This is a talented cameraman of the Soviet Union and Russia. Vadim Yusov created a large number of films along with George Danelia, Sergey Bondarchuk, Andrey Tarkovsky and many other directors.
Legend Biography
He was born in a small village in the Leningrad Region under the name Klavdino in 1929 on April 20. After graduation, he moved to live in Moscow and went there to work at a metal factory. After working for almost three years, I realized that the soul lies in a completely different profession.
Vadim Yusov, the main operator of the Soviet Union, decides to enroll in the operator department at VGIK. At the institute, he passed the school of B.I. Volchek. In 1954 he was educated, and immediately became an assistant operator at Mosfilm, and after only three years he became a cameraman at the same film studio.
The first serious work with which he acted as a director of photography was the painting "Skating rink and violin" by Andrei Tarkovsky. After the debut, the work of Yusov and Tarkovsky continued. They shot together such masterpieces as “Andrei Rublev”, “Soryalis” and “Ivan's childhood”.
After the success of these paintings, the director of photography was offered work in such films as “Don't Cry!” and “I walk through Moscow” by George Danelia, and “Boris Godunov” and “They Fought for the Homeland” by Sergei Bondarchuk.
Since 1968, Vadim Yusov has been an Honored Artist of the RSFSR. On October 3, 1979 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR, and in 1982 he received the Lenin Prize. Since 1983, Vadim Yusov is a cameraman and head of the department of camera work. He taught young directors the skill that he possessed while giving lectures at VGIK. He was a professor at the department.
Unfortunately, in the 84th year, a unique cameraman, director and actor Vadim Yusov passed away. On August 23, 2013 he was buried in the Novodevichy cemetery.
Yusov's motto
The cameraman loved his work very much, he could talk about it for hours on end. He praised her and told how difficult he was. In his monologue, you can learn a lot about the author himself and his life priorities. Despite the fact that Vadim Yusov, whose personal life was inextricably linked with the cinema, worked as an operator for almost thirty years, he admitted that he still knew too little about his profession. He liked to say: “Complex work does not happen, it happens interesting” - which was his motto in life.
It is hard to imagine that the cameraman who shot a huge number of film masterpieces was fired from the Mosfilm film studio due to the lack of ability. Today, everyone notes his high professionalism, which is technically far ahead of his time.
Back in 1963, during the filming of the film “I am walking in Moscow”, the officials viewing the picture were amazed at how it was possible to film it without a helicopter. And during the filming of "They Fought for the Homeland," military officials infused the operator so much that they presented him with a helicopter in deference. And Vadim Yusov, as a dedicated operator, involved him in the film, shooting in the fall.
Work style
He treated his work with special trepidation and all responsibility. In the work on the paintings, he was distinguished from other operators by the careful selection of light and nature, the selection of the necessary optical and stabilization equipment, the selection of the composition of the frame, and at the same time, an academic approach.
At that time, the film industry was not in its prime, in order to obtain the desired and unique frame, it was necessary to constantly improve the shooting technique and equipment in order to make an excellent film. Vadim Yusov, the main operator of the films “Ivan Childhood” and “Andrei Rublev” by Andrei Tarkovsky, himself invented devices for the specific camera movement needed for these paintings.
Prizes and awards
For all his creative activity, he received a huge number of prizes and awards. He was encouraged both with awards for his contribution to creative activity in general, and for individual paintings.
In his collection are three Nika awards received in 1991, 1992 and 2004. The first two were presented as the best cameraman for the films Passport and Prorva, and the third - For Contribution to Cinematographic Criticism, Education and Science.
In addition to Nika, for the film Prorva, Vadim Yusov received the Constellation Film Prize in 1993 for the outstanding filming of performers, and the CIDALC Prize in 1992 for the French Film Festival in Chalon.
For the picture "I am walking in Moscow" in 1964 he was awarded the prize of the All-Union Film Festival. And in 1977, for the film “They Fought for the Homeland,” which was released in 1975, he was awarded the State Prize of the RSFSR named after the Vasilyev Brothers.
It was symbolic to receive the Lenin Prize in 1982 for the film Karl Marx. Youth". In 1984 he was awarded the State Prize, as well as the Order of the IV degree "For Merit to the Fatherland" in 1996.
It is worth noting the receipt in 2002 of a special prize from the President of Russia "For outstanding contribution to the development of Russian cinema."
In 2010, he received the last award in his life - the Order of Honor.
Filmography
Throughout his creative career, he not only made films, but in some he also starred himself. So, in the film "Kopeyka", shot in 2002, he not only worked as a cameraman, but also starred in a cameo role.
He mainly starred in documentaries. These include: “Russian artist Aleksey Shmarinov”, “Man in the frame”, “Vasily Merkuryev. While the heart beats ”,“ The Great Combinators ”,“ Islands ”, etc. Yusov also tried his hand as a screenwriter. So in 1974 the film “Purely English Murder” was released, the operator and scriptwriter of which was Vadim Yusov.
As for his camera work, the pictures made by him are difficult to even count. More than thirty films were published with the light hand of the master. The most popular of them were: “They fought for their homeland”, “Do not Cry!”, “Solaris”, “Andrei Rublev”, “I am walking in Moscow”, “Ivan's childhood” and many others.
“I am walking in Moscow”
The picture was published in 1963. A huge film crew worked on the film, and Georgy Danelia, the director, and Vadim Yusov, the main cameraman, were responsible. Photos of Moscow of the 60s, captured on film, today evoke nostalgia in us. Over the years, the capital has changed simply beyond recognition.
In the picture “I am walking in Moscow” we saw the capital in a completely new light. She was shown more picturesque and plastic. Footage of wet asphalt, shot after summer rain, hurrying passers-by against the background of static architecture plans, panoramic images of the city, taken from the top points - all this gave the picture an extraordinary depth and filled the atmosphere with a unique atmosphere.
“They fought for their homeland”
The second most popular, however, not significant, film, shot by Vadim Yusov. 1975 film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. The film is based on the novel by Mikhail Sholokhov. The picture takes place at the most terrible time for the Soviet people, when the whole course of the war was broken in a bloody battle, but, unfortunately, a large number of officers and soldiers of the Soviet army died in this battle.