Fix Crappy Philippine TV part 1: Lighting
May 10, 2007I started helping out a subbing group for the show “Rounin” by ABS-CBN and realize the standard of Philippine television is very, very low (Note: I also saw “Lupin” by GMA). Yet, they dare call it “world class,” they should watch more television shows from around the world.
Philippine TV directors have low standard themselves and thus it is reflected by the show, by the shows actors, photography, sets, stunts, visual effects, and post production. Ultimately it is reflected by the studio to the public. This is unacceptable. The new generation of Filipino film makers are hard at work in making their names heard around the world, showcasing their talents and yet this is the standard Philippine TV. Laughable and sad at best.
First of all let’s talk about the lighting of the set. It seems like the Philippines is trying to set their lighting as if it’s an American set. Watch any Philippine TV, program compare it to other shows around the world. The problem here lies that most countries i.e. China, USA, Korea, Japan where we import TV shows from are relatively north of us. And the Philippines is nearer to the equator. How you light a scene will differ substantially. Another thing is that the tone of skin of Philippine actors is different, this also affects the lighting of the scene.
This also makes me wonder if they even adjust their NTSC reference television on their sets. Possibly they also shoot their stuff in video too, instead of film.
If you know anyone who works of Philippine TV, Rounin please let them read this and I would like to know their input.
The only positive thing I can say about "Rouin" right now are the music, intro in the 1st episode (thanks to the motion designers) and the website
Previous Comments
Some special effects were good, some were way off . There’s no consistency. It could be way better.
On the side note: The independent artists of Hoodwinked have done a better job and yes they’re from the Philippines. And Von Caberte of Bonnie’s Bookstore
I will add more to this later on… also hold on to an interview a Filipino film maker that’s going to make waves soon not only in the Philippines but more likely in Hollywood. My bet is on this guy.
~_^
Posted by waketrex at May 11, 2007, 2:47 pmI rather disagree about their website being positive. Sure, it’s entertaining– with animated graphics and all that. But it’s not accessible. And web design too, like any other art or craft, has fundamentals. =)
Posted by Arielle at May 17, 2007, 2:08 amit just the intro really, the website has a lot more work to be done, but it’s a start. It was like the early 2advanced website
also thanks for stopping by
Posted by waketrex at May 17, 2007, 2:21 amYet even the static pages do not validate for not having a proper docType declaration. It is tabled. And worse still, the HTML is cluttered with either deprecated or shall we say “illegal” attributes.
I don’t understand the art of video/cinematography much but I’m sure its professionals would agree that not just because something is on film (or on video tape), it truly is a work of art where video/cinematography is concerned.
I do, however, understand web design and I can fairly say that not just because something can be displayed in a web browser, it truly is a web page.
It’s like writing a story. Regardless of the author’s theme, characters and local colour, if it is written in English then the narrative has to follow the rules of the English language. Otherwise it’s all babble. Similarly, when a web page is authored, it has to follow the rules of the Hypertext Markup Language– in grammar, syntax and semantics. Otherwise, it’s just tag soup. =)
The website may just be a start but I don’t think it’s a start in the right direction.
Posted by Arielle at May 17, 2007, 8:34 pmI definitely understand where you’re coming from Arielle, I actually have background in design too actually, though it might not be as comprehensive as yours in terms of web design. I also see that you’re a great advocate for usability, Jakob Nielsen http://www.useit.com/jakob/ would be proud ~_^
Posted by waketrex at May 18, 2007, 12:42 pmI like Lupin’s action scenes but I know it is way off from other countries… Visual effects are too ugly from two rival stations… I don’t like it!
Posted by janus3185 at May 19, 2007, 2:46 am
but i do like the special effects in Rounin, lalo na yung mga powers nila. never mind the story. in fact, never mind everything else.
Posted by liz at May 11, 2007, 11:55 am