What is CAST?

CAST is an association for the development of talent and resources to support an animation industry in Cebu. This cooperative society will build a critical mass to attract the world animation consumer to do business here in Cebu.

CAST society is a sharing cooperative where members contribute time and product to help others and themselves compete in the world market.

Who Can Join?

CAST is open to persons who are interested in animation anywhere in the world. There is no age limit or other requirements.

Cooperative Structure

CAST is made up of two membership classes a) invested and b) non invested. The invested class will generally have a computer and the software to create and edit 2D and 3D characters or objects. This class may also include people with a marketable skills and talent such as hand drawn animators, script writers, voice character and marketing. The non invested is made up of person in training and interested individuals.

Member Expectations

Members are expected to contribute to the cooperative animation library with characters, objects, background stills and animation sequences. The library is shared by all members. A contribution of one piece will make available hundreds in return. Members are also expected to contribute time and techniques to teach others how to do things.

Advantages to Join

Animation takes a lot of talented people and capital to reach a critical mass. The object of CAST is to disperse the talent and concentrate the capital. In this manner the talent will have access to video cameras, tape recorders, sound stages, motion capture, video editing and other equipment.

Members work will be published and sold on the world market. Members will share in this income.

Self Taught Education

CAST will have weekly meetings to discuss member problems and difficulties. These meeting are free of charge and members are expected to help each other with "how to do" questions and answers. A 24 hour computer Intranet (local only to Cebu) is now in place for those that have a computer to discuss problems, share objects, tips, and tutorials.

Formal training classes are offered at a discount for members.

CAST Logo

The CAST logo is a tetrahedron (a 3D object with four sides). Each of the four vertices spell out the word CAST. The four sides represent the mission of the CAST organization.

The four sides are:

• Creative: The process of idea generation and the determination to make it happen

• Attitude: The commitment to be the leader in the field and deliver a product at a fair price and on time

• Service: To add value to the customers business, the local community, the Philippine nation and the personal well being of all involved

• Teamwork: A pledge to work together with other workers, our customers and the world

The tetrahedron is a very structurally stable object (it's sides are triangles) and is the only one with four sides. If one vertex is longer than the rest the tetrahedron will always point into the wind. CAST promotes this idea in in a promise to always be the front runner in the technology of animated movies.

The four colors of the letters CAST are the same colors of the Philippine Flag.