Love, truly knows no boundaries with Spongecola‘s new music video, ‘Labis-labis.’
With its meet-cute world, a two-year-old toy poodle, Alex; and six-year-old Aspin mix breed, Jamie fell in love. A true and unadulterated romance in the perspective of our dear pets.
“We all have pets and love them very dearly, and this is our way of saying thanks.” Armo Armovit the band’s guitarist stated. Sharing that the video is a tribute to our companions for the love and unwavering loyalty they display. Vocalist and guitarist Yael Yuzon also agrees with the sentiment also sharing his gratitude towards his pets through the mv. “My dogs have been taking care of me. It makes sense to pay tribute to Mini Me and Finny Finn Finn.”
The music video of “Labis-labis” is directed by Robin Estargo, whose great passion for storytelling not only exceeded expectations, but also handled the material well with the right balance of effervescent wit and heartwarming appeal. “It was a treat (pun intended) working with Robin and the entire KeepFilming Inc. crew,” said drummer Tedmark Cruz. “Their creativity, passion, and professionalism were evident in all the pre-prod meetings over Zoom, up until the post prod finishing touches.”
Yuzon also shared the excitement the process has exuded as they work on the love story between two dogs along with passionate people who believes in the same cause. “It’s always nice to work with people who are passionate about their work. The belief in the love story between the two dogs was intense from the very start, and it was contagious and inspiring.”
Luckily casting the perfect stars based on their criteria, the team was extra hyped. “Number one most definitely is that they have to be trained dogs that can do a few or even more tricks,” Estargo shares. “Second, they have to be smaller in size so they’d be easier to handle on set. And third, the dogs should be familiar with each other offhand – and much better if they have the same trainer or owner, so we won’t have a problem on set as these dogs work with each other. We were looking for one aspin and one with a certain breed.”
Shooting for several days as two dogs for a main cast is no walk in park for any production, but the team with all the passion persevered working with their two stars. “Working with one dog can be quite draining, so what more two? It’s like working with toddlers! We have to adjust to their moods all the time and treat them with utmost patience.”
Aldo Vidal, a 63-year-old dog trainer for 26 years, submitted an audition video for his two dogs through his daughter, and the rest as they say, is history. “We definitely made the right decision in casting their dogs because they are not just a joy to work with and Sir Aldo, as their owner, has also been so accommodating and giving during the shoot,” Estargo tells in a statement. “He worked hard to make sure we got the takes we wanted and exuded that positive and endearing dad vibes that we all loved.”
Catch these two sweethearts performance in Labis-labis music video on Youtube, and listen to the song available in all listening platforms
