Primer 1, 2, 3

Primer 1, 2, 3 is a trilogy of short silent films, at the beginning of which viewers are asked to read aloud the following texts. The first part presents signboards from a hairdressing salon, locksmith, cooper, carpentry and other shops - taken in Zagreb`s Vlaška street.  In the second part, entitled "The Reader", the function of the picture is completely taken over by the words and letters from Stilinović`s poem, arranged so that there is one word in each frame. As the word is read faster than the frame lasts, the relation with the previously read word is lost, and in the end the meaning of the otherwise very simple poem disappears. By montage fragmentation to the point of meaninglessness, the author tried to destroy the effectiveness of words with film time. The final part, the "Picture Book", once again addresses the viewers in large printed letters, now with a request to read aloud both the text and the pictures, which should ultimately fit into the story of Aesop`s fable about the lioness and the fox, with an unequivocal lesson "Value is not in quantity , but in excellence!".