The project “Only About You” is a story about first love
Everything is mixed in it: a beautiful lyrical composition, picturesque landscapes of the inimitable nature of the Caucasus and, of course, the happy faces of the main characters of the video. That was exactly what the singer Helena Tsaritsa saw the clip from, which in each of the stages of the project’s creation invested a part of her soul ...
“It all started when the author Maxim Temirsultanov called me and offered his song. When I read the text, I saw in it a story from my life and from the life of each of us. After all, we all once met our first love in our youth, with its difficulties, experiences, joy and sadness. With the permission of the author, I made minor adjustments to the text and music, since I myself graduated from a music school and the Stavropol Regional Music College named after Safonov. We have an excellent tandem: Maxim Temirsultanov and Elena Lysova, which was harmoniously complemented by a chic arranger from Makhachkala - Ramiz,” says Elena.
Filming of the video was planned for the summer. The landscapes of Upper Balkaria, a village in the Chereksky district of the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, were chosen as suitable locations.
“The plot of the video came to me like an epiphany,” the singer recalls. “The fact is that I myself thought through the script and the storyline and was involved in the selection of actors, because my second higher education is directing, dramaturgy of theatrical mass performances, amateur theater I did an internship in many theaters in Moscow, and I was lucky enough to even see and hear the late Alexander Abdulov. So I have extensive experience in theater work, and this played a role.
I invited a talented, professional cameraman to bring my idea to life: George Grigoriadis - the man who actually filmed all the material and created the whole shot in the frame! For our project, he has a separate “bravo!” Because it was a pleasure to work with him! ”
But the roles of the main characters in the video went to the artists of the Pyatigorsk Theater of Young Spectators. What’s noteworthy is that Elena in her youth was played by her student, Sofia Atmacheva, who once came to study with her in the vocal studio of the children’s theater singing “Smile”:
“She was 4 years old then,” recalls Elena, “we studied, sang, she participated in many music competitions. She was also the winner of the Morning Star program, which was once hosted by Yuri Nikolaev. And our collaboration with Sonechka continues to this day.
In general, these actors are my pride! With all the mise en scenes, they handled very cool, easy and at ease. Therefore, it turned out so beautiful, bright picture! ”.
But, what is beautiful in the frame, behind the scenes, is often both risky and dangerous. And so it happened on the set of the video "Only about you". Elena said that the weather in those days was very hot, and they had to spend 8-9 hours a day under the scorching sun, which was fraught with burns, and she returned home with a temperature of forty.
In one scene, the singer also had to stand barefoot at a cliff. There was an abyss behind her and everyone literally held their breath while she boldly played her part.
“Thank God everything went well. There were times when I myself had to row a boat to the middle of the lake in order to stay there alone and film. In general, of course, it was a huge amount of work! At times, let’s face it, it was scary—you had to balance on the edge of life and death. All these mountains, gorges, rocks... But it’s so beautiful! I think everything worked out great. And, of course, none of this would have happened if it weren’t for the support of my close friends who were always there. My close friend, photographer Madina Dzarasova, did a tremendous amount of work: from selecting the costumes in which we filmed, images, to searching for locations. Under the sultry sun, she and the actors climbed the mountains and helped the camera crew. Her help is simply invaluable! And special thanks to my close friend, who fed us, watered us, brought us to our senses, the man who was a good help for me, a rear and a shoulder - Arkady Safaryan. Everything that happened in the end was our joint work and I am very pleased with the result!”
And now you can enjoy the work of a large team of professionals - the clip “Only about you” is already available for viewing here on the website and on our youtube channel, and the track can be listened to and downloaded on all major music services, including: iTunes, google play, Apple music, Music Beeline, Yandex. Music.
The track is also available in the BOOM application for social network users. VK и Classmates.
