Arts - 1st place in the 2011 National Geographic

Photo Contest
PHOTOGRAPHY - Works: Into The Green Zone (1st place
- photos means light
winning in the 2011 National Geographic
- graphos means writing
contest)
- science, art and practice of creating durable
JOHN K. CHUA
images
- Advertising and commercial photographer
- by recording light or other electromagnetic
- Adphoto is one of his 1st studios in the
radiation
country that use digital photography
- electronically by means of an image sensor
- Founded the foundation called Photography
- chemically by means of a light sensitive
with a difference (PWD) that gives free
material such as photographic film
workshops to children with special needs.
- purely technical process that records visible
- Famous photograph: Gulp of Davao, Snake
light by action on light-sensitive materials
Island
- started late 19th century
MANNY LIBRODO
PHOTOGRAPHER AS ARTIST
- photographer has captured the elements of - Full time teacher at an international school

arts like form, color, light, shadow, texture, in Bangkok

composition to create a true work of art - His photograph is about glamour, fashion,
PHOTOGRAPHY AS PROCESS and travel portraiture
- focusing a camera at a subject and clicking - His photograph was regularly top online in
the shutter (ex. updates, documentations competitions
and etc) - He graced numerous UNICEF calendars,
PHOTOGRAPHY AS ART commercial works.\, international
- the artist discerns an important moment,
magazines, and the covers of some of the
and focuses his camera on it, and click the
world’s leading photography publications
shutter (ex. capturing foods, sunsets and
(Asian Geographic and the Digital
etc.)
Photographer Magazine)
PHOTOGRAPHY AS COMMUNICATION
- photography is considered as one of the - Photographs: Tristeria-Liburnae, Dark

most powerful means of communication Beauty

FEDERATION OF PHILIPPINE PHOTOGRAPHERS
- photographic images is today’s most FOUNDATION INC.
important means of conveying information - non-profit, non-government organization
and ideas and expressing emotions with the advocacy to promote photography
2 typical characteristics of photography in the Philippines.
1. IMMEDIACY – seen in “true to life” and “of
- umbrella organization for photography and
the moment”
camera clubs
2. DETAIL – the camera takes in every detail
- holds the largest and longest-running
of an image
photography event in Southeast Asia, the
NOTEWORTHY FILIPINO
PHOTOGRAPHERS annual Photoworld asia trade show and
convention which has been held
GEORGE TAPAN continuously.
- Award winning travel photographer
- 2 gold awards in Pacific Asia Tourism
Association (PATA)
- ASEAN Tourism Association Award
FILM CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Another art form that has risen to
- This captured the director’s vision of each
tremendous heights within the last century
scene through camera placement and
is film or cinema.
movement, lighting, and other special
- “motion pictures”
techniques.
- new art form that was to become a
EDITING
powerful social and economic force and a
- the art of selecting the precise sections of
legacy of the 20th century to the world.
film, then sequencing and joining them to
- The transition from still photography came
achieved the director’s visual and emotional
in the late 1800s with “series photography”
effect.
and the invention of celluloid strip film.
PRODUCTION/ SET DESIGN
CINEMA
- Underlying all these was the art of
- just as all modern arts has been greatly
production and set design. This recreated in
influenced by technology.
physical terms-through location, scenery,
- art form that came into being because of
sets, lighting, costumes and props- the
technological advances
KINETOSCOPE mental image that the director had of how
- a peepshow cabinet with an eyehole each scene should look, what period it
- they used these to view the moving images. should depict, and atmosphere it should
CINEMATOGRAPHE convey.
- a hand-cranked camera, printer and FILM GENRES
projector all in one that was lightweight  The public response to motion pictures
enough to bring outside the studio. was immediate and enthusiastic.
FILMMAKING  From makeshift nickelodeons (movie
- process of making a film.
theater charging a nickel for entrance)
- involves a number of discrete stages
in 1904 to luxurious “dream palaces” for
including an initial story, idea, or
middle-class moviegoers by 1914,
commission, through scriptwriting, casting,
public showings of movie were a big
shooting, editing, and screening the finished
hit.
product before an audience that may result
 Silent Films starring Charlie Chaplin, and
in a film release.
the “slapstick comedy” films of Buster

Collaborative Art of Filmmaking Keaton and later Laurel and Hardy; With
sound still unavailable, these films relied on
FILM DIRECTING purely visual comedy that audiences found
- It is the director, like the painter and sculptor hilarious.
in tradition art, who envision the final effect  Gangster movie genre
of the film on its viewers, visually, mentally,  Horror
and emotionally.  Fantasy films
ACTING  Sound plus color then allowed for further
- First and foremost, there was the art of development of animated feature films, as
acting for film. With live theater as the only well as what became a major American
form of acting at that time, film actors had to genre of the 1930s, the movie screen,
learn to express themselves without the incorporating singing, dancing, and
exaggerated facial expression and gestures elaborate production numbers enhanced by
used on stage. emerging film techniques.
  Further development is cinematic and Health
sound technology led to even more GLOBAL HEALTH
genres: war and disaster films, western - pertains to various health issues, concerns,
or “cowboy movies”, thrillers or and trends which go beyond
suspense films, historical or biological national boundaries and call for global
films, epic and film adaptations of literary initiatives for the protection and promotion
classics. of peoples’ health across the world.
 Similarly, the tremendous advances in - an area for study, research and
the computer technology in recent practice that prioritizes health
decades have fueled the rise of futuristic improvement and achieving impartiality in
or science fiction, as well as special healthcare and wellness worldwide.
effects movies featuring live actors, - Diverse health issues, concerns and trends
animated characters together. which call for all nations to address and act
 Documentary films, a nonfiction genre, on to promote and protect health of
were made using real-life footage as individuals and groups across boundaries.
well as file materials, in many to present WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)
an issue. - The primary international body responsible
 Finally, a special genre as art films for developing leadership in health, setting
(“indie” or independent films) caters to a norms and standards and providing health
small group of viewers and critics, support among nations around the world.
consciously concerned with the artistic Global Health Initiatives
merits of a motion picture. - These are programs and projects which
help address global health issues,
FILMMAKER OR FILM DIRECTOR
concerns and trends.
- is someone who is in charge of making,
Stop TB
leading, and developing movie productions.
Roll Back Malaria
- a career that allows an individual to use
Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS Malaria and other
their leadership as well as creative thinking
diseases,
skills to lead and direct major motion
Framework Convention on Tobacco
pictures or made-for-television films.
Control Comprehensive
PHILIPPINE FILMMAKERS Mental Health Action Plan
- In the Philippine film scene, the American Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of
influence was evident in the pre- World War Alcohol
II and Liberation years with song-and-dance Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of
musicals, romantic dramas, and comedy Non- Communicable Diseases.
films.
- Beginning with the turbulent 1970s, QUICK WINS
however, progressive Filipino, directors - UNDP(UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT
emerged to make movies dealing with PROGRAM) intervention program which
current social issues and examining the refers to actions that can be immediately
Filipino character. used within the community or locale to
produce effective results.
 8 Millenium Development Goals PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY &
- These are goals set by the United Nations EMPOWER WOMEN
for its member- nations to be fulfilled on an - Gender equality means equal
agreed span of time (2015) to be evaluated representation of men and women. It
and counter-checked under implies that all gender should have equal
world standards. value and treatment. Equal gender
- UN created MDG in 2000 in effort to treatment empowers women and other
improve life in developing regions by 2015 groups creating opportunities in education,
ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER work, finances, and other aspects which
- Developing countries particularly in Africa improves the economy and lessen effects of
and Asia suffer from extreme poverty and financial crisis.
hunger. Poverty and hunger leads to Gender equality can be achieved through:
severe malnutrition which leads to  Early childhood development intervention
lifelong physical and cognitive (learning and  Promotion of women’s political rights and
reasoning affects health, well-being and the
involvement
economy.
 Improved reproductive health programs and
Some key suggestions to eradicate poverty and
policies
hunger are :
 Education  Education and integrating gender equality in

 Promoting gender equality school curriculum

 Producing more jobs  Improved women’s access to work and
 Investing more in agriculture strengthened labor policies for women
 Strengthened nutrition programs for children
and infants REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY
ACHIEVE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION - Programs and policies which help reduce
Persons, particularly women who are educated, child mortality like improving nutritional
are more likely to seek medical care especially
intake, healthcare facilities and
during pregnancy, ensuring proper nutrition for
their family, adopting healthy sanitary practices infrastructure, and other fields which
and ensuring immunization of children. As an improve children’s lives. Strengthening
effect, infants and children have better survival
local and national health programs and
rates, are healthier and better nourished. If these
policies is one way to reduce child
are attained, children who receive primary
mortality.
education are more likely to:
This includes:
 Marry and have their own families at a later
- Immunization programs
stage in life
- Assuring the survival and better health of
 Practice family planning and have fewer
mothers
children
- Improving reproductive health programs and
 Know rights, responsibilities and civic
policies
obligations
- Better nutrition program for infants, children
 Seek employment and sustain personal and
and
family needs
 Have decreased risk of getting sexually
transmitted infections like HIV/AIDS
IMPROVED MATERNAL HEALTH ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
- is not only about mother’s health but also
- Investing and supporting sustainable energy
involves the health and wellness of the
family. Maternal health also helps eradicate like solar, wind and water energy help

other problems like poverty, support jobs, create business opportunities,

gender inequality, decreased workforce, and save remaining non-renewable
lower birth deaths, and disability of women. energy sources. Environmental
Some ways to improve maternal health include:
sustainability assures peoples to live
- Improved and proper nutrition of mothers
healthier and enjoy a clean and green
- Teaching the benefits of birth spacing and
small family size environment.

- Educating young boys and girls about the

Some of the benefits of a
importance of maternal health
sustainable environment are:
- Better and improved access to hospital care
especially obstetric- gynecology, prenatal  Cleaner air and environment
and postnatal care  Clean, environment-friendly, and renewable
COMBAT HIV/AIDS MALARIA AND OTHER energy
DISEASES  New and aspiring jobs and business in
- Emerging and re-emerging diseases like energy
HIV/AIDS, malaria, influenza and other  Increased access to sanitation
diseases affect productivity and growth GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT
of nations. Some of the effects of disease - The United Nations, World Health
outbreak are loss of jobs, shortage in Organization, World Bank and
professional workers, and creating social governments work together to make sure
crises. Children are the most vulnerable there is fair trade and that heavily indebted
and are exposed to exploitation and countries obtain relief and funds to combat
abuse undermining their normal growth and poverty, malnutrition and funds for
development. Some ways to combat education and social projects.
diseases include effective prevention, Some benefits of global partnership are:
treatment and care - Expanded international trade agreements
Like: - Improved access to affordable medicine
- Improved housing conditions - Reduced poverty through government debt
- Increased access to anti-malarial medicines relief grant
- Promoting safer sex behavior and - Developed information and communication
preventive education for all technology (ICT)
- Promoting Tuberculosis (TB) screening of
THE 10 GLOBAL HEALTH TRENDS, ISSUES,
HIV/AIDS persons and
AND CONCERNS
- TB - Directly Observed Treatment Short
(TB-DOTS) Course thera TUBERCOLOSIS
- Promoting the use of insecticide-treated - Commonly known as TB
nets to fight mosquito-borne diseases (Tubercle Bacillus, is a bacterial infection
that can spread through the lymph
nodes and bloodstream to any organ
in your body. It is often most found in the
lungs.
DRUG USE AND ABUSE imitate the virus in order to prevent
- It is a patterned use of a drug in which the infection by the same virus or bacteria.
user consumes the drug substance in
amounts or methods which are harmful to ALCOHOL & TOBACCO ABUSE/ADDICTION

themselves or others.
- The excessive consumption of alcohol and
HIV/AIDS
tobacco. Causes communicable and non
- It is transmitted primarily via unprotected
communicable diseases.
sexual intercourse, contaminated blood
tranfusions, hypodermic needles, and from
MALARIA / OTHER VECTOR-BORNE
mother to child during pregnancy, delivery
- MALARIA causes symptoms that typically
or breastfeeding.
include fever, fatigue, vomiting and
NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (DIABETES,
STROKE, CANCER, ASTHMA, KIDNEY FAILURE, headaches. In severe cases, it can cause

HEART DISEASE) yellow skin, seizures, coma or death.

- can refer to chronic diseases which last for - VECTORS are living organisms that can
long periods of time and progress slowly. transmit infectious diseases between

humans or from animals to

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ( RINGWORM,
EBOLA VIRUS, HIV, FLU, STD, MEASLES) There are 195 countries in the world today. This
- Also known as infectious disease
total comprises 193 countries that are member
or transmissible diseases.
states of the United Nations and 2 countries that
- illnesses that result from the infection,
are non-member observer states: the Holy See
presence and growth of pathogenic
and the State of Palestine.
biologic agents in humans.

CLIMATE CHANGE

- A change in global or regional climate

patterns attributed directly or indirectly to -

human activity.

- “Global Warming” in sheep’s clothing. A

long-term change in the Earth’s climate.

- A long-term change in the Earth’s climate

MENTAL HEALTH
- It is a level of psychological well-being and
the absence of a mental disorder.

IMMUNIZATION & VACCINES

- It is the safe and effective use of a small

amount of a weakened and killed virus or

bacteria or bits of lab made protein that