But why did Kanbar choose Korea over countries that are more experienced with animation (Hongkong and Singapore, for example)? Well, there was certainly some sort of economic incentive by the Kyeonggi province government. But that might not be the only reason. In fact, Korea has a lot of experts in the animation sector who gathered their experiences working at major international firms such as PDI and Pixar. In addition, with the ever increasing popularity of online gaming, a lot of computer game companies have sprung up in Korea. And the skills of the people who produce the graphics in computer games are actually very similar to those required to produce first class 3D animation movies. In fact, with their abundant experiences in the gaming industry, Korean graphics designers might actually produce new impulses in the world of 3D animation.
2/26/2007
Animating Korea
According to an ET News article, american 3D animation studio Kanbar Entertainment (maker of Hoodwinked) is setting up a studio in Kyeonggi province near Seoul. Kanbar entered an agreement with Kyeonggi Digital Contents Promotion Association, agreeing to spend more than 60 million US dollars over 5 years on the production of 3 films in Korea. This is the first investment of this scale by a 3D animation studio in Asia.
But why did Kanbar choose Korea over countries that are more experienced with animation (Hongkong and Singapore, for example)? Well, there was certainly some sort of economic incentive by the Kyeonggi province government. But that might not be the only reason. In fact, Korea has a lot of experts in the animation sector who gathered their experiences working at major international firms such as PDI and Pixar. In addition, with the ever increasing popularity of online gaming, a lot of computer game companies have sprung up in Korea. And the skills of the people who produce the graphics in computer games are actually very similar to those required to produce first class 3D animation movies. In fact, with their abundant experiences in the gaming industry, Korean graphics designers might actually produce new impulses in the world of 3D animation.
But why did Kanbar choose Korea over countries that are more experienced with animation (Hongkong and Singapore, for example)? Well, there was certainly some sort of economic incentive by the Kyeonggi province government. But that might not be the only reason. In fact, Korea has a lot of experts in the animation sector who gathered their experiences working at major international firms such as PDI and Pixar. In addition, with the ever increasing popularity of online gaming, a lot of computer game companies have sprung up in Korea. And the skills of the people who produce the graphics in computer games are actually very similar to those required to produce first class 3D animation movies. In fact, with their abundant experiences in the gaming industry, Korean graphics designers might actually produce new impulses in the world of 3D animation.
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