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Bogart Mood # 3: What the hell are you looking at man!
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Bogard Mood # 2: Crazy, sexy, cool Brynh (need we say more if he ain't a rockstar?)
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Bogart Mood #1: comtemplating, optimistic, wishful thinking Brynh
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Brynh de los Reyes
When the cryptic kuris animator talks
By Ronelo Ladiao
Brynh is cryptic. If I would be given a few more choices of words to describe him with a single word, I won’t change my mind. Sometimes, his magnificent ideas in making our project just flows like water of a riverbank with endless boundaries. But when his mood fluctuates, anticipate him to start blabbering crazy stuff and nonsensical lines that will make us laugh all throughout the evening. When things gets rough in our restless nights of doing our animated projects and pressures to finish it on time, this guy, this natural born joker entertained us with his wits and wags (sort of). But that makes his personality unique and remains to be one of the secret spices why Kuris Animation Unlimited, a group of shy yet talented amateurs Ilonggo animators stand still with courage to chase their dreams.
Brynh de los Reyes, a 22 years old fun-loving guy who is the second of seven children by couple Nestor and Nenita de los Reyes from Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City, posses an artistic gift that sets him apart from the rest. He jokingly told this writer that when he was still hanging around inside her mother’s womb on his seventh month, he started to draw (a crazy idea which I didn’t believe of course). During his high school years at Jalandoni Memorial National High School, Brynh constantly joined various drawing or poster-making contests. But he usually ended up losing and not even a single moment he won any place from these contests. But contest or no contest, he never gave up honing his talent and kept on drawing until he learned much out of his struggle to perfect his craft. During his second year at Interface Computer College where he is taking up Information Technology, he heard about TESDA’s offering on Professional Assistant 2D Animators Training, a three-month vocational course implemented by Pres. Arroyo’s Training for Work Program at Western Visayas College of Science and Technology.
He knows what he loves to do best-drawing. So he grabbed the opportunity and after passing the entrance exam given by TESDA through Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI), he started to take his new path seriously (or so it seems to be). Though he already finished an Art and Sign short course at Helping Foundation, Brynh remained hungry to learn more and push his gifts further through animation.
As one of the second batch of Ilonggo animators training hard to enhance their talents, Brynh started to create a close bonding with his fellow animator wannabes. Though there were several instances that he thought of leaving animation due to its unsure future here in Iloilo City, the group’s coolest guy and class clown keeps coming back because of his undeniable friendship with his peers. Until he graduated together with his groupmates on October 19, 2007 at SM City Iloilo, Brynh became one of the founding members of Kuris Animation Unlimited. For a short period of time, his perseverance and patience for the group undeniably made a mark in the history of this city through the showing of The BEQUEST: Origin of Dinagyang, the first Ilonggo-made animated short film.
When the cryptic kuris animator talks
By Ronelo Ladiao
Brynh is cryptic. If I would be given a few more choices of words to describe him with a single word, I won’t change my mind. Sometimes, his magnificent ideas in making our project just flows like water of a riverbank with endless boundaries. But when his mood fluctuates, anticipate him to start blabbering crazy stuff and nonsensical lines that will make us laugh all throughout the evening. When things gets rough in our restless nights of doing our animated projects and pressures to finish it on time, this guy, this natural born joker entertained us with his wits and wags (sort of). But that makes his personality unique and remains to be one of the secret spices why Kuris Animation Unlimited, a group of shy yet talented amateurs Ilonggo animators stand still with courage to chase their dreams.
Brynh de los Reyes, a 22 years old fun-loving guy who is the second of seven children by couple Nestor and Nenita de los Reyes from Bo. Obrero, Lapuz, Iloilo City, posses an artistic gift that sets him apart from the rest. He jokingly told this writer that when he was still hanging around inside her mother’s womb on his seventh month, he started to draw (a crazy idea which I didn’t believe of course). During his high school years at Jalandoni Memorial National High School, Brynh constantly joined various drawing or poster-making contests. But he usually ended up losing and not even a single moment he won any place from these contests. But contest or no contest, he never gave up honing his talent and kept on drawing until he learned much out of his struggle to perfect his craft. During his second year at Interface Computer College where he is taking up Information Technology, he heard about TESDA’s offering on Professional Assistant 2D Animators Training, a three-month vocational course implemented by Pres. Arroyo’s Training for Work Program at Western Visayas College of Science and Technology.
He knows what he loves to do best-drawing. So he grabbed the opportunity and after passing the entrance exam given by TESDA through Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI), he started to take his new path seriously (or so it seems to be). Though he already finished an Art and Sign short course at Helping Foundation, Brynh remained hungry to learn more and push his gifts further through animation.
As one of the second batch of Ilonggo animators training hard to enhance their talents, Brynh started to create a close bonding with his fellow animator wannabes. Though there were several instances that he thought of leaving animation due to its unsure future here in Iloilo City, the group’s coolest guy and class clown keeps coming back because of his undeniable friendship with his peers. Until he graduated together with his groupmates on October 19, 2007 at SM City Iloilo, Brynh became one of the founding members of Kuris Animation Unlimited. For a short period of time, his perseverance and patience for the group undeniably made a mark in the history of this city through the showing of The BEQUEST: Origin of Dinagyang, the first Ilonggo-made animated short film.
Let’s meet this cryptic guy with a fiery passion for animation. But be prepared for his straightforward and unedited thoughts…
Ronelo ladiao (RL): First and foremost, can tell me who’s your favorite animated characters that influenced your drawing style?
Bryan de los Reyes (BR): Frankly speaking, I’m heavily influenced by Japanese Anime. That makes Jericho and his Ghostfighter gang tops the list of my most favorite animated characters. I can easily relate to the deep, mysterious and misunderstood thoughts of Anime characters. Hey, I also like Moneky d’ Luffy, another anime cartoon.
RL: Tell us your ambition in life when you were a kid?
BR: Aside from finishing my studies, I used to believe that I really wanted to draw all my life and I hope I could do this as long as I can as an animator now.
RL: Literally, what makes you happy?
BR: Right now, when I see my five-month old daughter I fondly called “Lalan” there’s a lasting feeling of happiness and contentment. I wish I could be a good dad as she grow up.
RL: Setting aside drawing and animation, do you have other talents that you haven’t share with other people?
BR: Probably my singing talent and ear for music. Hey, Bryan and I (another Kuris animator) used to create funny songs every time we take a break. We record it and mostly laugh out loud when the lyrics seemed too humorous to listen. We can play the guitar very well and yes, some drums.
RL: Tell us about the kind of music you listen to?
BR: I listen to Jolina and F4 (laughs), no just kidding. I like the music of White Lion and Jack Black of Tenacious D. In one of our wacky videos, I lipsynched one of his song “Pick of Destiny”. Man, that song is rocking hard to listen, hehe!
RL: Let’s talk about the group, what’s the best thing being a member of Kuris Animators?
BR: I want to say it in Illonggo dialect- “kami ang pinakauna nga animators sa Iloilo nga nakaobra sang 2D kag 3D animated nga pelikula nga bisan law-ay sa iban nami man gihapon para sa amon kay pinangabudlayan gid namon tanan” (laughs).
RL: I believe you created an original character named “Bogart”, who is he and how does he represents you?
BR: “Waay lang” (just nothing). Bogart is a teenager born to a family of syndicates and they live in breaking the law. But there’s some good in him, his heart longs to break the chain of darkness that’s been pushing him to become an ill of the society. So he resorted “sa pagbaligya tabagak kon adlaw kaysa mangawat” (selling dried fish during the day instead of stealing) and defended the innocents at night without having any powers like most superheroes we know. “Sagad lang sya sa away, madasig maghulag kag maalam” (he’s good in fighting, quick mover and intelligent) that’s why he always win in every battle with criminals. For me, he‘s someone that shows my desire to change the world around me. Hey, I also made the animated logo of Kuris, I think it’s cute.
RL: You designed the model sheet of Niňo, the street child and the main character of The BEQUEST, what inspired you to make such nice design?
BR: Actually, I did the rough drafts and Marx (another Kuris animator) did the final clean-up. When I designed it, I try to look for some street children and replicate the character’s clothing with them. I tried to put more emotion and innocence in his eyes. Marx said that our essential inspiration should be Ang, the Avatar from Nickolodeans.
RL: They say you’re also good in caricature or editorial cartoon sort of stuff, if you’re going to make an animation about a certain political figure, who would you choose?
BR: Let me think. Manoling Morato coz he talks a lot about immorality and maybe Jun Lozada, he’s a hot item these days.
RL: Can you mention some of your closest fellow Kuris animators?
BR: Why don’t we talk those who are not close to me instead? Well, Dads (Diosdado Aguilar) is the only one who’s not close to me coz he’s out of sight most of the time, LOL! (laugh out load). But honestly, he’s kinda good dad of the group.
RL: If “Kuris” wasn’t the name of your group, what other possible name would you prefer?
BR: I don’t know. Maybe “Peek of Destiny” coz we used to lipsynched Jack Black’s crazy song “Pick of destiny” (laughs).
RL: For you, what’s the most important achievement of the group?
BR: Of course, The BEQUEST! During the time we were making it, the pressure was very strenuous “kag abi namon indi na gid matapos kay ang iban nga tawo gahambal nga indi na kuno makalagas bag-o mag-January 25” (because we thought that we couldn’t finish it, other people kept on saying we can’t catch it before January 25--the showing date of the film). “ang malain pa gid kay bisan iban namon nga upod nadulaan salig nga matapos ang project (another bad thing was that some of our members have lost hope that we can finish the project), so they left us. But we finish it on time and the rest is history.
RL: Looking back right now to all the sacrifices and the fun you had with animation, do you have any parting shot?
BR: “Sadya-sadya lang ni a” (this is all having fun). Give your best shot. This is now we call destiny and no more room for regrets and get-backers.
Bryan de los Reyes (BR): Frankly speaking, I’m heavily influenced by Japanese Anime. That makes Jericho and his Ghostfighter gang tops the list of my most favorite animated characters. I can easily relate to the deep, mysterious and misunderstood thoughts of Anime characters. Hey, I also like Moneky d’ Luffy, another anime cartoon.
RL: Tell us your ambition in life when you were a kid?
BR: Aside from finishing my studies, I used to believe that I really wanted to draw all my life and I hope I could do this as long as I can as an animator now.
RL: Literally, what makes you happy?
BR: Right now, when I see my five-month old daughter I fondly called “Lalan” there’s a lasting feeling of happiness and contentment. I wish I could be a good dad as she grow up.
RL: Setting aside drawing and animation, do you have other talents that you haven’t share with other people?
BR: Probably my singing talent and ear for music. Hey, Bryan and I (another Kuris animator) used to create funny songs every time we take a break. We record it and mostly laugh out loud when the lyrics seemed too humorous to listen. We can play the guitar very well and yes, some drums.
RL: Tell us about the kind of music you listen to?
BR: I listen to Jolina and F4 (laughs), no just kidding. I like the music of White Lion and Jack Black of Tenacious D. In one of our wacky videos, I lipsynched one of his song “Pick of Destiny”. Man, that song is rocking hard to listen, hehe!
RL: Let’s talk about the group, what’s the best thing being a member of Kuris Animators?
BR: I want to say it in Illonggo dialect- “kami ang pinakauna nga animators sa Iloilo nga nakaobra sang 2D kag 3D animated nga pelikula nga bisan law-ay sa iban nami man gihapon para sa amon kay pinangabudlayan gid namon tanan” (laughs).
RL: I believe you created an original character named “Bogart”, who is he and how does he represents you?
BR: “Waay lang” (just nothing). Bogart is a teenager born to a family of syndicates and they live in breaking the law. But there’s some good in him, his heart longs to break the chain of darkness that’s been pushing him to become an ill of the society. So he resorted “sa pagbaligya tabagak kon adlaw kaysa mangawat” (selling dried fish during the day instead of stealing) and defended the innocents at night without having any powers like most superheroes we know. “Sagad lang sya sa away, madasig maghulag kag maalam” (he’s good in fighting, quick mover and intelligent) that’s why he always win in every battle with criminals. For me, he‘s someone that shows my desire to change the world around me. Hey, I also made the animated logo of Kuris, I think it’s cute.
RL: You designed the model sheet of Niňo, the street child and the main character of The BEQUEST, what inspired you to make such nice design?
BR: Actually, I did the rough drafts and Marx (another Kuris animator) did the final clean-up. When I designed it, I try to look for some street children and replicate the character’s clothing with them. I tried to put more emotion and innocence in his eyes. Marx said that our essential inspiration should be Ang, the Avatar from Nickolodeans.
RL: They say you’re also good in caricature or editorial cartoon sort of stuff, if you’re going to make an animation about a certain political figure, who would you choose?
BR: Let me think. Manoling Morato coz he talks a lot about immorality and maybe Jun Lozada, he’s a hot item these days.
RL: Can you mention some of your closest fellow Kuris animators?
BR: Why don’t we talk those who are not close to me instead? Well, Dads (Diosdado Aguilar) is the only one who’s not close to me coz he’s out of sight most of the time, LOL! (laugh out load). But honestly, he’s kinda good dad of the group.
RL: If “Kuris” wasn’t the name of your group, what other possible name would you prefer?
BR: I don’t know. Maybe “Peek of Destiny” coz we used to lipsynched Jack Black’s crazy song “Pick of destiny” (laughs).
RL: For you, what’s the most important achievement of the group?
BR: Of course, The BEQUEST! During the time we were making it, the pressure was very strenuous “kag abi namon indi na gid matapos kay ang iban nga tawo gahambal nga indi na kuno makalagas bag-o mag-January 25” (because we thought that we couldn’t finish it, other people kept on saying we can’t catch it before January 25--the showing date of the film). “ang malain pa gid kay bisan iban namon nga upod nadulaan salig nga matapos ang project (another bad thing was that some of our members have lost hope that we can finish the project), so they left us. But we finish it on time and the rest is history.
RL: Looking back right now to all the sacrifices and the fun you had with animation, do you have any parting shot?
BR: “Sadya-sadya lang ni a” (this is all having fun). Give your best shot. This is now we call destiny and no more room for regrets and get-backers.
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