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UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF THE MOST WELL RESPECTED ART DIRECTORS IN TAIWAN, CHIH-DA KUO HASBEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE INDUSTRY SINCE HE BEGAN WORKING. THE TOP DIRECTORS IN THEREGION HAVE TAKEN NOTE OF HIS UNCOMPROMISING ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND ABILITY TO MANIFESTTHEIR VISION, AND HIS IS THE FIRST NAME MENTIONED FOR THE MOST UNIQUE AND CHALLENGINGPROJECTS IN MUSIC VIDEOS, TELEVISION COMMERCIALS AND FILM.AFTER GARNERING SEVERAL MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS FOR HIS WORK FOR THE TOP ARTISTS IN THE REGION,HE TURNED HIS FOCUS TO TELEVISION COMMERCIALS, WHERE HE PRECEDED TO WIN AWARDS FOR HISark ART DIRECTION 3 YEARS RUNNING.IN 2007, HE ART DIRECTED THE FILM, SECRET, WHICH BROKE BOX OFFICE RECORDS IN BOTH TAIWANAND CHINA. THE SETS WERE SO TRUE TO LIFE THAT MANY REFUSED TO BELIEVE THAT THEY WERECONSTRUCTED.ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE FILMMAKING INDUSTRY HAVE ALSO TAKEN NOTICE OF KUO’S WORK.HE HAS BEEN COMMISSIONED TO DESIGN A TOP HAIR SALON’S FLAGSHIP STORE, AND AN INSTALLATIONFOR BOOKSTORE AND TAIWAN CULTURAL MECCA, ESLITE. HE HAS ALSO BEEN INVITED TO LECTURE TOSTUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS BY VARIOUS ASSOCIATIONS.ALWAYS STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE ON EVERY PROJECT, KUO SCOURS EACH SCRIPT FOR CLUES AS TO HOWINTERPRET THE FILM’S MESSAGE AND THEME IN HIS ART. THE MAXIM BY WHICH HE CONDUCTSHIMSELF SUMS UP HIS ATTITUDE - TO TREAT EVERY FILM AS IF IT’S HIS LAST.
