# @nextshark on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKdNAIsuOwO
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-03T23:03:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NextShark (@nextshark) — https://gondola.cc/nextshark

## Caption

As Disney and Pixar gear up to release Elio in Korea on July 18, one of the film’s most breathtaking features — shimmering sands and endless oceans — was brought to life by none other than Korean effects artist Lee Jae-joon 🇰🇷✨⁠
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Now 40, Lee joined Pixar in 2021 and has worked on major hits like Elemental and Inside Out 2 — the latter now the highest-grossing animated film ever. But Elio holds special meaning for him.⁠
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🗣️ “I saw myself in Elio’s loneliness,” he told Hankook Ilbo, reflecting on his own struggles as a teenager who once considered dropping out of school.⁠
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From three rejections to finally landing his dream job at Pixar, Lee’s story is one of persistence, passion, and healing through animation. In a time of industry uncertainty and rising AI, his human touch still shines through in every pixel.⁠
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via: Pixar⁠
📽️Video by: Gabe Jung⁠
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