Life on video with the N93

To showcase the potentials of its latest 3G multimedia handset, the N93, Nokia invited several of the best film and commercial directors in the country to showcase their themed videos in an exhibit held recently at the Ayala Museum.

Among the groundbreaking artists who took part in this visual feast were award-winning film and commercial directors Manolo Abaya, Mark Meily, Khavn de La Cruz, Raul Ona, Pepe Diokno, Mark Querubin, and Raul Jorolan.

The Nokia N93 is part of Nokia’s new range of Nseries multimedia computers that break new ground with innovations in mobile video, imaging and "techno-premium" design.

The N93 lets you see the world with new eyes with its astounding 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics that delivers crisp and clear images; 3x optical zoom and up to 20x digital zoom that makes you get closer to the action; and DVD-grade video quality for that memorable viewing experience.

You can also connect the Nokia N93 directly to your TV for a wide-screen movie experience or upload your images and video to online albums or blogs. Moreover, you can create high-quality home movies and burn them to DVD with Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 software included in the package.

"The Nokia N93 marks a new era in the digital camcorder market," said Parikshit Bhasin, country general manager of Nokia Philippines.

"Incorporating all the features you need for great quality movie-making, the Nokia N93 is a fantastic example of a multimedia computer with true digital camcorder performance at its core. Thanks to its connectivity, it allows you to immediately share the memories you’ve captured, taking the entire camcorder experience to the Internet age," he added.

Puppy Love was the theme of Manolo Abaya, a winner of several awards from the Advertising Congress, Creative Guild and the prestigious and much coveted international CLIO Awards. Manolo’s short film was about a child’s bond with a dog.

Mark Meily of Crying Ladies fame created an ode to the Filipina with his short film, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, while award-winning TV commercial director Raul Jorolan shot a short film with the theme, Change the World, that showed a person performing a single act of kindness and unknowingly affecting the life of the recipient until a ripple effect occurs.

Singer, songwriter, pianist, and film director Khavn de la Cruz is a seasoned director, having made more than 10 digital features and 50 short films with his independent film company Filmless Films, several of which have won prizes in the Philippines, Tokyo, Spain, Germany, and Italy. His short film, called Last Person, was about a person living his last day on earth.

Road Trip was the theme of Raul Ona. A winner of several Ad Congress and Creative Guild awards, Raul took the N93 and shot a group of friends confessing the funniest and strangest things while on the road.

Pepe Diokno is a student, writer, and filmmaker. His first film, No Passport Needed, was nominated in this year’s Cinemalaya Film Festival in the short film category. His short film, Dear God, was about kids that long to ask The Big Guy some questions.

Multi-awarded film director and head of his own production house, 88 storeyfilms, Mark Querubin’s distinctive work has been lauded by juries from the New York Festival, the Creative Guild and the DIWA Awards. His short film, Serendipity, featured his subject who kept on encountering the love of his life at the most embarrassing and inconvenient times.

The venue, which was decked in tones of gray, black, and white, had specially built viewing rooms that showed the full-length Nokia N93-filmed videos of the seven directors. Guests watched the three- to five-minute videos while they were being treated to a selection of gourmet delights prepared by Gaita Fores and a performance by Skarlet.

With its MPEG-4 VGA video capture at 30 frames per second, the N93 delivers an unparalleled video experience with stereo audio recording and digital stabilization, enabling smooth and shake-free movies.

The N93 boasts a large internal memory of up to 50 MB, which can be further expanded with a hot-swap miniSD card of up to 2 GB, allowing users to capture up to 90 minutes of video or close to 2,500 high-quality photos.

Furthermore, you can easily transfer your photos and video from the memory card to a compatible PC for storage, and yet always carry a collection of your favorite resized images on the Nokia N93.

All the N93-shot videos will be exhibited at the Greenbelt 3 Cinema Lobby until Sept. 10.