Friday, December 12, 2008

... days of X-mas



12

On
the first day of X-mas my true love sent to me…nah, skip it. We’re tired singing the same old X-mas song, hehe.
But there are many reasons why we should celebrate X-mas this year together even if we might be busy with our own stuff in life. We are still working together and looking forward to greet each other some of the best wishes since X-mas is here again… and another new year to prove ourselves again. So let me count the ways why we should celebrate X-mas in the Kuris Universe…
One: We officially became certified scholars and trainees for Professional 2D Animators Training program after passing the assessment last April 2007.
Two: We had our first get-together party at Villa Beach as a group last May 2007. Three: As the second batch of trainees for the course, both the day and night class met and started to bond together forging a connection that was meant to excel as early as June 2007. Four: We showed “The Adventures of TASI”, our first animated group project at Iloilo IT week, Marymart Mall last September 2007. Five: We named our group “Kuris”, an Ilonggo word for “scribbled line” to represent our appreciation for our Ilonggo roots on the last week of September. Later, we called our group “Kuris Animation Unlimited”. Six: We had a brief brainstorming and planning to pursue a major project that would boost our group’s potential and Iloilo’s cultural festival on the first week of October 2007. Seven: We held our graduation at SM City Iloilo on October 19, 2007 showcasing some of our early works such as TASI and Kuris Universe, a compilation of our individually-made animated characters. Eight: After working for almost sixty-days for a major animated project, Kuris animators we’re invited for a series of live interviews via AM radio (RMN, January 23), Ratsada News Program (GMA TV-6, January 21) and Arangkada Morning Show (GMA TV-6, January 24) to promote The BEQUEST. Nine: “Dinagyamation”, an animation exhibit organized to promote The BEQUEST was opened for public viewing at SM City Iloilo from January 20 to 25, 2008. Ten: “The BEQUEST: Origin of Dinagyang” dubbed as the first Ilonggo animated short film was screened at SM Cinema 7 to almost 500 audience on January 25, 2008. Eleven: The BEQUEST had a weeklong public screening for students from different schools on February 2008 at WVCST Educational Center. Twelve: Kuris Animators showed the first official trailer of The BEQUEST at UPV on February 19 this year during the Animation and Comics Convention in Iloilo.
X-mas is here again, merry X-mas and have a funky New Year people… we hope there will be more great things to come through our little dream of making our passion alive.

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