russian lands.
In the history of fighting against the
German invaders the Battle of Ice is an important date. Though the
Germans did not stop their campaigns to Russia they could no more make a
serious damage to the Russian lands.
On April 18, the Day of Military Glory
of Russia is celebrated — the Day of the Victory of the Russian soldiers
of Prince Alexander Nevsky over the German knights on Lake Peipus
(Battle on the Ice, 1242).
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Клейненберг И. Э., Шаскольский И. П. Письменные источники о Ледовом
побоище //Ледовое побоище 1242, М; Л., 1966; Данилевский И. Ледовое
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Today in History - January 20, 1029: Alp Arslan, Sultan of the Seljuq Empire, was born
Alp Arslan
"The Byzantine writers deplore the loss of an inestimable pearl: they forgot to mention that, in this fatal day, the Asiatic provinces of Rome were irretrievably sacrificed." - Edward Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Everybody knows the Turks were badass. That's a given. I mean, you can't read anything about the military history of Eastern Europe without being regaled with tales of insane, daring Christian knights demonstrating the quality of their solidified concrete holy nutsacks by standing up to the mighty, face-crushing Turkish hordes and somehow pulling victory from the jaws of inevitable defeat. So it stands to reason that since fighting the Turks and surviving without being impaled by your own spiked gauntlets was such a tremendous, noteworthy achievement, then these were obviously a ruthless, vicious, powerful civilization of earth-breaking killmongers so insanely tough that they ate baby reindeer and urinated Red Bull energy drinks, right? Well, if that's the case, why is it that most Westerners can't name a single notable Turkish hero aside from Suleiman the Magnificent, Barbarossa, and maybe Selim the Grim?
The Turks, much like the Persians, just need a better PR campaign or something, because they have a totally badass warrior pedigree on par with that of history's best. These guys forged a series of tempered-steel empires that dominated the fuck out of huge tracts of lands across Europe and Asia, and maintined a millenia-spanning stranglehold on Eastern military dominance running from the pre-Crusade middle ages to the end of World War I - a badass Xbox Live achievement that they owe in no small part to the warrior-king Alp Arslan and the role he played in the knife-point castration of the armies of Byzantium in the 11th century.
Adud Al-Dawla Abu Shuja Alp Arslan Muhammad succeeded his uncle Tughril Bey as Sultan of the Seljuk Turks in 1063. His first order of business was of course to crush all opposition to his accession and have any pretenders to the throne violently executed by the sharpest gardening instruments in the Turkish Empire. Once that was out of the way, Alp Arlsan decided to show the world that even though the Seljuks were newcomers to the scene in the Middle East, that this Sunni Muslim empire of nomadic Central Asian steppe warriors could get out there and brain fools with the best of them. Alp Arlsan, known as "The Valiant Lion" of the Turks, immediately assembled an appropriately-imposing force of Turkish cavalry and horse archers and set his sights on destroying all trace of the Byzantine Empire in Asia Minor.
At this point in history, the Eastern Roman Empire of Byzantium was still a pretty serious military threat, but years of über-corrupt rulers, reckless spending, and miscellaneous douchery left the entire system completely decrepit and over-the-hill, and Alp Arslan figured that he was just was the guy to deliver the final kick in the balls that was going to show the Greeks once and for all that they were no longer the big dogs in the Mediterranean. Alp and his armies figured the best way to demonstrate this fact was by blitzing into a number of small buffer states between Byzantium and the Seljuk Empire and utterly laying waste to everything they could find. The Turks, who were pretty pumped up about stabbing with intent to kill, found themselves facing off against Byzantine mercenaries who had gone months without getting paid and had shockingly little interest in getting themselves decapitated for a king who couldn't give a shit about them. The Turks captured Phyrgia, Cappadocia, Anatolia, and a bunch of other places that seem to only exist in ancient times, before facing stiffer resistance in Armenia and Georgia. The Armenians fought so hard and pissed Alp Arslan off so hard that after he finally captured their capital he ordered it torched to the ground and the entire population massacred. Hey, I didn't say he was a fine upstanding citizen – I said he was a dude you didn't want to fuck around with.
After pretty much smoking everything in Asia Minor by the end of 1068, Alp Arlsan decided to leave the mop-up work to his lieutenants, and he headed back home to his harem to chill with his plunder and babes and start planning an invasion of Fatimid Egypt (who, like Byzantium, was also pissing him off for some unspecified reason). Well no sooner did Double-A leave Asia Minor than some brave-yet-delusionally-misguided Greek Emperor decided he was going to put a humongoid army together and actually start fighting back against these unstoppable face-crushing marauders. Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes assembled a tremendous force of Macedonians, Greeks, Romans, Normans, Armenians, French, Modavians, and whatever else he could find (he even had a member of the Scottish royal family in his ranks) and set out to teach Alp a lesson in getting his face punctured by a flying sword-stroke of Western justice.
The balls-out assault caught Alp Arslan's men off-guard, and before you know it Diogenes started winning a bunch of victories and talking about how he was the fucking hottest shit since Greek Fire. The Turks were driven back beyond the Euphrates River by an army of 100,000 Western knights, and Diogenes laid siege to the remainder of the Turkish army at the city of Manzikert in 1071.
If you are looking for a sign this year. This is for you. Stopmotion animation -FOOTBALL INSPIRES US Behind the Scenes
Script:
Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar Jr, Mbappe. These are some of our favorite football players who inspire us. They are FOCUSED, DEDICATED and PASSIONATE.
Hi, I’m Gary George Clotario and I am a stopmotion animator. Just like our favorite football players, becoming a stop motion artist requires a similar MINDSET.
Doing stopmotion animation requires a lot of patience, devotion and effort.
Reaching goals may take a lot of time and hard work. We will experience both ups and downs.
But with determination, we persevere.
We should never give up. Don’t Quit. Do it.
Football inspires us to be better every day in every way.
