Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia

Dayo Sa Mundo ng Elementalia lit Vistor In the World of Elementalia is the Philippines first alldigital fulllength animated feature film by Cutting Edge Productions, advertised as tradigital, a mix of traditional animation with 3D animation. It reinvents ghastly images of Philippine mythical creatures into heartwarming characters in a young boys adventure. This 1.3 million roughly PHP 58 million production composed of over 500 local animators features a tradigital animation technique using paperless 2D and 3D technologies. It has 2D animation for its characters and 3D animation for the backdrops.

Dayo is a heartwarming story of overcoming ones fear and succeeding over adversity. The plot revolves around Bubuy voiced by Nash Aguas who is out to save his abducted grandparents in the land of Elementalia, a magical and mystical world that houses many of the Philippines mythical creatures and other enchanted elements. This locally produced animated film aims to reintroduce the other side of mythical creatures like the tikbalang, kapre, manananggal, and aswang by giving a new dimension to these typically reviled creatures.According to executive producer Jessie Lasaten, the film required the work of over five hundred artists and took two years to complete. The films entry into the Metro Manila Film Festival proved to be problematic when the screening committee rejected the script written by Temi Abad, Jr. and Eric Cabahug. The committee challenged Cutting Edge Productions to prove that Dayo was financially viable. Dayos soundtrack used full orchestration from Gerard Salonga and FILharmoniKA. In addition, Lea Salonga performed the movies themes song Lipad. ........

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