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Minsoo Kang

Minsoo Kang

Media Designer | Director
Gwangju

Summary

Minsoo Kang is the winner of best media design, ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence 2017-2018. He is an energetic person who understands performance and artistic environments very well from various experiences over almost 15 years. He considers himself an organized and results-focused individual who is comfortable working with both video and audio systems. Furthermore, he loves working with great collaborators and knows how important careful group work is in the theater where safety and collegiality are required at all times. As you can judge from his CV, he has a substantial theatre background including directing, sound, lighting and video installation. He understands the challenges of a performance that brings together many complex inter-related processes and systems, and he is adept at managing them efficiently and carefully, exploring multiple solutions or avenues for the best result. At the moment, he was awarded an MFA degree in Theatre (Interdisciplinary Digital Media) in May 2018 at Arizona State University where he learned innovation, cooperation and passion for theater. He is also an expert projection programmer for Isadora, Qlab, Max7, Watchout6, Touch Designer and Adobe Suite, and has participated in major projects as a media designer. His experience includes the setup of complex audio/video systems from signal origin to final output, including the focus of projectors and configuration of displays. In the audio arena, He is comfortable with both analog and digital mixers in multiple environments, including live mixing for musical performance. On a personal level, he is someone who knows where he is going and knows how to get there.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
16
16
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director

Basictech
12.2019 - Current
  • Director of Interactive Laboratory
  • Proposal writing / presentation
  • Interactive systems design
  • Media arts design
  • technical direction for xR studio
  • Performance directing
  • VP (Virtual Production) studio Consultant
  • Professional personnel training (education and management)
  • Consulting for media art, virtual studios, interactive system design, and construction

AV Coordinator

Tempe Korean Presbyterian Church
1 2016 - 08.2019
  • Managing Audio/Video system and leading media team
  • Organizing live stream systems for each worship with Livestream Studio Program
  • Serving as a sound operator for main worship with Yamaha TF5 Digital Console
  • Supporting media gears and participating in United Worship services in Korean Community, Arizona

Projection Programmer/Operator

EMN8, Inc.
01.2019 - 03.2019
  • Projection Programmer/Operator for John Deere 'Winning Together 2019', Ovations Live! at Wild Horse Pass, Chandler, AZ

Videographer/Editor/VFX Creator

EMN8, Inc.
11.2018 - 01.2019
  • Provide video design/Editing/VFX support for Cognizant 'GAPs 2018', Orlando, FL
  • Provide video design/Editing for Cognizant 'GAPs 2019', Dubai, UAE

Associate Projection Designer

School of Music, Arizona State University
09.2018 - 11.2018
  • Projection Design for Bernstein's Mass at Gammage (Celebration of the centenary of Bernstein's birth)
  • The production features guest artist Jubilant Sykes alongside the ASU Symphony Orchestra, Choral and Music Theatre and Opera programs, the ASU School of Film, Dance and Theatre and the Phoenix Boys' Choir

Teaching Assistant (TA)

Arizona State University
08.2015 - 05.2018
  • FMP255 Media Authorship: Computer Lab TA, Assisting teaching basic media programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Audition, and After Effects
  • THE 405 Hitchcock Film: Grader for class (200 students)
  • Providing a guest lecture on THE 320 History of the Theatre 1
  • Participated in AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) conference as Audio/Video technical assistant for Professor Boyd Branch
  • Other administrative duties in the theatre department of the school as assigned by the Director of Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance

Associate Director, Creator

Creative Musical Group LEHI
01.2004 - 01.2016
  • Creator and associate director: developed Korean new musical shows (project-based contracts)
  • The Musical 'The Plague(2016)', 'The Beautiful World - Pay It Forward(2004, 2006)' and The Play 'General Lee Sunsin(2005)'
  • Media adviser for The Musical 'The Plague(2016)'

Associate Director, Creator

Studio Dream Capture
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Creator and associate director: developed Korean new musical shows The Musical 'Shine(2007)', 'Who(2008)' and 'Attack the Gas Station(2009)'
  • Led workshops with college students to develop Korean new musical 'Attack the Gas Station' at Seoul Institute of the Arts

Stage Manager

SM Entertainment
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Stage Manager of 'Live Theater', Technical Director of 'Teen Teen Hall' in Seoul, South Korea
  • Managed audio/video equipment
  • Supervised stage crews

Education

MFA - Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
08.2015 - 05.2018

BA - Art, Media, and Engineering

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
08.2013 - 05.2015

BA - Theatre and Film

DANKOOK University
03.1998 - 02.2007

High School - Theatre and Film

KAYWON High School of Arts
03.1995 - 02.1998

Skills

Large scale AV Installations

Audio Mixer Operations

Live streaming

Video Switch

Networking

Creating projection content

Interactive Systems Design

Leadership

Adobe Suite

Directing

Stage Managing

Storytelling

Adapting drama

Collaborating

Theater management

AV Equipment management

AV & Lighting installations

Technical Theatre knowledge

Video Editing

Interactive Media

Sound Design

Audio Visual

Certification

Driver's License, 01/01/99 to Present

Awards

  • K. Herberger/Theatre Scholar, 01/01/17, Arizona State University
  • Special Talent Award - Theatre, 01/01/17, Arizona State University
  • Dean's List, 01/01/15, Arizona State University, 4.0/4.0
  • Dean's List, 01/01/14, Arizona State University, 4.0/4.0
  • Dean's List, 01/01/13, Arizona State University, 4.0/4.0
  • AriZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence 2017-2018, 09/01/18, The winner for Best Media Design - Play 'The Compass'

Timeline

Director

Basictech
12.2019 - Current

Projection Programmer/Operator

EMN8, Inc.
01.2019 - 03.2019

Videographer/Editor/VFX Creator

EMN8, Inc.
11.2018 - 01.2019

Associate Projection Designer

School of Music, Arizona State University
09.2018 - 11.2018

Teaching Assistant (TA)

Arizona State University
08.2015 - 05.2018

MFA - Interdisciplinary Digital Media and Performance

Arizona State University
08.2015 - 05.2018

BA - Art, Media, and Engineering

Arizona State University
08.2013 - 05.2015

Associate Director, Creator

Studio Dream Capture
01.2007 - 01.2009

Stage Manager

SM Entertainment
01.2005 - 01.2006

Associate Director, Creator

Creative Musical Group LEHI
01.2004 - 01.2016

BA - Theatre and Film

DANKOOK University
03.1998 - 02.2007

High School - Theatre and Film

KAYWON High School of Arts
03.1995 - 02.1998

AV Coordinator

Tempe Korean Presbyterian Church
1 2016 - 08.2019
Minsoo KangMedia Designer | Director