akira's darkroom

1.4.08

13.3.08

1.12.07

Straight Jacket Production's final output for the Cinematography workshop facilitated by master cinematographer Nap Jamir. shot in 35mm film using an Arriflex film camera.

asylum and outdoor shots were shot by me. edited by me :D

Dias De Los Muertes

Day of The Dead

North Cemetery, November 1 2007

14.9.07

Ang buhay sa riles

PITIK-MULAT: A Tudla photo visit

Start:	Sep 17, '07 4:00p (Exhibit Opening)
End:	Sep 21, '07
Location:	4:30 PM at the UP College of Mass Communication Skywalk

20.8.07

Malate night shots

Ang Malate pag gabi

6.8.07

The People's SONA 2007

A multimedia slideshow on the alternate State of the Nation Address "SONA" in the Philippines by the people to manifest the real state of the nation.

Shot in Black and white film on a Russian Zorki-4 rangefinder camera by Akira Liwanag,a young and emerging photographer.

audio: No More Sorrow, Linkin Park

SONA speach of President Arroyo from taped broadcast.

28.6.07

Malate street children

Malate, June 23 2007

Taken with Lucky SHD 100 using my dad's Zorki 4 rangefinder. Developed with PaRodinal.

21.5.07

Aeta Portraits

Election Day
Florida Blanca, Pampanga

Shot in Lucky SHD 100 and developed with PaRodinal

9.5.07

"RED"

"A dramatic first attempt by a multi-talented team. Akira Liwanag
shows great cinematographic promise."

- Armand Frasco
PinoyCentric.com
Chicago

UP Film Institute
Basic digi-film making workshop final project under Ramon Bautista

Carlo Imson as Red
Therese Carlos as Glenda
Mariel Veridiano as Zasha

Directed by Jeremiah Ambros

Story concept and
cinematography by Akira Liwanag

Screenplay by Jaja Gaskell

Production design by Raquel Fausto

Sound engineer Lino Bernos

Asst. Director Nica Sta. Lucia
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The whole process including the concept building, scriptwriting, shooting and post production were miraculously done in 3 days.

Wacky The Bastard Crew (L-R Raquel Fausto, Nica Sta. Lucia, Akira Liwanag, Jeremiah Ambros, Jaja Gaskell, Lino Bernos, and a friend) Photo by Ramon Bautista

Kuya Lino and I in action (photo by Raquel Fausto)

23.4.07

A Canonet experience

I Processed another roll of SHD100 black and white film. This time using a really old CANONET QL17 rangefinder which is still due for repair. As of now, the camera works like a virtual Holga camera because of it's "fungus galaxy" inside the lens. It produced really nostalgic shots which looked like photos shot in the 60's. The camera worked like a time machine.

I think i'm gonna have fun times with this baby.

21.4.07

Mangyan Portraits

Mangyan Village, Baclayan, Occidental Mindoro

Background: Puerto Galera

7.4.07

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday: Cutud, Pampanga

It was 6:30 in the morning when kuya Buck(Pago) and John(Javellana) dropped by our house so we could go to Cutud, Pampanga to cover the lenten rites. It was Thursday and we planned on sleeping in a hotel so we could shoot early the the next morning, the day the crucifixion of jesus would be reenacted.
Arriving at Sexmoan Pampanga at about 9 am, we shot some penitents who were mainly teens. We had our lunch there(overcooked chili pancit canton with monay and coke light) then we went to find a hotel to spend the night in. Most of the hotels are fully booked and we were very lucky to find the last vacant room at Gracelane Hotel. The room was great and we had a WiFi connection and a TV. I just spent the whole day surfing the net and watching MTV.
The next morning, we woke up early(we had difficulty in waking up kuya John :P) and i had a breakfast of Daing na Tilapia(ever heard of one?? it's my first time..). Then we went directly to the crucifixion rites in Cutud.