On UFO-TV - the new season of the travel show "Northern Chekine" with new presenters. Introduce: Alyona Moroz - chess player, cavalier, manager and travel lover.
What is necessary for growing up Alena, what did they do before they got into the "Northern Checkin"?.
As a child I spent 10 years professionally engaged in chess.. At university, in parallel with her studies, she played in KVN and organized events.. She worked as a translator, as well as in an advertising agency, and as an editor for previous “chekins”, and was even lucky enough to take part in creating a network of English language schools.. In general, I regularly balance between creativity and management..
For a while you lived in america. Studied there or just inspired?.
In the States, I worked four months on the Work & Travel program (an international student exchange program, which provides an opportunity to study in America for 4 months and work in parallel. - Note. ed. In the head for this short period much turned upside down. This is the best thing a student can do for his growing up.. You shouldn’t be particularly impressed with the stories, how someone didn’t work out / didn’t get out of expenses / got caught by a bad boss and. It is exactly the same as in life: someone folds, someone doesn’t. Someone blames the employer for his failures, and someone takes responsibility for himself. Work & Travel - like life in miniature, shows who succeeded.
Almost like a submarine. Do you have to love to travel and be a desperate person to get involved in a show like Checkin?.
Yes! These are mandatory conditions! Add to the list of physical endurance and livable. Unlike other travel shows, we lead a budget lifestyle.. (Smiles. There is no such that everyone has their own room in the hotel, where you can relax, have a rest, be alone with yourself. And when we're in a mobile home, it's a test. Five times without doors and partitions in the same room to live - it's like in space or on a submarine. Plus, in such circumstances, one more day off for 50 days! So psychologically you have to be really persistent..
How often do you travel in real life?.
Less often than I would like. But more often than the average Ukrainian. I love to wander through the cities and explore all around. I do not like the rest of the format all inclusive - sitting on the spot devastates me and drives me crazy. But bus tours are not my story. As a rule, they are driven to the most popular tourist points, and they also decide for you where and for how many minutes you can get out.. For me, the best option is to plan everything yourself.. This year I even tried to travel alone.. I did not think that a person with such a temperament as mine would like this. But it turned out it's not scary at all.. There are even some advantages!.
Do you like risky ventures - not only while traveling, but in general?.
Not. As a chess player in the past, I feel comfortable only when I calculate everything in advance.. It sometimes interferes, and now I am learning not to be afraid of jumping into the unknown.
Extremal herself would not call too. Yes, I love quad bikes, jet skis. I tried zip-lines, vertical descents from a high-rise building - and a lot of things! But I do it rather to expand life experience, and not for the sake of adrenaline.. I can easily live without it.
We are not afraid of sinusitis In which countries film crew chekinilas?.
During our trip, we visited the Northern Chekina in England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
You knew what was waiting for you on the set. In the process of work there were shocks - or did everything go as expected?.
Since I was directly involved in the filming of the previous seasons of our travel show - I was both the program editor and the location manager (and sometimes the crisis manager), I traveled with the guys to “American” and “Latin American Checkin”, I clearly knew how happens. So there were no shocks.
What was the most difficult on the set?.
Need to pick one? Then, perhaps, work in the frame with a temperature of 38 and sinusitis. Especially when in this state you walk through the city from 8 am to 11 pm. It was still hard to realize that all the time you need to apply make-up in order to better look at the frame. But now I know for sure what a sponge is for what it is and what “trampling” movements are for applying foundation.
What would you include in the top 3 unforgettable adventures on the set?.
All that was in this journey, the audience will see on the air. And if we talk about the past "Chekinah", then in the first place is the secret penetration into the amusement park destroyed by the hurricane in New Orleans, USA. On the second - the descent from the 17-storey building face down in La Paz, Bolivia. And on the third - as in the USA, the navigator of 150 km led us in a completely different direction.. In the end, brought in a haunted diner in a tiny village. After that, in the middle of the night, we were stuck in the mud and pushed our motorhome in front of the police amusing themselves with this spectacle..
Camera on the floor!.
Often had to act through the "can not"?.
Happened. But after the trip, all the bad things are forgotten.. It seems that what they say about birth pain: happiness from the result obtained overshadows the difficulties.
In France, you went to the police. Is this also related to the project or did it happen on a private trip?.
During filming. It was all like in the movies. Police shouts: “Cameras on the floor, phones on the floor! ". And this is why it happened and what happened next - you will learn on the air.
What cities or objects impressed you most during filming?.
Oslo, Bruges and Leeds. But in general - I was impressed by everything! Even mediocre locations help to make a big picture.. I am happy in every journey. This is my main source of endorphins!.