[구미영어클럽뉴스] 화창한 봄날을 맞이해 오전 영어 모임 오랜만에 즐겁게 가져
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(구미= 한국유통신문) 김도형 기자= 3월 27일 오전 10시 30분, 형곡동 현진ENG(도시가스시공, 에리카 010-4901-0473) 사무실에서는 구미영어클럽 오전 영어모임이 열렸다.
주제는 'Animaiton is growing up"이였으며 준비된 프린트물의 내용을 한 문단씩 나눠 읽은뒤 자유로운 대화에 들어갔다.
얘기도중 마리아는 제인과 로즈에게 'film'을 발음할 때 'l' 발음을 집어 삼키듯이 발음하라며 노하우를 알려줬고 서로 돌아가며 즐겁게 얘기를 나누었다.
마리아는 애니메이션이 젊은 세대들에게 끼치는 영향을을 고려해 'sound mind sound body' 라는 명언을 말하며 건전한 정신을 가진다면 몸 또한 건강해 질 수 있음을 회원들에게 알려 줬다. 또한 "Mass media has strong resoponsibilty in the modern society"라 말하며 매스미디어가 사회적으로 책임감 있게 행동해야함을 강조했다.
또한 전직 초등학교 선생님이셨던 제인은 "The mind of young generation has a very flexible thought in their life"라고 말하며 젊은 세대들은 정신적으로 유연한 삶을 살고 있다는 의견을 피력했다. 더불어 젊은 세대들의 특징은 어떤 것이든 복사할 수 있고 모방할 수 있으며 공유할 수 있는 자세가 되어 있기도 하다는 의견도 나왔는 반면에 마리아를 비롯해 제인 로즈 세대는 어릴적에 매스미디어가 보여주고 잘못을 범하는 것에 대해 아무런 생각이 없었다는 얘기도 나와 세대의 변화가 있음도 느끼게 해주었다.
한편 로즈는 "Most criminal has a very bad family background."라며 가정환경이 불우함을 통해 범죄가 양산될 수 있음을 시사하기도 했다.
이외에도 "Women like a soap opera, there is someone who are in the forty age."와 같이 40대 여성들은 연속극에 빠져있다는 얘기 등 다양한 얘기들이 오갔다.
이날 로즈는 유창하고 자신감 있는 영어구사를 해 옆에 앉아있던 제인이 부러움과 찬사를 보넸고, 로즈는 과거 8년 전에 영어 공부를 처음 시작하게 되었을 때 겪었던 에피소드들과 꾸준히 영어공부를 해옮으로서 영어에 대한 본질을 깨닳은 점들에 대해 본인이 체험했던 사실들을 리얼하게 잘 말해 줬다.
로즈는 영어회화가 어느 일정 수준에 도달하기 위해서는 끈기있게 도전을 함으로서 극복해야 될 부분이 있음을 강조했고 이에 대해 란슬롯은 영어 실력도 마라톤 실력처럼 단번에 이룰 수 없는 공통점이 있고 꾸준한 성실성이 요구 됨을 말하며 로즈의 의견에 공감했다. 또한 란슬롯은 영어실력 향상을 위해 초벌번역과 같은 일을 함으로서 확실한 목표가 있는 상황에서 하는 공부가 큰 도움이 될 수 있음을 의견 내보였고, 마리아는 초벌번역에 관심을 가지며 란슬롯에게 어떤 경로를 통해 초벌번역을 할 수 있는지에 대해 궁금증을 물어왔다.
란슬롯은 마리아에게 한때 인터넷상으로 초벌번역 전문가를 양성하는 홍보물이 많이 나돌았던 얘기를 해주며 마리아에게 인터넷으로 '초벌번역' 검색해 보기를 권유하기도 했다.
☞ 초벌번역 및 통역관련 정보
1.'번역알바' 사이트 바로가기: http://www.benyekalba.com
2.'통역알바' 사이트 바로가기: http://www.tongyekalba.com
누가 뭐라고 해도 영어는 본인이 직접 하고자 하는 열정과 의지가 있어야만 실력 향상이 될 수 있는 정직한 분야이기도 해, 평소에 꾸준한 관심을 가질 수 있어야 된다.
바쁜 사회생활을 하며 영어를 다시 접하기란 생업으로 하지 않는 이상 힘든 일이기에 많은 사람들이 학원에 다니거나 교육기관을 찾아가 영어를 배우기를 원한다. 하지만 웬만한 의지가 없이는 꾸준히 다니기가 힘든 현실이어서 늘 영어는 제자리 걸음인 경우가 비일비재하다. 따라서 영어 실력 향상을 꿰하기 위해서는 특정 영어클럽에 가입을 하여 늘 동기부여가 될 수 있는 주변환경 조성이 필요하며, 나태해진 자신의 의지를 다시금 되새겨 줄 수 있는 조력자들의 도움이 많이 요구된다.
구미영어클럽은 2004년도 부터 시작되었고 현재 2600여명의 회원이 다음카페에 등록되어 있는 명실공히 경북 최대의 영어클럽으로서 쟁쟁한 실력을 가진 각 분야 전문업종의 멤버들이 사회 각계 각층에서 맹활약을 하고 있다.
영어에 관심이 있고 21세기 글로벌 시대에 걸맞는 마인드를 갖고자 하는 사람이면 언제든지 구미영어클럽의 문을 두드릴 수 있게 개방이 되어 있는 명문클럽이며 가입 문의는 오전반 케빈 장대훈(삼성화재SRC 010-8157-5547), 오후반 제임스 허진(구미기술번역, 010-5531-2707), 페트릭(공장플랜트설비전문, 010-3124-3081)으로 하면된다.
기사제보 및 사회적 공헌활동 홍보기사 문의: 010-3546-9865
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*구미영어클럽 다음카페 바로가기: http://cafe.daum.net/gumieclub
*구미영어클럽 멤버 켈리의 수공예품 전시회 기사보기 바로가기: http://cafe.naver.com/circulatenews/2525
*구미영어클럽 송년회 현장 보기 바로가기: http://cafe.naver.com/circulatenews/2438
*구미영어클럽 최민희 멤버 모친 식당 산골주막 기사보기: http://cafe.naver.com/circulatenews/2349
*병천순대 & 동대문곱창 기사보기 바로가기: http://cafe.naver.com/circulatenews/2303
*물한리 계곡 여름 MT관련 보기 바로가기: 1. http://cafe.naver.com/circulatenews/1484
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Animation is growing up.
Yeon Sang-ho’s new work, ‘The Fake,’ is dark, powerful social commentary for adults
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| Yeon Sang-ho, director of “The Fake” |
By Baek Byung-yeul
Korea cinema appears to be in the thick of its renaissance, but the rapid growth has done little for adult animation, a genre that remains stuck in the dark.
This is a country that continues to subscribe to the idea that animated films are predominantly for kids. Pororo, the goggle-wearing baby penguin and the country’s most successful animation creation ever, probably represents the entirety of the industry’s business model.
Still, there are a few filmmakers who continue to put aside cute and cuddly cartoons and attempt to establish a presence for grown-up animation. Yeon Sang-ho’s new thriller, “The Fake,” a dark and disturbing social commentary set in the Korean suburbs, is certainly a meaningful addition to these efforts.
Although Yeon has yet to be a box office darling, critics have identified him as one of the unique cinematic talents in Asia. His 2011 work, “The King of Pigs,” a bleak tale of Korea’s cutthroat school system and the culture of violence that took hold within it, won three different awards at that year’s Busan International Film Festival and was also featured at Cannes.
With The Fake, Yeon extends his habit of discomforting the audience and enthralling the critics. The film has already won the best animated film honors at this year’s SITGES International Film Festival in Spain.
While ticket sales haven’t been terrible, they are clearly short of inspiring. Since opening last week, about 10,000 people have seen The Fake in Korean theaters.
In an interview with The Korea Times, Yeon expressed hope that there will be a larger batch of animated films hunting for an adult audience. He described his new film as a portrayal of how the traditional boundaries between good and evil become blurrier in the complexities of modern life and society.
Set in a fictional village in the central Chungcheong area, the plot is built around three main characters: a pastor (voiced by Oh Jeong-se), one of the church’s elders (voiced by Kwon Hae-hyo), and Mincheol (voiced by Yang Ik-joon), the token neighborhood low-life.
The church leaders are portrayed as the oppressors of the community, exploiting their social status to intimidate residents and cheat them financially. Mincheol, the unwanted thug, somehow finds himself becoming the center of resistance against the institution. The conflict quickly gets out of hand.
Yeon, a Christian, says that the church serves an important function in the movie in maximizing the conflict and dramatizing the message he intended to convey through the characters.
“I wanted to talk about how the severity of an environment brings out the essence in people,” Yeon said.
“Religion and the institution of the church were an important element in the movie. I wanted to portray that exact, intersecting point where the distinction between good and evil evaporates.”
The Fake is a low-budget movie in today’s standards, made with 380 million won (about $360,000). So while Yeon isn’t too worried about the immediate pace in ticket sales, he does want his newest work to leave a striking impression. He is unapologetically ambitious as an artist and hopes that The Fake will eventually win him an Oscar.
“I worked with actors I personally believed in. Yang is a brilliant director (who debuted with ‘Breathless’) and he passionately provided the voice of Mincheol as an actor. He really was a man possessed with his role,” Yeon said.
“The movie has already been submitted to be considered at next year’s Academy Awards. Right now, it is competing with 18 other works to be nominated in the best animation category,” he added. The competition is already fierce with Pixar’s “Monsters University” and Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises.”
“Traditionally, three or four American movies and a couple of works from Europe and Japan make the cut. I think my movie has about a 25 percent chance of making the cut. The best animated film award would be a long shot, but who knows,” Yeon said.
Korea cinema appears to be in the thick of its renaissance, but the rapid growth has done little for adult animation, a genre that remains stuck in the dark.
This is a country that continues to subscribe to the idea that animated films are predominantly for kids. Pororo, the goggle-wearing baby penguin and the country’s most successful animation creation ever, probably represents the entirety of the industry’s business model.
Still, there are a few filmmakers who continue to put aside cute and cuddly cartoons and attempt to establish a presence for grown-up animation. Yeon Sang-ho’s new thriller, “The Fake,” a dark and disturbing social commentary set in the Korean suburbs, is certainly a meaningful addition to these efforts.
Although Yeon has yet to be a box office darling, critics have identified him as one of the unique cinematic talents in Asia. His 2011 work, “The King of Pigs,” a bleak tale of Korea’s cutthroat school system and the culture of violence that took hold within it, won three different awards at that year’s Busan International Film Festival and was also featured at Cannes.
With The Fake, Yeon extends his habit of discomforting the audience and enthralling the critics. The film has already won the best animated film honors at this year’s SITGES International Film Festival in Spain.
While ticket sales haven’t been terrible, they are clearly short of inspiring. Since opening last week, about 10,000 people have seen The Fake in Korean theaters.
In an interview with The Korea Times, Yeon expressed hope that there will be a larger batch of animated films hunting for an adult audience. He described his new film as a portrayal of how the traditional boundaries between good and evil become blurrier in the complexities of modern life and society.
Set in a fictional village in the central Chungcheong area, the plot is built around three main characters: a pastor (voiced by Oh Jeong-se), one of the church’s elders (voiced by Kwon Hae-hyo), and Mincheol (voiced by Yang Ik-joon), the token neighborhood low-life.
The church leaders are portrayed as the oppressors of the community, exploiting their social status to intimidate residents and cheat them financially. Mincheol, the unwanted thug, somehow finds himself becoming the center of resistance against the institution. The conflict quickly gets out of hand.
Yeon, a Christian, says that the church serves an important function in the movie in maximizing the conflict and dramatizing the message he intended to convey through the characters.
“I wanted to talk about how the severity of an environment brings out the essence in people,” Yeon said.
“Religion and the institution of the church were an important element in the movie. I wanted to portray that exact, intersecting point where the distinction between good and evil evaporates.”
The Fake is a low-budget movie in today’s standards, made with 380 million won (about $360,000). So while Yeon isn’t too worried about the immediate pace in ticket sales, he does want his newest work to leave a striking impression. He is unapologetically ambitious as an artist and hopes that The Fake will eventually win him an Oscar.
“I worked with actors I personally believed in. Yang is a brilliant director (who debuted with ‘Breathless’) and he passionately provided the voice of Mincheol as an actor. He really was a man possessed with his role,” Yeon said.
“The movie has already been submitted to be considered at next year’s Academy Awards. Right now, it is competing with 18 other works to be nominated in the best animation category,” he added. The competition is already fierce with Pixar’s “Monsters University” and Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises.”
“Traditionally, three or four American movies and a couple of works from Europe and Japan make the cut. I think my movie has about a 25 percent chance of making the cut. The best animated film award would be a long shot, but who knows,” Yeon said.
Let's just talk about movies!!
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1. Do you like movies? What's your favorite genre? Could you recommend your favorite movie?
2. Have you watched any animated film in theater? What was the title of the film?
3. Lastly, please talk about movies you like but failed to get attention from crowd. Why do you like the movie?
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