Roman Vasyanov Explained

Roman Vasyanov
Birth Name:Roman Sergeyevich Vasyanov
Native Name Lang:Russian
Birth Date:24 October 1980
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupation:Cinematographer

Roman Sergeyevich Vasyanov,, (Russian: Роман Сергеевич Васьянов; born October 24, 1980, in Moscow[1] [2]) is a Russian cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with director David Ayer and the Russian musical film Stilyagi, for which he was nominated for a Golden Eagle Award for Best Cinematography.

Life and career

Roman Vasyanov was born on October 24, 1980, in Moscow, in a Russian family. As a child, he was engaged in photography with his father, who worked at the ZIL automobile plant. Made photos and videos as a freelancer for magazines and newspapers. Later, thanks to his father's friend M. D. Koroptsov, he got acquainted with the profession of a cameraman. In 1998 he entered VGIK (workshop of V. I. Yusov). At the XXIV International Film Festival VGIK received the prize for the best camera work in the film "Hide and Seek" (dir. V. Panov). While studying at VGIK, he worked as an assistant cameraman to Yu. Raisky on the set of the cult TV series Brigada. Graduated from VGIK in 2003. Filmed over 300 commercials for Philips, Puma, Budweiser, Dell, Pepsi and others.

In 2008, he was cinematographer for Valery Todorovsky's cult film Stilyagi. In 2012 he worked on David Ayer's police thriller End of Watch, which earned him a nomination as Best cinematographer at the 28th Independent Spirit Awards. Afterwards Vasyanov worked on the movies The Motel Life and The East.

Vasyanov again teamed up with Ayer for the World War II film Fury and the comic book adaptation Suicide Squad.[3]

Vasyanov is a member of Russian Guild of Cinematographers, and American Society of Cinematographers since 2022.[4]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2005Graveyard Shift Valeri Rozhnov
2006Piranha Andrey Kavun
2007TiskiValery Todorovsky
2008Stilyagi
2010Act of NatureAleksandr Lungin
Sergey Osipyan
2012End of Watch David Ayer
The Motel Life Alan Polsky
Gabe Polsky
2013The East Zal Batmanglij
Charlie CountrymanFredrik Bond
2014Fury David Ayer
2016Suicide Squad
2017The Wall Doug Liman
Thank You for Your Service Jason Hall
BrightDavid Ayer
2019Triple Frontier J. C. Chandor
2024 Kirill Serebrennikov

As director and writer

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/608147/ Roman Vasyanov
  2. http://www.spiritawards.com/nominees13/roman-vasyanov Roman Vasyanov
  3. http://collider.com/suicide-squad-begins-filming/ SUICIDE SQUAD Begins Filming
  4. Web site: Roman Vasyanov Welcomed Into Society Membership. American Cinematographer, ASC. 2022-01-13. 2022-01-21.
  5. Web site: My Joy, Truce lead winners in Sochi. Screen International. Martin. Blaney. June 14, 2010. September 3, 2017.