When did you realize you wanted to be a Filmmaker/Actor/Writer?

 I've been thinking about becoming a filmmaker since I was young, but I've been thinking about keeping this dream recently. Through the short film “Gain”, I was grateful to have the opportunity to win awards and interviews at several festivals, and I found out that I wanted to stay in the industry and become a successful filmmaker.

Do you remember your first time at the Movies?

I don't remember very well. However, I can only remember the sweet smell of caramel-flavored popcorn, cushions for children, and glasses for 3D movies.

If you should change country, where would you like to work?

I want to work in the USA. I want to meet the Directors and Cinematographers that I admire, learn from them, and do my own cinematography based on what I learned.

Two films that have marked your life for better or for worse…

It's “1917” and “Her.” The One Continuous Shot of 1917 is a great device that keeps the audience immersed from the start to the end of the movie. At the climax of the movie, I cried my eyes out when Scofield climbed the trench with music and ran just crazy. The more I watch it, the more I learn about it, and I want to make a memorable movie by imitating this filming technique later.

In addition, through this film, it was an opportunity to learn about the Cinematographer Roger Deakins, and to study the work his style, the filming method, and the way he use light, and to use him as my role model. The more I studied, the more I found out that he is a great DP, and 1917 was a grateful movie that made me dream of becoming more famous and successful in the future, creating images like Roger Deakins and working with various directors.

"Her" inspired a lot of movies that I was thinking of as my next movie. While watching the movie “Her”, I thought I should apply the combination of soft and warm colors made by vintage lenses and two-tone colors in the color scheme in the same series to my next work.

What do you think about Acting/ filmmaking schools?

I think it's a good place to meet people with similar goals, similar dreams, and to know that there is a wider world, and that there is a wider goal. I also met friends who are talented and who are good at their job at the university I am currently studying. I'm grateful that there's a lot to learn from them while working with them.

Have you ever hated your ambition?

When I first entered university, I honestly hated my dream. I had a dream firmly since I was young. And I came to university to realize that dream to my heart's content, but when I found out that I had a lot of money to spend on me in the future, I thought about giving up my dream and going somewhere else.

Francois Truffaut used to think that "Film Lovers are sick people”… was he right?

I think it can be used as a sick meaning cool. Maybe because I like making movies, I think it's cool to see people who like the process of making movies together or people who like the movie itself.

Close your eyes…if I say “Cinema” what do you see?

A red sign reminds me of a sign that says Cinema shining with a tungsten light bulb.

 Who’s the Director/Actor/Writer that taught you the most?

It is Soobin Kwon, director of the short film "Blooming." I became the Director of Photography for the first time in "Blooming". I kept shooting with a camera before that, but I was very nervous and burdened by the role that I had to visualize the director's thoughts on a big set of scale. Fortunately, the director taught me slowly one by one, helping me from the Pre-Production to the time we wrapped up the film shooting, and thanks to this, I was able to finish the shoot well and hear good results of this film at the film festival.

About your job, tell us your biggest dream and your worst nightmare…

My biggest dream is, of course, to win an Oscar. Whether it's a movie I directed or a movie I participated in as a cinematographer, winning the Oscar is my biggest dream.

My biggest nightmare was when I entered my first film set when I was in my second year of college. At first, everyone is immature right? As a Camera crew, I had to install Dolly with my team, but I woke up when we had to gather. Since then, I had made mistakes such as leaving the wireless follow focus Unit in another location. I still remember that time as the scariest memory.

 How important is to have a good Cinematographic Culture?



I think it is important to have a good Cinematic Culture that can be applied in various situations. As you already know, filming is working with various variables. If you have a good Cinematic Culture, you will be able to solve various variables that occur in the field according to the method at any time without being embarrassed.

What would you like to improve as a Filmmaker?

I will watch a lot of pictures, paintings, and movies of the shot. As my professor said, studying is "seeing, and looking a lot" for us.

A big producer gives you the chance to direct/to play (in) the remake of one of your favorite black and white Movies (if you have one)… what film do you choose?

Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin. I saw this movie when I was in middle school. The Modern Times, which satirized the life and chaotic times of modern people working mechanically after the Industrial Revolution, became more aware of the meaning of the movie as they grew older.

I think that cynicism, individualism, and selfishness are prevalent in modern society now. I want to remake it by satirizing it like the Modern Times.

 Film Industry it’s a tough place and sometimes is normal to feel lost and discouraged… who’s the person that keeps you motivated?

My girlfriend, and famous and successful directors and DPs such as Bong Joon-ho, and Roger Deakins.

Thankfully, my girlfriend always tells me, "I'm so happy whenever you win at a film festival. You are so talented, and you will surely achieve what you want." It is very grateful to have someone who supports your dream and is with you.

Also, looking at famous and successful directors and DPs such as Roger Deakins and Bong Joon-ho, I always imagine, "I want to become famous, succeed like them, spread my name, and make a movie that many people like." I imagine the future so specifically when I get tired of this industry.

Alfred Hitchcock said: "To make a good film you need 3 things: The script, the script, and the script".  Do you agree with him?



Yes. No matter how good Mise-en-Scène, no matter how good the lighting, no matter how good the framing, and how beautiful the image is, it's not a good movie if the story isn’t interesting, attractive, and not good. The technical parts of filmmaking are really the technical parts. I think the technical part can be improved together only when the script is good.

What’s your most ambitious project for the future?

 I have to make a short film for my university workshop subject project next year. Currently, I’m preparing a work under the name of 'Love Dream' or ‘Libesträume’. I think this is the most ambitious project as it has been prepared for about two years. I hope my professor will listen to the pitch of the work and give permission to produce this work.

 Do you think that sadness or at least melancholy lets be more creative?

I don't think so. I think that sadness or melancholy emotions can be buried in those kinds of emotions if they do something wrong.

What do you wish for yourself as a Filmmaker?

To not give up on this dream and achieve my dream by enduring it even when I have a hard time.