• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.255-258
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• 2006

TV drama is the entertainment content which is the very popular and profitable program than any other TV program genre. Although recently some broadcasting companies have been tried to set up the drama production system, they don't have the formal system yet. This study analyses the practices and mechanisms of the drama producing process by doing the dept-interview with the experts in the drama production field. The Korean drama production system is 'the producer-director system' and the strategies for the windowing effects are not applied systematically from the pre-production step. For the broadcasting companies to have the competitiveness through drama, the expert-producer system should be applied, the production elements should be controled systematically, and the multi-use strategies should be established.

• Journal of Game and Entertainment
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.75-84
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• 2006

In terms of creating widespread popularity and a high value added business, TV drama is recognized as an unrivaled entertainment content above any other TV program genres Although recently some broadcasting companies have been trying to set up a drama production system, it seems that a well-structured system has not been established, yet. This study analyses the practices and mechanisms of drama producing processes based on the in-depth interviews with the experts in the drama production fields in three major broadcasting companies. It is found that the Korean drama production system is 'a producer-director system' and that the strategies for the windowing effects are not systematically applied from the pre-production stage. For the broadcasting companies to strengthen the competitiveness through drama, the expert-producer system should be introduced, the production elements should be systematically managed, and the multi-use strategies should be effectively established.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.9 no.10
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• pp.159-167
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• 2009

With the increase of weight and influence of TV drama, many researchers began to publish papers on TV drama. However, those papers were mainly focused on social meaning and viewing motives and attitudes of TV audience. However, only a few papers researched about television image production techniques, such as 'Relationship between TV ratings and image production techniques', 'Transition process of TV drama's image production techniques', and 'Comparison of TV and film image production techniques'. According to the recent research on the relationship between TV ratings and image production techniques, TV rating is inverse proportionate to multiple camerawork and shot average duration with a very close relationship. The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the relationship between TV genre and image production technique with the data of top 100 of TNS Media Korea from the year 2004 to 2008. This paper found out that history drama uses more closeup, longshot, tracking and less waist shot than other genres, with shorter shot duration and longer scene duration.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.21 no.10
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• pp.286-308
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• 2021

For a long time, dramas that everyone has enjoyed at home have become the most popular cultural contents due to the development of digital technology and the influence of Hallyu.(Korean Wave) This study was conducted in-depth interviews and participatory observations on the background, role, identity, and labor experience of TV planning producers who appeared in the drama production process with the implementation of outsourcing production policy in 1991. The number of dramas produced increased sharply in the mid-2000s due to the Korean Wave. Against this backdrop, the planning producer has expanded their scope in the drama production process and emerged as a new drama producer. The planning producer plays a role in creating an environment in which writers and directors can be selected with the identity of "not a creator but a producer of dramas" and lead drama planning. OTT and watching TV on the Internet have made it possible to watch dramas without TV. As this phenomenon accelerates and becomes commonplace, fewer consumers adhere to the traditional way of watching dramas using TV, and consumers' emotional tastes become more demanding. In this environment, TV planning producers are leading the production of dramas, exerting as much influence as writers and directors. They are also building new power relationships among drama producers by securing planning and financial power.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.82-93
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• 2016

The latest development of the Korean drama production industry has been accompanied by the steep rise in the number of players and the contraction of the advertizing market, which have combined to intensify the competition severely. Then, China happened. Entertainment agencies' logical strategic choice to maximize production revenue potential was to secure A-list actors who can sell, pushing up their prices, that process has continued to even compromise the health of the production industry as well as the agencies' financial integrity. The drama production industry, including entertainment agencies, should shift the strategic focus from simple production revenue generation to profit maximization through diversifying revenue sources like securing IP rights.

• Trans-
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• v.13
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• pp.91-116
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• 2022

Web series, as one of the products in the network era, are different from traditional TV dramas, With the contents preferred by youngsters, wed series, as a form of fast food culture, are increasingly gaining popularity, such as being uploaded on online video platforms like Naver TV and Youtube. This study aims to examine the characteristics of narrative closure and continuing serial form of Youth Web Series through the youth web series production company "playlist original" in Korea and analyze the narrative structure caused by narrative closure and continuing serial form and nonlinear narratives.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.64-73
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• 2018

Pre-production has become one of the more noticeable new trends in the Korean drama industry. The trend is being led both by the outsourcing producers and the incumbent broadcasting companies. In particular, the broadcasting companies seem to favor the mode of pre-production more and more, and that is happening not only when they are working on their own but also when collaborating with outsourcing producers. It has been generally proven and believed that the recruitment of A-list production factors is one sure way to produce better commercial results in the Korean drama industry. Then, the recent phenomenon of the pre-production is happening with the lack of the of A-list factors' participation. Especially, A-list writers have been showing a high degree of reluctance to take part in the pre-production, mentioning the inability to reflect the audience's responses on their stories. While the pre-prodction is being adopted in various genres, it is observed that the pre-produced dramas with multi-genre features have a higher chance to succeed.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.302-308
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• 2020

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.

• Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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• 2019.05a
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• pp.97-98
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• 2019

최근 몇 년 동안, 레트로를 소재로 한 드라마가 다수 제작되고 있다. 레트로의 소재는 시청자의 과거의 기억을 상기시키면서, 감정에 호소한다. 바로 레트로 소재가 가지는 특징이자, 장점이기도 하다. 이에 연구자는 레트로를 소재로 한 텔레비전 드라마를 중심으로 분석하여 그 특성을 객관화하여 향후의 드라마 제작에 기여하고자 한다.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.11 no.11
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• pp.137-144
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• 2011

This study explored the risk sharing mechanism in the US TV drama industry. The hollywood system of TV production and distribution can be understood to be the result of the efforts to reduce the uncertainty and the risk of investment. Since the 1990s, the vertical integration of major studios and networks has been one of the core strategies for risk sharing. In the strategy, the most important role of networks is to schedule new series that the affiliated studios produce. Networks also provide the new series their brand value. On the other hand, the most important role of studios in the vertical integrated environment is to provide the affiliated networks the infrastructures for production and distribution, financial management, and product management. In addition, networks keep the right on the series in the secondary markets, and attempt to increase the aggressive investment on new series on the base of the rights. However, such a risky investment can be the potential burden and risk for the networks in the future. This paper shows the importance of the reasonable risk sharing in the television drama industry to the Korean TV drama industry that has experienced the conflict between networks and independent production companies.