I'll be breaking my silence.
No, it's not that I have a big problem. It's more of I have two big problems. Let me first just share my current exploits in the field of animation.
I've already mentioned in my previous written posts about my enrollment to TESDA-run Kore-Philippines IT Training Center, which is one of the reasons I went on leave of absence in UP. Ang una kong problema ay ang thought na baka hindi nako pwedeng magbalik sa UP after my one year of absence, not to mention na nag-enroll nga ako sa ibang "school". It's actually a training center, pero maybe I'm exaggerating pag sinabi kong di nako makakabalik. Kung sabagay, LOA naman yun, at good standing pa rin ako despite being delayed.
Pangalawa sa problema ko is yung kontrata ko sa CONVERGYS. Supposedly, I should be happy dahil in September, magsisimula na ako ng training. But one email I received would change all that excitement and anticipation. I received an email from Ms. Grace Dimaranan. Siya ang President ng Animation Council of the Philippines (ACPI). She asked me kung may trabaho nako, because she received an inquiry from Gameloft (yep, that company that makes mobile games) are looking for artists who are good in character designs, coloring, and are knowledgeable in online games; a description that, if not perfectly, somewhat fits me.
My first reply to that was that I regret to tell her na may kontrata na nga ako sa CONVERGYS, at may 4-month-bond agreement ako with them. Pero nagpahiwatig pa rin ako na interesado ako. Then after a night of sleep, naisip ko na pag hindi ko sinunggaban yun, I will regret it for the rest of my life, knowing that drawing and video games are just two of the things I live for, and to be given a chance to have a job related to those will be a big break for me. Kaya nag-email ulit ako kay Ma'am Grace at sinabi ko lahat yun. Then she told me to submit a resume that she will forward to Gameloft. Hindi ko pa siya natatawagan for further instructions, pero I plan to do that tomorrow morning.
Bahala na kung sisiputin ko pa ang training ko sa CONVERGYS. Tutal, the bond will be effective when and only when I start to attend their training.
At sana ay okay naman ang application ko rito sa Gameloft It's a chance I must not waste.
Now on to my problem in KORPHIL.
With KORPHIL being mentioned, it's not that I'm obliged to think of this as a problem, pero may kaklase ako na, sabihin na nating, walang kwentang katrabaho. Nung simula pa lang ng klase namin, I had a gut feeling na sa mukha nitong taong ito, siya ang pinaka-hindi ko makakasundo pagdating sa trabaho. At eventually, tama pala ang first impression ko about him.
Sa pre-production class namin, siya ang most uncooperative sa grupo. Siya rin sa klase ang may little to no output pag pinapagawa ng assignments at research. Nang pinagawa kami ng character designs para sa project namin, wala kaming nakita from him. Wala ngang silbi ang dala niyang notebook at ballpen e. Kung ako ang maghuhusga, sa porma lang talaga siya magaling. Pag may mga group activites kami na kailangan ng participation ng lahat, he seems to be preoccupied in his virtual reality. At kapag napaparinggan naman namin siya dahil doon, sasabihin na lang niya, "oo na, sige na, lagi namang ako e." E kung hindi ba naman siya gago't kalahati, bakit hindi niya tulungan ang sarili niya?
Then natapos kami sa pre-production class and moved on to the production proper; the actual drawing class. Doon na nasukat ang kakayahan at abilidad namin sa pagguhit. Kumbaga, nagkaalaman na. At nagkaalaman na nga.
When we first saw his drawings (we were assigned to draw our original characters), well, actually, we never saw any output from him. Mas inatupag niya ang pagporma, especially sa bago naming kaklase na sa unang tingin pa lang ay malalaman mong isang tomboy (pasintabi po sa LGBT groups out there XD). For some odd reason, tinamaan siya ni Kupido sa kaklase naming yun. Well, walang masama sa ganoon, pero masama iyon kung iyon ang pina-prioritize niya instead of his studies, er, drawing. Para siyang pakong babaon lang pag pinukpok. What's worse, he's a rubber nail, or more of a nail with a spring for its pointed end.
At nung nag-drawing na siya, hindi sa nagmamagaling ako, but based form our production instructor's initial reaction, I think what he saw was not a drawing that you expect from someone who enrolled in an animation class. Compared to mine that was sarcastically called a "piece of shit" by our pre-production instructor, his drawing was more of a lump of shit. Not to mention that he does not practice to hone whatever skill he's got left.
With that assessment, I believe he's definitely not suited for the profession. Hindi lang ako ang nag-iisip ng ganito tungkol sa kanya; may mga kaklase akong sang-ayon sa akin. Heck, even our production instructor thinks so; discrete nga lang siya sa pagpaparinig.
Sinasayang lang niya ang ipinapambayad ng tiyuhin niyang animator sa pagpapaaral sa kanya. Kung hindi nanghihinayang ang tiyuhin niya, puwes, ako ang nanghihinayang. E kung sa akin na lang ibinigay yung perang yun?
Just by the fact that that classmate of ours was "eligible" to enroll in our animation class makes me doubt KORPHIL's objective to produce a workforce for the animation industry. Ang sakin lang kasi, nagkaroon kami ng initial screening noon to test our skills in drawing, pero parang eventually pati yung mga bumagsak sa screening na iyon ay pumasa at nakapag-enroll din e. How then can our very dedicated instructors provide quality education for all of us students kung matutuon lang ang oras nila sa pagpansin at pagpukpok sa mga pakong underachievers?
Anyway, about the piece of shit comment by our pre-production instructor, as much as I want to never mind it, I did. And because of that, I did not draw for almost a month in protest. Dahil din doon nawalan ako ng ganang makinig sa kanya, even though I need to. Anyway, tinanggap ko naman yun for animation's sake, dahil ang drawings ko naman ay more of illustration material than animation material.
Nasa Diyos ang awa, nasa tao ang gawa. 'Nuff said.
