Level Up Film Festival Winners
Hey everyone! I’m back with more stuff about Level Up Live and the Ragnarok World Championships 2008. This time I’d like to share with everyone the three winning entries for the Film Festival. I’m very happy with the quality of videos that we got this year. Most, if not all of them, really deserved to be played in front of the thousands in attendance at Level Up Live. Even our guests from other countries loved the videos! This really shows that the Pinoy’s creativity and passion is world class.
1st Place: LORDS OF PERFECT WORLD
Watch the other videos after the jump!
2nd Place: HINDI AKO BOTTER
3rd Place: TEST OF COURAGE
All three entries were superb! 
However, let me again give credit to the Ascension film festival entry. It was really one of the best Ragnarok fan made videos I’ve ever seen and you should be proud of your work. I hope you make more movies like that in the future.
October 22nd, 2008 at 7:44 pm
no offense
pero
i didnt like the “hindi ako botter” film…
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:02 pm
ako din… sana yung ascension nalang nanalo….
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:29 pm
uu nga mas maganda pa yung “Ascension” kesa sa “Hindi Ako Botter”,
ewan ko lang kung ano nakita nila sa “Hindi Ako Botter” kung bakit nanalo yn…
effort lang sa pag animate ang nakikita ko dyan…wala akong makitang story at di maganda ang voice acting nila…
opinion ko lang ^_^ ,
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Well, yeah, I didn’t like the 2nd place winner, too?
Maybe because *cough*MD’s sorta connected with LU*cough*?
It was lacking the oomph that we saw in Ascension’s entry. BTW, how were the winners selected?
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:05 pm
I think Ascension is the real second placer
October 22nd, 2008 at 10:28 pm
i also agree to everybody Ascension`s entry should be the 2nd placer or 3rd placer!!
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:21 am
i like that film called “Ascension”, it has a clever storyline and a great musical score whoever made that film kudos to you, you are a winner for me… and that “hindi ako botter” clip was too lame… i could give it an A for effort dats all…
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:01 am
How about TEST OF COURAGE? Does anyone like it?
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:32 am
I know we can’t please everyone, but it’s good our work pleased the judges.
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:37 am
…which is the point of competitions, to be judged by a real panel of judges, and not by mob rule mentality. oh and btw, mababa lang ang percentage ng audience impact. No one was really paying attention to LORDS OF PERFECT WORLD when it was being played.
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 am
aq din, ndi ko gus2 un “Hindi ako botter” personally I think the entry “Ascension” is the 2nd placer. It deserves much credit and well too many people appreciated that entry.
October 23rd, 2008 at 10:38 am
Anu ba ang ginawang basehan ng mga judges sa pagpili sa mga winners? I don’t get it. Never liked the 1st and 3rd. At least the second one made me laugh. Pero yung 1st and 3rd, errr.. The Ascencion of Jewel deserved to be among the winners. It made you laugh, it made you feel. It ecompasses what playing RO means, friendship, camaraderie and yes even love.
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:16 am
honga! sana yung Ascencion n lng yung nag-2nd place. sino kaya yung mga judges ng competition?
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:33 am
brutal nyo nman..haha.. okeys rin nman ung key master D ah..hehe..funny and kinda connected with this yr’s theme, which was obviously being a god of gaming.. napanood ko na ung 1st & 3rd.. sowe pero ala ganung appeal para sakin.. and d tlaga mktarungan d nkpasok ung ascension sa top 3.. come on, it was obviously the crowd favorite, ganda sequence ng story, ganda at pinag hirapan ung animation and more importantly! COMEDY! come on.. u cant compare comedy with 3d effects and real life performances if d nman nkktawa.. sowe pero dull mga criteria for this year..or baka dull ung mga judges @_@
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:42 am
dapat yung Ascencion yung nag-2nd place. sino ba yung mga judges?
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:48 am
bkit d nka pasok yung ascention?
pang fourth ba yung film?
syang d nka sali si kending kamias
sya yung gumawa nang prang dora na film last year eh
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Mas maganda p istorya ng “Ascension” kesa sa “Hindi ako botter”. Parang pasipsip n lng sa mga GM ung hindi ako botter eh….. O dahil lng dun kya un nanalo???? /gg
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 pm
@Judicator
Hahaha thanks. But no worries, I know kung sino ung taong naninira sa ‘min, he or it is just one being who’s gut a childish grudge against me. Siya din lahat yan pretending to be different people.
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
wahahaha!!! mukha nga MD!!!di ko talaga feel yung 3rd place sa totoo lang lahat cguro kaya yun gawin eh!!! yung 1st naman is di tapos…. well sa tingin ko is oks n oks yung theme ni MD kasi pano ka matatawag na gaming god if botter ka naman diba? sakto sa theme and comedy!!! Theme yta ang isa sa pinaka malaking criteria…
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
“Hindi ako botter” deserved the recognition.. Inde lang naman pa-astigan ang labanan.. I found it entertaining as much as ascension was. I guess hindi gaano patok ang comedy sa iba and di ata nila naisip ung ingenious effort to do clay animation..
I think though ascension deserved a place in the top 3, but MD’s entry deserved to be there too, and it did.
October 23rd, 2008 at 2:04 pm
We have to face the reality that the LU Filmfest is not a popularity contest. It is a legit competition with a panel of judges that follow strict criteria, and “audience impact” has a low percentage.
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:41 pm
too bad.. they(LU) said that the LU LIVE 08 is a tribute for us (the gamers)… and it was merely a percentage they give for the “audience impact” category… oh well… congrats to the winners…
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:17 pm
Not everything should be taken literally.
October 23rd, 2008 at 6:30 pm
defensive, haha!
October 23rd, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Di naman ata.. literal lang kasi umintindi ung isa. at mukhang emo pa ata nagtatampo agad. ;p
Di naman yan cyber sunday ng WWE or american idol na taong bayan ang bumoboto (film fest).. and LU Live is not just a mere TRIBUTE to gamers.. it’s a collection of many events.. It’s like the “Wrestlemania” of Level Up! games. Live is not an LU “Fans day/gamers recognition day”, it seems this is how Caballero wants to put it. hehe.
E di sana thru text votes na lang ang laban kung gusto nyong dictated ng masa ung outcome.. :)
I love how the philippine society is portrayed through the comments posted here. XD
October 23rd, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Thanks Kaiser. I rest my case. Life goes on.
October 24th, 2008 at 1:05 am
OMG, This is a microcosm of Philippine politics!
Constantino and Agoncillo were right all along.
The unwashed masses really do prefer a leader that can play to their emotions rather than one who has the technical skill and experience to lead them.
October 24th, 2008 at 2:29 am
just want to qoute this from the other topic waukeen just posted… “Level Up Live 2008 is NOT a variety show wherein we use the acts to lure in people. We are not about cheap gimmicks. Level Up Live is about one thing and one thing only - it’s a tribute to the gamer… ”
nuff said…
October 24th, 2008 at 9:01 am
And that’s what I mean by taking things too literally.
October 24th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Para Sakin
1st Place sana ang Ascension ganda Storyline Love eh /gg
2nd Place naman Hindi ako Botter ganda theme at comedy Player vs GM Asura Strike !! Parry!! ting haha
3rd Test of Courage comedy and characters Acolyte na nag Magnus Ex. hehe
Para puro RO dba hehehe pangit kasi ng sa Perfect World d ako makarelate haha
October 24th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
for me…
1st. ascension
2nd. hindi ako botter
and wak po pikon sa mga comments… comments lng naman yan… respect nlng ung kung ano ung gusto ng majority. kc totoo nga naman
October 24th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
And what the others are trying to say is that, it doesn’t matter what the majority likes in this kind of contest. The judges decide, not the majority. Kung meron siguro napipikon e ikaw yun. :D Just my opinion.
October 24th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Para sa akin
1. TEST OF COURAGE
2. Chimoy’s RIse of the Gaming GOD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Poca7raG5Vc
3. The Rise of the Gaming Gods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF9ipycKqzE
Ang mga commenters nga ang pikon. Respeto na lang kung ano ang gusto ng mga hurado. Kasi sila naman talaga ang masusunod.
October 24th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
just want to comment on the first place winner… the “Lords of Perfect World”… this deserves to be the winner… i like the cinematography… great storyline… the sound could be better especially on that fight scene… and i like the way it ended… it will make you eager to wait on the next one…
October 30th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
oo nga ang panget nung Hindi ako botter wala kwenta
January 8th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
guys lam nyo ba ung Freyas Jewel aun tlga dapat XD
April 3rd, 2009 at 10:06 pm
if anybody impersonates me, ok lng, pero e2 ung post ko, the one and only…
well guys, i personally thank all the comment, sa mga konting people na sumoporta sa aking ginawa… just dropped by, and accidentally na padpad ako sa website na e2,
let me introduce myself, my nick is Jaaru, and im the creator of
TEST OF COURAGE,
well, so far, konti lng ata nkta kong negative about sa Film ko, and most is about the other 2 films, and i respect all the negative comments given to me by other critics, im not saying my entry is good, but its hard work, well, isang araw lng sya inedit, 20 hours to be exact, ksma na ung shooting ng half ng film…
well, im not good, but ill promise to be better… mdyo may ggnda pa sana ung gwa ko, kaso, 4 days nlng ang natitira nung inumpisahan nmn ishoot, and it took 2 days of shooting ksama na ung editing with effects… sana na paganda ko pa at napag handaan ko ng maaga,
let me add that, sinubukan ko lng xa, wala nmn mawawala kng mag papasa ako, i tried my luck… ayun, di ko inexpect na id be one of the three.
its ok, for all negative comments, ill cherish that and ill treat that as positive, so maybe i can improve more, here is my youtube, where the original is uploaded…
http://youtube.com/jmbautista
thank you all… god bless!