I found this short interview while I was cleaning some needless files on my computer. It was created for the course called "Media Research". It was part of a case study about film industry as a practice of creating research questions. I took an interview from a friend of mine who is involved in the film industry.
Boyan Kalev is a student who currently work as manufacturer of prop design for productions. He studies "Illustration" in the National Academy of Arts in Bulgaria and had already been involved in some of the most expensive productions filmed in Bulgaria such as "The Expendables" and "Conan the Barbarian".
Although his orientation totally differs from my target productions by media and budget , there could be some useful techniques which even the most massive hit shows are applying in order to save some part of the finances. For this reason, I may consider taking some advice from my friend. Now here's the short interview which I made before 1 year:
S: What do you like in you job?
B: I really enjoy my job because it gives me the opportunity the see the backstage of the films. The scenery which I watch as a little kid and felt excited about, are now building in front of my eyes for days. Of course, this also breaks some of the illusion I believed in, because the camera was creating them.
S: What is your dream position in film industry?
B: Actually, I can't imagine seeing myself as a prop designer, although this is the usual growth for those who have my job. My dream is to fulfill my potential as an illustration. So in the nearer future I may reorient in creating illustrations for animated films.
S: How could you assess the Bulgarian Film Industry and would you work for a Bulgarian movie?
B: To be honest, I am not a huge fan of the Bulgarian film industry. The weakest sides of Bulgarian movies are the exaggerated drama and the theatrical acting. You could rarely see a good Bulgarian Film, but when they are good, they are perfect. Unfortunately, most of the good film are the classic ones. I also do not enjoy the quality of American productions - they are very good as sets and visualization, but the scripts are weak.
I prefer European movies so a future work in European production would be a great challenge.
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