심훈 소설 『상록수』의 영화적 장면(scene) 구성 전략 = A Study on the Cinematic Scene Composition Strategy in Sim Hoon’s Novel “Evergreen”

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The background for examining the cinematic scene composition strategy of the novel “Evergreen” is related to the fact that Sim Hoon had a sense of self as a “filmmaker” and that he actually engaged in all-out activities related to cinematography. While writing “Evergreen”, Sim Hoon hung the megaphone he used at the time of directing the film “When the Dawn Comes” on the wall, adapted the novel into a screenplay as soon as the novel was finished, and ran around trying to make it into a film. In other words, Sim Hoon had filmmaking in mind while writing “Evergreen” and in fact, the novel “Evergreen” contains many cinematic expression forms.
The cinematic scene composition strategy inherent in “Evergreen” is first revealed in terms of space. Film is a medium in which the actions of characters and events occur around space, but Sim Hoon frames a specific space in “Evergreen” and describes it as a scene from a film. The scenes of the 60th birthday party at Hanangcheong house and the Dure at Nongwoo Hall are notable examples of ‘spatial scene composition.’ “Evergreen” implements a three-dimensional mise-en-scene using complex senses such as music, dance, and close-up in a fixed space. Also, in Chapter 1, the process in which Park Dong-hyeok and Chae Young-shin walk from the Social Hall to the subway station to the Gamyeong intersection to the dormitory utilizes cinematic narrative techniques such as spatial movement and linear narrative development.
“Evergreen” also utilizes cinematographic techniques. The scene where Park Dong-hyeok and Chae Young-shin go on a date at Hangokri Beach expresses cinematographic and editing techniques such as tilt shooting, point-of-view shots, and flashbacks in sentences. Also, the beauty of nature, such as the moonlight just before the full moon and the white sand, is expressed with descriptions that maximize visual imagery.
“Evergreen” is a novel centered on enlightenment and romance. In general, Sim Hoon utilizes cinematic scene composition strategies such as spatial sceneization, spatial movement, and linear development in the parts related to enlightenment. And in the love scenes, he uses various cinematographic techniques and visual images to explain the inner self and situations of the characters. As such, “Evergreen” is a work that contains various forms of cinematic expression that Shim Hoon, a “filmmaker,” attempted with cinematography in mind. These characteristics of “Evergreen” are based on Sim Hoon’s actual film experience.