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TOTAL LICENSING
sketchbook style into motion graphic sidered to be the most expensive Ko-
animation. Known as ‘sketch interface rean film ever produced.
based animation and content produc- Much of the budget in in D-Waarr has has
ing technology’, the software is able to gone into the intense computer gen-
motion-capture human body parts of erated imagery (CGI), which has been
2D lines which animate as 3D imagery, compared to Transformers, the recent
so a 2D drawing of a face would de- Hollywood film produced by Steven
velop to include 3D facial expressions. Spielberg. However, D-War was cre-
A patent was taken out on the tech- ated entirely in-house by a local Ko-
nology in Korea and it is being touted rean special effects production house.
as a resource which, as a result of its Both audiences and critics alike have
effectiveness, can also help reduce praised the realistic CGI and special
production costs. It is expected to be effects in D-War and have applauded
widely used once it has transferred to the fact that it has been produced en-
cluding budgeting and labor. Nazca
the animation production software tirely using Korean technology.
Liner allows a production company
‘Animade-It.’ The film is scheduled to be released
to save production costs while at the
The use of such CT has shown KOC- in more than 1,500 screens in the
same time greatly reducing the risks
CA and the Korean government’s United States - about 1.5 times more
by giving them the ability to control
dedication to enhancing the competi- than The Host, which stands as the
and manage the whole production
tiveness of cultural products among highest grossing movie of all time in
process. It is a Korean-style 3D anima-
other nations, to encourage an en- Korea with 13 million admissions sold
tion tool that manages
in 2006.
the workers’ schedules,
The Host, directed by
communications and
acclaimed Korean di-
production costs.
rector Bong Joon-ho,
One animation project
was a comic movie
entitled Tree Robot,
about a monster that
produced in 2005, used
terrorizes citizens in
the “Nazca Liner” and
South Korea’s Han
proved its international
River. It was also a
competitiveness by win-
film that captivated
ning the Grand Prix at
the audience’s inter-
the Bradford Animation
est with high-quality
Festival (BAF) in 2005,
special effects and
the most famous anima-
CGI, and was pre-
tion festival in the UK.
sold into seventeen
Currently, the Nazca Liner technology
vironment that is more efficient and different countries with a 100-screen
is being adopted and used at special
open to technical innovation as well as release in the US in 2006.
animation training schools as well as in
enhancing or improving existing tech- The success of D-War points to the
companies related to the industry, fur-
nology. CT is now lifting Korea into importance of using CT as an impor-
ther adding to the competitive power
the global playing field by diversifying tant influence to further develop the
of Korea’s 3D animation industry.
ways for entertainment corporations globalization of Korea. This subject
Korea’s CT showcased alongside a
to best compete on a global basis. formed an important aspect of DI-
technology co-developed by KOCCA
CON 2007 (The International Digital
and Seoul University which allows
D-WAR: Korean Culture Meets Content Conference) held at COEX,
the transition of images drawn in a
Creativity Seoul from September 10 to 11, 2007.
As a result of the Cultural Technol- The main topic of discussion at DI-
ogy trends in Korea, CON 2007 was Culture Technology:
D-War, a computer Its Dynamic Influence, and the con-
generated (CGI) film ference invited worldwide experts to
was recently released share their knowledge and experience
in the territory. about the critical importance of CT
D-War, also known as by using a number of recent and de-
Dragon Wars, is the veloping cases.
2007 South Korean For more information about the
film directed by for- topics, panels and various programs
mer comedian Shim at DICON, please visit the website:
Hyung-rae and is con- www.dicon.or.kr.
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