The Korean Film Studios are where all North Korean movies and television shows are created, acted, produced, and disseminated. The Korean Film Studios - along with all other industries - is centrally controlled and monopolised by the state. Thus, the government vets and monitors all scripts, actors, directors, producers, etc. The government determines what movies and t.v. shows are acceptable and whether or not they closely adhere to principles outlined by the artform Socialist Realism. There are three main studios, they are (i) military features, (ii) documentaries, and (iii) feature films. The Korean Film Studios had large contingents of North Korean military units marching around the lots, some to be used in military features, others to guard the place. But that is not an odd sight in North Korea: the miltary are located everywhere. There are military units marching through the streets of Pyongyang, Kaesong, small villages, farms, and the Korean Film Studios.
We were given permission to tour the feature films studio. We were guided along the various different sets of the feature films, including sets for 1930s-1940s Japan, early-1900s China, ancient Korean villages, and Europe. Although each set had massive buildings and developed streets, they were still rather shoddy. Each set looked as though it was neglected and had not been renovated or updated in years. The European set looked like old gingerbread houses. Apparently they were supposed to represent Switzerland and Austria. They did sort of resemble a skewed version of a dilapitated fake Switzerland. Nevertheless, the Koran Film Studios guide - an older, distinguished man with grey hair - informed us that the North Korean studios are far better than any in the U.S.A. Apparently all American film studios pale in comparison to the advanced and sophisticated studios in DPRK. An interesting delusion
We were taken to the ancient Korean set, with replicas of ancient Korean palaces, pagodas, and homes. A few of us were permitted to dress up in the set's costumes of ancient Korean characters. This was hilarious. We all enjoyed this part of the Korea Film Studios tour the most because we got to play dress-up like kids.
Chrys was dressed as a Korean princess, as was Kadja and Kirsty. The gowns were beautiful with bright colours including pink, red, green, purple, and blue and were decked out with various designs made of jewels. The princesses also wore, what looked like, little pillbox hats decorated with intricate desings made from multi-coloured beads. Sean was dressed as a Korean soldier/knight. He looked hilarious. He had a long blue cloak and a gold helmut, with long red sides protecting the sides of his neck, and topped by a red tassle.
I was dressed as a Korean king. Everyone told me the costume suited me! Haha. I was put in a king's long-top (that went down to the knees) coloured a deep red. It had a gold crest of a dragon on the front. There was a special apron, which was a sign of royalty. It was red with designs of doves and other royal symbols and had a long fringe on its bottom. I had a Korean king's crown placed on my head. This crown is nothing like a stereotypical European crown. It was a massive block-like creation that wrapped around my head, covering my hair, and was decorated with vertical lines of coloured jewels and had a chop-stick-like stick cutting through its centre. It was impressive to look at, and heavy to wear. I was in my cowboy boots, so to see an ancient Korean king in cowboy boots was something unique!
We were given permission to tour the feature films studio. We were guided along the various different sets of the feature films, including sets for 1930s-1940s Japan, early-1900s China, ancient Korean villages, and Europe. Although each set had massive buildings and developed streets, they were still rather shoddy. Each set looked as though it was neglected and had not been renovated or updated in years. The European set looked like old gingerbread houses. Apparently they were supposed to represent Switzerland and Austria. They did sort of resemble a skewed version of a dilapitated fake Switzerland. Nevertheless, the Koran Film Studios guide - an older, distinguished man with grey hair - informed us that the North Korean studios are far better than any in the U.S.A. Apparently all American film studios pale in comparison to the advanced and sophisticated studios in DPRK. An interesting delusion
We were taken to the ancient Korean set, with replicas of ancient Korean palaces, pagodas, and homes. A few of us were permitted to dress up in the set's costumes of ancient Korean characters. This was hilarious. We all enjoyed this part of the Korea Film Studios tour the most because we got to play dress-up like kids.
Chrys was dressed as a Korean princess, as was Kadja and Kirsty. The gowns were beautiful with bright colours including pink, red, green, purple, and blue and were decked out with various designs made of jewels. The princesses also wore, what looked like, little pillbox hats decorated with intricate desings made from multi-coloured beads. Sean was dressed as a Korean soldier/knight. He looked hilarious. He had a long blue cloak and a gold helmut, with long red sides protecting the sides of his neck, and topped by a red tassle.
I was dressed as a Korean king. Everyone told me the costume suited me! Haha. I was put in a king's long-top (that went down to the knees) coloured a deep red. It had a gold crest of a dragon on the front. There was a special apron, which was a sign of royalty. It was red with designs of doves and other royal symbols and had a long fringe on its bottom. I had a Korean king's crown placed on my head. This crown is nothing like a stereotypical European crown. It was a massive block-like creation that wrapped around my head, covering my hair, and was decorated with vertical lines of coloured jewels and had a chop-stick-like stick cutting through its centre. It was impressive to look at, and heavy to wear. I was in my cowboy boots, so to see an ancient Korean king in cowboy boots was something unique!
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They were right Marc,you look great in that outfit!
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Dear Marc, do you happen to have any high-res photos of those mosaics?
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