Stop By Shoot Film at VGIK in Russia

The Russian State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in Moscow is the oldest film school in the world. Its students learn mainly on 35 mm film and use some Super 16 mm for TV projects. Kodak recently supplemented the film education of 34 students at VGIK with a Kodak Stop By Shoot Film (SBSF) event. Under the expert guidance of Kodak cinematographer Christopher Pearson and French cinematographer Alain Choquart, the students were able to gain hands-on experience with an ARRI camera, including the new ARRI 416.

During the three-day workshop, students utilized both inside and outside locations at the VGIK film studio and the school's courtyard for the shoot. Thierry Perronnet, marketing director for Kodak Europe, and Oliver Temmler, Arri's technical specialist, also made theoretical and technical presentations. The team "Sila sveta" provided the grip, lights, new Panther dolly, brand new video control monitors, china balls, etc. Salamandra Laboratory, a KODAK IMAGECARE Program accredited laboratory, did the processing of the exposed negatives overnight, the final color correction, and the DigiBeta video transfer. Later the students watched their material on monitors and discussed the results with Pearson and Choquart. The conversation between the leaders and students was long and lively, and relied on the personal experience of the guides to help them understand the global language of cinematography.