I was born in Gwang Ju which is the sixth largest city in South Korea. Gwang Ju has relations to art. The city has a modern art festival every two years called the Gwang Ju Biennale. People living in Gwang Ju have outstanding artistic ability.
I have lived more than half of my life in Gwang Ju. I was getting bored of Gwang Ju.
Sometimes I wanted to leave the city, but I was worried if I could live well without my parents after leaving Gwang Ju.
In 2009, my life totally changed. My mom and I went to watch the movie “AVATAR”. I did not expect to like this movie because I had never seen 3D movies before, and I did not know this movie would have a great influence on my life. The movie was incredible. I was totally speechless.
After I watched the movie, I was unable to get it out of my mind. I researched how the movie was made, what technology they used, and where I should study in order to make a movie like “AVATAR.”
I had never thought about what I wanted to be or what I wanted to study before. I was just a normal student who always hated homework and was not interested in studying. I waited for the weekends so I could hang out with friends. I was a negative and lazy person.
I was thinking a lot about what I could do to be happy, and I thought about myself again. I found the answer after thinking a lot, and I decided to study art. I was excited, and I developed creative ideas when I learned art.
My friends made fun of me, “How did a movie change your life?” But my life has changed a lot because of the movie. Now, I am studying motion design and struggling for my dream.
