Cinematography lecture
DIRECTOR and cinematographer Mark Gary, who has an extensive background in television, and has been cited for several award-winning music videos, short and feature-length films, will conduct a lecture-demo entitled Alt-Photo: Video Documentation of Performing Arts at the Multimedia Room of the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design (MCAD) at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde on Aug. 10, 3 p.m. The seminar will highlight the use of videos for promotion, archiving, employing it as part of the performance, and using it as a substitute of the live show to reach a larger audience. The lecture is part of the public programs of MCAD Manila’s current exhibition, Re-enactments which runs until Sept. 10. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.mcadmanila.org.ph. MCAD is located at the DLS-CSB School of Design and Arts Campus, Pablo Ocampo Ave. (formerly Vito Cruz), Malate, Manila.
Cyborg at AsiaPOP Comicon
AMONG THE featured guests at the AsiaPOP Comicon Manila 2017 (APCC Manila) will be American actor Ray Fisher who plays Cyborg in the film Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and the upcoming movie Justice League. Fisher will be the first Hollywood celebrity headliner to attend the pop culture event which is slated from Aug. 25 to 27 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Meanwhile, APCC Manila also announced the second batch of globally recognized artists who will showcase their works and share their talents during the convention. These include Whilce Portacio, Carl Potts, Shoji Kawamori, and Serena Kozuki. Returning to APCC Manila is Filipino-American comic book artist and writer Whilce Portacio. APCC Manila 2017 tickets are now available via SM Tickets (https://smtickets.com/) and at all SM Tickets outlets, with ticket prices at P600 (one-day pass), P900 (two-day pass), and P1,100 (three-day pass). The tickets all include access to stage activities, performances, and the main show floor. The event is free for children aged five years and below for all days, but a valid identification is required for verification purposes before entering the show floor. A limited edition Collector’s Pack is available at a discounted price of P3,500. For more information and event updates, visit www.asiapopcomicon.com/manila.
Netflix’s Chinese show
INTERNET TV network Netflix, has announced its first Chinese language Netflix original series from Taiwan: Bardo. The eight-episode series is a jailbreak thriller with a karmic dimension, and it will be available to all Netflix members around the world at the same time. Netflix is teaming up with award-winning production company IFA Media and writer/director Sam Quah on Bardo. IFA Media recently produced the highly regarded Taiwanese series The Teenage Psychic and Quah is a rising Taiwan-based writer-director whose short film The Free Man was short-listed for an Oscar in 2015.
