RED BULL – BONUS IN A FAIRY TALE
Filming
We spent a lot of time thinking of how to combine spectacular snowboard stunts with an interesting story. We ended up using the fact that the athlete is from Russia to place our protagonist in the realm of Russian folk fairy tales. At first, the task seemed quite daunting, given difficult filming conditions, but in the end we succeeded!
The project couldn’t depend on the weather and environmental factors, so we decided to build our fairytale city in an indoor skiing facility “Snezhkom”. For our fairytale idea to work we needed certain attributes on set – a bow, an oak tree with a golden chain, a knight’s spear, a staircase leading up to Koschei’s throne, and a house on chicken legs. The average size of the figures were about 3-5 meters and the largest was 13 meters in length and 7 in width! The weight of some figures exceeded 1,5 tons!
The project couldn’t depend on the weather and environmental factors, so we decided to build our fairytale city in an indoor skiing facility “Snezhkom”. For our fairytale idea to work we needed certain attributes on set – a bow, an oak tree with a golden chain, a knight’s spear, a staircase leading up to Koschei’s throne, and a house on chicken legs. The average size of the figures were about 3-5 meters and the largest was 13 meters in length and 7 in width! The weight of some figures exceeded 1,5 tons!
Red Bull – Bonus in a Fairy Tale
Filming
We spent a lot of time thinking of how to combine spectacular snowboard stunts with an interesting story. We ended up using the fact that the athlete is from Russia to place our protagonist in the realm of Russian folk fairy tales. At first, the task seemed quite daunting, given difficult filming conditions, but in the end we succeeded!
The project couldn’t depend on the weather and environmental factors, so we decided to build our fairytale city in an indoor skiing facility “Snezhkom”. For our fairytale idea to work we needed certain attributes on set – a bow, an oak tree with a golden chain, a knight’s spear, a staircase leading up to Koschei’s throne, and a house on chicken legs. The average size of the figures were about 3-5 meters and the largest was 13 meters in length and 7 in width! The weight of some figures exceeded 1,5 tons!
The project couldn’t depend on the weather and environmental factors, so we decided to build our fairytale city in an indoor skiing facility “Snezhkom”. For our fairytale idea to work we needed certain attributes on set – a bow, an oak tree with a golden chain, a knight’s spear, a staircase leading up to Koschei’s throne, and a house on chicken legs. The average size of the figures were about 3-5 meters and the largest was 13 meters in length and 7 in width! The weight of some figures exceeded 1,5 tons!
Casting
We had to thoroughly pick and cast each character according to the set figures. Our Storyteller is a USSR National Artist, Emelya is a prominent media figure, while the 33 knights and their costumes were borrowed right from the “Crimson Sails” celebration event in St. Petersburg.
A lot of the stunts that were performed by the athlete were new to him including riding on chains. The process was challenging. It was easy to lose oneself in this fairytale reality even for such an experienced athlete as Denis. Nevertheless, he passed this test with flying colours, not unlike a true fairytale superhero!
A lot of the stunts that were performed by the athlete were new to him including riding on chains. The process was challenging. It was easy to lose oneself in this fairytale reality even for such an experienced athlete as Denis. Nevertheless, he passed this test with flying colours, not unlike a true fairytale superhero!
Music
The musical arrangement deserves a separate mention. We were searching for a composition that could give our project a modern, yet folk sound. Our choice fell on Zventa Sventana, a band that isn’t afraid of experimenting with Russian folklore. The mix of 3 songs of the band perfectly fit the concept of the clip.
We spent a month preparing this project. Over 150 people were involved in the making of this clip. We managed to complete all of our work in 5 days (2 days on set assembly/disassembly, 3 days of filming) and all of them were spent in what is, in all actuality, a freezer.
We used 2 camera cranes, a steadycam, 3 ALEXA cameras, over 100 kilowatts of lighting equipment, 2 snowcats, and 2 snowmobiles. Over a 100 elements of set decorations and figures were painted, 12 figures of various shapes and sizes were constructed, over 70 kilograms of costumes were used on set, as well as a live pike, a talking crow, a real mermaid from Lukomorye, and Koschei’s egg with a needle inside.
The overall view count across all platforms exceeded 2,5 million.
We spent a month preparing this project. Over 150 people were involved in the making of this clip. We managed to complete all of our work in 5 days (2 days on set assembly/disassembly, 3 days of filming) and all of them were spent in what is, in all actuality, a freezer.
We used 2 camera cranes, a steadycam, 3 ALEXA cameras, over 100 kilowatts of lighting equipment, 2 snowcats, and 2 snowmobiles. Over a 100 elements of set decorations and figures were painted, 12 figures of various shapes and sizes were constructed, over 70 kilograms of costumes were used on set, as well as a live pike, a talking crow, a real mermaid from Lukomorye, and Koschei’s egg with a needle inside.
The overall view count across all platforms exceeded 2,5 million.
The crew:
Creative producer: Mikhail Mashtakov
Denis Bonus: Denis Leontyev
Director: Pavel Sidorov
Assistant Director: Andrei Venkov
DOP: Darya Grafova
2nd Operator: Konstantin Kokorev
Camera crew: Andrei Zabrudskiy,
Andrei Reznichenko
Focus puller: Konstantin Oskerko,
Andrei Lobanov
Loggers: Alexei Baikov,
Erich Dik
Camera crane: Roman Yurchenko,
Vadim Tamarov
Lighting designer: Dmitry Davidenko
Lighting: Ruslan Gasanov,
Alexander Chernyaev,
Ilya Turov,
Alexei Obukhov,
Andrei Segiyenko,
Andrei Ivanov,
Kirill Dmitryev,
Maxim Danelskiy,
Vitaly Vavilov,
Alexei Laushkin,
Ivan Velchinko,
Sergey Dobropaliy,
Kirill Kireychev,
Alexei Zhukovskiy,
Konstantin Gribach.
Set designer: Polina Gavrilova
Assistant set designer: Dmitry Ukhanov
Directors: Yevgeniy Vetrov,
Timur Gibadulin,
Yevgeniy Vasilyev,
Nikolai Grishkov,
Alexander Lavrik.
Props assistant: Marina Guruberidze
Props: Leonid Zhustaryev,
Dastan Rysbayev,
Navruz Faizanov,
Orzu Mamadnazarov,
Parviz Mamadloykov,
Dmitry Sivakov,
Yuri Popov,
Roman Pozdnyakov,
Pavel Kulikov.
Set production and assembly: Masterskiy & Co.
Snowboard park production and assembly: Rampstroy
Track architect: Anton Kattorin
Shaping: Alexander Moiseev,
Ilya Solomatov,
Dmitry Avdeyev,
Artem Dombrovskiy,
Creative producer: Mikhail Mashtakov
Denis Bonus: Denis Leontyev
Director: Pavel Sidorov
Assistant Director: Andrei Venkov
DOP: Darya Grafova
2nd Operator: Konstantin Kokorev
Camera crew: Andrei Zabrudskiy,
Andrei Reznichenko
Focus puller: Konstantin Oskerko,
Andrei Lobanov
Loggers: Alexei Baikov,
Erich Dik
Camera crane: Roman Yurchenko,
Vadim Tamarov
Lighting designer: Dmitry Davidenko
Lighting: Ruslan Gasanov,
Alexander Chernyaev,
Ilya Turov,
Alexei Obukhov,
Andrei Segiyenko,
Andrei Ivanov,
Kirill Dmitryev,
Maxim Danelskiy,
Vitaly Vavilov,
Alexei Laushkin,
Ivan Velchinko,
Sergey Dobropaliy,
Kirill Kireychev,
Alexei Zhukovskiy,
Konstantin Gribach.
Set designer: Polina Gavrilova
Assistant set designer: Dmitry Ukhanov
Directors: Yevgeniy Vetrov,
Timur Gibadulin,
Yevgeniy Vasilyev,
Nikolai Grishkov,
Alexander Lavrik.
Props assistant: Marina Guruberidze
Props: Leonid Zhustaryev,
Dastan Rysbayev,
Navruz Faizanov,
Orzu Mamadnazarov,
Parviz Mamadloykov,
Dmitry Sivakov,
Yuri Popov,
Roman Pozdnyakov,
Pavel Kulikov.
Set production and assembly: Masterskiy & Co.
Snowboard park production and assembly: Rampstroy
Track architect: Anton Kattorin
Shaping: Alexander Moiseev,
Ilya Solomatov,
Dmitry Avdeyev,
Artem Dombrovskiy,
HIGHPARKS
Art-designers: Alina Salakhova,
Alexei Bagrets.
Construction Technical Director: Alexander Romanov.
Stage equipment: Rigging Crew
Casting director: Elizaveta Tretyakova,
Anna Dulenkova
Costume designer: Yulia Frolova
Wardrobe: Svetlana Rey,
Konstantin Shulga,
Klavdia Pronina,
Viktoria Moroz,
Anastasiya Yeremyan,
Natalia Martynova.
Make-up: Irina Lyubimenko,
Anastasiya Kukushkina,
Viktoriya Kireenko
Prosthetic make-up: Yuri Zhukov,
Larisa Zhukova,
Viktoria Pavlyuk,
Maxim Isachenko,
Ekaterina Lisina.
RED BULL TEAM: Mikhail Mashtakov,
Guram Gabuniya,
Boris Karkachev,
Pavel Runazya,
Viktoria Pozyma,
Alexander Shestiperov
Executive producer: Max Malay
Assistant producer: Kirill Loshkin
Director: Roman Mironov
Administrators: Dmitry Loschilin,
Taras Belyashevich,
Yuri Postolaki,
Karina Zavarina,
Alexei Vedernikov
Doctor on set: Yelena Novikova
Food Truck: “Zharim v Kino”
Postproduction:
Postproduction producer: Alexander Chebotarev
Editing director: Yuri Tarkhanov
CG supervisor: Sergey Ivanchuk
Title design: Viktor Pushkarev
CG Composing: Alexander Serkov,
Alexander Solyarskiy
Color correction: Maxim Zhura
Sound design: Alexander Trukhan – Vox Records
Original music by: ZVENTA SVENTANA,
Tina Kuznetsova
Art-designers: Alina Salakhova,
Alexei Bagrets.
Construction Technical Director: Alexander Romanov.
Stage equipment: Rigging Crew
Casting director: Elizaveta Tretyakova,
Anna Dulenkova
Costume designer: Yulia Frolova
Wardrobe: Svetlana Rey,
Konstantin Shulga,
Klavdia Pronina,
Viktoria Moroz,
Anastasiya Yeremyan,
Natalia Martynova.
Make-up: Irina Lyubimenko,
Anastasiya Kukushkina,
Viktoriya Kireenko
Prosthetic make-up: Yuri Zhukov,
Larisa Zhukova,
Viktoria Pavlyuk,
Maxim Isachenko,
Ekaterina Lisina.
RED BULL TEAM: Mikhail Mashtakov,
Guram Gabuniya,
Boris Karkachev,
Pavel Runazya,
Viktoria Pozyma,
Alexander Shestiperov
Executive producer: Max Malay
Assistant producer: Kirill Loshkin
Director: Roman Mironov
Administrators: Dmitry Loschilin,
Taras Belyashevich,
Yuri Postolaki,
Karina Zavarina,
Alexei Vedernikov
Doctor on set: Yelena Novikova
Food Truck: “Zharim v Kino”
Postproduction:
Postproduction producer: Alexander Chebotarev
Editing director: Yuri Tarkhanov
CG supervisor: Sergey Ivanchuk
Title design: Viktor Pushkarev
CG Composing: Alexander Serkov,
Alexander Solyarskiy
Color correction: Maxim Zhura
Sound design: Alexander Trukhan – Vox Records
Original music by: ZVENTA SVENTANA,
Tina Kuznetsova