Background
Golovnia, Anatolii was born on February 2, 1900.
Golovnia, Anatolii was born on February 2, 1900.
Prominent cameraman on nearly all of V. Pudovkin’s films: Shashmatnaia Goriachka, and Mekhanika Golovnogo Mozga, both in 1925, followed by Mat’, 1926, Konets Sankt-Peterburga, 1927, and Potomok Chingiz Khana — all of which are now regarded as masterpieces of the early Russian cinema. From 1935, taught at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography. Professor from 1939. Wrote several books, including Svet v Iskusstve Operatora, 1945, Fotokompozitsiia, 1962 (with L. Dyko), and Masterstvo Kinooperatora, 1965.