Category: Process

  • Sneak Peek: “Kalipay and the Tiniest Tiktik”

      After character sketches come storyboards. Here’s a preview of the “Kalipay and the Tiniest Tiktik” storyboards in process, from Happy Garaje.

  • Sneak Peek: “Melo the Umang-Boy”

    Sneak Peek: “Melo the Umang-Boy”

    I’ve just returned to urban Manila after 10 days with the blue skies and sun-drenched (read: HOT) cliffs of Batanes (a cluster of small islands near Taiwan). Batanes is the most remote northern corner of the Philippines. It was a gathering of loose ends for the Ivatan children’s story, including…

  • Researching the Chavacano Story

    Researching the Chavacano Story

    The Yakan are one of several distinct ethnic groups living in Zamboanga City, though originally from Basilan. They are known for their complicated patterns, their weaving being among the most intricate and difficult to create in the Philippines. Below is a Yakan backstrap loom, housed at the National Museum of…

  • Voicing the Tiniest Tik-Tik

    Voicing the Tiniest Tik-Tik

    Working on this passion project is not without its stumbling blocks. I often say it feels like I’m making it up as I go along. But it also has a serendipity to it, an energy it generates on its own.I came to Cebu City to record a voiceover for the…