장영웅

CG 라이팅 아티스트 at Blue Sky Studios | 필름, 애니메이션

뉴욕, 미국

영웅은 상품 디자이너, 전시기획자 그리고 3D 아티스트로서 다양한 디자인과 예술 분야에서 일해왔다. 그는 현재 FOX스튜디오의 에니메이션 부문을 담당하는 블루스카이 스튜디오의 조명 기술감독으로뿐만이 아니라 뉴욕에서 독립영화인으로서도 활동하고 있다. 3D와 연관된 뉴미디어 아트의 영역에서 주로 일하면서 그의 작업은 유기적인 것과 기계적인 것사이의 결합을 탐구하고 있다.

장영웅은 산업디자인을 전공하고 1993년부터 1999년까지 상품 디자인에 주로 촛점을 맞춰왔다. LG, JAD 그리고 산업자원부에서 다양한 상을 수상했다. 학부재학시 그는 EDC연구소에 있는 삼성자동차 전시관 기획에 참여했다. 2000년에는 Time & Space Tech Inc.에서 전시기획에 참여했다. 2000년 후반에 컴퓨터 그래픽쪽으로 분야를 바꿨는데 PS2와 X-box게임들의 가상현실, TV 3D에니메이션등의 일을 했다. 미국과 일본에서 컴퓨터그래픽 아티스트로 일하면서 그는 뉴욕에서 예술과 미디어에 대해 더 많은 공부를 하기로 결심한다. 2006년 School of Visual Arts에서 “Mirage”라는 Bio-Mechanic한 세계를 다룬 첫 단편 에니메이션을 만들게 되는데, 그 영화는 25개 이상의 영화제에서 수상을 하고 100개 이상의 영화제에서 상영을 하게 된다.

Youngwoong Jang has been getting around various design and art fields as a product designer, an exhibition planner, and a 3D Artist. He is currently focusing on 3D animation not only as a Senior lighting technical director at Blue Sky Studios, an animation unit of FOX filmed entertainment, but also as an independent film maker in New York. Working primarily in the field of new media arts with 3D, his work explores the conjunction between the organic and the mechanical.

Youngwoong specialized in industrial design and mostly focused on product design during the years 1993-1999. He received several awards from LG, JAD and the Korea ministry of Commerce. While he studied at a college, he worked for the Samsung Motors museum plan in the EDC laboratory. He worked at Time & Space Tech Inc. for museum planning in 2000. At the end of 2000, he changed fields to begin working with the CG industry. He had worked for TV 3D animations, virtual realities and PS2, X-BOX games. While he was working as CG artist in Korea and Japan, he decided to explore more about arts and media in New York. At the end of his study at School of Visual Arts in 2006, Youngwoong Jang meditated on a meaning of life and he created his own Bio-Mechanic world in his first short called “Mirage.” Mirage has won over 25 film festival awards and screening in over 100 film festivals world-wide.

당신의 직업을 선택한 배경 및 계기?

표현의 자유를 찾아서..


자신만의 작업방식은?

무언가에 대한 불만들에서 시작합니다. 왜이런 영화는 없는거야! 제가 갖고 싶은것 그리고 보고싶은것들이 무언지. 아마도 디자인 전공한 영향이 있는것 같아요.


영감은 어디/무엇에서 받는지?

글쎄요. 제 주변의 모든것으로 부터..


창작인으로서 가장 중요하다고 생각하는 것

자신을 위해 일하는것


창작인으로서의 목표

하고싶은일을 하고 그 결과가 그 다음 하고 싶은 일을 할수 있는 바탕이 되어 끊임없이 원하는 일을 하는것.

AWARDS

● Gold Medal, Student Academy Awards, Los Angeles, CA , USA (June 9, 2007)
● Festival Winner, CORTOONS International Animated Short Film Festival, Roma, Italy(Apr.13,2007)
● Festival Winner, GENART Miami Shorts on the Beach, Miami, FL, USA (Nov. 9, 2006)
● Festival Winner, Signals International Short Film Festival, Essex, UK (Oct.14, 2006)
● Best Animation, CMS International Children’s Film Festival, Lucknow, India (Apr. 13, 2009)
● Best Animation, Malibu International Film Festival,Malibu,CA,USA (Apr.13-16)
● Best Animation, AFIA International Film Festival,Aarhus, Denmark(Apr.25-30)
● Best Animation, BE FILM THE UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL, New York,USA(May1-5)
● Best Animation, European Independent Film Festival, Paris, France (Mar.18)
● Best Animation, BAC 41st International Film and Video Festival, Blooklyn, USA(May5-12)
● Best Animation, Show-Me Missouri International Film Festival, Springfield,MO,USA(Feb. 21-25)
● Best Animation, Oxford Film Festival, Oxford, MS, USA (Feb.8-11)
● Best Animation, San Diego Asian Film Festival, San Diego, CA, USA (Oct. 14, 2006)
● Best Animation, Big Apple Film Festival, New York, NY, USA (Nov. 16-18, 2006)
● Best Animation, SKENA UP International Film Festival, Prishtina, KOSOVA (Nov.10-17,06)
● Best Animated Short and Best Student Film, River City Film Festival,Ohio, USA(Sept. 30, 2006)
● Best Animation, Secret City Film Festival, TN, USA (Oct. 15, 2006)
● Winner (Student Animation) George Lindsey UNA Film Festival,Florence,AL,USA(Mar.4)
● Award of Production-Value, NYC Siggraph MetroCAF, New York, USA (Sept. 26, 2006)
● 2nd Place, Rhode Island International Film Festival, RI ,USA (June.9)
● 2nd Place, Kalamazoo Animation Festival International,Kalamazoo,MI,USA (May17-20)
● 2nd Prize, Stash Media 2006 Global Student Animation Award, New York, NY, USA (2006)
● 2nd Place of Character Design at IMAF International Anime Festival, London, UK (Nov. 14, 2006)
● Special Mention, Canariasmediafest, Gran Canaria, SPAIN (Oct.31-Nov.4, 2006)

Screenings (Nominations and Official selections included)

May 2009
● Reel Earth, Palmerston Nth, NZ(May16-30)
● Korean American Film Festival, New York(Feb. 28)
May 2008
● Animafest, Zagreb,Republic of Croatia(May31-June5)
March 2008
● Florida Film Festival,Maitland,FL,USA(Mar28-Apr6)
● Tiburon International Film Festival,Tiburon,CA,USA(13-21)
February 2008
● Invited at Durango Independent Film Festival,Durango,CO,USA(28-29)
● New York International Children\u2019s Film Festival,USA(Feb29-Mar16)
October 2007
● Invited at 9th Wiesbaden International Weekend of Animation(18-21)
● Animatu 07,Beja,Portugal(17-21)
● Curtocircuito International Short Film Festival,Santiago,Spain(16-20)
● Cinemambiente -International Environmental Film Festival,Torino,Italy(11-16)
● du grain a demoudre,Normandy,France(5-11)
September 2007
● Taiwan International Animation Festival,Taipei,Taiwan(Sept28-Oct7)
● Moondance International Film Festival,Hollywood,CA,USA(7-9)
● Prix Ars Electronica 2007,Linz,Austria(5-11)
August 2007
● Tel Aviv Animation Festival,Tel Aviv,Israel(25-28)
● Lucania Film Festival,Pisticci Basilicata,Italy(10-18)
● Rhode Island International Film Festival,RI,USA(7-12)
July 2007
● GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL ,Salerno,Italy(13-21)
● ANIMA MUNDI International Animation Festival,São Paulo,Brazil(11-15)
June 2007
● ANIMA MUNDI International Animation Festival,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil(29-July8)
● ReelHeART International Film Festival,Toronto,Canada(18-23)
● Maui Film Festival,Wailea,Hawaii,USA(13-17)
● CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival,Toronto,Canada(12-17)
● ANNECY International Animated Film Festival,Annecy Cedex,France(11-16)
● Winnipeg International Film Festival,Winnipeg,Canada(1-9)
● Brooklyn International Film Festival,Brooklyn,NY,USA(1-10)
May 2007
● True Independent Film Festival,Seattle,WA,USA(May23-June3)
● SICAF2007 Animated Film Festival,Seoul,Korea(May23-27)
● Kalamazoo Animation Festival International,Kalamazoo,MI,USA(May17-20)
● BAC 41st International Film and Video Festival,Blooklyn,USA(May5-12)
● Damah Film Festival,Culver City,CA,USA(May4-6)
● Silver Lake Film Festival,LosAngeles,CA,USA(May3-12)
● VC FILMFEST,LosAngeles,CA,USA(May3-10)
● ANIFEST International Festival of Animated Films,Czech Republic(May3-9)
● SCI-FI-LONDON film festival,London,UK(May2-6)
● NYC Downtown Short Film Festival,New York,USA(May2-5)
● BE FILM THE UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL,New York,USA(May1-5)
April 2007
● AFIA International Film Festival,Aarhus,Denmark(Apr.25-30)
● Tenerife International Film Festival,Tenerife,Spain(Apr.21-28)
● Newport Beach Film Festival,Newport Beach,CA,USA(Apr.19-29)
● Atlanta Film Festival,Atlanta,GA,USA(Apr.19-28)
● Nashville Film Festival,Nashville,TN,USA(Apr.19-26)
● Syracuse International Film Festival,Syracuse,NY,USA(Apr.18-23)
● RiverRun International Film Festival,Winston-Salem,NC,USA(Apr.18-22)
● Red Stick International Animation Festival,BatonRouge,LA,USA(Apr.18-22)
● California Independent Film Festival,Dublin,CA,USA(Apr.14-22)
● Phoenix Film Festival,Phoenix,AZ,USA(Apr.12-19)
● Malibu International Film Festival,Malibu,CA,USA(Apr.13-16)
● CORTOONS International Animated Short Film Festival, Roma, Italy(Apr.13-15)
● KC Jubilee Film Festival,Prairie Village,KS,USA(Apr.12-16)
● hi/lo film festival,San Francisco,CA,USA(Apr.12-15)
● Sonoma Valley Film Festival,Sonoma,CA,USA(Apr.11-15)
● Philadelphia Film Festival,Philadelphia,PA,USA(Apr.5-18)
● Oxford International Film Festival,Oxford,OH,USA(Apr.5-18)
● ASPEN SHORTSFEST,Aspen,CO,USA(Apr.3-8)
March 2007
● Hollywood DV/HD Festival,Los Angeles,CA,USA(Mar.26-Apr.1)
● The Aubagne International Film Festival, AUBAGNE, France (March 26-31)
● AFI DALLAS International Film Festival, Dallas, TX, USA (Mar. 22-Apr.1)
● Memphis International Film Festival,Memphis,TN,USA (Mar. 22-25)
● San Fernando International Film Festival,North Hollywood,CA,USA(Mar.16-25)
● European Independent Film Festival,Paris,France(Mar.16-18)
● Cleveland International Film Festival,Cleveland,OH,USA (Mar. 15-25)
● DC Independent Film Festival, Washington, DC, USA (March 1-11)
● George Lindsey UNA Film Festival,Sheffield,AL,USA (March 1-4)
February 2007
● CINEQUEST Film Festival, San Jose, CA, USA (Feb. 28 -Mar. 11)
● RED SHIFT FESTIVAL,New York,NY,USA(Feb.28-Mar.2)
● Sedona International Film Festival, Sedona, AZ, USA (Feb. 28-Mar. 4)
● Omaha Film Festival, Omaha, NE, USA (Feb.7-Mar.4)
● Tehran International Animation Festival, Tehran, IRAN (Feb. 25-Mar.1)
● Zion Indpendent Film Festival,Springdale,Utah,USA (Feb.23-25)
● Big Muddy Film Festival,Carbondale,IL,USA (Feb. 22-Mar.4)
● Show Me Missouri International Film Festival, Springfield, MO, USA (Feb. 21-25)
● Oxford Film Festival, Oxford, MS, USA (Feb.8-11)
● Animex International Festival of Animation, Middlesbrough, UK (Feb. 5-9)
January 2007
● Clermont-Ferrand Schools and Children programmes, France (Jan26-Feb3)
● Internationales Filmwochenende, Würzburg, GERMANY (Jan. 25-28)
● Northwest Asian American Film Festival, Seattle, WA, USA(Jan. 25-28)
● Beloit International Film Festival, Wisconsin, USA (January 18-21)
December 2006
● International Film & Photo Festival of Students, Tehran, IRAN (Dec.3-7)
● Animatoon, San Sebastian, Spain (Dec.8-Dec.10)
November 2006
● VISIONARIA2006 Competition, Siena, Italy.(2006)
● Whistler Film Festival, BC, Canada (Nov.30-Dec.03)
● I Castelli Animati, Roma, ITALY (Nov.29-Dec.3)
● Miami Short Film Festival, Miami, Florida, USA (Nov.27-Dec.2)
● Big Apple Film Festival, New York, USA (November 16-18)
● Queens International Film Festival, New York, USA (November 16-19)
● Bradford Animation Festival, Bradford, UK (November 15-18)
● BBC Big Screen, Bradford, UK (6 times a day, November 15-18)
● Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, Taipei, Taiwan (Nov.11-14)
● SKENAUP Film Festival, Prishitina, KOSOBO (November 10-17)
● WT Os International Film Festival, Os, Norway (November 9-12,)
● GENART Shorts on the Beach, USA (Nov.9)
● Alter-Native14, Gheorghe Doja, Romania(November 8-12)
● Holland Animation Film Festival, Utrecht, The Netherlands (November 1-5)
October 2006
● Canariasmediafest, Gran Canaria, Spain (Oct.31-Nov.4)
● Potenza International Animation Film Festival, Italy (October 25-28, 2006)
● TOKATSU International Film Festival, JAPAN (Oct.14-22)
● Dixie Film Festival, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Oct13-14)
● San Diego Asian Film Festival, California, USA (October 12-19, 2006)
● Secret City Film Festival, Tennessee, USA (October 12-15)
● Woodstock Film Festival, New York, USA (October 11-15)
● Signals International Short Film Festival, Essex, UK ( October 10-15)
● California International Animation Festival, California, USA (October 7-8)
● Renderyard, London, UK (October 3-31)

September 2006

● River City Film Festival, Ohio, USA (September 29-30)
● The Asian Animation Film Festival, Chicago, USA (Sept.28-Oct.1)
● NYC Siggraph MetroCAF, New York, USA (September 26, 2006)
● American Artist Film Festival, Kansas City, MO, USA (September 25-30)
August 2006
● The Jordan Short Film Festival, Amman JORDAN (Aug.28-Sept.2)