Crafting Chaos: Adar Wadislavski’s Journey to Film
Welcome Adar, we are very excited to have you today with us to discuss about your work.
Who is Adar Wadislavski and how did the passion for creating begin?
I am a 33 year old dude that loves unusual movies and music to death. I guess my creative passion started at 14 years old with an optional "creative" homework at school, in which everytime me and 2 of my friends would make a funny home movie with my family camera, I especially enjoyed the bloopers on purpose! always acted lead on those since my first passion is acting and ive been doing that since i was 10 years old as an after school activity. watching Jim Carrey movies and Mr. Bean inspired me to act.
Can you tell us about your previous work ?
This is my first short film and it was fully financed by me with donations from my parents and grandma . It’s been about 2 years since I realized this is the only profession I can be good at and be happy at the same time, so before the film came out I did mostly music videos for my amazing singer/songwriter wife Michal Karni.
You worked in your father's steel factory for 10 years before switching to filmmaking. How did that experience influence your work ethic and creative approach in the film industry? What advice would you give to someone who feels stuck in their life or career and wants to make a drastic change like you did?
As the son of the owner you can't really slack off, and I didn’t get any discounts either. waking up before the sun and working 10-12 hours making you respect the craft of working hard and being satisfied as hell when you're done. The advice I can give is don't be afraid to do what you love ,cause your soul won't be able to take it much longer,and if you're not ready yet seek any kind of therapy until you feel comfortable enough to make the leap.
CONVERSATION ABOUT: What The Hell ?
"What The Hell?" deals with trauma and unspoken feelings. What inspired you to explore these themes in a comedic way?
When I wrote this movie I had myself and my wife in mind as the leading characters, we are both post-traumatic people with a rich sense of humor to cover the bad thoughts and we are both really afraid of losing one another after we finally found each other, sometimes we don't really say what we want and it could make a mess, instead of just saying the damn thing and see that everything is oki doki. and in general I try to tell stories to the outsiders who feel bad about themselves, that their "not normal" and hopefully give them hope
Did you have any unexpected challenges while working on "What The Hell?" that turned into learning opportunities?
Everything was a challenge since it was myself and a friend from university that produced the movie, from finding the right crew to ‘‘will it rain?’’, to ‘‘oh this microphone doesn't work’’ to a bloody ‘‘war’’ a few days before first day of shooting and picking everybody up and still film it after a few months. In the end we managed to film everything and we had a great time with a lot of laughs doing it.
Eyal and Shani have a lot of unspoken emotions. How do you approach writing characters that are flawed and vulnerable, yet still relatable?
That's all I know, being flawed and vulnerable and to stop getting bullied maybe make them laugh. I'm so lucky that I can make art from those emotions and share it with the world.
What is the central message or feeling you want audiences to walk away with after watching "What The Hell?"
First I want the audience to walk out and say " what the hell?" cause that's what I said when I read it the first time. Secondly ‘‘omg the music was amazing whos that band??’’
and 3rd I hope they can feel connected to the characters and perhaps they go and finally confess to someone how they feel about them cause otherwise...you might get bitten.
In future projects, do you plan to explore similar genre intersections, or are there other genres you're eager to explore?
I have severe ADHD so genere intersections are my thing. I will always have a major genre for the film/tv show and many many sub genres. To me the basis of ‘‘What the hell?’’ is a romantic comedy but then you add the musical and the horror and the drama and the parody but its still a romantic comedy from start to end. Lastly I would like to explore other mediums as well like comic books and stage musicals.
Can you tell us about any upcoming projects or themes that you're interested in exploring in your future works?
Me and my wife are writing a full feature film about her traumatic life, a journey of inhuman resilience of the human will to survive because you are determined to have your happy ending, and finally finally getting it. I made this film in hopes to get proper funding for that one cause I really think the human race could benefit from it, and ofcourse have a laugh.
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