Manila Biennale : Art Dump 05

Dionisio Magbuelas

(aka Don Papa)

Yakult : The Tale of Tommy Chan (Visual Development)

In late 2012, I was working with a creative team, Watusi Manila for their client Yakult to promote good bacteria and proper digestive awareness for schools, children and families. The film was about an energetic boy who loves martial arts and has a massive appetite for street foods that got out of control. 

  

We’ve come up many exciting ideas such as comics, webisodes and other online approach to make the campaign viral. As expected, a lot of ideas were scrapped from the boards as the client would prefer mass-appropriate contents. The video above is the unpublished version of the film, the music was borrowed from Patrick Rondat “Vivaldi Tribute” treated as a dummy music for the arranger to compose before the animation was shelved. Here are the design studies that I have worked with the team.

Early Sketches & Studies

Final Output

 Only a portion of the animation was included in the final render of the video. 

Click here to view. 

 

Credits:

Tommy Tiyan: Ogie Escanilla
Kuya Kiko:  Earl Ignacio

Director: Dan Gil
Creative Director and Head Writer: Geri Gil
Writer: Marian Hernandez
Art Director: Brian Sergio
Animation and Visual Development: Kenny Tai
Music: Mikey Amistoso and Jazz Nicolas of Liquidpost

Designs © Kenny Tai.

All Rights Reserved.

Kape't Pandesal : Employee's Breaktime

Kape't Pandesal

Coffee & Salt Bread

A warm orange afternoon

D'orange chaud après-midi.

Bonne week-end à tous!

Serenitea: Holidays

It's that time of the year again...

My illustrations for Serenitea.

© Serenitea | Kenny Tai 2013

Serenitea : Verdebud for Serenitea

I'm very proud to share the news that my character design, Verdebud is now a plush doll for Serenitea.

Thank you very much to all the support that has given to me. I have never thought that this would happen from a simple sketch on a scratch paper could develop to something like this. Verdebud plush dolls are now available on all Serenitea branches.

Again, thank you very much.

© Kenny Tai | Serenitea 2013

Adobo Design Awards 2013

Last Friday, "The Tea Dance" (Serenitea) was awarded Bronze Metal for Best Design in Animation Broadcast Category by Adobo Magazine on their annual event, Adobo Design Awards. I've never been so quite happy thanks to Dan Gil, Mikey Amistoso, the Watusi / Liquidpost Family, and Hans Bacher for the help and support.

"Max's Restaurant - Online Delivery" also won Bronze on the same category.

>> Watch the film! <<

vendors and market

Some possibly rejected scenes that I've recently worked on, more to come soon.

As for now, enjoy the visuals.

© Kenny Tai visual development/design and animation

for a confidential project Nov-Dec 2012.

Blended and Chilled

"Refreshing and tasty snacks, and make a great meal on the go.
You can make one at home, just like the ones you get in the mall!"
- Bethany Owens

Often Served in a Glass of Ice

"That refreshing drink kissed by the sun,
always made for everyone."

The Oil of Conversation

"Love makes the world go round? Not at all.
Whisky makes it go round twice as fast."- Sir Compton Mackenzie

 

The Universal Mixture

"Renouncing any life of its own,
it becomes the primal substance of life."
- Theodor Schwenk

A Tingle Remarkably Pleasant

One Martini is alright, two are too many,
and three are not enough."
- James Thurber

Opaque White Liquid

"The taste of morning to the world."

Soft and Carbonated

"The bubbly bliss, fissure of fruition,
born on my buds, slipping down my throat."
- T.E. Bishop

A Liquid Extract from the Fruit

"Squeeze it and drink it."

That Burgundy Pleasure

"To take wine into your mouth is to savor
a droplet of the river of human history."
- Clifton Fadiman

8,000 Years of Culture

"A brew that's best straight from a tap,

with golden hue and snowy cap."
- unknown

Rejuvenates the Very Old

"Inhaling ancient times and lands,
comfort of ages in our hands."
- Faith Greenbowl