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Unrest Produced by Marie Pineda

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Today is the premiere of my cousin’s short film.  My cousin, Marie, studies at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles and she told me she had to make it  for her thesis.  I asked her what exactly does a producer do and she said:

“the producer basically acts as the overall head of everything. developing the story and script with the writer, then overseeing each aspect of pre-production (like casting, locations, hiring of crew), production (the shoot), and post-production (picture/sound editing, music, marketing (if its a commercial film). at AFI your whole team (consisting of director/cinematographer/editor/production designer/writer/producer) gets friends and fam to donate $ to make the movie as per union regulations. so that was what i was working on for the whole of last year.”

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 Oh wow!  We have a film producer in the family!!!  Heart2Heart is so proud to feature Marie.  More power and GOOD LUCK!!!!

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Click on the photo below to view the trailer of her short film!   Click on TRAILER

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Manila Mirrors

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FOCUS ON THE ARTS:  COLLECTIONS SERIES –  MANILA MIRRORS

Hinahanap-hanap kita, Manila. Admit it – there’s nothing closer to our hearts then home. For the third leg of Powerplant’s FOCUS ON THE ARTS: COLLECTIONS SERIES, the Filipino’s love for art and home will be pushed to the fore, with this leg of the FOCUS will be geared towards one of the highest forms of human expression, with a special premium on the sights and sounds of life in Manila.

Purveyors of both the old and new schools of art will be convening at the Power Plant Mall from August 31 to September 6, 2009 to celebrate Manila in the best way they know how. Here’s what you should be looking out for:

 

Gallery Launch

To kick off the weeklong festivities, Power Plant Mall and Figaro Coffee will be holding a gallery launch for all the participating artists at 7 p.m. on August 31 at the North Court of the mall.

 

Manila Defined: Jeepney Art

What better object to identify with the hustle and bustle of the metro than the iconic hunk of metal we all love to hate – the jeepney. What’s more, who better to put a twist on this icon than the leading name in our country’s pop-art royalty?

Francisco Motors Corporation, the company behind the birthing  the legend of the Philippine Jeepney, will be teaming up with nationalistic pop-art pioneers Team Manila to put a new face on the oldest workhorse on Philippine roads. This creation will be displayed in Power Plant Mall’s North Court starting Monday, the first day of a week’s worth of exciting events.

On the Saturday of the same week, the jeepney will again be the center of the attention, as the eponymous Saturday Group – a renowned collection of painters mentored by Philippine art greats Malang and Bencab – will be holding court with a painting session featuring the Team Manila-styled jeepney with models glammed up by M·A·C makeup artists (another new brand to watch out for in Power Plant this coming month) as their main subject.

 

Eye Manila: an Exhibit by Team Manila and Lomography Embassy Manila

In addition to making their mark on this installment of the FOCUS series with their uniquely stylized jeepney, Team Manila, along with their lomography arm – Lomography Embassy Manila, will also be holding an exhibit of their works at the Power Plant Mall’s R1 Corridor.

This exhibit will run from Monday, August 31 to Sunday, September 6.

 

Coffee Art– an Exhibit and Workshop by Sunshine Plata

Painting curio sensation Sunshine Plata will also be pitching in her own share of creativity for the FOCUS series, as she will be holding an exhibit of her aromatic visual masterpieces – her paintings are made of coffee! – at the mall’s Archaeology area from August 31 to September 6.

To culminate her exhibit, Sunshine Plata will be holding a coffee-painting workshop for kids of all ages (maybe even those who are children at heart!) sponsored by National Book Store.

For more details or queries about the event, please call 898-1702.

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Touring Corregidor Part 2

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After lunch, we continued our tour of the island

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We were very proud to be in Corregidor because of James’ grandfather, President Sergio Osmeña.  Of course we made sure to take a photo!

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The Malinta Tunnel tour was amazing!  Something that should not be missed when in Corregidor.

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You walk through the tunnel…..

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and there are different scenes you go to narrating the history of Corregidor…..

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until you reach the end…..

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This was the end of our tour and we went back to the hotel and checked in our rooms. Thank you to our tour guide, Stella Cordoba, who did a great job …very entertaining too 🙂

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I really would love to do this all over again…and hopefully with Carlos Celdran the next time

Carlos Celdran Tours :  Rocking the Rock Again!

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Carlos Recommends August 3, 2006

Carlos Recommends Part 2 August 4, 2006

Carlos Recommends Part 3 August 5, 2006

 

Other articles:  Independence Day June 13, 2009 by Twinpopsis

Previous Entries: Sun Cruises August 20, 2009

Touring Corregidor Part 1 August 21, 2009

Corregidor Inn August 22, 2009

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Touring Corregidor, Part 1

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As soon as we arrived in Corregidor, trolleys were waiting for us and we immediately started our tour of the island.  I thought it was great fun being together with a big group.  Our ferry from Manila was chartered since they had to arrange a trip just for us so we, all wedding guests, were all together.   There are no inhabitants in the island except for the people who work for the hotel and the tourist spots.  So you can imagine the peace and quiet.  I love it!  If Subic has no pollution, what more Corregidor. 

And again, just like Heart2Heart always says, each place has its own beauty and charm.  Don’t go to Corregidor and expect to have the same kind of fun you had in Boracay!  You go to Corregidor to see and witness history- to learn and to actually see where history took place many years ago.  Expect to see ruins and just simply nature which for me is beautiful on its own.  Expect it to be a place where you will see no stores to go shopping, no restaurants to choose from – you just go there to experience what the island really is….and I hope they maintain it this way rather than commercialize it too much or else it will lose its real beauty.. I will definitely do this all over agin and bring my children for them to appreciate

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 Related Entries:

 Sun Cruises August 20, 2009

Touring Corregidor, Part 1 August 21, 2009

Corregidor Inn August 22, 2009

 

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Exercising at the CCP

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We were passing by the Cultural Center of the Philippines at around 7:00 am on a Sunday morning and were pleasantly suprised to see many people jogging and walking around the driveway.  And right beside it is a park and there were people exercising as well – either on their own or together with an exercise class being conducted in the same location. ( I could not really take closer photos as the car was moving )

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Dialogues at Starbucks by Macky Chua

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This Dialogue will be rather unique because the speaker will be playing a few pieces on his violin. Apart from engaging his audience with tips on introducing yourself to western music literature, we get a performance as well.

 J Macky passionately advocates and encourages young people like him to elevate their playlists with the inclusion of Art Music. He will come out soon in People Asia magazine’s 25 Men That Matter list.gr09dialoguesmackychua.jpg

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