Director Young Man Kang visits Septimius Awards and Die Seriale 2022
Young Man Kang @ Septimius Awards 2022 Amsterdam
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Young Man Kang, Kimchi Warrior animation series Interview - Animation Magazine EU
Interview with Young Man Kang,
director of Kimchi Warrior animation series
by DANIEL TODORAN-RARES on Mar 20, 2013 •
Young Man KangWhat experiences do you have in animation? What does this art mean to you, Mr. Young Man Kang?
As a filmmaker, I have made it a priority to have experience in both live-action & CG animation, as even live-action films need CG effects. So one has to understand both CG and animation to direct a successful movie.
My first experience with animation was during my college years in Seoul, Korea. I concentrated on the meticulous art of clay animation. My graduation project was created using various clay materials and was shot with a 16mm Bolex Camera. The Bolex camera has the ability to shoot in stop-motion frames.
There were no CG effects around at the time.
My second animation experience was in 2005, when I directed a 6-minute trailer using 3D animation in Chennai, India. I stayed in Chennai for about 6 months and had an amazing experience working in a completely different culture.
I had the opportunity to work with close-to 60 Indian animators who helped me better understand the new culture, as well as, have a stronger grasp on CG technology. Most specifically, I was able to learn the painstaking process of creating digital creatures.
Preproduction and ADR (Audio Dialogue Recording) took place in Hollywood, California. Soon after, all of the pre-production materials were brought to India.
There, the whole creation of the film’s cinema graphics occurred. Under my direction, the India team completed the film that was then transferred into 35-mm film.
Overall, this experience was very valuable for my future film endeavors that also required CG animation. Moreover, it allowed me to better understand the whole process as a filmmaker.
Kimchi WarriorWhat can you tell me about Kimchi Warrior? Is it an animation series exclusive for the Internet? Where can we see Kimchi Warrior? How many episodes are in this series? Who produced it? What animation techniques were used for this production? What kinds of difficulties did you encounter in creating Kimchi Warrior?
Kimchi is one of the world’s top 5 healthiest foods. It is believed it even prevented the outbreak of SARS in South Korea. Kimchi’s probiotics protect the body against even the worst viruses and bacteria.
So when I was developing a new character for my animation, I wanted to promote Kimchi and Tae Kwon Do into the world of entertainment. This was the birth of the Kimchi Warrior superhero.
Based on the premise of Popeye, Kimchi Warrior obtains supernatural powers by eating Kimchi. He strives to defend our health from the world’s most notorious diseases like Swine Flu, Mad Cow Disease, Malaria, SARS etc.
Kimchi Warrior has received international recognition and is currently live on YouTube with 15 episodes. You can find episodes of Kimchi Warrior atwww.KimchiWarrior.com or just search “Kimchi Warrior” on YouTube.
The animation’s production company, YMK Films of Los Angeles, and Young Man Kang, the producer/ director, has also received many awards.
With only a limited number of animators in both Los Angeles and India, the team was still able to produce 15 episodes within a year. The animation uses 2D animation with Flash, Photoshop, and After Effects. Only one character, the giant robot Onggi Bot, is in 3D. He was created by the very talented Christopher Nadolski, an animator who recently received an Academy Award for his visual effects in The Life of Pi.
We cast all voice-over actors in Hollywood. One noted voice-actor was Tim Colceri, the door gunner in Standley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket.
The biggest difficulties of production were the extremely low budget and short time constraint. Still, with only $100,000 USD and a year of production, we made 15 episodes.
I really would like to thank to all of the voice-over actors and artists who graciously worked within our low budget restraint.
The Kimchi Warrior superhero saga continues on as a book series written by Cristina Ducu, a talented actress who also has experience in Korean culture.
The Onggi Bot animation will be screened at the biggest Onggi Festival in Olsan in May of 2013. “Onggi” are traditional earthenware vessels that store key fermented ingredients in Korean cuisine. Onggi vessels are porous with tiny holes that allow air to penetrate inside while still preserving ingredients for long periods of time.
Also, Canal Plus, a TV station in France will put Young Man Kang’s recent film activities and footage of Kimchi Warrior in their documentary. The documentary narrated by “Antoine de Caunes” introduces Korean culture to the French community and will air this May.
Monday, August 11, 2014
batteryPOP Adds New Child-Friendly Content - The Kimchi Warrior
batteryPOP Adds New Child-Friendly Content -
The Kimchi Warrior is a unique blend of martial arts, comedy, and the promotion of good health. Based on the premise of Popeye, our hero obtains supernatural strength by consuming the most prominent Korean dish to defend mankind from the world’s most notorious diseases (i.e. Swine Flu, Mad Cow Disease, Malaris, SARS etc.) Each episode a new “disease character” is summoned by Evil Lord of Disease to wipe out mankind. Under the tutelage of the clairvoyant Kimchi Master, The Kimchi Warrior is sent to fight and ultimately annihilate the disease with a different “ingredient weapon.”
Friday, April 04, 2014
Kimchi Warrior @TO Web Fest
Kimchi Warrior @TO Web Fest
Kimchi Warrior screening 10th May 2014, 11:00am, Children & Young Programme
김치워리어 상영 스케줄
Kimchi Warrior screening 10th May 2014, 11:00am, Children & Young Programme
김치워리어 웹 씨리즈 트레일러
김치워리어와 신종플루, 옹기봇, 오바마 대통령
김치워리어 상영관 - 캐나다 토론토 하버프론트 센터(Harbourfront Centre)
Kimchi Warrior screening 10th May 2014, 11:00am, Children & Young Programme
Harbourfront Centre is a key cultural organization on Toronto, Ontario's waterfront, situated at 235 Queens Quay West. Wikipedia
Address: 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8, Canada
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Japanese Media - 「Kimchi Warrior」 世界最大ウェブシリーズフェスに招待
「Kimchi Warrior」 世界最大ウェブシリーズフェスに招待
10日、LAウェブシリーズフェスティバル公式サイトによると、フェスティバル実行委員会は来る26～30日、米国ロサンゼルス・ラディソンLAXホテルで開かれる本イベントで韓国出身の在米韓国人であるカン・ヨンマン監督（47）のウェブシリーズ作品「Kimchi Warrior」を上映すると発表した。 同フェスティバルが韓国監督の作品を上映作として公式選定するのは初めてのことだ。 ウェブシリーズは、3～6分で構成されたアニメーション動画作品で、カン監督の「Kimchi Warrior」は、陶器で作られたロボットに乗った主人公がキムチの効能を利用してインフルエンザや狂牛病、マラリアなどの病気と闘い、人類を助ける内容を描いた。 今回のフェスティバルでは計15個のエピソードで構成された「Kimchi Warrior」ウェブシリーズの中から、それぞれマラリアと豚インフルとの戦争を描いたエピソード4編と6編が上映されるという。 カン監督は「Kimchi Warrior」以外にも劇映画「キューピットの失敗」や「石鹸お嬢さん」で名を知られてきた。昨年5月にはハイチで孤児として暮らす少年らの成長と希望を描いた長編ドキュメンタリー映画「ハイチのストリートチルドレン（Innocence Abandoned： Street Kids of Haiti）」でモナコチャリティー映画祭で受賞した。 カン監督は聯合ニュースのインタビューに応じ「韓国でウェブシリーズは小さな分野であるが、アメリカやヨーロッパではYoutubeなどの動画サイトを通して大きく活性化されている」とし「フェスティバルの期間、ウェブシリーズの制作過程を説明するイベントにも参加する予定だ」と明かした。 2010年に初めて開催されたLAウェブシリーズフェスティバルは、毎年、参加国と招待作の数を増やしており、全世界のウェブシリーズファンを魅了している。 2010年にはわずか50編だった上映作が2011年には123編、2012年には178編となり、昨年には262編を記録。ことしのフェスティバルに招待された作品は338編に上ると予想されている。
2014年3月11日10時58分配信 (C)WoW!Korea
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Monday, January 06, 2014
KOREAN DIRECTOR YOUNG MAN KANG WRAPS UP EPIC JOURNEY TO HAITI
KOREAN DIRECTOR YOUNG MAN KANG WRAPS UP EPIC JOURNEY TO HAITI
강영만 감독 아이티 거리의 아이들 다큐 영화 기사
 아이티 거리의 아이들 다큐영화 |
FILM, POP CULTURE AND A SLICE OF LIFE IN KOREA
KOREAN DIRECTOR WRAPS UP EPIC JOURNEY TO HAITI
When Director KANG Young-man was filming his documentary Innocence Abandoned, about the plight of street kids in Haiti, things were bad enough. The country was awash with many young men, who were abandoned, orphaned, begging and even boys as young as 5 selling drugs. In such a violent, harsh society many themselves had turned to violence and some were even sold as slaves. As happens in documentary making, narrative direction can change and in this case to a much darker place. The documentary makers uncovered the motives of some of those would-be-angels who on the outside were there to apparently help the children. Darker truths and corruption emerged in the mix that set the documentary on a new path.
However, the 2010, January 12 earthquake proved to be the real game changer pulling the filmmakers from their post production work and back to Haiti to tell an even more dramatic story. What originally was supposed to be a short documentary became an epic journey, 12years in the making. As Director KANG explains, the crew developed a connection with the kids that has lasted until today. The documentary, released in January of this year, has since gone onto receive the Monaco Charity Film Festival 2013 Human Interest Award.
The director himself is nothing short of prolific. Moving to the U.S from Korea, KANG Young-man became a commercial director shooting over 50 works as well as short films and several features includingThe Last Eve (2005) which won The Best Action Feature Film award at the 2005 New York International Independent film and
Video Festival. In addition to working in Korea, Singapore and Japan he also directed the animated series Kimchi Warrior(2011).
Innocence Abandoned: Street Kids of Haiti is a Leapfrog Productions project and was produced by Dennis James Lee and Tomiko Ok Lee. The film will open in limited theatres this year in Korea, China and the U.S.
Indiewire.com - WATCH "INNOCENCE ABANDONED: STREET KIDS OF HAITI" TRAILER
Watch "Innocence Abandoned: Street Kids of Haiti" Trailer
Leapfrog Productions Innocence Abandoned: Street Kids of Haiti is directed by Young Man Kang and produced by Dennis James Lee and Tomiko Ok Lee. The documentary film, over 10 years in the making, chronicles the lives of street kids growing up in Haiti.
The official website's about the film reads:
"Leapfrog Productions brings you a stunning film directed by Young Man Kang about the street kids of Haiti. This extraordinary human saga that spans 10 years starts with the story of a young man named Wilner St. Fort and his fellow street kids growing up in Port-Au-Prince. Their fight for survival takes us on a harrowing journey into a landscape filled with violence, death, and constant peril. Their shocking story is heart-wrenching, full of moral dilemmas, and has explosive revelations that will stun the world, even in the midst of the recent historical earthquake that had devastated their country. Wilner and his fellow street kids hope for the future -- to build and run their own orphanage and protect and raise their fellow young street kids from poverty and ever-present evils that are set out to destroy them."
According to the film's facebook page, Kang and his crew went back to Haiti to capture extra footage after the devastating 2010 earthquake.
Although I don't have any upcoming screening information, the film is set to be released later this summer.
Watch the trailer:
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