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The Success of Animation in Korean Film Industry: An Exploratory Analysis

애니메이션 영화의 흥행에 관한 탐색적 연구

  • 김효동 (아주대학교 미디어학과)
  • Received : 2014.11.21
  • Accepted : 2014.12.24
  • Published : 2014.12.31
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Abstract

The study proposes an exploratory analysis on the success of animation films in Korea industry. It identifies animation films that have been successful in the Korean film industry during 2004-2013 period and explores (1) how the number of screens allocated to the films have been changed; (2) what are the major factors that influence the success of the films; (3) what are the differences between Japan and the US animation in terms of plots and genres; and (4) how the characteristics of the US animations are related to the success of the US market, the global market, and Korean market. Analyses show that the number of screens allocated to the animation films has been consistently increased due to the vertical integration of Korean film industry; and the (FTA) period, months in year (summer and winter break months for middle and high school students), and the number of screens allocated to the films were the major factors influencing the financial success of animations. It also finds that specific characteristics embedded in its own cultural trait were shown in the plots and genres in the animations. Lastly the study also finds that specific set of characteristics extracted from IMDB site influence certain markets. Budgets and actor's power were found to influence the success in the US market while period (pre-FTA, FTA, post-FTA) only influence the success in Korean market. The study points out that the success of the US and Japan animations in Korean film industry are due to the historicity of animation cultures which are not found in Korean animation industry.

본 논문은 애니메이션 영화의 흥행성적과 관련 된 요인들에 대한 탐색적인 연구방법을 제안한다. 2004-2013년 동안 흥행성적 상위 100위권에 들었던 애니메이션(104)을 선정한 후, (1) 개봉스크린 규모가 어떻게 변모하였으며; (2) 애니메이션 흥행 성적에 영향을 미치는 요소가 무엇인지; (3) 수입 애니메이션의 주류인 미국과 일본 애니메이션의 차이점; 그리고 (4) 미국 애니메이션이 갖는 특성의 미국시장, 세계시장, 그리고 한국시장의 성적에 대한 효과가 어떻게 비교되는지를 살펴보았다. 분석 결과, 스크린 규모는 10년 동안 꾸준히 증가하였으며, 애니메이션의 흥행실적에 영향을 미치는 요인은 연도(FTA직후 시기), 월시기(여름과 겨울방학시기)와 스크린 규모라고 파악이 되었다. 미국과 일본 애니메이션은 자국의 애니메이션 산업에서 파생된 각각의 특징이 장르와 플롯에 존재한다고 분석하였다. 또한 미국, 세계, 한국 시장에서의 흥행성적에 모두 영향을 주는 요인은 점수주기에 참여한 사용자 숫자였으며, 한국시장의 흥행성적에만 영향을 준 요소는 연도(FTA)였고, 미국 내에서의 성공과 관련된 변인은 배우자지수와 예산을 꼽을 수 있었다. 애니메이션에 강점을 나타내는 미국, 일본 모두 애니메이션 문화의 역사성과 사회성이 존재하며, 자국에서의 관련 콘텐츠 소비가 해외시장에서의 선전과 관련이 있다고 분석하였다.

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