Whether Telecinema 7, a joint project of Korea and Japan, will be successful or not is a moot point with '
The Relation of Face, Mind and Love' ended up with drawing 30,000 during weekend. Telecinema is a combined word of tele from the broadcasting sector and cinema from screening of films.
The 'Telecinema 7' is content where One Source Multi Use strategy is applied in that drama PDs of Korea are in charge of direction and writers of Japan in writing. Movies produced under the joint project are screened at only a handful of theaters and later they are aired in TV.
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Simultaneous production of drama and its theatrical version increases efficiency
Generalization of digital shooting breaks down barriers of human resources & technology
Respect of different ways of producing broadcast programs and movies brings higher efficiency
Combination of movie & TV drama continues to evolve. Exchange between Chungmuro, Korean equivalent to Hollywood, and Yeo-ui-do, hub of broadcasting networks, was born as filmmakers produced TV dramas and drama PDs made movies. The exchange has brought the boom of 'Cross Over' such as 'TV Movie' and 'Theatrical Version'. Recently, there is an increasing number of works whose two versions as TV drama and movie were simultaneously made even in the stage of planning. The film and broadcasting industries expect this kind of 'format convergence' to be a chance to increase efficiency and quality in each genre and call for thorough preparedness based on understanding of features that each medium has.
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"IRIS"
◆Simultaneous Production of Movie and TV Drama= A movie-like drama,
"IRIS" is enjoying popularity with its large scale, sophisticated image and fast development comparable to those of a movie. Therefore, it is not surprising why it receives such compliment given that talents of Chungmuro, Korean equivalent to Hollywood, participated in producing the drama which airs on Wednesdays and Thursdays (KBS 2). IRIS (director:
Kim Kyoo-tae and
Yang Yoon-ho) was produced by Taewon Entertainment, famous for movies such as
"Marrying the Mafia" and '
Eye for an Eye'. About 80% of the staff came from the movie circle including director
Yang Yoon-ho who produced '
Fighter in the Wind' and
"Holiday".
Taewon Entertainment is considering releasing a movie version of
"IRIS" after its 20 episodes are over. The movie version is currently in production ...
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Two members of the boy band Big Bang have been cast in the TV movie "
19-Nineteen".
This isn't the first time the two Big Bang members have been on screen.
T.O.P. (
Choi Seung-hyeon), the oldest in the band, debuted in the 2007 KBS-TV drama "
I Am Sam" and is currently shooting KBS-TV's ...
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Heroine of film
"Why Did You Come to My House - Movie"
"This film is for those who adhered to criminal activity or thought of suicide because of love, and anyone who ever did harm or suffered over love", said actress
Kang Hye-jeong during the presentation of her new film "Why Did You Come to My House?" at a Seoul theater Thursday.
She said her character "Lee Su-gang" is "wacky, lacks social skills, doesn't have a big dream in life, but dreams of miraculous love".
Lee rarely opens up to others, but she loves one man, Park Ji-min (played by Big Bang member
Seung Ri), in her own unique way for ten years. To stalk him, she...
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