Hi guys, it’s my birthday in 4 days, so I decided to break my “hiatus curse” and actually blog here on Video Chops!

I’ve been missing A LOT lately and one of them is spotting the latest online video contests in the Philippines. So let me kick it off with the I LOVE MAKATI video contest – all Makati-lovers are encouraged to join.

Wanna know how? Here are the mechanics:

1. Contest is open to everyone, 18 years and old above.
2. The video should be no less than 30 seconds that captures why one loves Makati. It can highlight living, doing busines, and tourism aspects of the city.
3. Mandatory components:
   - the I Love Makati watermark (to be posted here shortly) to appear at the lower right hand side of the video.
   - a video or image snippet of Jupiter Suites anywhere in the 30 second video.
   - at the end of the video, state that:

   This video is a contest entry to I Love Makati (http://www.ilovemakati.ph/) video contest sponsored by:
   - Jupiter Suites (http://www.jupitersuites.com.ph/)
   - Quality Budget Travels to the Philippines (http://www.budgettravels.ph)
   - MakatiDeli.com (http://www.makatideli.com)
   - Buddy Gancenia (http://www.buddygancenia.com)

4. Submission of entries will be from December 1 to 20. All entries will be sent via CD (in a format that allows it to be uploaded via YouTube) along with entry form (to be posted shortly), and mailed to:I Love Makati Video Contest
   c/o Janette Toral
   Jupiter Suites
   102 Jupiter Street Bel-Air, Makati City Philippines

You can read the COMPLETE MECHANICS HERE.

The winner gets 50,000 pesos in cash! If you love Makati and  love video-making, there’s no reason not to join, guys.

GLOBE’S PARAMIHAN CHALLENGE

3rd Place: Paramihan ng Sipit (P20,000 Prize)

2nd Place: Paramihan ng Kiss (P40,ooo Prize)

1st Place: Bulak Brothers City Wide Dance Party Adventure (P100,000 Grand Prize!)

Photo from Ada

MS. JANETTE TORAL’S TOP 10 EMERGING INFLUENTIAL BLOGS 2009

It was surprising to know that Video Chops is no. 14 in the list! Here are the blogs which almost made it to the Top 10.

Most Influential Emerging Blogger This Year – Jan Geronimo

Congratulations to the winners and awardees!

UPDATE: Sorry for the delay; I wasn’t online the whole day. I emailed the contest winner a few hours ago. Please message me ASAP (before 10AM today) to claim your ticket. Thanks for joining everyone!

Thank you very much Splintr.com, the country’s first independent online music channel, for giving me one of these very special tickets to Nine Inch Nails’ “Wave Goodbye” Concert! The event got me really excited but I just realized, since this will be the band’s farewell concert and all, that one of NIN’s biggest fans should be able to watch it. So I’m giving my ticket away. Yup. I have ONE (1) PATRON ticket for this Wednesday’s event so for those who are interested, just answer this simple question: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NIN MUSIC VIDEO AND WHY?

The most interesting answer/comment will win the ticket. Deadline of entries will be on August 3 August 4, NOON. You can also share a video chop of the event for us to feature.

Drop your comments, SUBSCRIBE FOR UPDATES and hope you guys have a great weekend!

Starting early next month, the start of the blogging awards season in the Philippines is about to begin with the announcement of the much-awaited Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009 and is scheduled to end by December with the Pinoy Expats Blog Awards 2009. Video bloggers has a lot of things to look forward to including new awards that are tailored especially for Pinoy vloggers out there. Here’s a list of the upcoming events from August to December:

1. Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs of 2009

The top 10 blogs will be announced on August 8, 2009 Saturday, 6 pm to 11 pm at the Forum Hall, Casino Filipino, PIRC Bldg. Ninoy Aquino Avenue, Parañaque City. Shuttle to the venue is available. Pick up time will be at 5:30 pm at Starbucks 6750. The program will be as follows:

• Dinner
• Observations and Lessons learned – Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs writing project (Janette Toral)
• Eyeball sponsor talk – PAGCOR
• Raffle Draw – 10 winners who will get US$100 each. Of course, those who can’t make it are still part of the draw and can win.
• Recognition – The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs 2009 – as chosen by writing project participants.
• Raffle (we will welcome all raffle contributions), games, networking

The writing project is still on-going so don’t forget to vote for your favorite blogs at Ms. Janette Toral’s blog.

2. Saranggola Blog Awards

“Paliparin ang isip, abutin ang langit; bigkisin ang mga salita’t pakawalan sa hangin gaya ng Saranggola!” – In preparation for next month’s Buwan ng Wika (Philippines’ Language Month), The Saranggola Blog Awards are showcasing special blog posts that are written / made in Filipino. Pinoy bloggers around the world can join with their short stories, poems and of course, vlogs. Here is part of the guidelines:

1. Bukas ito sa lahat ng bloggers; nasa Pilipinas man o nasa labas ng bansa.
   • Bloggers : kung nagsusulat ka ng blog. Ikaw yun ano pa man ang trabaho mo, kurso o estado sa buhay!
   • Kung sakaling ang mananalo ay nasa ibang bansa, ipapadala sa inyo ang mga premyo.
2. Filipino lang ang midyum na gagamitin sa mga kategorya bilang pakikiisa sa pagdiriwang ng buwan ng wika. Kung Ingles ang iyong blog, siguraduhing ang isusulat o iba-vlog  mo ay nasa Filipino.
3. Maaaring sumali sa apat na kategorya. Siguraduhin lang na isang entry lang sa bawat kategorya.

Paglikha ng Maikling Kwento, Maikling Kwentong Pambata, Tula at Vlog

1. Vlog (video blogging)
   i.      3 – 5 minutong vlog na nagpapakita o nagtuturo ng paggawa ng saranggola
   ii.      Kinakailangang Filipino ang midyum sa pagbibigay direksyon sa paglikha
   iii.      Huwag masyadong seryoso, dapat ay nakakatuwa, at maging malikhain.
   iv.      Ipakita sa vlog ang aktwal na paglikha ng saranggola; hindi pwedeng direksyon lang. Dapat ay ipapakita ang nabuong saranggola sa vlog.

Deadline is on August 31, 2009 and winners will be announced on September 15, 2009. For the complete guidelines, visit Mr. Bernard Umali’s blog.

3. Pinoy Expats Blog Awards 2009

Now on their 2nd year, the Pinoy Expats Blog Awards recognize blogs made by OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) and Expats around the globe:

The top 10 Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog AWARD or PEBA is a search contest aimed to recognize and honor the exemplary work of blogging Pinoy Expats/OFW. PEBA wishes to present their blog work and bring their creative talents to light. We want to highlight the inspiring blogs of expatriates and learn from their lessons, their stories, and their work normally contained in their blogs. Considered as “Bagong Bayani” (new heroes), we believe we ought to hear their voices and amplify it for the world to hear.

A blog to be nominated should write an original blog entry (Filipino, English, Taglish) about the theme: “Filipinos Abroad – Hope of the Nation, Gift to the World.” or “Pinoy Expats/OFW – Pag-asa ng Bayan, Handog sa Mundo.” Various ways of expression is allowed: Photo/s, poem, song lyrics, music, video, cartoons, drawing, with written post relevant to the theme.

PEBA’s initial rule is very simple. We asked the blogging community to nominate their favorite blogs; we select the top 10 from various locations around the world and honor the winners with award badges and widgets.

If you want to join or nominate your favorite Expat blogs, just go to the Pinoy Expats Blog Awards site.

4. The Philippine Blog Awards 2009

Nominations are now open for the 3rd installment of the Philippine Blog Awards! It will be a great and exciting year for PBA as they introduce new awards and categories for the ever-growing and diverse community of the Philippine Blogosphere. One good, new upgrade is the inclusion of a new major category – Best Videocast (which was merged with Best Podcast last year)! Here is the guidelines from the official Philippine Blog Awards site:

I. It must be Filipino owned

II. It should not be a blog that belongs to a publishing or media groups.

III. Blogs that focuses on the Filipino and the Philippines (ie Filipiniana) can join the Foreign Blog/Pinoy at Heart Blog

III. Philippine Blog Awards Founders, officers and members of the Philippine Blog Awards Board of Directors, their blogs, blog projects, posts, videocasts, photos and podcats they worked on are automatically disqualified from being nominated.

IV. For the Best Blog Division: The blog must have been established before June 1, 2009.

V. For the Top Ten Post for 2009: The post/videocast/podcast must have been been published before June 1, 2009. Only one post per blog can be submitted.

VI. For the Special Awards Division: The nominee and blog for the award must at least have been established, introduced, and blogging before June 1, 2009.

VII. Submitted blogs and post should contain the necessary authorization to use the images, audio, text and other content.

VIII. Only the owner/blogger of the blog can fill up and submit the nomination form.*

NOTE: If you know any blog that should be a nominee, you can refer them to the page or by filling out this form.

The coming months will be an awesome season of recognition and celebration. May these events produce not only more quality blogs but also more friendships and new acquaintances among Filipino bloggers as well.

We have the finalists! Video Chops got only 7 out of 12 right from our Fearless Forecast yesterday but I gotta say – the judges did a pretty good job in picking the Top 12. Here are the chosen ones:

1. Pinakamaraming Nagshashagidi Shagidi Shapopo!
2. Bulak Brothers City Wide Dance Party Adventure! (Paramihan ng duo combo dance moves at landmarks in one day)
3. Paramihan ng Malulusutan
   
4. Paramihan ng Basketball Exhibition
5. The Greatness of Paramihan
6. YouTube – 51 Things I Found In My Bahay Kubo
7. Paramihan ng maisusuot na polo
8. Paramihan ng Kiss
9. Slumdog Kutohan
10. Paramihan ng Mag-Luluksong Baka
11. Paramihan ng Handprints
12. Paramihan ng Sipit

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And now it’s time to vote and get a chance to win FREE Everybodytxt20 and P10,000!

Raffle (VIDEO VOTING)

Open to ALL Globe Prepaid subscribers.

HOW TO JOIN:

• Log on to www.globe.com.ph/paramihan.
• Choose among the top 12 videos and vote for your favorite video entry.
• Register to vote.
• Enter your Globe prepaid mobile no., full name, complete home address, age and email address.
• Registered users can only vote once per video entry but they can vote for different video entries from other users.
• All voters will receive an ETXT20 via electronic load within three weeks of registering and voting on the Paramihan challenge site.
• Voters will also get a chance to win Php10,000.00 cash through an electronic raffle detailed below:
  • Each name registered will be equivalent to one raffle entry only, regardless on the number of votes made.
  • Cut-off for registration and voting will be on July 31, 2009, 11:59 pm.
  • On August 1, all registered names will be culled, processed and submitted to Globe’s Information Security Group to ensure that no name will be doubly entered.  All the names will then be translated into a text file.
  • On August 4, 3:00pm, in the presence of a DTI representative, the text file containing all the names will be inputted in to randomizer software that randomly selects entries.
  • First three results will win P10,000.00 cash each. Metro Manila winners can claim their cash prize at the 4th floor, Tower 2, Globe Telecom Plaza, Pioneer cor. Madison streets, Mandaluyong City while provincial winners can claim their prize in the Globe Business Center nearest to them (please see separate sheet to view list of Globe BC’s).

Congratulations to the finalists!

This is it. After weeks of waiting and watching Johnny Stunts’ shameless Paramihan stunts, over 60 entries have been submitted by midnight yesterday. This video contest, I believe, is one of the most well-received projects of its kind. Usually, without the help of TV advertising, contests like this only get about 10-15 entries. So kudos to Globe for doing a great job on making the contest viral somehow.

Now, all these 60 participants are waiting for the moment of truth. By tomorrow, 12 finalists will be picked by the judges for the chance to win 100,000 bucks! And since Video Chops can’t really wait anymore, we are predicting the deserving videos that will be filling up the Top 12 slots. Here they are in random order:

• Bulak Brothers City Wide Dance Party Adventure! (Paramihan ng duo combo dance moves at landmarks in one day) – Very professionally done. A top 3 contender.
• Paramihan ng Impersonation (Sing & Talk Alike) – You have to give props to the talent. It’s NEVER easy to impersonate anyone.
• Maramihang Jump! – Jump shots are always cool. ‘Nuff said.
• Tribute for Michael Jackson (Paramihan ng kumanta ng Heal the World) – The makers of “Pangga” strike again! The backstory of the challenge is the most interesting part IMO.
• Paramihan ng maisusuot na polo – Gotta give props to the editing. The concept reminds me of Joey from FRIENDS (the time when he wore all of Chandler’s clothes)
• Pinakamaraming Nagshashagidi Shagidi Shapopo! - Shagidi Shapopo is always fun. ‘Nuff said.
• The Supermarketeers Paramihan Challenge! – I’m a bit biased with this but the logistics in shooting this video was uhm, challenging. LOL. And we weren’t caught. woot!
• YouTube – 51 Things I Found In My Bahay Kubo – Very Filipino. And Jodinand is always funny and animated to watch.
• Paramihan ng Mag-Luluksong Baka – They have a great advantage in the Paramihan Factor criterion. I have to say – very supportive work environment.
• Paramihan ng pumulot ng P20 – The only “hidden camera” entry in the bunch. They could’ve done something more exciting though.
• Paramihan ng Sipit – Anyone who’s willing to do THAT to his face for money (or fame) deserves a chance to win some bucks.
• Paramihan ng Basketball Exhibition – The editing was brilliant but it could’ve been shorter. Oh well, this is still one of the top contenders for this competition.

So there. That’s Video Chops’ Top 12 Paramihan Challenge Fearless Forecast. Do you guys agree with the list? What’s your Top 12? Don’t forget to subscribe and be updated.

Winner of “What’s your Flippest Flippish Video?” contest, Nino Ventura gives Flippish and Video Chops a big thank you!

The theme of the video contest is “Group Cosplay.”  Participants must create a video consisting of a group of cosplayers performing a skit or other similar executions, to be uploaded and open for online viewing (via YouTube).  Read the full story

180?

The FDCP urges all Filipino filmmakers to ‘Spin the System’ with 180-second cinema experiences embracing unique and unorthodox approaches to filmmaking: 180 celebrates the different, the unusual, and the extraordinary— all told succinctly in 180 immersive seconds. Read the full story

And the time has come! Thank you guys for the 11 flipp entries to our Flippish contest “What’s Your Flippest Flippish Video?” The comments were read and judged by 3 individuals. It was not really about the video choice but the reason behind why they loved it. So after getting the Top 3 votes from each judge, we got TWO (2) winners!

2nd Prize (P500 worth of cellphone load):

Rommel of Inghinyero.com! He voted for “Campaign Ad” from the show Test Tube. He said:

Direk Campaign Ad is currently my favorite.

Its kinda timely. The spoofs of TV commercials and their dialogues are very much parallel to the typical TV ads. You can clearly see how politicians crumble and whore themselves to seem decent and clean in the viewer public’s eyes.

Elections for 2010 is coming. I hope that FLippish would do more vids that cater these topic.

Here’s the video:

AND THE WINNER IS (P2000 YSA Skin Care Gift Certificate and P1000 cellphone load) …

Nino AKA LILWIZ! He voted for “Koryans in Da Pilipins”. He said:

Flippish. . .The name speaks for itself that this new and 1st ever online tv show is now setting a new trend to everyone. The use of this Web 2.0 technology that showcase Filipino stuffs is very catchy, and the videos featured here are original. . .

For my favorite VIDEO, I have to give props to ” KORYANS IN THE PILIPINS ”
This video is very interesting, people would watch it because a lot of us is curious na ” bakit nga ba madaming KOREANO dito?? ” . It is true that the Philippines nowadays are resided by some Koreans. One of the reasons ??? They go here for english education.Some go here just for a long vacation too or some stay here as immigrants. I was surprised when I watch the show that SANDARA is also the reason why there here. Hmmmm, maybe they are inspired or something.:)hehehe. Owww well, I think that we should always welcome the Koreans when we see them walking around in our territory. Let us show them the greatest trait that we have( BEING HOSPITABLE ):) and I know that having them as our friend will also help them improve their ENGLISH skills.My Korean ex improves a lot. . .They are also hospitable believe me. . .I actually have Korean friends from my old school and i hang out with them a lot of times. I agree about their traits that was shown in the video. . .

OH BY THE WAY, nice Korean look KRING!! hehehe :p

And here it is:

Congratulations guys! You can claim your prizes tonight at the launch party or any date that is convenient for you. Thanks for joining!