Peter Kunshik Chung (born April 19, 1961 in Seoul, South Korea, as 정근식 (Chung Geon-sik, or alternative spelling Jeong Geon-Sik), is a Korean American animator. He is best known for his unique style of animation, as the creator and director of Æon Flux, which ran as shorts on MTV's Liquid Television before launching as its own half-hour television series.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
Star Sign
Aries
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Quote
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I often remind myself that animation is the creation of the illusion of spontaneity. Because nothing is in fact less spontaneous than the process of animating.
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The task of the animator, to breathe life into his characters, requires concentration akin to that of an actor whose performance has been entirely scripted down.
3
For me, a degree of ambiguity, or mystery, is the key ingredient of any artistic statement.
4
When you have to animate a character and draw her hundreds of times, you want to come up with a design that's actually enjoyable to draw. You try to use as much of the body's expressive power as possible. That's why artists have traditionally preferred to draw the nude as opposed to the clothed figure, because you want to get the maximum amount of emotional expressiveness in your figure. I also wasn't sure if viewers would be interested in the kinds of stories I was trying to tell. But I did know that if I could at least [draw viewers] based on her being fun to look at, then people would watch.
5
It's a universal tendency in films to be more about sex and violence than the real world is.
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I always felt like there was a complete disconnect between things that were fun and entertaining to watch and things that were more thoughtful and philosophical.
7
Why are so many characters that you see on TV so desexualized? A lot of them seem to be completely asexual - especially animated characters - and it implies that those characters are normal. The characters in 'Aeon Flux' are normal people who have normal sex lives and appetites.
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The idea of 'Liquid Television' was that it would be a satire or parody of things you see on television. The title, 'Liquid Television,' is kind of like the idea of a TV in a blender. 'Aeon Flux' was originally my parody of heroic action movies - and now there's a Hollywood action movie based on something that originally started out as a parody of Hollywood action movies.
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Firebreather
2010
TV Movie character designer
Revisioned: Tomb Raider
TV Series character designer - 1 episode, 2007 layout artist - 1 episode, 2007
Class of 3000
2007
TV Series art director - 2 episodes
Rugrats
TV Series main character designer - 131 episodes, 1993 - 2006 animator - 128 episodes, 1991 - 2001 character designer - 46 episodes, 1991 - 2001 layout artist - 1 episode, 2001 title animator - 1 episode, 1998 animation director - 1 episode, 1993
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
2004
Video short character designer / key animator
Matriculated
2003
Short animation director / character designer / mechanical designer
A Rugrats Kwanzaa Special
2001
TV Movie main character designer
The Rugrats Movie
1998
original character designer
Reign: The Conqueror
1997
TV Series character designer
Æon Flux
TV Series character designer - 10 episodes, 1995 prop and background designer - 3 episodes, 1992 animator - 2 episodes, 1992 layout artist - 2 episodes, 1991 - 1992 animation supervisor - 1 episode, 1995
Ring Raiders
1989
TV Series character designer - 1989
C.O.P.S.
TV Series animation supervisor - 45 episodes, 1988 - 1989 chief character designer - 45 episodes, 1988 - 1989
Fire and Ice
1983
animator - uncredited / layout artist - uncredited
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
additional story artist
Firebreather
2010
TV Movie storyboard artist
Revisioned: Tomb Raider
2007
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
Rugrats
2001
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
The Rugrats Movie
1998
storyboard artist
Æon Flux
TV Series designer - 6 episodes, 1991 - 1992 storyboard artist - 2 episodes, 1995
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
storyboard artist
The Transformers
1984-1986
TV Series storyboard artist - 65 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Revisioned: Tomb Raider
2007
TV Series 1 episode
Æon Flux
2005
characters
Matriculated
2003
Short writer
The Animatrix
2003
written by - segment "Matriculated"
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
characters
Reign: The Conqueror
1999
TV Series adaptation - 4 episodes
Æon Flux
TV Series creator - 10 episodes, 1995 story - 9 episodes, 1995 written by - 7 episodes, 1991 - 1995 writer - 1 episode, 1995
Liquid Television
1992
TV Series 1 episode
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Diablo III: Wrath
2012
Video short
Firebreather
2010
TV Movie
Revisioned: Tomb Raider
2007
TV Series 1 episode
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury
2004
Video short
Matriculated
2003
Short
The Animatrix
2003
segment "Matriculated"
Rugrats
2001
TV Series 1 episode
Æon Flux
1991-1995
TV Series 11 episodes
Liquid Television
1992
TV Series 1 episode
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Be Your Wo/Man
2014
production assistant
Slugterra
TV Series junior systems administrator - 2 episodes, 2013 junior software developer - 1 episode, 2013
Electric City
2012
TV Series short creative consultant - 1 episode
Æon Flux
2005
technical consultant
Medal of Honor: European Assault
2005
Video Game gameplay engineer
Party 7
2000
director: credit sequence
Last Man Standing
1995
Video production assistant: second unit
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Firebreather
2010
TV Movie supervising producer
Æon Flux
1992
TV Series producer - 5 episodes
Liquid Television
1992
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Art Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1987
TV Series 5 episodes
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Creating a World: Aeon Flux
2006
Video short special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Creating a World: Aeon Flux
2006
Video short
Himself - Creator
Return to Source: Philosophy & 'The Matrix'
2004
Video documentary
Himself
From Pitch Black to the Chronicles of Riddick: Bridging the Gap
2004
Video documentary short
Himself
Peter Chung: The Mind of an Animator
2004
Video short
Himself
Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
Inside 'The Animatrix'
2003
Video documentary short
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation
Firebreather (2010)
2004
Notable Entry
Tokyo Anime Award
OVA Category
The Animatrix (2003)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2011
Annie
Annie Awards
Best Directing in a Television Production
Firebreather (2010)
1994
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Animated Programming Special or Series
Liquid Television (1991)
Known for movies
Rugrats (1991-2006) as Animation Department
Matriculated (2003) as Animation Department
C.O.P.S. (1988-1989) as Animation Department
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004) as Animation Department
$250,000
