Five stories. Five short films. One circle of friendship.
Video Chops’ next CHOPter is all aboutGlobe 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.
Online video blogging contests have been the latest craze for the past year – usually sponsored by big-time companies who wants their new service promos to spread like wildfire. But rarely do I see a video contest campaign that got the results they really want in terms of volume in entries. I avidly join these competitions and what I notice is that the participants who usually join are either bloggers, plurkers, or tweeters who creates their own videos. And they’re not that many. Even spending hundreds of thousands on a TV ad is not an assurance of large entry numbers.
Well it seems Globe knows that by now. While I was uploading the latest VideoChops archive clip, I was surprised by a cool flash advertisement on the side bar.
Hey! That’s Paramihan Challenge! And what better way to pick up lots of QUALITY entries than plug it on YouTube right? It makes the most sense, but most haven’t realized the simple brilliance of it. So I guess now we would expect a tougher batch of participants and video makers – and VideoChops will be on the look out of the ones that rock.
Now meetJohnny Stunts, the main man behind the Paramihan Challenge. Watch how many fishballs he could tusok-tusok with one stick:
It’s the Philippine Independence Day! And to honor this important occasion, we’re reserving a whole week of “Everything Pinoy” here in VideoChops! Articles about Pinoy Vlogging have been up for a few days now and watch out for clips and special features on vlogs and vloggers who constantly raise our Filipino spirits.
Just come back to this page to keep you updated with all the features related to this new CHOPter.
You know how some Filipinos can be: shy, self-effacing, mahiyain. Most of us tend to receive compliments with awww-shucks and not-really’s instead of the Western “thank you.” And if you point a video cam about us, don’t be surprised to see a hand or shirt or handkerchief shielding one’s face.
So let’s take the a-typical Filipino: a blogger. Imagine, someone willing to expose oneself online. Through the written word at that!
That’s enough to send most Pinoys scampering away. The lack of confidence in writing or in speaking English is evident. You’ll find numerous disclaimers at the start of this or that blog entry, or self put downs in blog comments.
No wonder Pinoy vlogging hasn’t taken off. People are scared to express their thoughts, and are petrified about showing their faces online. Read the full story
As I was taking pictures during a fire near our place (blog entry here), taking a video came into my head. However, I only had a 64MB M2 loaded in my Sony Ericsson P1i (the bundled 1GB M2 was being used by my brother for the M600i; the phone doubles as his music player), so I was not able to take a video. The phone’s internal memory is actually 160MB.
There is another reason why I did not take a video.
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Video blogging or vlogging is relatively new here in the Philippines. Vlogging is actually blogging using video as medium (as opposed to the traditional text). But why engage in vlogging at all? Read the full story
Aileen Apolo started experimenting with podcasting more than a year ago with the Band of Bloggers (BoB) and ventured into video blogging in You Got Tech.
She thinks video blogging is more worth pursuing compared to podcasting. “Because you’ll manage to gain a lot more skills when you do it. Aside from content, you have to contend with editing. Both have their uses and both can be used for educating and entertaining people, making videos though allows you to: Read the full story
Ang pagiging blogista mula noong ako’y nasa hayskul ay isa sa mga bagay na sobrang ikinagagalak ko. Sa pamamagitan kasi nito ay naibabahagi ko sa buong mundo ang aking saloobin, opinyon at kung anu-ano pang kuro-kuro ukol sa iba’t ibang bagay – mapa-personal, pulitika, showbiz, lovelife and mga kakornihan.
Naaalala ko noong ako’y nag-umpisa bilang isang blogista. Sa katunayan nga’y hindi ko alam na ‘blog’ pala ang popular na tema para sa mga online journals. Naalala ko pa noong napilitan akong kabisaduhin ang iba’t ibang html codes para lamang maayos ang aking entry sa araw na yun.
Bago ako tumapak sa colegio ay pumunta ako sa livejournal. Halos lahat ng kalokohan ko at mga saloobin ay naroon. Muntikan pa nga akong napahamak dahil sa ilang entries ko doon kaya natutunan ko kung paano ihihiwalay ang mga “bloggable” at “non-bloggable” entries. Read the full story
McVie, Tanggera and AJ always make sure to bring in the fun when it comes to video blogging. Watch their very own takes on what vlogging is all about. Read the full story
