The Incredibles Is Arroyo's Favorite
According to the PIA Information Service, Pixar's The Incredibles is Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's favorite film:
Arroyo watched The Incredibles with her grandchildren, who loved the movie too, according to Grace Dimaranan, president of the Animation Council of the Philippines.The Incredibles is about a family of undercover superheroes, who while trying to live a quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.Dimaranan said that a Filipina 3D animator, Virginia "Gini" Cruz designed the character of "Violet," one of the three children of Helen and Bob, the main characters.Arroyo looked proud when told that Filipinos animators were also behind some of the world's best-loved cartoons and animated films, some of which she said she qas familiar with such as Finding Nemo, Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry, The Adams Family, Hoodwinked, The Mask, Captain Planet, and The Jetsons.She was particularly surprised when told that another cartoon, The PowerPuff Girls is also being outsourced to Filipino animators.Arroyo said the animation industry has offered attractive employment opportunities to Filipinos because of the competitive salaries.We do realize the article mentions that Arroyo believes The Incredibles was made in the Philippines, when in fact it was not. The article also touches upon outsourcing, but at least the Pixar animators' contributions are recognized. The full article is available at the link above.Luxo readers might want to head over Pixar Story Supervisor Ronnie del Carmen's blog and check out his recent adventures as he visits the Philippines for the first time in twelve years. He's posted some great photos and a couple of neat QuickTime movies too!
posted by Chad Kerychuk at 2:49 PM
According to the PIA Information Service, Pixar's The Incredibles is Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's favorite film:
Arroyo watched The Incredibles with her grandchildren, who loved the movie too, according to Grace Dimaranan, president of the Animation Council of the Philippines.The Incredibles is about a family of undercover superheroes, who while trying to live a quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world.Dimaranan said that a Filipina 3D animator, Virginia "Gini" Cruz designed the character of "Violet," one of the three children of Helen and Bob, the main characters.Arroyo looked proud when told that Filipinos animators were also behind some of the world's best-loved cartoons and animated films, some of which she said she qas familiar with such as Finding Nemo, Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry, The Adams Family, Hoodwinked, The Mask, Captain Planet, and The Jetsons.She was particularly surprised when told that another cartoon, The PowerPuff Girls is also being outsourced to Filipino animators.Arroyo said the animation industry has offered attractive employment opportunities to Filipinos because of the competitive salaries.We do realize the article mentions that Arroyo believes The Incredibles was made in the Philippines, when in fact it was not. The article also touches upon outsourcing, but at least the Pixar animators' contributions are recognized. The full article is available at the link above.Luxo readers might want to head over Pixar Story Supervisor Ronnie del Carmen's blog and check out his recent adventures as he visits the Philippines for the first time in twelve years. He's posted some great photos and a couple of neat QuickTime movies too!
posted by Chad Kerychuk at 2:49 PM
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