A study on the combination of fantasy and realism revealed in 〈Jibaro〉- focusing on the re-mediation theory of Bolter and Grusin

Abstract

〈Jibaro〉, one of the episodes of season 3 of Netflix's anthology animated series 〈Love, Death + Robot〉 and directed by Alberto Mielgo, made headlines at the time of its release for its great immersion and realism. However, it is difficult to say that 〈Jibaro〉 is a work aimed at realizing a photo-realistic image. This is because the director's unique art style is revealed throughout the artwork through the free expressive power of the animation medium. This study was conducted under the judgment that 〈Jibaro〉 is a work that achieves a unique achievement that shows surprising realism while also containing surreal and fantastic images at the same time, and that it is necessary to analyze the components constituting it. In addition, since criticism or research on 〈Jibaro〉 has rarely been conducted in Korea, this paper is expected to be more valuable. In this study, the components and directing methods of 〈Jibaro〉 were analyzed, focusing on the re-mediation theory of Bolter and Grusin. First, after closely examining the re-mediation theory of Bolter and Grusin, the form and direction of re-mediation described in the re-mediation theory were described. After that, the components of 〈Jibaro〉 were analyzed based on the re-mediation theory, and the way 〈Jibaro〉 combined realism and fantasy were analyzed. It is hoped that this study will be of great help to new media creators to effectively realize vivid and true experiences.