„JEIGU VALGAI REKVIZITĄ, MIEGI SU MASUOTE“: KINO GAMYBOS DARBUOTOJŲ TRADICIJOS IR PRIETARAI LIETUVOJE
Volume 31 (2023), pp. 213–234
Pub. online: 22 December 2023
Type: Article
Open Access
Published
22 December 2023
22 December 2023
Abstract
The article presents the traditions and superstitions of film production workers in Lithuania in the mid-20th and the early 21st century. Based on field research data collected in 2020 and 2021, it turned out that most traditions are transferred or adopted from other countries’ film industries and their employees. The research data reveal what symbolic actions are performed on a film set to indicate the successful implementation of the project or part of it. The strengthening of social ties between film production workers is expressed through the tradition of gift-giving or other traditions formed in individual groups, whereas superstitions, which are common among film production workers, are mostly aimed at attracting success, dealing with fear or anxiety while working on a project, or avoiding anything you do not want to happen.