Just wanted to point out a link between AKOM and Star Wars (lightsabers actually). AKOM was founded in 1985 by Nelson Shin, the one who came up with the specia

Just wanted to point out a link between AKOM and Star Wars (lightsabers actually). AKOM was founded in 1985 by Nelson Shin, the one who came up with the special effects of the original lightsaber in Star Wars Episodes 4, 5, 6. Here's an interview with him by CNN in 2007. I remember watching the video on youtube while back but cannot find it now. But here's the text of the interview. http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/talkasia.nelsonshin/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/18/talkasia.nelsons... And this in the interview caught my attention. I went to the States in 1971. When I arrived in U.S. at that time, the three major networks -- ABC, CBS and NBC -- started Saturday morning shows on a very large scale for children. This was a new movement in U.S. to bring the animation industry to life, but also to educate the children through this. But despite this large movement, there were no people who could actually work on the animation, which is why most of the work went to Taiwan, Korea and Japan. So because of this reason it may seem that Korea was playing a large role in the animation industry, but a lot of the animators in Korea actually started off by learning and working for these American shows. Star Wars. Simpsons. Who knew?