Mikhail Bogdanov is an outstanding film artist in feature films and theater. Honored Art Worker is a professor at VGIK and a corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences, a national artist of the country. He was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.
Bogdanov, born in Vyborg on November 17, 1914, from the moment he was born, seems to have been confident in his mission. He graduated from the capital's art school in memory of 1905. To continue his studies at the VGIK art faculty in the workshop of Dubrovsky-Eshke, Mikhail Alexandrovich was recalled from the militia in 1943.
Becoming
Training began with a recruitment in 1939 at the Film Institute. The issue took place in Almaty, where cinema was evacuated. The famous director Eisenstein, who shot Ivan the Terrible in Alma-Ata, awarded diplomas to graduates.
Creative activity started in the mid forties. Cinema then mastered the possibilities of editing, new poetry and sound. The development of plot construction and dramatic constructions began. Of decisive importance was the interconnection of the atmosphere and actions of the heroes. It acquired an unusual narrative and image. The tasks of filmmakers have changed.
The scenery turned into a material continuation of the characters biography. The leading place in the work of the master was given to the narrative realistic nature. The basis of the work was the desire to achieve the reliability of the screen image in both full-scale and pavilion shooting based on the scenery built by the artist.
At that time, the difference was felt quite sharply between man-made and natural decorations. Often, therefore, filmmakers preferred the composition of the film. The nature was mainly chosen by the artists themselves. Otherwise, the scenery required a complete recreation. Since the late fifties, the main importance has been given to the contemporary theme of paintings.
The environment was given the role of one of the actors. Development and improvement Bogdanov in his work sought to combine both trends, not bringing symbiosis to the extreme. In the selection of nature and the construction of scenery, the artist strove for maximum authenticity of the image on the screen.
Nature was transformed in full accordance with the plan, and man-made decorations combined all the signs of true reality. In the paintings "Tselina", "Old robbers" this desire became the key to success in the implementation of the plan.
Significant works
Naturally, the master brought documentary aesthetics with work on television films. He worked on “Dove”, “Putin”. The environment in the projects was given almost chronic accuracy. He worked on almost thirty paintings.
The first film was 1948 "Michurin", where Bogdanov acted as director. At that time, preferences were given to pavilion and heavy decorations. A certain share of theatricality was present in them. This is noticeable in the first works of the future painter.
In 1973 he worked on a film about the incredible adventures of Italians in Russia. The value of the scenery in this project was of great importance. The master did an excellent job. All the frames became more concise, giving the film dynamism and lightness.
In the drawn sketches, the contradiction to the chalk drawn by the static and dynamic kinonature disappeared. In man-made scenery for "Stone Flower", "Walking Over Three Seas", "War and Peace". In the last project, work was carried out together with the artist Myasnikov. The success of coexistence with nature was given great importance to color solutions.
The figure managed to pick up such interesting options that the images were filled with poetry and deep meaning. The visual world has become unique. The master worked with several projects with masters from Bulgaria and India. The creativity of the director is an example of the harmonious realization of his capabilities.
Many graduates call Bogdanov their teacher. He became the initiator of traditions in the study of cinematographic art. The peculiarity of attitude has become the reason for the merging of life with creativity. Merits and works of the master The artist felt an inner closeness with Bazhenov, Krymov, Dovzhenko. The sphere of interests was also determined to a large extent by the main teachers.
