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Impact of a length of drama broadcasting on celebrity casting

드라마의 방영기간이 스타배우 기용에 미치는 영향

  • Gong, YuTong (Department of Arts and Cultural Management, Graduate School, Hongik University) ;
  • Shin, Hyung-Deok (College of Business Administration, Hongik University)
  • 공우정 (홍익대학교 대학원 문화예술경영학과) ;
  • 신형덕 (홍익대학교 경영대학)
  • Received : 2020.03.09
  • Accepted : 2020.06.05
  • Published : 2020.06.30
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Abstract

This study investigated when TV drama producers choose famous actor/actress based on 288 TV dramas aired in Korea from January 2014 to December 2017. We considered the length of drama, measured by the number of episodes, as a major determinant for choosing famous actor/actress, as well as the existence of originals, use of independent producing agents, and producers' fame as interacting factors between length of drama and choosing famous actor/actress. We detected that drama length had a significant effect while original dramas had an interacting effect. We interpret this result as the effect of mismanagement of drama producing. While a famous actor/actress has the potential to provide economic gains to drama producers, drama producers should be careful in choosing him/her since his/her drama guarantee should be high. This is why producers should choose a famous actor/actress when the length of the drama is short and should prefer an original drama.

드라마 제작에 있어서 스타배우의 기용은 드라마 수익의 중요한 요건인 시청률 확보에 있어서 중요한 원천이 되지만 이와 동시에 드라마 비용 상승의 중요한 원인이 되기도 한다. 그러므로 어떠한 상황에서 스타배우를 기용하는가에 대해 조사하는 것은 드라마 기획 과정에서 불확실성을 관리하는 방식에 대해 파악하는 단서가 될 수 있다. 본 연구는 한국에서 방영된 텔레비전 드라마를 대상으로 하여 드라마의 스타배우의 기용에 영향을 미치는 요인들에 대하여 분석하였다. 분석 대상으로 2014년 1월부터 2017년 12월까지 공중파 방송 3사와 케이블 방송사에서 방영이 완결된 288편 드라마를 선정하였다. 스타배우 기용에 영향을 미치는 요인으로서 드라마의 방영기간, 즉 드라마의 횟수에 주목하였으며 원작 유무, 외주제작 여부와 PD의 수상 경력의 조절효과도 조사하였다. 그 결과 단편드라마의 경우 스타배우가 기용되며 특히 원작이 존재하는 단편드라마가 원작이 있는 경우에 스타배우를 더욱 기용하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 광고 수익의 가능성이 큰 스타배우를 기용하는 것에 따르는 높은 출연료의 부담을 덜기 위한 불확실성 감소의 수단으로 방영기간이 짧고 스토리가 검증된 원작을 사용하는 드라마 제작이 이루어지는 것으로 해석된다.

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