All-Round Genius Who Eats Talent

039. Web toon? drama?

“Come, come! I got a reply!”

Jung Dae-yoon checked the contents of his e-mail and ran to writer Song So-hyun.

“Already? You came quickly! What do you say? Do you have one? Didn’t you?”

“Would you like to have a meeting?”

“Meeting? Gotta do it right now! As long as the webtoon problem is solved, post-production will be done in no time!”

“right. Of course, you can’t just pour water. I should ask you to come.”

“Or, we can go! That’s Moore’s Algebra! If only this work could succeed!”

“Songjak. Still, we should definitely take the lead. Even if you ask for it. We’re a broadcasting station, and that’s just a freelancer YouTube.”

“Director Jung, these days, people say that kind of thing is old-fashioned. It’s just a request from a person who regrets it, and I have to hold on to the crotch of my pants. So what if this work goes wrong and doesn’t come out in ratings? Can you take responsibility?”

“Hmm. What do you call such a thing? It’s just the initiative in the contract process. Anyway, you should also consider your budget. Anyway, there is no disagreement about setting up a meeting, right?”

“yes. Instead, as soon as possible.”

“okay. okay. I also believe that this work must succeed unconditionally. CP promotion depends on it.”

Song So-hyun desperately needed the success of this work. It was because of two failures and a third attempt.

It may seem obsessed with the number 3 to some, but who on earth is without a jinx?

Especially if it’s an artist who has ruined past and unreceived works.

In particular, the last work suffered a disgraceful thing called an early end. Because of that, this work had to be more successful.

The inspiration for this piece came to me the moment I saw a music video called Take On Me by Norwegian synth-pop band ‘A-Ha’ on Youtube.

A fantasy suspension melodrama in which the female protagonist crosses between webtoon and reality. ‘We are here’ was the script that came out after 4 years of slump.

Since the content is the content, a lot of CG had to be used, and a lot of production cost was planned to be put in, but the most important! It was difficult to find the animation director he wanted.

It had to be realistic and like a webtoon. At the same time, the quality of the picture is extraordinary.

There was no artist who could satisfy the detail that came to mind.

‘I never thought I’d find it there.’

It was Busan that I usually visited after receiving an invitation through a close acquaintance. Besides, I chose ‘a trip to find a way’ because of the work I was preparing.

And the moment I watched the movie, it felt like fireworks went off in my head.

‘This is the picture! It’s this figure!’

that’s what got it here After contacting Yeon Jin-woo through an acquaintance, hearing the names of Song Jae-ik and Naturber, and checking all of his nutube and personal gram, I was completely convinced.

‘This person could be the key point of this drama.’

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“drama? Web toon? What are you talking about? I have a meeting with a person in charge of a drama, and I need your drawing skills there.”

“I don’t know. So let’s meet. Do you have a chance to draw a picture for a drama?”

“anyway. You said you were coming to see me?”

“yes. I was thinking of going, but you’re coming to find me.”

I don’t usually watch dramas that much, but when I received an email saying that my drawing skills were needed for the drama, I had no choice but to express my doubts.

So it made me even more interested.

with my daughter-

‘Beast and Beauty?’

With the sound of the doorbell, Beast and Beauty were slowly walking into the factory.

“welcome. Director Jeong Dae-yoon and writer Song So-hyun are right, right?”

“yes. nice to meet you I’m Song So-hyun.”

“My name is Jeong Dae-yoon!”

Um Kang-seok guided the two to a table for serving customers and immediately got to the point.

“I heard about it over the phone, but what the hell is a webtoon drama? I don’t even know why a drama needs my drawing skills.”

“Ahh. Did Director Jung just explain it that way? A webtoon drama?”

At Song So-hyun’s cold voice, Jeong Dae-yoon flinched and broke into a cold sweat, and Song So-hyun let out a small sigh and turned on her tablet.

I felt like I should be thankful to Song Jae-ik, who asked for a meeting even after receiving such an email.

It’s a webtoon drama. On the way back, I thought I should say something.

“It’s an old song, but have you seen the music video for A-Ha’s Take on Mummy or the Japanese anime fantasy game?”

“ah! Fly up, master! Are you talking about this song? I heard it on Annie Bus before. I also watched the music video. It was a pretty impressive music video.”

“yes! Right. Like that, this drama is also a fantasy suspension melodrama in which the female protagonist goes back and forth between the webtoon and reality to track down the criminal and falls in love with the male protagonist.”

I only heard one sentence, but it felt like the contents of the drama were drawn in my head. Much cleaner than when I received Director Daeyoon Jeong’s email.

“Then, it means that the boundary between webtoon and reality will be needed in the drama development process, and my drawing skills will be needed there, right?”

“Hey! That’s the answer! You understand very quickly. Just point out the point. Of course, the follow-up work will be done in CG, but in the end, the original painting is important.”

That was right. In the end, making a webtoon into a video is possible even if it is CG, but the CG must also be original.

In addition, it was clear that the difficulty of the work would be quite high. Basically, it was a work of converting 3D drama into 2D.

“The drama is 16 episodes. And since it’s pre-production, I’ve already filmed about 4 episodes of the drama. At least the first part has to come out as a finished version before we finish filming episode 7, but that’s not easy.”

I already tried to entrust it to a well-known artist, and I tried to entrust it to a professional company, but the answer everyone came back was that it was not easy.

Pay was the problem because we had to hire them in teams to match the quality, and time was the problem if it was the other way around.

“The period is not that relaxed. In some ways, it is tight.”

It was not the end just by drawing the original picture, so it was understandable that it was tight.

After hearing the details from Jeong Dae-yoon, Song Jae-ik tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingertips.

It was a habit that came out when I was worried. to take it or not If so, in what areas will it help me?

A minute or two of silence follows.

Song Jae-ik concluded that it would be of sufficient help to him.

To be precise, the problem of money is also the same, but the digestion of talent. Because the more people show their results, the faster they digest their talent.

What if you absorb your talent related to painting and put your name on a drama? I didn’t know if I could digest my drawing talent faster than I thought.

Of course, in addition to that, it was a decision that took the nutub aspect into consideration.

“How will the publicity of the drama be done? Have you already started promoting?”

“The promotion has already started. Some articles are out. Of course, it’s not official publicity yet, so I’m just filming a drama like this. Just look forward to it.”

“ah! Then I saw Jeongyeon appearing. Don’t you know?”

“yes? Are you Jeongyeon?”

“yes!”

When I came to the factory not too long ago, I heard that they had started filming a new drama. I was quite surprised because he continued his drama activities at the same time as his regular album activities ended.

Was it this drama?

“I heard that I was in a drama, but I didn’t know it was this drama.”

“But why publicity…?”

“As you may know, I am doing a nutube. So I wondered if it would be possible to film some, if not all, of the scenes in this drama with Youtube. I also do publicity.”

“Sure! It’s not about the contents of the drama before the airing, but that’s not the only thing I’d like to ask for, so it’s enough. There are promotional posters and still shots.”

I heard that 500,000 You Tube is not normal for public relations. Director Chung had no reason to refuse. It was something to welcome with open arms.

“It seems that the conditions have been roughly adjusted. But to be sure, you have to see it for yourself. There must be a standard for the drawing style or this part. Can I get a promotional poster for the drama?”

“Absolutely!”

At Jaeik’s request, Sohyeon Song gladly sent the poster by e-mail. With the excitement of being able to see Song Jae-ik’s skills in person.

“But is this a picture that comes out so easily? In other places, they say that a single poster is every 3-4 days.”

At Jung Dae-yoon’s words, Eom Kang-seok, who was setting the camera, smiled and answered instead.

“That is the normal case. In the case of Jae-Ik, his hands are so fast. It’s easier to understand when you see it than just say it.”

Song Jae-ik, who floated Jeongyeon’s poster on the liquid crystal tablet, divided the layers and adjusted the transparency.

A poster of Jeongyeon looking slightly to the side. It’s real, but at the same time, so that you can feel that it’s a painting. To be precise, the left half of the poster was a photograph and the right half was a webtoon.

As soon as he had the composition in his head, Song Jae-ik’s hands started to move quickly.

Speed was already proven when making animations, and I’ve been practicing steadily ever since.

It’s vague, but I was thinking of webtoons as my next challenge.

If you digest it once and go, it will definitely help you draw a webtoon later.

“Uh… uh. Are your hands really fast?”

While director Jeong Dae-yoon was making dazed noises, half of Evie was already changing like a painting.

No, to be precise, the image of the face was strong, and the feeling that the clothes and arms were paintings was clearly revealed.

“Is Song’s paintings supposed to be able to be drawn so quickly?”

“Because skill is real. And what did I just listen to and say? I asked here and there and checked everything from You Tube to Instagram.”

“Yeah. The speed is real.”

“I told you. my hands are fast And it’s too early to be surprised.”

After framing and sketching, Song Jae-ik said, “From the neck down, this is a painting!” Make the line thick so that it is clearly visible. And I deliberately left that feeling in my hair.

but the face. As it is a poster starring the main character, only the face part was literally poured into such a way that it was impossible to distinguish whether it was a picture or a painting.

Hyper realism, super realism or photo realism. All of them are similar, but what these words mean is simple. A painting that looks like the real thing.

And Song Jae-ik was drawing that picture in a short time.

“uh. Well. Song writer. Is this a picture, really?”

“Yes. I deliberately drew the lower part of the neck like a webtoon to show that it is a painting. However, I think this should rather lower the quality. At this point, viewers can’t tell them apart. Is this a webtoon or a picture?”

Song So-hyun’s face was filled with an expression that she was relieved of her worries. This was enough. Because the drawing style and drawing skills were beyond what he had imagined.

And he said in a mournful voice, holding the hand of Song Jae-ik, who was relaxing his stiff knuckles after finishing the work.

“Writer. There is only the author. I really wish you well. This project has to succeed unconditionally.”

“Do not worry. So far, none of my tasks have failed.”

Obviously this will be the same.

—

a week after that.

“10 seconds before the start of the broadcast! Get ready now!”

When I started collaborating with MBS, I worked on posters and still cuts as the first work, and when the original work for the drama started in earnest.

The preparations for the live broadcast on You Tube, which I talked about earlier, have been completed. Existing talent as well as a publicity and drawing show for a new drama being prepared.

In addition to that, guests.

“Even before the broadcast started, there were over 1,000 waiting viewers!”

Um Kang-seok’s voice sounded pleasant. It was right before the live started, so I reduced my words, but even if you don’t listen, it’s great! Isn’t it obvious that he would make a fuss saying, “Awesome!”

“5, 4, 3, 2, 1! The broadcast begins!”