THE INITIAL STAGE IN G.O. AVENARIUS’ RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC CAREER IN THE FIELD OF CINEMATOGRAPHY

Abstract

The purpose of work is to study thoroughly the initial stage of research and academic career in the field of cinematography of a prominent Ukrainian film expert of genius and one of the first national screen arts educators G.O. Avenarius. The research methodology consists in application of methods of personology, theory of personality and historical-biographic method. The marked methodological approaches allow to collect and investigate unknown and not popular facts from life, research and academic career in the field on cinematography of G.O. Avenarius. The scientific novelty of work is predefined by the necessity to study not popular pages of history of Ukrainian cinema and his figures that on those or other reasons remained out of eyeshot of home art critics. Conclusions. To summarize the above, one shall state, that the objectives to guide the research have been achieved, i.e. the initial stage of research and academic career in the field on cinematography of G.O. Avenarius, an outstanding Ukrainian film expert, one of the pioneering Ukrainian tutors in screen arts, PhD in Arts and founder of «Bili Stovpy» principal Film Fund in the entire Soviet Union, has been thoroughly scrutinized and investigated; his principal research works on history and theory of cinematography within the established timeline have been listed; his track record with pedagogical activities in the field of cinematography at the Odesa State College of Cinematography of the All-Ukrainian Photo and Cinema Management Department, Kyiv State Institute of Cinematography and Actor School under the Kyiv Film Factory has been restored.