We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Deborah Kang. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Deborah below.
Alright, Deborah thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear about a project that you’ve worked on that’s meant a lot to you.
This is a very interesting questions because normally all my projects are in a way deep and impactful for my career, as a storyboard artist my job is to tell a story visually and in a way “brain wash” my audience to my own style of storytelling. My most meaningful project is not based in which studio is the biggest for or if my show/movie sold more tickets, but which project made me learn and grow. In which case, i would have to say that the most challenging was working on a project during my one year stay in south Korea, i am not authorized to share information about the show but i can say that boarding with amazing directors and drawing tons of actions scenes were the hardest, at that time i was still a student and it was my first time boarding alone a big action scene with multiple characters it was stressful and crazy! our schedule was tight and Asian work force was also intense but it also the most rewarding experience. Getting it done felt like a victory!
Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.
Hi! name is Deborah Kang and i am a Brazilian/ Korean / American storyboard artist, i can speak four languages and i work for the Animation Industry and i guess i am also part of the cliché childhood story of “i used to love drawing so i got in animation” which is partially true, however I did go to university for Law and Architecture before trying to Board. Animation wasn’t an easy decision for me because i had to leave my country, my family, friends and everything that i know to move and chase my dreams and i am still trying to figure out how this works. Gladly I love my job! and Storyboarding wasn’t easy in the begging is it very mentally draining and every time you board it is like putting a piece of yourself on the screen and exposing it to the world, it is a very personal job and a lot of times you can get burned out. But in a funny way boarding is amazing because you get to tell relatable stories to the world and get reactions from people, change opinions, share ideas and tell stories that have never been told. Storytelling is the purest art form and extremely raw, which makes it unique.
Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?
My goal is to tell relatable stories to the public and leave a legacy in this world. It doesn’t have to be an award winning price or recognition, I am not talking about that kind of legacy. i am talking about life reflection, opinion making and over all storytelling relatability. Something that makes people feel, touch other peoples heart, crying and laughing. Have you never went to the movies and left feeling “omg what have i been doing with my life” that kind of of Story is my goal.
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
Resilience? If giving up my country, family, friends and everything that i know to pursue a change of making my dream come true in a foreign land is not resilience and patience i don’t know what it is! Learning a new language, changing my environment for the remote change that my voice might be heard is not a simple decision and it has been so far the hardest thing i had to do in my life.
Contact Info:
- Website: kang.debby@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deboobskang/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debby-kang-b59a091a3/