One best benefit of personal events coverage is becoming friends with clients. This is true to Ma’am Elena Kiyozuka – we used to call her that – until after the Hong Kong and China tour. Now we call her Mommy Elena, too, as every relative of hers does.

She always invites us for dinner every time she’s in the Philippines. She always invites us in every family occasion, not to mention the Hong Kong and China tour. Yup, this is more of a tour rather than a work to me – tell me, who can shoot while riding Space Mountain at Disneyland?

Another project I’m doing right now is the documentary on the life of Yo, the only son of Mommy Elena. This includes his childhood in Japan till he graduated in college in Manila.

Now let’s discuss the Hong Kong and China tour. Hong Kong is an amazing place not just because of the tunnels, bridges and railway system. The Hong Kong skyline is often considered one of the best in the world. Many of the people’s homes became part of Hong Kong’s skyline and scenery. The streets of Hong Kong is pretty safe. I noticed some locals drinking – very drunk so to speak – at the street walkways but amazingly, there is no danger to worry about as you pass by. It’s pretty normal and no police officers were needed in the scene. 7 Eleven is all over the city – it is the sari-sari store like in Manila.

Chenzhen experience in China is also wonderful. Mall sales staff greets you “kumusta ka kaibigan” to attract you to enter the boutique. Whew…despite no English, it is easy to negotiate using the calculator. The city skyline is very new, in fact the city was founded only 30 years ago. All the good things, don’t you think? It’s just too bad there’s no Facebook in China.

May 13, 2008

Topic includes pre-production planning, research, directing, continuity directing, camera works, lighting, audio recording, story editing, editing, using effects, graphics and musical scoring.

This is my first public speaking engagement and thanks to Ms. Aileen Apolo of Google Philippines for making this possible . All slots taken!!! See you guys…

- Buddy Gancenia Video Production, producer – videographer of corporate video, events coverage, wedding video, how to videos and online videos.

Another milestone…

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The Association of Training Institutions for Foreign Trade in Asia and the Pacific presented Buddy Gancenia as a best case of SME application of the Business Management System. Buddy’s case was presented by Ms Anji Resurreccion on November 13, 2007 at the Conrad Hotel in Cairo, Egypt during a Network Meeting for Bridging the Use-Divide (a geeky description of things to do with electronic commerce). The meeting was attended by well over a hundred policy makers, senior managers of trade support institutions, international trade development institutions, technical cooperation agencies, SME financing organizations, ETB regional hubs, national centres, trainers and consultants from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina, Faso, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Honduras, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.

The presentation took the form of a video showcasing Buddy’s testimony and sample works. Those who viewed Buddy’s case and works on the web were amazed at the quality of his videos. In the words of Mr Gultekin, an executive from Geneva, His work makes me wish to get married again! And the guy meant marrying the same woman he has lived with for over twenty years. Other participants in the Cairo meeting asked if Buddy could be imported to cover weddings abroad. We say, why not?

A number of listeners in the audience were inspired by Buddy’s successful attempt to deliver wedding videos in two weeks, with the same superior quality he has been known to deliver. ATIFTAP and its network associates have been following Buddy’s business progress closely during the past two years. Buddy uses BMS concepts and tools in the management of his business. The system is supported by the UN International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO.

Buddy’s case will be featured again in the Global Business Conference to be held in Manila in February 2008. The conference will be attended by over a thousand faculty members and students of business schools in the Philippines and some countries in Asia and Africa. Buddy Gancenia’s case shows how excellence pays to stay competitive both locally and internationally.

- Buddy Gancenia Video Production, producer – videographer of corporate video, events coverage, wedding video, how to videos and online videos.

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Buddy Gancenia of Reality Wedding Video bags the Grand Prize in the first-ever Sony Wedding Video Competition at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers of the Philippines (WPPP) Photographer’s Night held at Club Filipino, Greenhills San Juan on October 24, 2007.

Gancenia’s video was chosen as the best among 36 other entries with Bob Nicolas and Mayad Studios grabbing the succeeding runner-up positions.

His video garnered the most number of audience votes. Buddy’s unique reality style stood out among the other five finalists, who all used a music video style.

“We felt confident that we could get to the finals, but we were still quite nervous because the audience might not get our style, Gancenia said in Filipino. He then added, “We have predicted that Bob Nicolas will be our fiercest competitor; he has great visuals. So when they announced that Bob got second, we knew we had it.

The WPPP Photographer’s Night is the gala event that marked the close of the WPPP Photo Congress held last October 22-24, 2007 at the Megatrade Hall of SM Megamall.

- Buddy Gancenia Video Production, producer – videographer of corporate video, events coverage, wedding video, how to videos and online videos.

The quality of our company’s output is recognized in the market, as evidenced by its having won the Grand Prize in the 1st Sony Wedding Video Competition of 2007. The video competition was participated by 36 wedding videographers nationwide.

OUR WINNING ENTRY – Ricky and Michelle Wedding Highlights
29 September 2007
Preparation and Reception: Malarayat Golf and Country Club
Ceremony: San Sebastian Cathedral, Lipa
Photographer: Edwin and Ellen Tuyay

- Buddy Gancenia Video Production, producer – videographer of corporate video, events coverage, wedding video, how to videos and online videos.

BUDDY GANCENIA REALITY TV, the country’s first and only Reality Wedding Videographer offers FREE ONSITE VIDEO for onsite booking at the Wedding Expo Philippines 11th Edition, September 1-2, 2007, PICC Forum CCP Complex.

- Buddy Gancenia Video Production, producer – videographer of corporate video, events coverage, wedding video, how to videos and online videos.