Soviet and Russian cameraman and screenwriter Valery Shuvalov had the opportunity to shoot the most famous films with the director Alexander Mitta, “The Tale of How Tsar Peter Arapa Married”, “The Crew” and “The Tale of Wanderings”. For the contribution made to camera art, the Honored Artist of Russia was awarded the prize named after Sergey Urusevsky.
Valery Pavlovich Mikhail Romm's statement that the operator is the heart of the film, confirmed in practice. In his every work he gave all his best. Realizing himself as an operator and screenwriter, he even tried on the role of an actor on himself at a respectable age.
The beginning of the way
The biography of the future filmmaker began in 1939. The boy was born in Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod) on August 12. He was the youngest in the family. The elder sister, Lyudmila, later became a famous actress. The family moved to Moscow in 1943.
A school graduate decided to continue his education at VGIK. He entered the camera department. The student studied in the workshop of Kosmatov. In 1964, the first tape of the future filmmaker "Pharmacist" was filmed. The film was a term paper.
“After completing training in 1966, the film-almanac“ Comrade Song ”was shot. Valery Pavlovich participated in the process as an operator.
The picture was composed of three short stories: "Song-password", "Song of the Mother" and "Song at Dawn." The first tells the story of how, in the city occupied by the Nazis, with the help of a song-password, Lieutenant Marchenko managed to find a liaison and prepare an operation with the underground.
New works
Events in "Songs of Mother" take place in Africa. The pilots Victor and Igor recorded a musical message on the tape recorder. In memory of his deceased friend, Victor handed the film to Igor’s mother.
The hero of "Songs at Dawn" Sergey is a student. He dedicated his composition to his girlfriend. Valya did not appreciate the gift, preferring another. However, family life failed, and years later, Valentina often remembered a simple, sincere song.
Shuvalov worked with Gaidai on the film "12 Chairs" 1971. In 1976, director Alexander Mitta invited the well-known film maker to his project "How Tsar Peter Arapa Married." Collaboration succeeded, and together with Mitt Shuvalov worked on the creation of other equally famous films of his.
According to the director, in each work the inimitable style and dedication of the operator were felt. Valery Pavlovich did not pay for the complexity and heavy equipment. During the filming of “Crew”, Shuvalov strode into the fire without fear to get realistic shots.
