On December 28, 2017, the film "Movement Up" came out to the Russian rental, having gathered 3 billion rubles, which caught up on the entertainment of "Avatar" James Cameron. The film's premiere was heated by disputes on historical accuracy, comparisons with "Legend No. 17" and charges in plagiarism to the American drama "Mirage on the ice".
Interesting facts of a nostalgic sports drama - in the material 24cm.
True for a court
The director of the film Anton Megherdichev in an interview was confessed that the scene of the sports drama was based on the victory of Soviet basketball players at the Olympics in Munich in 1972, but this is not a documentary version of events. Nevertheless, the widows coach Kondrashin and the Basketball player Alexander Belova upset the storyline shown in the film.In the scenario version, the coach of the Soviet national team turned out to be the opposite of the prototype. Athletes who worked with the legend of Soviet Basketball by Vladimir Kondrashin, argue that the guarantee is rather an antipode of the mentor.
The conversion and sports biography of Alexander Belov, who at the time of the Olympics in Munich the filmmakers made deadly patients. He hovered the widow Belov, Alexander Ovchinnikov, and the love line of the Soviet basketball player.
In an interview with journalists, women combined efforts and emphasized the indignation of the wording "crying I want." It came to the trial, but the final version of the film, where Alexander Belov, left unchanged in heroes, left unchanged.
Not about basketball
The film "Movement Up" caused a discussion among movie lovers. The subject of the dispute was the essence of the picture.
Indeed, the style of basketball, where the throws from above are practiced, shown in the film, is artistic fiction. To win the trust of the audience and not lose in entertainment, the director went to the cunning and added Slam Dunk, which in 1972 were banned.
Surprisingly, the Russian basketball players starred in the roles of American team athletes. McMill was performed by Alexander Dedushkin, Kevin Joyce - Fyodor Markin, was busy with Alexey Murychev.
But these are only details, and first place in the sports drama came out the team spirit and personal overcoming of the fears of each of their heroes. This is also told about the actors who were rallied during filming and acted for the benefit of the project.
Olympic Village in Russia
Locations for sports drama were selected in Georgia and America. And in the Baltic States and Russia, they found an entourage similar to Germany. In Mitino, where Munich was filmed, houses built by the residential area of Aristovo were used as the cottages of the Olympic Village. Especially for picturesque species, they launched the camera into the sky and filmed a small patch, and the rest was completed with computer graphics.Bots-platforms
Operator Igor Grinyakin picked up such angles that athletes against the background of Vladimir the guarantee looked at the Atlanta.
In order to achieve truth, emphasizing the difference between the hero of Vladimir Mashkova and athletes, whose growth should be above 190 cm, the actors were put on the bots-platforms adding 10 cm. Such shoes were called "Labutemi", and the performers themselves thought that they were looking like a Glam Rock Group.
Power in emotions
It is impossible to predict the success of the project in advance. However, the film "Up Movement" already at the installation stage promised the attention of the audience when the studio staff was delayed to watch the episode with a basketball match.According to Anton Megherdichev, the spectators attracted the net emotion, which is born when watching the film. This condition affects all, regardless of education, social origin and age.
Unknown American
There was no particular composer and the author of the songs in the film. The director refused to use the music "to order" and preferred to work with ready-made compositions. Each topic was selected separately to a specific episode.
The film "Movement Up" is really surprised by the audience by the titers, where the American is indicated as a composer. "That girl, apparently, the author," said Anton Megherdichev.
Believable
40 minutes of the picture with a duration of 133 minutes were devoted to basketball battles. On the shooting of frames with the ball it took 50 days. If you split the number of shooting days at the time of the film, which entered the sports episodes, it turns out that less than a minute of paintings were removed.
Basketball, which viewers see in the frame, filmed 6 cameras. At the request of producers, all 52 of the resulting throw of the Soviet national team were filmed. Every basketball scene was filmed twice: with athletes and actors, and then mounted and created the illusion that in the frame professionals.
The film "Movement Up" caused the discussion already at the creation stage. Only 22nd version of the script turned out to be approved for filming. And, according to the recognition of the creators of the film, only half the content of the picture is plausible.