VIDEO ZZ - MTV - Smooth Operator (1992) Film
Directed by: Hrcky / MTV - TV Macedonia SKOPJE (08.00), Movie/ Motion Picture - 1992
While VIDEO ZZ set its (artistic) fires on the stage, the skies were bright. When the fire started rolling over the country, the last lullaby has been spelled...
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SMOOTH OPERATOR -- 1992 (Art movie, 8 minuta)
Ovaj Art-movie uradnjen je u Skopju februara 1992 (kao dio tradicionalne Makedonske video-kolonije) u koprodukciji sa Makedonskom Drzavnom TV. Kao set je koristena velika bina Skopske Filharmonije. Akteri su clanovi Ansambla Makedonske Filharmonije, kao i Ansambla Drzavnog Baleta. Duzina ukupno snimljenog materijala je nekih 20 minuta, i u posjedu je MTV (Beta professional format).
Ako ne najbolji, ono sigurno najautorskiji (text songova i muzika je specijalno radnjena za film) i najlirskiji od svih radova VIDEO ZZ. Dodatna osobenost ovog rada je da je, iako scenski i glumacki vrlo zahtjevan, uradjen iz svega jednog integralnog kadra. Iz originalne skripte snimanja, koja je sacuvana, ide slijedeci opis: „S.O. je lirski film koji govori o tragalastvu, poruci i konacnom uspostavljanju komunikacije. Tragalastvo, slanje poruke, traganje i lutanje, robovanje i oslobadjanje ; sve to je koncentrisano u igri plesaca -- sijenke koje se uz naizmjenicnu upotrebu tri reflektora multiplicira i svara poseban dojam na platnu. Violoncela konacno primaju upucenu im poruku, i ozivljavaju. Sve je dato u jednom dahu, u jednom hipu ili snu -- zapravo u samo jednom kadru fiksirane (staticne) kamere, koja ima samo dubinsko IN & OFF zoom kretanje. Citav mizanscen potrebno je izvesti integralo, bez prekida, tako da naknadnih montaznih intervencija gotovo i nece biti".
(Akteri: Balerina: Suzana Momirovska, Violoncelistice: Jana Suplevska i Tijana Todevska; text songova: Srdja Ristic; muzika i aranzmani: Sofija Vidakovic; muzicka izvedba: Eleonora Stojanovic, Jana Suplevska, Zivko Firfov, Zoran Kraguevski i Maja Pavlovska; muzicki snimatelj: Ljubin Kamcev; kamera: Marjan Ognenovski; svjetlo: Ljupco Stojcevski; scenario i stage design: Sofija Vidakovic i Anis Bajrektarevic; elektronska obrada: Vesna Taleska; montaza: Dragan Abjanic i Anis Bajrektarevic; Produkcija: MTV/VIDEO ZZ; Izvrsni producent: Katica Trajkovska; reziser: Anis Bajrektarevic)
Rat je uveliko hucao prostorom Yugoslavije, VIDEO ZZ je otpjevao svoju posljednju uspavanku, i nikada vise nije napravio niti jedan film. Autohtona Sarajevska i Bosanska grupa tako je 'okacila rukavice o kiln' u Skoplju - gradu tako slicnom Sarajevu sto je nekad bilo.
Doma nesi sam - pjevali su makedonci - Tuga z Juga...
M A D M A N C O M I N G (by Srdja Ristic)
I
Hey little white bear
do not care about my hair
in songs like this I can bear the weight
Don't tell me the same, she won't come
Tell me the name of the rain
Hey dark nightmare
do not dare get into my head
first you've got to look around
Don't tell me that I'm insane
she won't come
show me the skylines of the pain
II
Gotta have bad dreams in last time
Gotta have headache, not feel fine
Third ship of fools for whom I've heard
was mine
Gotta be sleepwalker and the son of nothing
gotta give in in the first battle without
a fight
Third ship of fools for whom I've heard
was mine
While I'm listening how the fireplace is getting cold
While I'm waiting for the young man to get old
While I'm watching how the bright sky is taking clouds
While I'm feeling that I'm so mad
III
Sorcerer is coming, oh he's great wiz
Sorcerer is coming, oh he's great wiz
Gott
I hear his footsteps above me
Something makes me believe
He's looking just for me
Oh lord, I'm afraid that the hell
is beyond my knees
Oh lord, I'm getting so scared
where have you been
Oh lord, that light fogs are coming
with the hot breeze
Oh lord, somebody is drawing me back
in my crises
IV
Who gave me my morning spleen
And left me alone and none
Who made me feeling so small
and Who told me my soul is sold
You reached me, broke me away
You're sorcerer, someone who's gonna stay
So far sounds of the coming day
You're the wizard of the next pray
V
Look at the edge of the pillow
It's easy when You know how
Look at the stars at the window
I'm sure You'll make them shine
some of Your old dreams must be real
maybe it's appearing just now
look at the skies on the meadow
I'm sure You'll make them smile