Tags: Animation
By KC Santos
PASIG CITY, METRO MANILA – For Filipino animators Sean Orlanda and Christwin Felix, commitment and passion are necessary if one wants to excel in animation.
Sean and Christwin are members of Tuldok Animation Studios a non-profit organization of artists that seeks to give Philippine animation its own identity.
Sean and Christwin admit that being an animator is challenging and will require you to commit your full energy into something that will not make you rich instantly.
“We still earn but I admit it’s not very high compared to what others in the same field are making. In the end, it doesn’t matter that much because what we are doing is very fulfilling,” shares Christwin.
In 2009, the two launched “Pasintabi” a critically-acclaimed short film.
Apart from their major contributions to “Pasintabi,” the two also pegged their artistic inputs in an instructional video on animation, which Tuldok Animation will be distributing to high schools all over the country for free, beginning this month.
To Sean and Christwin, animation should be brought back to the grassroots, especially since Filipinos are essentially tagged “underappreciated animators”.
“Most local animators are somewhat inspired by Japanese and Western principles in animation. We want Filipino animators to have their own face in the world of animation,” says Sean.
Technology is now widely used by most production houses, but Sean and Christwin say the skill of an animator is proven not with the character he is able to create, but how he can make the character come to life.
“Your knowledge with the different technologies and software doesn’t automatically make you an animator. Being an animator has a lot to do with how you make the character move flawlessly, realistically and how you tell the story thru the character, as if no human hands are controlling it,” says Christwin.
They added that a true animator can make use of traditional media to create a powerful and believable character.
This is why Rox Lee and the likes have remained the pillars of Philippine animation and are being looked up to by the new generation of animators.
“You have to really be devoted to what you’re doing. You should be willing to consistently sacrifice time and energy and more time to a project,” says Christwin.
Sean and Christwin said that Tuldok Animation has been depicting folk tales in their animated features.
“There are still a lot of stories waiting to be transformed into features. We Filipinos are exceptional storytellers. We have something to else to be proud of, this is the home of the best animators in the world,” the two said.
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