Meet the voice actors of Dayo

By Michael Kho Lim, Contributor

12/22/2008

Cutting Edge Productions, the local production outfit behind the first full-length digital animated feature Dayo sa Mundo ng Elementalia, pools together the finest voice talents in the Philippine entertainment industry to give personality to the film’s animated characters.

Dayo (Wanderer) is a heartwarming story about Bubuy (voiced by Nash Aguas), an 11-year-old boy from Antipolo, who goes on a journey to save his beloved grandparents abducted into Elementalia, fantasy land thriving with strange flora and fauna and home to several enchanted creatures of Philippine mythology.

Bubuy then meets Anna Manananggirl (voiced by Katrina Legaspi), a young and energetic manananggal (a winged creature that can separate her torso from her lower body) with a special fondness for all things human except to eat them. The two live out an adventure full of wild, will-testing and comical experiences all over Elementalia — from enormous waterfalls heaving with gravity-defying merfolk, to the breathtaking crystal cave dwelling of colorful alitubi (fairies), to a magnificent old tree that is home to a motherly kapre (hairy giant), and finally to a majestic mountain protected by a big pack of hungry aswangs (ghoul).

Though this is Nash and Katrina’s first animation voicing experience, they did not have difficulty recording for their roles. It was fun for them. “I really enjoyed doing the voice of Bubuy,” says Nash gleefully. “I was very happy when I learned that I got the part, because it was different from what I usually do on TV. My favorite part is when I meet Anna for the first time and she brings me to Elementalia.” Nash adds that he felt as if he was just playing rather than working in the recording studio.

On the other hand, Hopia, as Katrina is fondly called, loves the scene where she was introducing the beautiful underworld of Elementalia to Bubuy. “It felt like I was just welcoming Bubuy to my house,” she expresses. "I also like the flying scene because I’ve always dreamt of flying. I’m so excited to see the whole movie already.”

Even though the cast was not able to have any visual support during the recording, director Robert Quilao was there to visualize for them. “the screenplay on hand, the actors are called in the studio to record their respective dialog,” Robert describes. “This is when I briefed them on the mood and tone of the scene and directed them as to how the dialogs are to be delivered. The challenge for me as the director is to paint a vivid picture of what’s happening in the scene for the actors to act and deliver their lines accordingly.”

Robert also didn’t have a hard time directing the voice talents since almost all of them are seasoned actors and directors. “There was practically no need for a workshop,” he continues. “The most we were able to do was brief them about the story and the characters that they will be playing on the day that they were called to record in the studio. Even Nash and Hopia did not have a hard time internalizing their characters.”

Since schedule is a major concern for many of the voice artists, the creative team had to work around their availability. It was also rather difficult to gather all of them together and record the scenes that would require them to interact.

In most of these situations, Robert would act as the stand in and throw the lines of the characters during the recording session to create a natural dialog flow. “Although later on, we just played back the good takes of the characters that we had previously recorded for the one that we are currently recording," Robert explains. "These recordings are then edited together to create a cohesive dialog."

Painting more color and amusement to Dayo are its supporting cast. The creative team already had talents in mind when they were working on the characters and script.

Even before the controversial Pokwang was labeled as an aswang (ghoul or vampire) look-alike, the Dayo team already thought that she would fit the role of Vicky, the nanny manananggal of Anna. One would notice that the character sketch is loosely based on her. “I didn’t have to do any major voice adjustments for the role,” says Pokwang. “I didn’t have to lower or make my voice higher. I think I was just being my cool kalog self that’s why I had so much fun arguing with the role of Toti in Dayo.”

Cutting Edge originally had news anchor Mike Enriquez to do the voice of Toti, one of Anna’s bodyguards. The team, however, had to get someone who can mimic the famous newsman, veteran voice actor Pocholo Gonzales. “It’s really better if all of us could record together and interact in the studio,” Pocholo states. “But since this is not possible most of the time, it’s up to the talent how he will approach or respond to the pre-recorded lines thrown to him.” It was a challenge for him to react to Vicky’s lines, he relates, since Pokwang had many ad-libs and her role is somewhat a very talkative character. Backed by 13 years of voice acting experience, Pocholo also reveals that he is also behind the voice of Hal-lan, the anti-hero in Dayo sa Mundo ng Elementalia.

Anna’s second bodyguard, who has an unusual hearing impairment, is named Jo and voiced by famed comedian Gabe Mercado.

Perhaps one of the most challenging character portrayals would be the role of Narsi, the narcissistic cool rocker tikbalang (the underworld creature with the head of a horse and the body of a human). The Dayo team initially thought of Pepe Smith for the role, but due to his unavailability, there was no better versatile actor to do this than Michael V. “I prepare for every role that I play,” the comedian declares. “Even if I had previously done a horse voice for Enteng Kabisote 3, my role here is totally different.”

Playing the role of Lolo Nano, the cute resident sage of Elementalia, is no other than multi-awarded actor and director Peque Gallaga. “I accepted the offer of doing Lolo Nano simply because it’s something new and wonderful,” admits Peque. “But honestly, I had really a difficult time doing the role. Since he is supposed to be the wisest in Elementalia and has to impart words of wisdom, most of my lines are really long. That’s why I had to do many takes for most of my scenes.” Peque also shares that he played with three character pegs when he was studying for the character of Lolo Nano. He had in mind Yoda of Star Wars, Pilosopong Tasyo of Noli Me Tangere, and Jun Urbano’s role in Magic Temple, the film he co-directed with Lore Reyes.

Nova Villa is Lola Nita, Bubuy’s caring grandmother, who nags her husband Lolo Meong a lot. “I had to do some voice adjustments for the role,” Nova claims. “Since the character is about 75 years old, I had to make my voice a little husky and sound old. This is more challenging for me as an actor because I have to deliver my character without using any facial expression, but only through my voice."

Nova is proud and happy to be a part of the project. She also points out that the story is very moving and her character is easy to relate to. “Lola Nita is a happy grandmother and has a good sense of humor. She is actually like a comedian myself.” There was a time during their recording that Nova couldn’t immediately record her part because she cried at the scene played back for her. "It was the scene when Bubuy thought that we were already dead. He cried and cried, and I could just feel the pain he was going through that it made me cry, too.”

Dayo also features the voices of Trinidad as Lolo Meong, Bubuy’s grandfather who shares the kid’s penchant for flying. Delgado joins in as Carpio, Anna’s dad who is Elementalia’s head guardian. And completing Dayo’s dream cast is distinguished actor and director Guillen playing a dual role of the kapre (the motherly cigar-smoking giant) and diwata/bruha, the enchanting fairy with an evil alter ego.

Dayo sa Mundo ng Elementalia is an official entry to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), and is co-presented by Frootees, Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdog and Mister Donut. The film is also supported by Ascorbic Acid Ceelin, Crispy Fry Breading Mix, Enervon Bright Brand, Timezone, Fuji YKL, Inquirer.net, Yehey.com, ClicktheCity.com, Animation Council of the Philippines, Toon Boom, Wacom, Woodpecker Studio and New Media.

For more information, visit the official movie Web site at www.dayomovie.com.

TODAY I READ THIS ARTICLE ,U ALL MUST ALSO READ

Sydney, Sep 5 (IANS) Biological clocks of humans, animals and even plants are intricately linked with day and night. But when they fall out of sync, they have potentially damaging consequences.

Swinburne University of Technology researcher Greg Murray, who has keenly studied the body clock or the circadian system, found its rhythms can impact human mood.

His research has linked the body clock and certain psychological responses, including the capacity to trigger relapses in patients with bipolar disorder.

Mood disorders such as bipolar disorder have long been linked with sleep problems, suggesting that the circadian system plays a role in these conditions.

'If you take seriously this idea that the body clock is part of a causal pathway to mood disorders, then a natural deduction is that monitoring clock function might provide early warning of relapse in vulnerable people,' Murray said.

Murray and his PhD student Ben Bullock have just tested the theory in a project funded by the National Depression Initiative. Twelve volunteers with bipolar disorder were fitted with wrist-worn devices designed to monitor their circadian system by measuring their physical activity throughout the day and night.

According to Murray, these actigraphs give a usable measure of circadian output under natural conditions.

The subjects were tracked for up to 12 months. During the period, one participant experienced a serious relapse that landed him in hospital. 'For our purpose, it was very interesting that circadian activity data really did show a marked signal of deterioration in the days and even weeks before the relapse.'

Instead of his activity patterns operating on a 24-hour cycle, the participant shifted to a 48-hour cycle of wakefulness and broken, disturbed rest.

'With Indic Premananda, from the University of Massachusetts, we are analysing the actigraph data to find the time scale at which rhythm disruption is most apparent,' Murray said.

In the next stage of research, the team wants to see if signals of rhythm disruption in patients can be used as markers of vulnerability to bipolar disorder in the general population.

Bài báo này đăng lâu rồi nhưng giờ mới rảnh để post lên. Enjoy it!

Link: http://www.laodong.com.vn/Home/vieclam/2007/8/50818.laodong

Thế hệ 8x: Hạnh phúc khi được làm việc vì cộng đồng

Những thành viên nhóm Be the Change.

3 tháng = 4h và hơn thế nữa

Xét về mặt toán học thì 3 tháng = 4h là một so sánh khó chấp nhận được. Chỉ những người đã tham dự hội thảo "Phát triển kỹ năng quản lý dự án vì cộng đồng trong giới SVHS Việt Nam" do CLB Du học sinh (OVS) tổ chức mới đây mới cảm nhận được hết giá trị của nó.

Gói gọn trong 4 giờ đồng hồ, các SVHS dự hội thảo đã được cung cấp những thông tin cơ bản và thiết thực nhất cho một dự án vì cộng đồng cũng như các kỹ năng để có thể trở thành một nhà lãnh đạo các dự án độc lập. Các bạn còn được chia sẻ kinh nghiệm thực tế với các trưởng nhóm tình nguyện bán chuyên nghiệp đang hoạt động cũng như tư vấn của các chuyên gia nước ngoài trong lĩnh vực này.

Trang - một sinh viên tham dự hội thảo - hồ hởi: "Thực sự hữu ích, không chỉ cho chúng em thấy được giá trị của những hoạt động vì cộng đồng mà còn cả phương pháp biến ý tưởng thành hiện thực. Em cảm thấy đủ tự tin để một ngày nào đó sẽ trở thành một người lãnh đạo các dự án có ý nghĩa với xã hội". Thành Nhơn, thành viên BTC hội thảo cho biết thêm, mục tiêu không chỉ dừng lại ở việc cung cấp các kiến thức, kỹ năng cần thiết cho các bạn mà qua đó tác động đến suy nghĩ của những người trẻ, "hãy chủ động tạo nên sự thay đổi qua các dự án vì cộng đồng" như thông điệp của dự án "Be the Change".

Để có được 4 giờ đồng hồ hội thảo bổ ích, nhóm thực hiện chương trình đã phải làm việc vất vả, chuẩn bị trong suốt 3 tháng. Chạy gõ cửa từng nơi xin tài trợ, chuẩn bị tài liệu, mời chuyên gia, địa điểm... 3 tháng với rất nhiều mồ hôi và cả nước mắt chỉ với một mong ước, làm được một việc thật sự ý nghĩa và có ích.

Chân dung "Be the Change"



Cảm nhận đầu tiên về hai thủ lĩnh của nhóm là họ còn rất trẻ. Nguyễn Xuân Hương Mai, sinh năm 1985, hiện là du hoc sinh khoa phát triển hoạt động cộng đồng tại Đại học Quốc gia Singapore. Thành Nhơn, học chuyên ngành tài chính trong nước và chưa từng là du học sinh, nhưng đã tham gia rất nhiều hoạt động của OVS.

Khó có thể tin cô bé Hương Mai bẽn lẽn chính là người đã đưa ra nhiều ý tưởng cho các chương trình Nhịp cầu thực tập, Tự tin ra biển lớn... hỗ trợ các bạn du học sinh cũng như HSSV trong nước. Trong công việc, cô bé thể hiện ý chí mạnh mẽ của một thế hệ thanh niên 8x - dám ước mơ, dám hoài bão, và quyết liệt để thực hiện hoài bão của mình.

Điểm đặc biệt ở Mai và các bạn trẻ trong nhóm Be the Change là sự chia sẻ kiến thức, chia sẻ những gì học được với những bạn trẻ khác, giúp các bạn làm được việc như mình đã làm - biến các ý tưởng thành hiện thực hoặc cụ thể hóa các ý tưởng của mình.

Tin ở ngày mai

Sự nhiệt huyết và tấm lòng chia sẻ, một ý thức cộng đồng, thứ mà có lẽ một phần thế hệ thanh niên Việt Nam còn thiếu, là ấn tượng mạnh nhất chúng tôi cảm nhận được. Ý thức cộng đồng mạnh đến mức tôi cảm thấy ranh giới của thanh niên VN với thanh niên thế giới sẽ gần xích lại nếu chúng ta có thêm nhiều những Mai, Nhơn... Sau mỗi hoạt động cộng đồng như dự án Be the Change này, với Mai, Nhơn và những bạn tham gia tổ chức, đó là hạnh phúc, cảm giác trọn vẹn vì được sẻ chia vì cộng đồng.

OVS được thành lập năm 2005, trực thuộc Hội Sinh viên TPHCM. Chủ tịch danh dự của OVS là Phó Thủ tướng Nguyễn Thiện Nhân. Đây là mô hình quy tụ chất xám cho thành phố và đất nước và là điểm liên kết giữa Nhà nước - Thành đoàn - Doanh nghiệp và Du học sinh. Những hoạt động của OVS trong năm 2007: - Nhịp cầu Thực tập: Cơ hội khởi nghiệp trên quê nhà. - Tự tin ra biển lớn: Ngày hội Du học.

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Bethechange to change your life:

*Loves to joke
* Attractive
* Suave and caring
* Brave and fearless
* Firm and has leadership qualities
* Knows how to console others
* Too generous and egoistic
* Takes high pride of oneself
* Thirsty for praises
* Extraordinary spirit
* Easily angered
* Angry when provoked
* Easily jealous
* Observant
* Careful and cautious
* Thinks quickly
* Independent thoughts
* Loves to lead and to be led
* Loves to dream
* Talented in the arts, music and defense
* Sensitive but not petty
* Poor resistance against illnesses
* Learns to relax
* Hasty and rushy
* Romantic
* Loving and caring
* Loves to make friends

A THOUSAND VOICES
-JEN TAGASA
-ED RAMOS

It’s not just about doing the voices anymore. For voice talents executives Pocholo Gonzales and Brian Ligsay, it is sustaining a craft that has been around before television, and nurturing future voices to be heard.

Mel Blanc was a god, and long after to exist, Blanc’s voice will live on-in Bugs Bunny, in Daffy Duck, in Elmer Fudd, and every other Looney creature in that animation of our youth. Brian Ligsay, marketing director and COO, and Pocholo Gonzales, managing director and CEO of Creativoices Productions, the country’s first voice production, school and management for voice over talents, might just replicate that legacy.

“I’ve done thousands of voice overs,” says Gonzales, who has over ten years of experience as a radio talent. And it all started when then five-year old Gonzales would listen to radio dramas like Gabi ng Lagim, which he says fueled his imagination and sparked in him the idea of capturing attention with a mere shift in one’s vocal characteristic. In high school, Gonzales recalls, he would mimic his teacher’s voices, which quickly got him the class clown status. In college, unfortunately, Gonzales didn’t make it to Mass Communications because the quota had already been filled. So, he had to settle for Creative Writing, where literary greats like Nick Joaquin and NVM Gonzales were teachers. Ironically, the written word wasn’t exactly one of his strengths.

“Nakita mo ‘yung importansya… ‘yung hirap. Sulat ka ng sulat. Eh, wala namang buhay ‘yun! Gusto kong magsalita.”

Gonzales came up with a sound solution – shift courses. He found his salvation in Speech Communication, were he reveled in exercises that would be his defining moments, particularly in extemporaneous speech. Gonzales recounts he had to make up descriptions about things that were available in class, off the top of his head – perhaps pens, or plants or even the desk. Even the oral exams whereby students who’d fallen prey to the dastardly but saving phrase of the “speechless,” the annoying “uhmmm,” got point deductions whenever it was uttered during a speech in class. Gonzales, being the cunning speaker that he is, made use of dramatic pauses and rueful silences when his mind would blank out during a speech, instead of polluting the air with the wicked, “uhmmm.”

Once freed from the confines of the university, Gonzales took to auditioning for a slot on the radio show anchored by Joey Galvez and May Catherine Valle, called, Radyo-Radyo, where some 2,000 people auditioned. And DZMM picked him. He was 17 at the time. To date Gonzales has done voice imitations of FPJ, Micheal V., Mike Enriquez, Marc Logan, and even Inday Garutay.

Meanwhile, Ligsay has over 12 years of experience as professional voice-actor and host for various events. Ligsay’s résumé includes animation features like Zoids (Cartoon Network), games like Terra Wars, TV adverts like Frontier Call for Globe Japan, numerous telenovelas for ABS-CBN and a barrage of other voice over work. Both have recently finished voice acting for the first Pinoy animated film called Libingan from Tuldok Animation Studios.

While the voices from your childhood barely had any semblance of training and some type of rigid discipline when it came to maintaining that modulated voice on-air (in fact, some veterans swear by the smoking and drinking and nightly carousing as effective voice enhancers) the new talents these days prefer to preserve their main source of livelihood by not drinking (too much), and not partying (too much). Ligsay does mention that drinking ginger tea evidently constricts one’s vocal cords, so they stay away from that.

Gonzales informs us that a voice actor (particularly for radio dramas and dubbed telenovelas) must be able to read faster, with the mind working faster than the mouth. He says, “So that when you speak, the lines, you already know how to feel it, you’re already that character. Plus, you should read the script before dubbing so you already know where the story is going.”

If you’re seriously thinking about taking on another career, or making a complete change of how you make money, these professionals emphasize that a voice talent must not be conscious of the environment. If one is too aware of one’s environment the likelihood of acting out a character with supreme confidence, in a booth with people watching and listening, is going to be nil. “You can’t be shy,” Gonzales and Ligsay say. Gonzales effectively demonstrates this all throughout the conversation by going into different voices and giving us samples of old radio drama acting technique, also known as “overacting.” Though essentially, what comes off as overacting in normal performance platforms (like movies or TV), is necessary for radio dramas because sometimes there are drastic shits in emotions. Gonzales masterfully demonstrates this by voicing the character of a young man who has just won a basketball game with a booming, enthusiastic voice. Suddenly he finds out that his father just died, and Gonzales quickly shifts his voice to that of lament, sobbing and wailing. It’s just something else.

But duo isn’t just around to dispense little known tricks of the trade, and share there expertise on the art. There is a greater cause to be pushed, for the greater good. Gonzales, who has studied voice acting in the USA, remarks that while there is a wealth of good animation in the country, the voices behind them are lifeless and sometimes are lacking in technique, or character. This is at CreatiVoices for those aspiring to become voice actors, dubbers or do voice over work. Apart form training future talents, Gonzales and Ligsay concern themselves with professionalizing an industry that has long suffered shady contracts and substandard fees. Both reveal how some talents, out of need to get the job, blindly sign a blank contract. A lot don’t even get their talent fees, or sometimes have to endure delayed payments. Gonzales adds he hasn’t even gotten his fee for a TV advert he did several months back. It is an age-old practice that CreatiVoices is trying to deal with by looking out for their artists.

With a pool of highly trained voice talents, and a goal to make the industry better, voice acting, or dubbing will hopefully no longer be just heard in the background. In time, Gonzales and Ligsay hope to create a heritage of an exceptional body work (including archiving various voice recordings), and help build an industry that respects its talents.

BUỔI HỘI THẢO “PHÁT TRIỂN KĨ NĂNG QUẢN LÝ DỰ ÁN VÌ CỘNG ĐỒNG TRONG GIỚI HSSV VN”

I-Thời gian – Địa điểm:

- Thời gian: 8am-12m 11/08/2007, 8am-11am 12/8

- Địa điểm: khách sạn Bông Sen

II- Thành phần tham dự:

- 3 khách mời danh dự:

ˆ Cô Trish Summerfield – Giám đốc chương trình “Giá trị sống” tại Việt Nam (Director of “Living Values Program” for Vietnam)

ˆ Chị Phạm Thị Thanh Nhung – Chuyên viên chương trình “Phát triển cộng đồng” (Expert on Community Development)

ˆ Ông Khim Sok Heng – Tập huấn viên phát triển nhân tô con người (Human Development Training Developer)

- 10 đại diện của các tổ chức tình nguyện bán chuyên nghiệp tại Việt Nam.

- 50 SVHS xuất sắc được tuyển chọn từ các trường PT và ĐH.

- Ban Tổ Chức chương trình và các nhà báo

III- Nội dung chương trình:

Nội dung chương trình ngày 11/08/2007

8g00 – 8g30	Lễ tân đón khách
0830 - 0845	Lễ khai mạc ✔ Bài phát biểu của Ban Tổ Chức ✔ Bài phát biểu của nhà tài trợ chính ( Nhận Hoa và Kỷ Niệm Chương từ Ban Tổ Chức ) ✔ Bài phát biểu khai mạc của đại diện OVS bởi anh Thân Vũ Quang Chính
0845 - 0900	Hâm nóng
0900 - 0945	Workshop I i. “Đưa ra vấn đề” bởi cô Trish Summerfield Là một phần trong tuổi trẻ thế giới, tuổi trẻ Việt Nam đang từng bước chủ động đóng góp cho cộng đồng và thay đổi những điều xung quanh họ. Trong hoạt động này, các bạn trẻ sẽ có cơ hội động não và khám phá những sức mạnh tiềm ẩn trong bản thân mỗi bạn trẻ đồng thời nhận thức được các vấn đề còn tồn tại để ra tay góp sức thay đổi tốt hơn.
0945 - 1030	Workshop II ii. “Viết dự án, lập quỹ và gây tác động” bởi chị Phạm Thị Thanh Nhung Khuyết điểm lớn nhất của giới trẻ Việt Nam là thiếu kĩ năng và mô hình hoạt động theo dự án. Trong hoạt động này, các bạn trẻ sẽ có cơ hội học cách viết dự án, gây quỹ và tác động gây ảnh hưởng lớn cho cộng đồng. Không kém phần quan trọng, các bạn sẽ có cái nhìn tổng quát và rõ ràng hơn về các quản lý dự án thực tế thông qua các hình thức sinh hoạt thú vị.
1030 - 1015	Biểu diễn đàn Organ do em Nguyễn Ngọc Lan Anh – trường chuyên biệt Thảo Điền
1015 - 1100	Workshop III iii. “Người lãnh đạo trong tổ chức” bởi anh Khim Sok Heng Mọi người trong chúng ta đều là một nhà lãnh đạo tiềm năng. Người lãnh đão là người biết đường đi, dám bước đi và hướng dẫn người khác bước đi. Trong tổ chức, người lãnh đạo có tầm ảnh hưởng đến các thành viên và giúp họ khám phá ra khả năng trở thành người lãnh đạo. Trong hoạt động này, các bạn trẻ sẽ học cách làm thế nào để trở thành một người lãnh đạo và quản lý thành công.
1100 - 1115	Biểu diễn múa Bởi đội múa trường Nguyễn Đình Chiiểu
1115 - 1200	Diễn đàn “Chủ động tạo nên sự thay đổi” với sự trao đổi của 3 khách mời và 10 trưởng nhóm tình nguyện không chuyên
1200 - 1230	Lễ tổng kết buổi hội thảo
0100	Chụp hình lưu niệm và chia tay

Diễn đàn (Forum)

Trong phần “Diễn đàn”, các bạn HSSV sẽ có cơ hội trao đổi với các thủ lĩnh của các nhóm tình nguyện bán chuyên nghiệp đang hoạt động hiện nay. Ngoài ra, đây còn là cơ hội cho các bạn đã từng có kinh nghiệm hoạt động tình nguyện chia sẽ những kinh nghiệm của cá nhân mình với mọi người.

Triển lãm hoạt động (Exhibition)

Các vị khách mời sẽ triển lãm những tranh ảnh về các hoạt động tình nguyện mà họ đã tham gia. Thông qua buổi triển lãm này, các bạn SVHS sẽ có cái nhìn tổng quan và rõ nét hơn về thế nào là một hoạt động tình nguyện vì cộng đồng.

Dự án hành động

Để tạo cơ hội cho các bạn trẻ hành động đóng góp cho cộng đồng, OVS tổ chức một buổi thăm hỏi và giao lưu với các em khuyết tật, kém may mắn tại chùa Kì Quang Quận 2. Mục đích của chuyến đi này là để các bạn trẻ kết bạn, chia sẻ ước mơ, hoài bão và niềm tin trong cuộc sống để động viên tinh thần và hướng đến mục tiêu cao đẹp của cuộc sống là phát triển cộng đồng với các em tại chùa Kì Quang.

Ban Công tác Xã Hội của OVS cũng khuyến khích các bạn trẻ sau sự kiện này tự tổ chức các dự án riêng và báo cáo lại tiến trình thực hiện cho OVS, xem như là bản đánh giá sự ảnh hưởng của sự kiện này đến với các bạn HSSV xuất sắc. BTC cũng chọn ra 3 trong 50 ý tưởng hay nhất để tư vấn phát triển thành dự án thực tế và tài trợ một phần quỹ.

Nội dung chương trình ngày 12/08/2007

0800 - 0830	Có mặt tại chùa Kì Quang Q2.
0830 - 0900	Khai mạc: ✔ Giới thiệu và chào mừng của OVS và đội tình nguyện của OVS bởi chị Nguyễn Xuân Hương Mai, trưởng dự án ✔ Giới thiệu và chào mừng của Ban Đại Diện nhà chùa Nhà Tài Trợ Tặng Hoa cho Ban Đại Diện nhà Chùa
0900 - 0915	Làm quen các trẻ
0915 - 1015	Nhà Tài Trợ và Ban Tổ Chức trao quà cho các trẻ em trong chùa và chơi tự do (múa, hát, chơi tập thể, dạy học, …)
1015-1045	Chụp hình lưu niệm và chia tay

IV- Mục đích hội thảo:

Thông qua buổi hội thảo này, chúng tôi mong muốn tạo được một mạng lưới diễn đàn cho các bạn HSSV có ý định tham gia vào các hoạt động tình nguyện, cũng như kết nối các bạn HSSV với các tổ chức tình nguyện chuyên nghiệp và bán chuyên nghiệp đang hoạt động hiện nay. Bằng việc cung cấp cho các bạn thanh thiếu niên các kĩ năng cần thiết trong việc tự khẳng định mình, chúng tôi hy vọng buổi hội thảo này sẽ là một bệ phóng cần thiết cho các bạn trẻ có tinh thần tự nguyện phục vụ cộng đồng nhưng còn thiếu kinh nghiệm. Bên cạnh việc khuyến khích óc sáng tạo của các bạn trẻ, chúng tôi còn tạo cơ hội cho các bạn đến gần hơn với dự án hoạt động xã hội mang tính tình nguyện. Trên tinh thần đó, chúng tôi đã quyết định chọn chủ đề chính cho buổi hội thảo này là “Chủ động làm nên sự thay đổi” (Student Initiatives – Be the change).

Mục tiêu:

Buổi hội thảo được tiến hành nhằm mục đích:

- Nâng cao nhận thức về việc tham gia các hoạt động tình nguyện vì lợi ích cộng đồng trong giới SVHS.

- Tạo được một mạng lưới diễn đàn cho các HSSV tình nguyện.

- Khám phá và phát triển khả năng lãnh đạo trong bản thân mỗi HSSV.

- Giúp các bạn HSSV có cơ hội phát huy năng lực sáng tạo tư duy và khả năng tự khẳng định bản thân.

- Tạo một sân chơi lành mạnh cho các bạn HSSV trong việc trao đổi các ý tưởng cũng như kinh nghiệm thực tế từ các nhóm tình nguyện đang hoạt động hiện nay.

- Xây dựng mối quan hệ giúp đỡ, ủng hộ lẫn nhau giữa các nhóm SVHS tình nguyện.

Thân ái,

Ms. Nguyen Xuan Huong Mai

Project Director

mai.nxh@ovs-hcmc.org

Creating Money out of Voices.

Much has been said about the skills and talent one must posses to entertain anyone with their voice. Some of us for years, have adored cartoons, anime and telenovela without noticing the most important factor in the show – the voice actor. Many of us dream to take part in a role that will define a popular koreanovela or anime series in television.

So what do you do, to find your way into the business of voice acting? How do you even start auditioning for the roles? What can you do to make your voice silly and make a living out of it. Fortunately there’s an easy and effective way to learn this.

From the creators of the Philippine Center for Voice Acting that gave you the first International-based Voice Over Acting Clinic.. CreatiVoices Productions present: VoiceWorx! Basic Voice Acting Workshop.

The seminar features some of the Philippine’s best Voice Actors converging into one comprehensive and targeted VO seminar for the voice actor at heart, enthusiasts and those who wish to explore their potential in the arts.

It covers 8 intensive sessions about 2-3 hours each on the art of voice acting, managing your vocal investment, characterization, trade history, and skills and techniques to jumpstart your career in voiceovers. This seminar highlights dubbing for anime and telenovela, taught by leading experts in the field of Television Dubbing.

Participating in this workshop is the father of Dubbing in the Philippines, Danny Mandia who teaches voice acting for dubbers, his direction and supervision includes some of the most beloved animated films in Filipino including, Inuyasha, Zenki, Dog of Flanders, B’Tx, Rorouni Kenshin, Starship Operators, Capricorn, Saber Marionette, and hundreds of others.. Industry experts say you cannot be a “real” dubber without passing through Manny’s direction.

Also appearing in the workshop is Alexx Agcaoili, the very talented voice actor and Director for Filipino anime productions like, Fruits Basket, Rave Master, Mobile Suit Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Beast Machines, Supergals, Babel 1 and 2, Green Rose, and many more. Taking the role of Dr. Smith in the original Filipino Voltes V and Sanosuke Kagara in Samurai X (Rorouni Kenshin). His contribution to the workshop will be in direct supervision of the recording process and applications of voice acting.

The two is teamed up with writer and translator for television, Neil Tolentino. A well known veteran writer in the industry of dubbing. He will cover familiarity with translation, writing skills and techniques for anime and telenovela. As he says, “You should not only know how to act, but to write what you’re supposed to act..” Directing in Fortune Quest L, and Saber Marionnet J to X, is just a few of the hundreds of animes and telenovelas he has helped become a success.

Leading the seminar is veteran Voice Performer Brian Mathew Ligsay, who started out as a deejay when he was just 16. Now turning 29, he is the Marketing Director and Chief Operating Officer of CreatiVoices Productions, a company with a platoon of 200 Voice over talents at their disposal. He adds, “ Voice acting is an art.. it’s a passion. You speak by heart and you work by heart..” He has done thousands of voiceover jobs for narrations, live events, AVPs, the internet, original animation, gaming, multi-media, radio and television dubbing. Credited to his work in anime is his role in the animated series BECK wherein he took 18 character roles in the show. Brian is also a director, producer and writer for original content.

Pocholo Gonzales steps in as the moderator of the group - a multi-awarded voice talent who outlasts the number of voices he can make. Whenever you hear a Mike Enriquez, Mark Logan, Babalu, FVR, Erap, Juan Flavier sound alike on radio, expect that to be Pocholo. He can do more than 100 voices at any given time and is the CEO and Managing Director of CreatiVoices Productions. Saying, “This seminar is a US-based Voice Over training workshop, localized to fit the Filipino Market..” His exposure to Commercials for Radio and Television provides an extensive source of industry norms and practices one must understand in order to break into the business.

The Workshop which is limited to 10 students per class and starts this June 16, for the regular classes which is held once a week for 8 Saturdays. Pilot classes start on June 18, which compresses the entire workshop to about 1 session per day, Mondays to Fridays, so you can finish the seminar in 8 consecutive days. Both offer the same content, but they recommend you take the regular classes if you are just starting in the industry.

“Whatever your skills are, voice acting can help you out...” Ligsay adds. “Any form of verbal communication can be effectively delivered with the use of voice acting. If you constantly work and meet people, write scripts for events, engage in sales or you just want to boost your speaking performance... then this workshop is a must.”

Enthusiasts can call 729-7274 for registration, drop by at their office at the 3rd flr Left Wing (Lightblue bldg) 1745 Dian St Palanan Makati City. You can visit their website at www.creativoices.com or email brian@creativoices.com for details about this exciting event. But hurry, time and seminar slots are running out.


What is a Voice-Over?
“ A voice over is any recording or performance by one or more unseen voices for the purpose of communicating a message” – James Alburger. Any message you hear without seeing the

performer is considered to be voice-over. This means voice-over is all around us! Whether you are listening to the radio, watching movies or television, dining at your fast food restaurant or riding the rail transit, voice-overs can be heard!

Is doing Voice-overs hard?
Voice-overs can actually be done by anyone! And it’s a very rewarding job indeed. A lot of Voice Talents are being paid to play and many professional voice-overs get their kick out of the industry just by enjoying what they do. Anybody can do a voice-over, but not everybody can do voice acting.

The Hope of the Voice Acting Industry

“With great talent comes great responsibilities,” as evidently seen on the works of Pocholo Gonzales CEO of Creativoices Productions. This man of action is using his experiences and theories to shoulder the fortification of the voice acting commerce.
Born with a vision, a chap with enormous passion on the field he truly belongs advocates the strengthening of the voice talent industry. At an early age of 12, Pocholo already visualized himself as a voice talent; he promised himself the glamour of radio by being firm on his dream to be heard by millions of people. Completely aware on how voice actors of before failed to make the profession a legitimate industry, he aimed to take the trade notches higher.

Filipinos are known for their talent, bearing powerful vocal chords that has been available ever since the era of zarzuela to radio drama. But the golden voice was turned into a cheap commodity.

Since then voice talents are taken for granted, now being paid by 80 php per script recording compared to its former price of 500 and 300 php, considering that voice acting has long been running as an entertainment and information channel and is still a necessity in the given scenes.

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A Blend of Voice and Technology

Adept voice control, latest technology and the best entrepreneurial skills, all combined for a business not only designed for profit but also as haven for voice talents, was started byPocholo with Chiz Escudero Pocholo Gonzales, CEO of Creativoices Productions.

“Nagstart ako sa zero, wala akong pera ang naging puhunan ko lang boses ko.”(I started with nothing, the only asset I have is my voice.) But this field is the CEO’s first love so he braved the odds and turned his talent into a more serious business.

Through adequate skills and natural talent he operated a company dedicated for voice acting. “We started 2005, pero ang first name of our company is Univoicesal Productions. I was inspired kasi by Universal Studios pero short-lived siya so we created Creativoices Productions.” (We started in 2005 but the company was first named as Univoicesal Productions, because I was inspired with Universal Studios but it was short-lived so we recreated it as Creativoices Production,) he shared.

He recalled that, “Nagsimula kami sa maliit, recording muna sa bahay tapos nagkaroon din ng sariling recording studio at as of now I have 200 voice talents sa record.” (We started small, recording our projects at home until we had our own recording studio and as of now I have 200 voice talents in record.)

With a mission at hand, he prepared himself by taking the proper education. He took up a Bachelor Degree in Speech Communications and Masters Degree in Broadcast Communication at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. To flourish his skills even more he attended Voice Acting Lessons in Hollywood, mastering the art of voice acting in its various forms such as radio drama, dubbing, voice over for commercial, AVP and Narration.

He branded himself as the Voice master having the talent and the knowledge that will carry the future of this small-scale industry into greener pastures.

Pocholo is lobbying a blend of talent and technology, making use of the latest gadgets to enhance the voice industry. He is the spearhead of a now best selling service – the podcast, a revolutionary method of sending voice-over information via the Internet. Derived from its root words Ipod and Broadcast, Podcast resembles a radio program available in the Internet.

The company’s operations serve as a host that protects the rights of voice talents while ensuring not only the needed quality but to as much as possible exceed the studioclient’s expectations on voice services. With this, the company earned big clients from different industries such as politicians who used the podcast for its electoral campaign; (Election 2007, a tie up with inquirer.net is an example of Podcast) Advertising companies for voice over on commercials, TV and Radio companies for radio drama and dubbings and many other.

Standing solely in the market as voice providers, the company patterned its business from international voice over standards. There are many recording studios in the Philippines but only Creativoices focus on the welfare of voice artists.

Heroic Voice

Voice acting is not a dying industry; in fact just like celebrities flaunting their beauty in the screen, these talented people whose voices echo through the TV, radio and every other medium, should also have their share of the limelight for they are also stars on their own right.

The number of foreign shows that are turned into Tagalog broadcasting and Anime’s that swept the screens of today is a proof that Voice Acting is then and still an imperative part of entertainment. Therefore voice artists are also big players in the industry.

For the implementation of his plans, Gonzales established an institution that will serve aspocholo sanctuary for voice talents. “Why not create something for the industry,” he shared as he unravels his mission of founding Creativoices Productions. “Basically this is my passion, my first love, it has been here ever since but the craft was not professionalize.” So the young CEO took it upon himself to make his talent a better vocation. His small voice is his armor to continue the legacy of voice acting as he strives to change the future of other budding talents.

Creativoices for Pocholo conveys a lot of meaning, “Creating Voices, creative voices or the voice of creativity. So the company’s function is to focus on voice acting as an art,” he added. By establishing the company, Pocholo aims to address the individualism among voice artists. “Kasi dito sa Pilipinas ang problema ng voice talents, kanya kanyang diskarte kaya walang tintawag na market value. Kahit na anong galing ng isang voice talent Kung wala kang entity, pwede kang ibagsak ng malalaking kumpanya.” (The problem with Filipino Voice talents is that they work individually, therefore losing their market value. No matter how good you are if you don’t have an entity, big companies could easily turn you down.)

Next Generation of Creativoices

“Sound can be visualized and imagined a thousand ways so casting imagination to its listeners, that’s the wonder of voice over work,” shared by Pocholo also a Director of Hero TV and the youngest board member of the Animation Council of the Philippines.

Combing the flair for innovative voice acting and entrepreneurial skills, Creativoices is growing by leaps and bounds, “I keep on studying researching and discovering new trends” revealed by the voice actor as the secret components of a successful business.

Creativoices has been a part of E-services Philippines a fair designed by the Center for International Trade Exposition and Missions for IT companies in two years and by joining such exhibits the CEO is dreaming to make the Philippines the center of Voice over industry in Asia like call center or BPO in principle.

Envisioning the future of the company, Pocholo shared his plans, “Plan ko mag venture in the future sa another entity na related like video. Gusto ko din kasi ng mga video documentaries.” (I’m planning to venture into another entity that is related to audio projects like video because I am fond of video documentaries as well.) The company’s focus is on the artistry of being a voice talent; and because of technology nothing is impossible on producing the best audiovisuals giving limitless possibilities to their listeners and viewers.

For more information on Creativoices Productions log on to www.creativoices.com.

Angara: A leader rises
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Senator Ed Angara proposed a mandatory health insurance program for Filipino children.
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Senator Edgardo J. Angara, the longest serving senator in the post-EDSA Senate, began his political career when he was elected as one of the youngest delegates to the 1971 Constitutional Convention.

A year later he founded what would become one of the country's top law firms known by the initials ACCRA . Honing his skills while practicing, Angara was eventually elected as president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) in 1979, an indication of his rise to prominence in the legal profession.

In recognition of his internationalist views and pragmatism, he was chosen in 1980 as founding president of the ASEAN Law Association, an organization that seeks to harmonize laws in the region and promote a common focus on key issues and policies.

But it was his tenure as president of UP from 1981-1987 where he made his mark after gaining the respect of students and faculty for his professionalism and determination to make the state university attain its true status as the premiere educational center in the country.

He rallied alumni in the country and abroad to pool their resources for various projects to mark UP's diamond jubilee in 1983, including the creation of additional professorial chairs and faculty grants. Through his efforts, the liberal arts curriculum was strengthened, a seven-year honors medical curriculum installed, humanities and science were energized, and a multi-campus university organization was instituted.

In essence, the whole UP system was reorganized to make it more efficient and attuned to the changing times.

He defended the state university's tradition of dissent and fiscal autonomy, while maintaining its reputation for academic excellence. He established stronger links with the business community and alumni organizations, raising the biggest faculty endowment in the university. It came as no surprise then that despite being a political neophyte in the 1987 senatorial elections, he placed in the top five.

By this time, he had established a reputation as a resolute reformer and firm leader, winning praise for his non-confrontational stance on contentious domestic and international issues, while building consensus at the same time.

The same reputation enabled him as Senate President (1993-1995) and as senator (1987-1998, 2001-present) to get through the legislative gridlock that stood between the Legislative and Executive branches of government. He made a difference in the lives of others by pushing for the passage of laws on arts and culture, agriculture, education, good governance, health and social welfare.

As chairman of the Congressional Commission on Education, Angara sponsored laws that resulted in the creation of the Commission on Higher Education and the Technical Education and Skill Development Authority, both of which enabled the Department of Education to focus on its main concern - basic education.

He also sponsored the Free High School Act that ensured secondary education even for the poorest; the Senior Citizens Act (or The Angara Law) that allowed the elderly to avail of substantial discounts when buying medicine or riding public transport; the National Health Insurance Act, or PHILHEALTH, that provided insurance to every citizen; the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE), the biggest scholarship program.

Under his Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA), farmers and fisher folk benefited from improved seeds and plant materials, better irrigation, better financing and market access.

He authored the Magna Carta for Public Health Workers and was the principal author of the laws that created the new National Museum and the National Commission on Culture and the Arts.

As secretary of agriculture (1999-2001), he had the opportunity to implement his own creation, AFMA.

He oversaw an improvement of food production programs and support services that led to a bigger harvest of rice, a development that underscored the drive to attain self-sufficiency. Overall, the agricultural sector saw a growth rate of three percent since 2000, compared with a 1.2 percent growth over the past two decades.

He served as executive secretary (2001), albeit briefly, during the presidency of Joseph Estrada, and oversaw the peaceful transition of power after the second people power revolution.

As Philippine National Bank chairman (1998-1999), he made the bank a major player in the domestic financial market.
Senator Edgardo J. Angara
Senator Edgardo J. Angara

Upon assuming the leadership of LDP, the dominant opposition party, he began to quietly transform the party into formidable institution bent on effecting change in the political and economic infrastructure of the country, like decentralizing the national government and removing barriers that hinder the entry of foreign investment.

Today, he is overseeing a number of important legislative measures, like the Bio-fuels Act that aims to lessen dependence on imported oil and promote increased usage of renewable energy, and the Political Party Development and Campaign Finance Reform Act that seeks to make political parties ideology-based organizations and true instruments of change.

A recipient of the Commandeur dans l'ordre des Palmes citation from France , Angara was also director of the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption in 2002

As a further testament to his international experience, he was elected last year as charter president of the Southeast Asia Parliamentarians Against Corruption. Not coincidentally, Angara was the author of the Procurement Reform Act, the biggest anti-corruption law in Philippine history, as well as the father of the Ombudsman Law.

It has not been easy scaling the ladder of corporate law, the academe and politics and becoming one of the country's top public leaders, but Angara has impressed his peers.

Sen. Angara is married to the former Gloria Manalang, past chairperson of the Cultural Center of the Philippines , and has four children. His son, Juan Edgardo, currently represents his home province of Aurora , while daughter Anna is a trained museum curator. Another daughter, Katerina, is completing her arts studies, while the youngest, Alexandra, is graduating with an economics degree from the London School of Economics in the UK.

Look at this picture:

I self-designed it by PowerPoint and saved into JPEC image. If you like football and know something about Liverpoor, you might know the song “You are not walking alone” that Liverpoor fans sing in every match to encourage their players. I like this song name. Yeah! I’m not walking alone on my life and you are too. We all have family and friends to support our successes as well as hard situations. The importance is how we say our heart to them. It’s not a easy job but it’s also not too difficult to express ourselves. Start to think a little about our relatives and our friends on way how they love you and vice versa. You will know how to do your passion job.

“You life is the adventure of yourself” reveal how you are living your life. Now, your life is life, not living. Life is the way people show their values such as inspiring, passion, enthusiastic..., while living is only the actions of your life. Your living maybe easy but your life is boring. Your life is challenge and your living is unforgettable. Let’s adventure your life to know who you are. Interesting!

The next picture is to recall me how much I’m spending or wasting my time. I want to use/ spend my time, not waste. However, sometime I threw my life into the trashcan for playing game or some stupid job. NOW, HURRY UP! MY TIME IS UP!

Charles Plumb was a US Navy jet pilot in Vietnam .. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience!

One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk . You were shot down!"

"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.

"I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."

Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he had looked like in a Navy uniform: a white hat; a bib in the back; and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor." Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent at a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know.

Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. He also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory -- he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety.

Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachutes.