THE ART OF MEL CASIPIT

On February 24, 2025 , I had the opportunity to attend the IP Live Chat on Animation at the IPOPHL Multipurpose Hall, McKinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City . It was an insightful event that brought together industry experts to discuss intellectual property (IP) and its role in animation and creative content. The panel featured notable speakers, including: 🔹 Atty. Emerson Cuyo – Director, IPOPHL Bureau of Copyright and Related Rights 🔹 Derek Kunhee – U.S. IP Attorney in Seoul 🔹 Marla Rausch – President, Creative Content Creators Association of the Philippines (SIKAP) 🔹 Ronnie Del Carmen – Director & Story Writer, Pixar and Netflix 🔹 Rianne Hill Soriano – President, Tuldok Animation Studios Hearing their insights on copyright protection, creative rights, and the future of animation was both inspiring and educational. They shared valuable perspectives on how IP laws impact the animation industry, the challenges of protecting creative works, and the importance of foste...

Nagpunta sa Pilipinas si Mr. Edwin "Wincat" Alcala Assistant Director ng Family Guy upang magbahagi ng kaalaman sa animation. Ang talk ay naganap sa Informatics College, Rm 2G sa Eastwood campus, Hulyo 6, 2013, hatid ng ACPI o Animation Council of the Philippines.  Simula nung bata pa lang ako pangarap ko ng maging animator. Simula noong makapanood ako ng mga cartoons sa TV ay nahumaling na ako agad. Nahilig ako sa panonood ng cartoons at magbasa ng komiks. Kahit nung ako'y naging teenager at ngayon na professional na di pa rin natanggal ang pagkagusto ko sa animation, dream job ko talaga yun. Nabalitaan ko kay Kai Castillo noong nilink nya sakin ang tungkol sa talk ni Mr. Wincat Alcala sa Eastwood, na sinundan ng paglink sakin ulit nila Randy Valiente at Tepai Pascual, kapwa mga kakomiks ko. Si G. Alcala ay Assistant Director ng Family Guy. Isang palabas na cartoons mula sa Fox Broadcasting Company na nilikha ni Seth Mcfarlane. Sobrang sikat ang pa...

I found a site online that I can watch the Studio Ghibli and other movies. It was really great to see movies I loved in full English dub and I really love it! It's really nice to just concentrate on the visuals instead of reading the subtitles. However, I don't mind the subtitles, I'm just saying that It's really a different experience as a whole as compared to watching and reading the subs. I already watched most of the Studio Ghibli films in the original Japanese version with subtitles, I loved the first time I watched it, and I'm instantly in love with the characters and the story and the art and the animation. It was a couple of years back, so when I searched the internet and found  the english versions, I'm so happy and watched the movies all over again. First that I watched was Spirited Away, the DVD I bought don't have the subtitled version of the movie so I didn't watched It yet.  What I love about the movie is the color and the animation as ...