Ilya Polyakov
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Ilya Polyakov

Film DirectorMoscow, Russia
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Ilya Polyakov

Film DirectorMoscow, Russia
About me
Hi! My name is Ilya, I am a professional film director and producer. I write and direct short films and make all types of branded videos. My experience includes producing digital video campaigns for Greek Ministry of Tourism, Burda Media, co-directing a branded film for Samsung, making corporate videos and commercials.
Projects
  • How to direct and shoot remotely? My Lockdown experience
    How to direct and shoot remotely? My Lockdown experienceDuring the lockdown I wrote and directed a short film about the self-isolation. All the work was done remotely - me staying in one city and the actress Varvara Shmykova and the DOP Evgeny Kozlov in another. It was an unusual experience - to make it possible I first shot a full pre-viz by myself, then we did a couple of rehearsals via Zoom. During the principal photography we a ran a Zoom chat with two devices on set and me in Moscow. All the shots, angles etc. were locked in advance, we did
  • SAMSUNG 360° Film - How to direct a 360°?
    SAMSUNG 360° Film - How to direct a 360°?Produced by Zebra Hero, Russia for Samsung YouTube TV Director - Andrey Paoukov The film is shot in 360° format. The creative idea was to enrich the story by adding activities happening around the camera. While Andrey was directing the main scene, my role was to direct all actors around the camera, to encourage the audience to look around and rotate the screen. Apart from the main story we had a subplot, so almost all people in the film are actors, not extras. The biggest challenge was to direct actors without having a traditional playback, which 360 a camera couldn't provide - you could see a part of a footage, but not the whole picture. So we had to orchestrate the set precisely to make sure that every take was good.
  • FINISHED (Short Film)
    FINISHED (Short Film)Finished is a chamber drama with sci-fi elements. Graduation Film, Made by Goldsmiths, University of London students. UK, 2017 Directed by Ilya Polyakov What if you could upload your father into a computer?
  • Exploring Greece: Digital Campaign
    Exploring Greece: Digital CampaignDigital Video Campaign: Exploring Greece Client: Greek National Tourism Organisation Produced by Ilya Polyakov (Burda Media) How to attract tourists to Greece? We came up with 3 formats: 1) Greece speaks Russian - a series of comedy videos, in which random Greek people are asked to say popular Russian phrases - sayings, lyrics etc. 2) Hyperlapses - a series of videos to establish the beauty of Greece. 3) Cooking videos - A series of how-to-cook videos with traditional and easy Greek recipies. Numbers and Facts 20 days in Greece 16 videos Visited Athens, Santorini and Rhodes over 225 000 views on YouTube
  • Winter in French Riviera: Visual Essay
    Winter in French Riviera: Visual EssayThis short film depicts the life of French Riviera in winter - without tourists and loud parties.
  • Coach in Moscow: Event Highlights
    Coach in Moscow: Event HighlightsIn this video Coach celebrates the launch of their flagship store in GUM, Moscow. Event Agency: RSVP PR & Lifestyle Communications Agency Produced by Ilya Polyakov, Gora&More Film
Work history
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    Producer/directorGora & More Film
    Moscow, RussiaFull Time
    Gora & More is a video/creative production company, working in Europe and Russia. We are building a community of bright filmmakers, so that a client (or any enthusiast) from Europe can easily make a video in Russia and vice versa. We make films and branded videos.
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    Film Director/Producer-
     - RussiaFreelance
    As a freelance film director/producer I did 3 visual essays and short films, co-directed a short film for SAMSUNG, did a "Making of" film for a big budget branded short film and many more.
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Skills
  • Film Directing
  • Ceative Writing
  • Film Writing
  • Digital Production
  • Brand Films
  • Commercials
  • Art Directing
Education
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    MA in Filmmaking - Directing FictionGoldsmiths University of London
     - London, United Kingdom
    Check out films I directed at Goldsmiths: http://goramore.ru
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    BA in International JournalismMoscow State Institute of International Relations
     - Moscow, Russia