총 8페이지

8 SEPTEMBER29,2006
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CULTURE
Wheretheofficialstandingforculture?
OVER
VIEW
Independentfilm,
Manypeopleareindifferenttosomeaffiliatedorganizationof MCT
whyitcallsforattention
RepubicofKorea’sisinsufficient.Thescale
Then, what makes the Korean literature
managerParkNam-jinsaid.
ByKwonEun-jung
of the organization is a problem as well.
works so slow in progress? Foreign
Butnotalltheprogramshaveworkedvery
ByChaHyun-Jin
ReporterofCultureSection
Including the principal, there are 29 staff
translations are mostly translated by a
well.Forexample,“Whilesomestudentsare
AssociateEditorofCultureSection
members.“InthecaseoftheU.S.,thereare
Korean native translator. Then, the Korean
very good at and like the settled programs,
T
he Ministry of Culture and Tourism
morethan20staffmembersinadepartment
literatureoughttobetranslatedbyforeigner
others are not.” Lee Jun-ung, a teacher of
A
(MCT)ofSouthKorea,whichisastate
of film cutting. The Korean government
who speaks Korean as their mother tongue.
Hawjeong middle school in Gwangju ; A
nIndependentFilm,aKBSprogram,wasforcedtodiscontinue.Thisprogramwas
administrationorganization,wasestablished
needs to reconsider the importance of
However, most literature is translated by
cartoon programs are in operation this
the only TV program which broadcasted independent films. Even though it was
at1948.Itworksforculturalsuchasthefield
culture.”ThePlanningTeammanagerShon
native Koreans. Low recognition of Korea
school,said.So,theARTEneedtomakethe
televised1a.m.,inthemorning,itattractedmanypeople.TheprogramstartedonMay
of art, cultural industry, media, sports,
Ki-soosaid.
andKoreancultureabroadcouldbethefirst
programs diverse for an organization for
4,2001withthetitle“Ashortfilmfestival,”anditpresented450filmsintotalfromboth
religion, and so on. The MCT has various
The KOFA also serves some programs
reason. There are not enough curriculums
manykindsofpeople.
inside and outside of the country. A large audience has been waiting eagerly for the
departments; Culture policy, Art, Culture
such as subtitle services for foreigners, on-
aboutKorea,especiallyKoreanliterature,in
And to lead such participation, the
programtoberebroadcastedafteritsdiscontinuance.
industry, Culture media, Tourism, and
line theaters and classical film theaters. But
foreigncountryuniversities.
physical support of government and
Itisnotaboutoneprogrambeingstopped.Butitmeansthatsuchkindsoffilmwillnot
Athletics.
there are few people who know about the
ThenwhatwouldKLTIdotosolvethese
companiesandhumanresourcesareneeded.
be broadcasted any more on the public TV program. Moreover, it will bring about
There are nine organizations; which are
theaters for classical film therefore seldom
problems?TheKLTIneedtoawardbenefits
So the ARTE is promoting a program
damageofculturaldiversitywhichcanbechosenbypeople.Infact,IndependentFilm
belongingtotheMCTsuchastheNational
visit.
of works with prizes at least. Some smaller
“Culture and art education camp with
broadcasted“Therealman”onSeptember,29.“Therealman”isastoryaboutaman
Academy of Arts (NAA), Korean National
To deal with such problems, both the
languagessuchasTurkish,Arabicandsoon
Everland”whichissponsoredbySamSung.
whodoesnotwanttogotothearmy.Koreanmenareobligedtobeinthearmyfortwo
University of Arts (KNUA), Culture
governmentandpeopleneedtochangetheir
need more support. To promote Korea
years.Themainactortriestohavehisfingerscut,behavelikeatranssexual,looklikehe
Heritage Administration (CHA) and so on.
attitudes. The Korean status in cinema is
abroad, some programs such as Korean
Theidealwayofsuchorganization
hasamentaldiseaseandeventriestodamagehisownkidney.Thismovieexpressesthe
Furthermore, there are 27 affiliated
graduallyenlargingaroundtheworld.People
LiteratureFestival&ConferenceinVietnam
The common problem such organizations
feelingofmenwhohavetogothearmyinaverywittyway. Theissueofarmyservice
organizationswhichmanageoverallcultural
need to realize the importance of such
which was held last year to let foreigners
point out is budget that the Korean
isanimportanttopicinKoreansociety.
categories such as tourism, media, gaming
cultural things and participate actively. In
know about Korea need to be held. And
governmentoffer.Althoughitwasincreased
Jin Seung-hyun, director of “The real man,” said that he wanted to express their
and so on. However, people are so
order to lead people to realize such things,
direct contact of writers and readers is
16%thisyear,theMCTjustgetsonly1.06%
feelingsthroughparodyandblackcomedy.Asaresult,theprotagonistwhoisthreatened
indifferenttosuchorganizations.
thegovernment’spublicsupportisneeded.
needed. So last year the KLTI published a
of the total Korean budget. It is hard to
byashylockdecidestogotoarmy.Hecriesouttothearmysurgeon;“Ireallywantto
“WhatdoestheKoreanFederationofFilm
book “writers’ ineterview,” which essays
expectvigorousculturalactivity.
gothearmy!”Thisshoutgivestheaudiencenotonlytheliteralmeaningbutalsofun
Archives (KOFA) do?” Many people ask
and introduces some writers written by
Culture is a very important thing which
throughparody.ThisisthehugefascinationofIndependentFilm.Thusculturalvariety
such a question to staff of KOFA recently.
KoreanLiterature
KoreanandEnglish.
makesanimageofthenation.Forexample,
is possible only when directors express their own thoughts not just unconsciously
The reason is a rumor of intervention of
TranslationInstitute
Finally,asthemanagerofthedepartment
an image between we could get from
imitatingHollywood.
Cheongwadae (the Korean Executive) a to
International Affairs and Public Relations
Finland and from France or German is
Here is another reason why Independent movies need to be maintained. In case of
recruit new principal of KOFA. It shows
The Korean Literature Translation
Yun Bu-han says, “It is not only for a
different. As culture develops, the
KBS,asitisapublicbroadcastingstationitshouldbroadcastforpublicwelfarenotfor
thatmanypeopleareexcessivelyattachedin
Institute (KLTI) is for publishing translated
foreigner, but also Koreans who study
international competitiveness of a nation
itsownprofit.IthasasignificantmeaninginthediscontinuanceofIndependentFilm.It
political problems or social issues and
foreign Korean literature. After the
English,”theKoreantranslationsoughttobe
gainsstrength.
actuallytakesopportunitiesofwatchingvariousimagemediaawayfrompeople.
economic situation rather than cultural
Translation Publication Division selects
usedforeducationinKorea.
As a matter of course the budget is
It’sverydifferentcomparedwithforeignbroadcastingstations;thereisnoprogramin
essence. Moreover, people’s indifference
some literature to be translated, the
important,buttherecognitionofpeopleand
Korea which broadcasts independent films except Independent Film. Broadcasting
causessomeproblemsofsuchorganizations.
Education Division recruits a translator.
the commercial is important as well.
stations such as “Channel 4” in England, “ARTE” in Germany, and “CANAL+” in
Herearesomeexamples.
They educate the translators through some
KoreanArts&Cultures
Thereforegovernmentandenterpriseneedto
Francesupportindependentfilmsandshortfilms.Theyalsosupportshortfilmfestivals
programs such as seminars or training. The
EducationService
recognizetheimportanceofculture,andtry
andorganizeindependentfilmsasregularprograms.Theyemphasizethecontributionto
department of International Affairs and
tocontrive countermeasures.
adiversefilmcultureaswell.
KoreanFederation
Public Relations gives publicity abroad. All
The Korean Arts & Cultures Education
Independent Film gives amateur directors a chance to demonstrate their works.
ofFilmArchives
thisprocessisadjustedbytheManagement
Service(ARTE)serveseducationtoschools,
Generally,studentswhotrytomakemoviesorwould-bedirectorsbeginfrommakinga
PlanningDivision.
private organizations and so on. 2,446
short film. It is a very important thing for amateur directors that these short films are
The KOFA collects data of film images
Generally,about70piecesofliteratureare
schoolsand140areashavebeensupported.
showed to and appreciated by the public. The public broadcasting is a path which
andotherthingsrelatedwithfilm.Theyalso
translatedinayear.Duringthethirdquarter
The objects of such service are not only
enables directors and audiences to communicate each other. However, if they did not
restoredamagedfilms.Thenumberoffilms
of the year, 17 literatures including
studentsandcitizensbutalsothosewhoare
have such chances, blockbusters like “King and The Crown,” “The Host” would not
collected by the KOFA is almost 3.600
“VirtuousWomen,”“TheLand”andothers
neglected such as the disabled and foreign
haveexisted.
pieces so far in 2006, however there are
were chosen to be translated into seven
workers. “Our intentions are for the long
IndependentFilmprovidedviewerstoexperiencediverseculturalcontents.Itwasa
more than 250 films being restored. While
languages. Compared to more than 300
term and fundamental effect by cultural
spacefornewdirectors,inwhichtheycouldstretchtheirworks.Itcameanerawhen
the KOFA gets about 10 billion won in a
issues of English literature which are
education.Inordertomaketheprogramsto
more than ten million go to the Korean movies with the interest from audiences and
year,theexpectedbudgetis15billionwon.
translated to Korean, it shows the Korean
work well, a local self-government and
scaleoffilmsrisetogether.Audiencesdonotalwayswanthugeandspectacularmovies.
ComparedtoNorthKoreawherefundingis
literature work as an inactive one to the
people’s participation are needed,” the
more than 30 billion won in a year, the
world.
Planning and Public Relations Division
bellina_cha@hufs.ac.kr
ane1213@hufs.ac.kr
Shapingwarmheartoutofclay
BySongDan-ah
ReporterofCultureSection
Nowadays, Korean animation has
gradually become more sensational and
lasciviousjustlikethatofJapan.However,
there is a person who makes pure
animation. Kwon Oh-sung, an animation
director, goes against the influence of
Japaneseanimation.Heusesclaytomake
animation characters. It gives a strong
One day, I thought “Let’s just write it
impression and fun to the audience. Clay
crazily, let my dream about writing one
SongDan-ah/TheArgus
animation contains a spirit of craftsman.
scenariocometrue.”
Lotus,waterandpurity
Would you enter the world of clay
I collected lots of data and wrote
animations?
scenarios in off-campus for two months.
“Lucky Seoul” is produced as a lengthy
thatremindusoftraditionalorclassicculture.
Reporter: What is clay animation?
clay animation. No one in Asia has tried
BySongDan-ah
OneoftheremainsthattheSemiwonsaved
And how is clay animation being
this method before. I decided to write a
ReporterofCultureSection
SongDan-ah/TheArgus
overtime is a little pond used for
manufactured?
storythatIammorefamiliarwithaswell
ClayanimationdirectorKwonOh-sungissmiling
“YooSangGokSu.” It represents the
Kwon Oh-sung: In order to make each
as that can recall old memories. I finally
O
ctoberisthebestmonthtotakeawalk
traditional Korean way of drinking and
sceneofclayanimation,thedirectormoves
country. Moreover, Korean people have
beaverydifficulttopictobeusednotonly
produced“LuckySeoul”withthememory
withafamily,friends,andsweethearts.
resting. It includes an activity of floating
thedallscenebyscene.Therefore,thiskind
Hollywood-standardized perspectives on
in animation but also other genres.
about my young age life and experience
There are also places where we can get
glassesonthelake.BesidesYooSangGokSu,
of animation requires expertise and
theanimationfield.Thus,itisverydifficult
However, “Animal Farm” unraveled the
with imagination. The background of this
refreshed with autumn breeze. If you are
there is a pole made of stones used for
creativity.Also,muchoftheworkisdone
to survive and succeed with traditional
storyofafable,soreviewersontheboard
storyisfromthemid-1970s.Inthestory,a
tired of going to the cafe and theater from
measuring the depth of Cheonggye River.
in an old-fashioned way, by hand. The
animationsintheanimationmarket.
might feel comfortable with it. I thought
brother and a sister who are living in a
day to day, this place would be worthwhile
Punggidae is available for observing heavy
manufacturing process of clay animation
“Animal Farm” should not be made in
country, drop by Seoul and undergo
tovisit.Let’sgotothebeautifulworldofthe
winds.
usually includes pre-production,
R:Whatdoyouthinkoftheattraction
complicated ways because the topic itself,
unexpected happening. Now it is on
Semiwon.
Therearealmosteightylightlampsaround
production, and post production. The pre-
ofclayanimation?
thehumanright,wasveryheavy.Forthat
preparation. It will be presented in 2008.
TheSemiwonislocatedatYangpyeongin
the lotus farm. Korean traditional poems
productionisthepreparationstepthatgets
Kwon: Nearly all characters in clay
reason, I produced animation about a
Before the first presentation of “Lucky
GyeongGi-Do, which is 40 minutes away
writtenbyChongChi-yong,PakTu-jin,and
things ready for the actual process of
animationaremadeonebyoneartist.Clay
victimofbullying,adisabledperson,anda
Seoul,”I’mplanningtohaveanexhibitof
from Seoul. With a total of 19,000 square
LeeYuk-sawhowerewell-knownpoetsare
making animation. The second step,
animation has true artisan spirit that is
minority in sexual matters using animal
the miniature dolls that are used for the
meters, this place is surrounded by the
carvedonthesurfaceofthelamps.Onevery
production, brings to animation shooting.
delicateandelaborate.Firstofall,themost
characters.“AnimalFarm”isastoryabout
animationproduction.
“Doomoolmurly” riverside, which is the
Friday,Saturday,andSundayofeachweek,
The final step, post production, is about
charmingpartofclayanimationisthatitis
agoatthatliveswithothersheepinranch.
intersectionbetweentheNorthandtheSouth
thoselampswithpoemsareturnedon.While
editing, including adding music and
an actual existence. This makes clay
The goat approaches to the sheep, but the
R: Finally, do you have anything you
of Han River. The lovely scenery appears
takingawalkalongthepromenade,youcan
various kinds of compositions that enrich
animation very attractive. Plus, there is
sheep expel the goat. The goat wants to
wanttotellHUFSan?
alongthewaytothesportspark.
find speakers in stone towers. Calm and
animation.
warmthinclayanimation,which2Dor3D
jointhegroup,butthesheepkickedoutthe
Kwon: The most important thing for
Comfortable shoes are prepared at the
romantic traditional music flows out from
animationdoesnothave.
goat.Thegoatfoundonesheep’shairthat
students is to know what they want to.
entrance for ladies who wear shoes with
the speakers and makes our mind peaceful.
R:Itisknownasanexperimentalfield
was dropped on the floor and made and
Problems in the current education system
high-heels.The“WorldWaterLilyGallery”
The music helps poem reading more
and very hard thing. Why did you
R:Howdoyouthinkaboutyourwork
woreadresswithsheephair.Althoughthe
inKoreaarethatstudentschooseandenter
is located right next to the entrance. The
enjoyable. You also will be able to enjoy
choosethisgenre?
“Doggy Poo” which received several
goat tried to belong to the sheep
universitieswithoutmuchconsideration.It
gallery is full of vinyl houses and beautiful
beautiful flowers from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
Kwon:Iwantedtodosomethingunique
awardsandbecamefamous?
community and make friends by wearing
is very important for students to find and
flowersallyearslong.Fiftywaterliliesand
p.m. Moreover, you will love the beautiful
that other people have not found in early
Kwon: The original story of this
thesheephairdress,itdidnotwork.After
justify their own identity. Think about
sixty water plants also are grown in this
sunset on Han River, which becomes even
times. There are a lot of 3D animations
animationisfromakidsbook.Itseemedto
thesheepfoundoutthatthegoatpretended,
“whyIshouldstudy,whoIam,andwhatI
place.Ifyoucomeoutof“WorldWaterLily
more fascinating with the reflections of
produced from the U.S., Japan, etc.
be attractive if it would be reconstituted
thegoatwasforcedtobeoutoftheflockof
wanttopursue”Then,decidewhatIwant
Gallery,”youcangetdownandlookaround
lamplights on the surface of the river. This
However, these countries do not produce
into clay animation. Classical scenes of
the sheep. On late, other animals enter to
to do in the future. It is the best time to
the whole scene of the Semiwon. All roads
placehassanitaryfacilitiesforcleaningHan
stillanimation.Clayanimationhasitsown
Koreanevokenostalgiaandaffection.And
farm becomes finished as variety
think about yourself and identify your
intheSemiwonarepavedwithwashboards.
River. It is also fun to watch the clean up
attractiveness which are differ from 3D
“Doggy Poo” contained meaningful
coexistence.
future goal. Do not just study without
It means anybody who visits, walks along
activity. A small gallery for the artwork
animationanditisveryrare.So,Ithought
messagesandinstructionsaswell.
future directions. Think about what you
the Han River, and sees beautiful scenery
exhibitthatincorporateswiththenatureand
thattherewouldbeanopportunityifIdid
R:Whatis“LuckySeoul”thatyou’re
reallywanttodo.Askyourselfconstantly.
herecanlethisorhermindbewashedand
cultureintheareaisopened.
somethingthatotherpeoplehavenottried
R: You made “Animal Farm” at
developingfortheproductionnow?
If you can identify yourself and withdraw
cleaned out. The Semiwon has aromatic
before in the animation field. There are
Jeonju International Film Festival.
Kwon:IbegantowritescenariossinceI
the answers faster and clearer, it would
white lotus flowers that spread out sweet
intensive competitions in 2D or 3D
Were there any difficulties to come up
decided to make a film. I used to write
bringgreaterhappinesstoyourlife.
smell.So,youcanseethelotusitselfaswell
animation film markets and also, several
withaheavytheme,thehumanright?
scenarios in the synopsis form several
assmellthefragranceofwhitelotus.
similarworksarealreadypresentedinour
Kwon:Humanrightsandequalitymight
times,butIwasnotstillsureaboutit.
dana26@hufs.ac.kr
The Semiwon is famous for the facilities
dana26@hufs.ac.kr

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