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No Budget Films is all about making films out of nothing at all. It is like that episode in spongebob where he has a box with only his "Imaaaagiinnaaaaatioooon" keeping him from being bored. Well my friends, this is exactly that.:D Take a couple of geeks with a a ton of imagination, a digital point and click ove the counter camera, some props found lying around and you get...TAADAAAA!!! "No budget films Each week REDHABAGAT will put their imaginations to the test and see how far their imagination goes as well as their antics. One thing is for sure, It's cheap its good, its budgetless and its invading RCTV.
Red Storm Rising from Sunstar Cebu
“People often mistake us for bag and flipflop salesmen!” the group known as Red Habagat introduce themselves, “but yeah, it is true, we named ourselves after a red bag!”
“We have more than three thousand fans already on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/redhabagatfanpage),” Red Habagat spokesperson Philip Bawasanta (Phil) declares proudly then adds, “Today Cebu,tomorrow, the world!”
The rest of the group, composed of Chris John Yeto (jun2x),Teodis Buma-at II (Butong), Kristoffer Abelita (Boloy), Earl Jaru Obenza (jaru) and brothers Louis Michael (Pidong) and Oswald Ouano (Ozzie), then exclaim “One day, the whole world will know our name!”
The present group came about in one of their “Beernights” where the seven of them would get together on a Saturday. “Most guys talked about girls and cars. Because we didn’t have girls and cars, we just talked about geeky stuff,” complains Jaru, as Boloy adds jokingly, “We have low self-esteem!”
So, what’s the group all about? Red Habagat makes what are called “shorts”, short, independently-produced movies using everything from cellphone cameras to HD video cameras and everything in between. Philip saw videos on YouTube and felt that he could do the same.“The only difference from the other local guys who upload their own videos on YouTube is that most of them just do lip-synching to popular songs. In our case, we write stories, act them out and shoot them,” Philip explained.
Pidong then adds, “I was the guinea pig for the first video. Unfortunately, it was too long ago (2005) so we can’t remember what it was all about!” One of the highlights of their movie-making is when they tried to make a video of a frog getting drunk. “Try making a frog drink Tanduay. It’s really hard!”
Philip says, “nothing really came out of it and we ended up just drinking the Tanduay ourselves.” Their videos have gotten popular in a new-fangled way: getting viral. “We posted the videos on our YouTube and Facebook pages, and friends started adding us. Pretty soon, friends of friends started adding us too,” Pidong and Philip explain.
Teodis, or Butong as he is often called, then interjects, “Watch our “annoyingPuso” and “Masked Killer” series!” While geekiness may be a burden to most males, Red Habagat thrives on it. “It’s what gets us the girls!” Philip says, adding “We’ll make you famous!”
And their message? “Do what you want,” Red Habagat says “and don’t be afraid to be different. And more importantly, in the words of our idol Christina Aguilera, ‘You are beautiful no matter what they say, words can’t bring you down!”
“We have more than three thousand fans already on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/redhabagatfanpage),” Red Habagat spokesperson Philip Bawasanta (Phil) declares proudly then adds, “Today Cebu,tomorrow, the world!”
The rest of the group, composed of Chris John Yeto (jun2x),Teodis Buma-at II (Butong), Kristoffer Abelita (Boloy), Earl Jaru Obenza (jaru) and brothers Louis Michael (Pidong) and Oswald Ouano (Ozzie), then exclaim “One day, the whole world will know our name!”
The present group came about in one of their “Beernights” where the seven of them would get together on a Saturday. “Most guys talked about girls and cars. Because we didn’t have girls and cars, we just talked about geeky stuff,” complains Jaru, as Boloy adds jokingly, “We have low self-esteem!”
So, what’s the group all about? Red Habagat makes what are called “shorts”, short, independently-produced movies using everything from cellphone cameras to HD video cameras and everything in between. Philip saw videos on YouTube and felt that he could do the same.“The only difference from the other local guys who upload their own videos on YouTube is that most of them just do lip-synching to popular songs. In our case, we write stories, act them out and shoot them,” Philip explained.
Pidong then adds, “I was the guinea pig for the first video. Unfortunately, it was too long ago (2005) so we can’t remember what it was all about!” One of the highlights of their movie-making is when they tried to make a video of a frog getting drunk. “Try making a frog drink Tanduay. It’s really hard!”
Philip says, “nothing really came out of it and we ended up just drinking the Tanduay ourselves.” Their videos have gotten popular in a new-fangled way: getting viral. “We posted the videos on our YouTube and Facebook pages, and friends started adding us. Pretty soon, friends of friends started adding us too,” Pidong and Philip explain.
Teodis, or Butong as he is often called, then interjects, “Watch our “annoyingPuso” and “Masked Killer” series!” While geekiness may be a burden to most males, Red Habagat thrives on it. “It’s what gets us the girls!” Philip says, adding “We’ll make you famous!”
And their message? “Do what you want,” Red Habagat says “and don’t be afraid to be different. And more importantly, in the words of our idol Christina Aguilera, ‘You are beautiful no matter what they say, words can’t bring you down!”
Redhabagat as Viewed by: M
Let me tell you about the boys of Red Habagat.
Once upon a time, I was going through my daily Facebook surfing when I happened to stumble upon a video. It was a spoof on infomercials and they were "selling" a "MANKIN." I LOLed because it was so funny so I researched about the guys who made it and saw more of their videos.
That time we were having a segment in our channel called Freedom Wall which was supposed to air random videos made by Cebuanos so I contacted them and asked them if they had "wholesome" and nonviolent videos that we could air on the channel. They replied and after several meetings, they now have a show on that channel which they call No Budget Films.
A year later, here I am, hanging out at their headquarters a.k.a Pidong's and Ozzie's house (Members of Red Habagat) and I could honestly say that aside from being really hilarious, they are also actually really really fun to hang out with.
After a few weeks or has it already been months that I have been hanging out with them, I have slowly gotten to know some of their personalities and the not-so-comedic parts of their lives.
Once upon a time, I was going through my daily Facebook surfing when I happened to stumble upon a video. It was a spoof on infomercials and they were "selling" a "MANKIN." I LOLed because it was so funny so I researched about the guys who made it and saw more of their videos.
That time we were having a segment in our channel called Freedom Wall which was supposed to air random videos made by Cebuanos so I contacted them and asked them if they had "wholesome" and nonviolent videos that we could air on the channel. They replied and after several meetings, they now have a show on that channel which they call No Budget Films.
A year later, here I am, hanging out at their headquarters a.k.a Pidong's and Ozzie's house (Members of Red Habagat) and I could honestly say that aside from being really hilarious, they are also actually really really fun to hang out with.
After a few weeks or has it already been months that I have been hanging out with them, I have slowly gotten to know some of their personalities and the not-so-comedic parts of their lives.
Boloy - Mr. Wikipedia
Let’s start with Boloy. His real name is actually Kristoffer Abelita but for some reason I couldn’t quite bring myself to call him Krstofer, or Kris, or Tope so I’ll just stick with Boloy. He likes making gundams and watching hentais and seriously I am so not understanding this part of what I’m writing so I’ll just stick to the non geeky stuff about them. Boloy, from what I have seen, is the most chivalrous and gentlemanly amongst the group. He is the type who actually says “I get pissed when I see ladies nga maglisod.” Although his social skills are a bit limited so when we hang out in, say a bar, you’ll see him in the corner playing with his PSP. He rarely talks about his emotions, and when he does, I sometimes think that the only emotion he is capable of feeling is happiness and anger. He has this way of turning even the cheesiest of conversations to something logical or scientific and that is why sometimes, we call him the Walking Wikipedia. He has this signature dance move which cracks me up all the time! I like it that he never complains with whatever role he is given even if one time he had to wear a bra, in a beach, with lots of people around, in front of a camera, in a video that will soon be seen by Red Habagat’s thousands of fans. But hey, that’s Boloy for you. As long as his gadgets, gundams and hentai's are fine, he doesn’t really give a F--k, a damn, he doesn’t give a damn.
Ozzie - The Soul
Ozzie is one of Red Habagat’s best actors because he is not afraid to make fun of himself and act out the awkwardest (if there is such a word) of situations. He likes adventure and outdoorsy stuff and drinks liters of Coke in a day—that was until his doctor told him to stop doing that if he still wanted to live a longer life. He has “refrained” from drinking Coke since then especially when his girlfriend is around, or to be more precise, he never even drinks a drop when she is around. Speaking of girlfriend, I think Ozzie is also the ideal boyfriend. He is the type who would still bring home his girlfriend no matter how far her house is or how late it already is even if they have already been together for almost half a decade. He’s also kind of my therapist in the group. He is very sensitive and kind of knows how to “read” people, a thing which freaks me out most of the time whenever he does it to me. He sucks on a lollipop whenever he is pissed, and that’s why I know whenever he has a problem. His imagination is that of a film director wherein he always sees bits and pieces of his life as part of a movie. Over time, I’ve grown very fond of him and is the first person in the group whom I run to whenever I’m upset. Oh and we call his stomach The Bottomless Pit because he is always hungry.
Pidong - Bbbsssshhhhh
Pidong is Ozzie’s older brother. I know right---how did that happen? When they told me about it the first time, I really thought that it was one of their jokes. But yeah, they’re brothers. As in live-in-the-same-house-with-the-same-parents kind of brothers. Pidong is the ultimate gamer of the group. The type whom you can ask any question about any pc game and he’ll have an answer. Oh and whenever he is pissed, you’ll probably hear waves crashing. “Bsssssssssssssssssssssssshhhhh.” “Pssshhhhhhh.” “Tssssssss.” He is a daddy and has a cute daughter named Sophie – who speaks English all the time, like seriously makanose bleed! He’s cute like a teddy bear just don’t ever piss him off if you don’t want him to hulk smash the nearest gadget.
Jun2x - Man of Few Words
Jun2x is Pidong’s and Ozzie’s cousin. He never talks, has a default facial expression and wears V-neck shirts almost all the time. Like even when he’s not wearing a V-neck shirt, a V-neck tanline is like permanently tattooed on his body. In No Budget Films, he will always be the Korean guy or the guy who gets shot, or killed, or sprayed water on, or injured or whatever. He is also the youngest in the group that’s why maybe he gets those roles. Because he doesn’t speak much, everyone listens whenever he does. He is very…how do you say it---controlled? In almost everything. And he is very neat! Like super! Just by looking at him, you are almost certain that he smells good. I like Jun2x, there’s a certain kind of mystery or wall in him that I really want to uncover. That’s why whenever we hang out, I always try to make it a point to ask him something personal. I think I’m getting some progress, from “Why are you asking,” he now gives me one-word answers. I am very much confident that I will get a complete sentence answer from him soon.
Butong - The Problem Solver
Butong AKA Don2 is my officemate. With him, what you see is what you get, so whatever your first impression of him is, it probably will last. However, he does have a tendency to surprise you. Despite his knack of starting up arguments and basically just seeing (mostly) the negative side of every frickin’ situation, I do call him the Problem Solver of the group. He likes doing stuff for the group. He edits for the group, drives for the group, cooks for the group, tagays for the group, plans laag for the group, fixes cars, laptops, itouches, PSP’s etc. He gets “irritated” when he sees something not being done in the right way and so he’d insist on doing it himself –a fact that Philip uses to his advantage ALL the time. Butong is also the type who has lots of friends everywhere and sometimes we tease him that everybody is his barkada or kababata. But well, he’s just generally friendly and the go to guy whenever you want something done. I should know, because when I get all whiny and stuff whenever I feel helpless at something like malfunctioning anti-virus software or a missing USB, he’d stop what he’s doing and go out of his way to actually help me. Oh yeah, he is the only guy who has my full permission to rummage my bag—for the purpose of a.) Searching for things that I claim disappeared and b.) Getting stuff he borrows that I am too lazy to get myself.
Philip - The Alpha Male
So yeah, Philip. He sort of started Red Habagat. I guess its safe to say that he is the leader of the group, he is the one who comes up with their skits’ scripts and is generally the mastermind of all things funny and ridiculous in their videos. With a group such as theirs, (a group that bickers all the time) you’d think that there would be times that they won’t respect him as “The Leader” but its actually not like that at all. When he talks, they listen. They suggest, but he has the final say and there is respect. And respect him, they really do. Not just in making the Red Habagat videos but in almost every talent he has such as drawing, animation, music, writing etc. Oh yeah, those talents. I’ve seen them, he’s really good and not just funny-good but actually good-GOOD. However I have this feeling that he’d rather be known as the “Funny Guy” so when he does something that he actually shares, its usually the ones with humor. But I can’t blame him for injecting humor into almost everything that he does, because he is also good at it. Puns, come backs, punch lines, name it, he’ll have it! He’s the positive thinker of the group and I like that because it rubs off on me. He can also carry a damn good conversation on almost any topic. Also, he never wears anything with color. His wardrobe consists of a whole lot of blacks and some other dark color that resembles black. And he also knows a lot of trivia, he’s like a walking Nat Geo guy. Whenever he says “Oh fun fact—“ you’re pretty sure that it will be followed by something that you’ve never heard of before. And he is addicted to coffee. He’s at Bo’s Terraces everyday.
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So yep, after only almost 3 months of hanging out with these guys, I’ve experienced laughing so hard I can’t barely breathe, jogged nonstop(ish) for 30 minutes, quit eating rice (again), drank so much wine in such short intervals, washed clothes that are NOT mine (a first, mind you), went to Bohol with an all-male entourage, tried and failed to understand their geeky side (something that I am intent on being successful with someday), and so much more.
Happy 2nd Anniversary Red Habagat! Keep the LOLs coming, you make many people happy. That obviously includes me.
-- M
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So yep, after only almost 3 months of hanging out with these guys, I’ve experienced laughing so hard I can’t barely breathe, jogged nonstop(ish) for 30 minutes, quit eating rice (again), drank so much wine in such short intervals, washed clothes that are NOT mine (a first, mind you), went to Bohol with an all-male entourage, tried and failed to understand their geeky side (something that I am intent on being successful with someday), and so much more.
Happy 2nd Anniversary Red Habagat! Keep the LOLs coming, you make many people happy. That obviously includes me.
-- M