{"id":3899,"date":"2016-06-02T11:01:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T08:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/?p=3899"},"modified":"2023-09-07T09:31:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T06:31:15","slug":"konspekt-seminara-aleksandra-rodnyanskogo-v-kieve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/en\/konspekt-seminara-aleksandra-rodnyanskogo-v-kieve\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Rodnyansky elaborates on movie-making during his seminar in Kyiv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A film producer Alexander Rodnyansky gave a lecture on movie-making in FEDORIV Hub, a creative space in Kyiv. His seminar was entitled \u201cThe cinema on me\u201d. Rodnyansky has produced seventy feature films, among which are \u201cLeviathan\u201d and \u201cStalingrad\u201d. During his seminar in Kyiv, Rodnyansky shared his experience with the eager audience. Here are the main topics he covered:<\/p>\n<p>A film producer is really an entrepreneur. In the past, decisions on who shoots a film and what it\u2019s going to be about \u2013 were made on a state level. There used to be a public organ that censored everything. Producers were \u201cborn\u201d out of market demand. In my opinion, a good producer is someone who is not afraid of taking risks, who can dream and work hard. He understands a country\u2019s specifics and knows the audience, his film is directed at, inside out.<\/p>\n<p>I only work with like-minded people. And I don\u2019t necessarily mean friends. But it\u2019s important for me to be on the same vibe with another person. It\u2019s easier for me to work with that kind of person, than with a badass American guy, let\u2019s say.<\/p>\n<p>(Speaking of the creative process he shared with Andrey Zvyagintsev on \u201cElena\u201d and \u201cLeviathan\u201d) \u2026he approached me, probably because I had the reputation of a \u201cmad man\u201d. The first question I\u2019m being asked, whatever part of the world I\u2019m visiting, is \u201cHow is Andrey Zvyagintsev doing\u201d? I guess that happens because that man has made something of himself, and he has a lot of followers. Many people can relate to him.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t believe in TV and I don\u2019t think it\u2019ll survive.<\/p>\n<p>A large festival is the best way to promote an indie film. Everyone in the world will eventually know about it. Unlike genre cinema, with indie films you don\u2019t have to spend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cutinsight.com\/banknot-pryznann-e-sam-my-krasyv-my-v-myre\/\">money<\/a> on PR-campaigns. What you need \u2013 is to film a thrilling movie, which has a potential to become your trademark. An indie film is like going to a psychoanalyst\u2019s. Indie films explore the human being. Any successful movie made for festivals will sure gross a lot of money. Think of \u201cLove\u201d or \u201cThe White Ribbon\u201d, for instance.<\/p>\n<p>A short film is really the best trademark of any director. Whatever diplomas you may have got, they mean nothing. I need to understand what a person can really do.<\/p>\n<p>I despise poetic cinema. What it can only offer is the good\/evil or the love\/hatred conflict. It lacks real people. The cinema begins, where it portrays how a person is being made. Parajanov is a pure genius and Is out of the question, of course, but he can\u2019t be responsible for all the other movies made. And I\u2019ve seen many of them. To tell you the truth, I\u2019m simply stunned by the way Romanians shoot their movies. And their model is most striking. Romanians began to invest very little money to make movies about themselves. And not only Romanian films are successful, but television shows too.<\/p>\n<p>Why must the public watch your movie? Because you made it? No! It has to be spectacular, intriguing, engaging.<\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t had an opportunity to make low budget movies: they just weren\u2019t my cup of tea. In theory, I can agree that these limitations can be a good thing, but only for young directors who want to make a breakthrough in cinema. We must be a guarantor of quality. Whatever film is being released: a small or big budget one \u2013 there must be something in it to attract the public\u2019s eye. The only film that\u2019ll work is a movie with a lot of things going on in it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tribe\u201d by Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy is an astounding work of art. If it had been submitted for an Oscar consideration, I can guarantee you it would have been in the top five films nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category.<\/p>\n<p>I adore films based on true stories. Take \u201dThe Revenant\u201d by Alejandro G. I\u00f1\u00e1rritu, for instance. But our culture is not used to that.<\/p>\n<p>In a good film we are always witnesses to someone else\u2019s weaknesses. The movies like \u201cMy Left Foot\u201d by Jim Sheridan or \u201cThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly\u201d by Julian Schnabel tell stories of coping with life\u2019s difficulties and becoming aware. And that\u2019s always what the audience can sympathize with. I, personally, simply adore dramatic or even tragic stories in film. And I\u2019m very fond of Shakespeare.<\/p>\n<p>Things didn\u2019t come easy for me. I\u2019ve always been keen on learning and improving myself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A film producer Alexander Rodnyansky gave a lecture on movie-making in FEDORIV Hub, a creative space in Kyiv. His seminar was entitled \u201cThe cinema on me\u201d. Rodnyansky has produced seventy feature films, among which are \u201cLeviathan\u201d and \u201cStalingrad\u201d. 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