KOREAN DIRECTOR YOUNG MAN KANG WRAPS UP EPIC JOURNEY TO HAITI

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KOREAN DIRECTOR WRAPS UP EPIC JOURNEY TO HAITI

June 20, 2013 by David Oxenbridge

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.

4D filmmaking - Young Man Kang interview

LA 411 Magazine Interview~

Recently Director Young Man Kang collaborated with fellow Avatar (director: James Cameron) alumni, Just Cause 3d, on his 4d Experience Project (client Hyundai). The 4d Experience was one of the first in the world to use a 4D 5G grandeur theater ad in 2010.

Hyundai Grandeur/Azera gets KDM 4D promo - Avatar may have been a box-office king thanks in part to its wonderful use of 3D film-making. Hyundai, however, is not impressed by Mr. Cameron's science-fiction epic and it's decided to show-off the all-newGrandeur/Azera to the Korean public by way of a 4D commercial shown in theaters.

Hyundai wants those watching this clip to get the sensation that they're actually behind the wheel of the lux'd-up full-size sedan. While we can't get that feeling from watching a video on the internet, we can imagine where some well-placed mist and wind might show up to tantalize senses beyond just vision.


LA411 - Young Man Kang World premiere launch of the “Hyundai Car 4D film in 4D equipped theaters (CGV) throughout Korea how did this deal become a reality?

YMK- We collaborated with fellow Avatar (director: James Cameron) alumni, Just Cause 3D on our 4DExperience Project (client Hyundai). The 4DExperience was one of the first in the world to use a 4D 5G grandeur theater ad in 2010.
World premiere launch of the ‘Hyundai Car’ 4D film in 4D equipped theaters (CGV) throughout Korea December 20, 2010.
Hyundai wants those watching this clip to get the sensation that they're actually behind the wheel of the lux'd-up full-size sedan. While we can't get that feeling from watching a video on the internet, we can imagine where some well-placed mist and wind might show up to tantalize senses beyond just vision.

LA411 - What camera & system did you use for 3D and 4D filming?

YMK- We shot 4D experience project with 3D stereoscopic system, Two Red One MX cameras, two Vision3 3D zoom lens with Element Techinica Quasar rig.
Qtake HD 3D system and Cineform and Smoke 3D editing system.
4D system, we planed from the concept with 4D software programmer and make the storyboard, then we shot 3D stereoscopic system, and editing the film and give rough cut to give to 4D engineers to set up 4D effects at the 4D Plex theater.
They have 4D effects such as wind, chair moving, spray, smell, strobe, tackle.
The first 4D film in commercial theaters, not theme parks, was in Korea in the 4D Plex theaters in 2010, was ‘Avatar’.
Based up 3D film ‘Avatar’ , 4D programmer created 4D effect system throughout the film, but our 4D project has a world record for the first 4D film that start shooting with 4D concept from the beginning of the production.