Juno Reactor - God Is God - Parajanov - Sayat Nova - HD

Notes: This video was re-created using as a template the very low-resolution and low bitrate version available on the internet at the time (July 2010). The original video was believed to have been an official video created to accompany the song&release in 1997. It was fantastic, and a version with decent resolution and bitrate really should exist. After an exhaustive and unsuccessful search for a good version, it was decided to simply make one from scratch. Video: The video track in this version was completely compiled and edited anew from the best resolution version of the film imagery that could be located (a transfer from a relatively good 35mm print, digitized at 752x576; it is believed that the original video footage was taken from a 16mm print in not-so-great condition judging from the dust and scratch marks evident). In all cases, it was attempted to use exactly the same footage, speed, direction, and video transitions as the original music video. For the most part, the result is very close to a frame-by-frame recreation. One difference is that the transfer from 35mm print used in this version was cropped more tightly than the transfer/print used for the original. Luckily, there were no places where important visual activity had been cropped out. Audio: The audio track for the original music video appears to be a unique mix of the song generated specifically for the music video (or at least does not appear to have been part of a CD or LP release that could...