Releasing some of the images from our animatic for the film "Atin 'to," a short documentary film about the Philippine animation industry from Tuldok Animation Studios.
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Bernardo Carpio (Animated Short Film): Behind the scenes
Bernardo Carpio (Comics with augmented reality): Behind the scenes
Tuldok Animation Studios’ RISE Project Soft Launch and Tuldok’s 16th Anniversary Celebration
https://youtu.be/VG2vXrOcC88 Soft launch of Tuldok Animation Studios' RISE Project, a grant from the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Innovation Grants 2021. This project features the two short films Si Bulusan nan si Agingay at Sulayman and the comics with augmented reality component Bernardo Carpio.
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