Philippine Blog Awards President Juned Sonido interviewed by TJ Manotoc on Tech Talk of Mornings @ ANC about this year’s awards. Here are Behind the Scenes Pictures: Read the full story

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.

Five stories. Five short films. One circle of friendship.

Video Chops’ next CHOPter is all about Globe and Pelicola‘s “‘Kada Kwento” – a collection of stories about seven individuals that make up a barkada (circle of friends). In each film, we see interesting (and sometimes amusing) manifestations of friendship that each one shares with the rest. We’ll be featuring exclusive clips from the creators and producers behind this new innovation in brand advertising. Reviews and feedback of each episode (err, installment) will also be available as this new chapter progresses. We’ll also be counting down ’til the series’ 3rd episode premieres.

This VC installment will also showcase Barkada Vlogging. One of the cool things about video blogging is that each post can be a great chance for your friends to collaborate and bond – mix and match ideas. We’ll be featuring different Pinoy barkada vlogs that we’re posted online just for the pure fun of it.

So do you have a barkada video posted online? Share it with us and we’ll feature it here on CHOPS! Now subscribe to us and we’ll keep you up to date.

‘Kada Kwento Launch: Bloggers Special Screening

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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

I bumped into Flippish sensation – Direk Kring Elenzano the other night and despite her busy schedule, she was amazing enough to leave us fans a message! Congratulations again to Rommel and Nino for winning the Flippest contest!

Now, here are are awesome OFFICIAL pictures from the launch by Daniel Tan: Read the full story

Flippish.com, the Philippine’s First Online Video Channel has officially launched last July 2, 2009 at the Fiamma bar, Makati City. The event was a massive success. The number of guests did not disappoint as a great crowd of Flippish fans flocked the venue to witness the channel’s brand new offerings. Roxanne Barcelo charmed the audience once again as the event’s host and Executive Producer Chris Tan retold the inspiration behind the concept. The ViPs (Video Producers) were introduced one by one and new shows were presented like Weekend Warriors and Brain Freeze. Special guests also performed in the official launch:

Here are links to exclusive video clips of the event:

1. The ViPs (Video Producers)
2. Chris Tan and the Weekend Warriors

A number of press people were also present. Here is the coverage of Cinema News Weekend from local cable channel, Cinema One:

The Flippish ViPs thank everyone – the fans, friends and bloggers who went to the party.  From Flippish.com’s blog:

To our dear FRIENDS and FANS!

We would like to THANK ALL OF YOU for joining us at Fiama to celebrate the official launch of Flippish.com! It was an amazing event and we were thrilled to see you there! We hope you enjoyed the party as much as we did!!  Also, thanks to everyone who watched us LIVE via webcast! Hope you enjoyed the show from home (but next time, come party with us at the event!)!

Please continue to support Flippish by linking our videos, blogging about them, and telling your friends! We really feel the love and we’re so grateful for your support!

Love,

The Flippish ViP’s

(Kring, Chrina, Roman, Dos, and Jav)

Here are bloggers’ accounts of the Flippish Launch:

1. flippish launch party.
2. Flippish.com launching party @ Fiamma

Got posts about the Flippish Launch? Let us know and we’ll link you!

PHOTO FROM AZRAEL AND KRING