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Charlie Todd: The shared experience of absurdity
Čarli Tod (Charlie Todd): Podeljeno iskustvo apsurda
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Čarli Tod izaziva bizarne, urnebesne i neočekivane javne scene: sedamdeset sinhronizovanih plesača na izlozima, "isterivači đavola" koji jure kroz javnu biblioteku Njujorka i godišnja vožnja metroom bez pantalona. Na TEDxBloomington on pokazuje kako njegova grupa, Improvizacija Svuda (Improv Everywhere), koristi ove nastupe da poveže ljude.
Charlie Todd - Comedian
Charlie Todd is the creator of Improv Everywhere, a group that creates absurd and joyful public scenes. Full bio
Charlie Todd is the creator of Improv Everywhere, a group that creates absurd and joyful public scenes. Full bio
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I started Improv Everywhere about 10 years ago
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Započeo sam sa Improvizacijom Svuda
pre jedno deset godina
pre jedno deset godina
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when I moved to New York City with an interest in acting and comedy.
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kada sam se preselio u Njujork
zainteresovan za glumu i komediju.
zainteresovan za glumu i komediju.
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Because I was new to the city, I didn't have access to a stage,
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Bio sam nov u gradu,
tako da nisam imao pristup sceni,
tako da nisam imao pristup sceni,
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so I decided to create my own in public places.
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pa sam odlučio da stvorim
svoju sopstvenu na javnim mestima.
svoju sopstvenu na javnim mestima.
00:27
So the first project we're going to take a look at
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Najpre ćemo pogledati projekat
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is the very first No Pants Subway Ride.
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koji predstavlja prvu vožnju metroom
bez pantalona.
bez pantalona.
00:31
Now this took place in January of 2002.
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Održana je januara 2002.
00:33
And this woman is the star of the video.
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A ova žena je glavna zvezda snimka.
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She doesn't know she's being filmed.
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Ona nije svesna da je snimana.
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She's being filmed with a hidden camera.
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Snimljena je skrivenom kamerom.
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This is on the 6 train in New York City.
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Ovo je voz broj 6 u Njujorku.
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And this is the first stop along the line.
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I ovo je prva stanica na toj liniji.
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These are two Danish guys
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Ovo su dva Danca
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who come out and sit down next to the hidden camera.
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koja su ušla i sela pored skrivene kamere.
00:48
And that's me right there in a brown coat.
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A ono sam ja tamo u braon kaputu.
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It's about 30 degrees outside.
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Napolju je oko -1 C.
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I'm wearing a hat. I'm wearing a scarf.
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Ja nosim šešir. I šal.
00:54
And the girl's going to notice me right here.
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I devojka me primećuje upravo sad.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:05
And as you'll see now, I'm not wearing pants.
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I kao što ćete videti sada,
ne nosim pantalone.
ne nosim pantalone.
01:07
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:10
So at this point --
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U ovom trenutku --
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at this point she's noticed me,
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u ovom trenutku ona me primećuje,
01:14
but in New York there's weirdos on any given train car.
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ali u Njujorku se ludaci nalaze
u svakom mogućem prevozu.
u svakom mogućem prevozu.
01:16
One person's not that unusual.
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Jedna osoba nije toliko neobična.
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She goes back to reading her book, which is unfortunately titled "Rape."
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Ona se vraća čitanju svoje knjige,
koja, na žalost, nosi naziv "Silovanje".
koja, na žalost, nosi naziv "Silovanje".
01:21
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
01:25
So she's noticed the unusual thing,
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Znači, primećuje neobičnu stvar,
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but she's gone back to her normal life.
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ali se vraća svojoj normalnoj rutini.
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Now in the meantime, I have six friends
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U međuvremenu, mojih šest prijatelja
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who are waiting at the next six consecutive stops in their underwear as well.
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čekaju na sledećim stanicama
takođe samo u donjem vešu.
takođe samo u donjem vešu.
01:35
They're going to be entering this car one by one.
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I oni će ulaziti u voz jedan po jedan.
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We'll act as though we don't know each other.
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Ponašaćemo se kao da se ne poznajemo.
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And we'll act as if it's just an unfortunate mistake we've made,
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I ponašaćemo se
kao da smo nesrećnim slučajem
kao da smo nesrećnim slučajem
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forgetting our pants on this cold January day.
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zaboravili svoje pantalone
tog hladnog januarskog dana.
tog hladnog januarskog dana.
01:46
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
02:11
So at this point,
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I u ovom trenutku,
02:13
she decides to put the rape book away.
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ona odlučuje da skloni
svoju knjigu o silovanju.
svoju knjigu o silovanju.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
02:17
And she decides to be a little bit more aware of her surroundings.
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I odlučuje da se malo više posveti
svom okruženju.
svom okruženju.
02:21
Now in the meantime, the two Danish guys to the left of the camera,
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U međuvremenu, dva Danaca levo od kamere,
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they're cracking up.
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pucaju od smeha.
02:25
They think this is the funniest thing they've ever seen before.
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Misle da je to najsmešnija stvar
koju su u životu videli.
koju su u životu videli.
02:27
And watch her make eye contact with them right about now.
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I pogledajte kako ona ostvaruje
kontakt očima sa njima upravo sada.
kontakt očima sa njima upravo sada.
02:35
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
02:37
And I love that moment in this video,
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Obožavam ovaj momenat na snimku,
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because before it became a shared experience,
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jer pre nego što je ovo postalo
podeljeno iskustvo,
podeljeno iskustvo,
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it was something that was maybe a little bit scary,
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bilo je možda pomalo zastrašujuće,
02:45
or something that was at least confusing to her.
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ili bar zbunjujuće za nju.
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And then once it became a shared experience,
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Ali kada je postalo podeljeno iskustvo,
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it was funny and something that she could laugh at.
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prešlo je u nešto komično
čemu se mogla nasmejati.
čemu se mogla nasmejati.
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So the train is now pulling into
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Metro sada ulazi
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the third stop along the 6 line.
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na treću stanicu šeste linije.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
03:12
So the video won't show everything.
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Snimak neće prikazati sve.
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This goes on for another four stops.
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Ovo se nastavlja naredne četiri stanice.
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A total of seven guys enter anonymously in their underwear.
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Svih sedam momaka je ušlo u donjem vešu.
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At the eighth stop, a girl came in with a giant duffel bag
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Na osmoj stanici, ušla je devojka
sa ogromnim cegerom
sa ogromnim cegerom
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and announced she had pants for sale for a dollar --
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i objavila da prodaje pantalone za dolar --
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like you might sell batteries or candy on the train.
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kao što možete prodavati
baterije ili slatkiše u vozu.
baterije ili slatkiše u vozu.
03:28
We all very matter of factly bought a pair of pants, put them on
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Svi smo kupili po par pantalona, obukli ih
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and said, "Thank you. That's exactly what I needed today,"
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i rekli: "Hvala.
Baš mi je to trebalo danas,"
Baš mi je to trebalo danas,"
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and then exited without revealing what had happened
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i potom se razlišli u različitim pravcima
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and went in all different directions.
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bez objašnjenja šta se zapravo desilo.
03:39
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
03:41
Thank you.
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Hvala.
03:45
So that's a still from the video there.
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Ovo je fotka sa tog video snimka.
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And I love that girl's reaction so much.
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Obožavam reakciju te devojke.
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And watching that videotape later that day
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I kako sam gledao snimak kasnije tog dana
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inspired me to keep doing what I do.
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dobio sam inspiraciju
da nastavim to što sam radio.
da nastavim to što sam radio.
03:53
And really one of the points of Improv Everywhere
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I jedan od ciljeva Improvizacije Svuda
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is to cause a scene in a public place
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jeste da izazove scenu na javnom mestu
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that is a positive experience for other people.
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koja predstavlja
pozitivno iskustvo za ljude.
pozitivno iskustvo za ljude.
04:00
It's a prank, but it's a prank that gives somebody a great story to tell.
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To je šala, ali šala koja podstiče druge
da je prepričavaju dalje.
da je prepričavaju dalje.
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And her reaction inspired me
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I njena reakcija me inspirisala
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to do a second annual No Pants Subway Ride.
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da organizujem i drugu godišnju
Vožnju Metroom Bez Pantalona.
Vožnju Metroom Bez Pantalona.
04:07
And we've continued to do it every year.
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I nastavili smo sa tim
svake naredne godine.
svake naredne godine.
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This January, we did the 10th annual No Pants Subway Ride
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Ovog januara, održali smo
10. godišnju Vožnju
10. godišnju Vožnju
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where a diverse group of 3,500 people
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gde se raznolika grupa od 3 500 ljudi
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rode the train in their underwear in New York --
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vozila metroom u Njujorku bez pantalona --
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almost every single train line in the city.
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gotovo na svakoj liniji u gradu.
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And also in 50 other cities around the world,
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A učestvovali su i ljudi iz 50 različitih gradova
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people participated.
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širom sveta.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
04:24
As I started taking improv class at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater
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Kako sam počeo da uzimam časove
improvizacije u UCB Pozorištu
improvizacije u UCB Pozorištu
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and meeting other creative people and other performers and comedians,
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i počeo da upoznajem još kreativnih ljudi
i ostalih izvođača i komičara,
i ostalih izvođača i komičara,
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I started amassing a mailing list
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moja mejling lista je počela da se puni
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of people who wanted to do these types of projects.
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ljudima koji su želeli
da rade ove vrste projekata.
da rade ove vrste projekata.
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So I could do more large-scale projects.
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Tako sam mogao da počnem
da radim projekte na višem nivou.
da radim projekte na višem nivou.
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Well one day I was walking through Union Square,
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Jednog dana sam šetao kroz Junion Skver,
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and I saw this building,
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i video sam ovu zgradu,
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which had just been built in 2005.
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koja samo što je bila izgrađena 2005.
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And there was a girl in one of the windows and she was dancing.
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Na jednom od prozora
bila je devojka koja je igrala.
bila je devojka koja je igrala.
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And it was very peculiar,
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Bilo je jako čudno,
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because it was dark out, but she was back-lit with florescent lighting,
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jer je napolju bio mrak, a ona je bila
osvetljena fluorescentnim svetlom,
osvetljena fluorescentnim svetlom,
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and she was very much onstage,
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i ponašala se kao da je na sceni,
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and I couldn't figure out why she was doing it.
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a ja nisam mogao da shvatim zašto to radi.
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After about 15 seconds, her friend appeared --
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Posle jedno 15 sekundi,
pojavila se njena prijateljica --
pojavila se njena prijateljica --
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she had been hiding behind a display --
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koja se krila iza dekoracije u izlogu --
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and they laughed and hugged each other and ran away.
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počele su da se smeju, zagrlile su se,
a potom su pobegle.
a potom su pobegle.
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So it seemed like maybe she had been dared to do this.
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Izgledalo je kao da je bila izazvana
da to uradi.
da to uradi.
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So I got inspired by that.
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Bio sam inspirisan time.
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Looking at the entire facade -- there were 70 total windows --
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Gledajući celu fasadu --
bilo je 70 prozora --
bilo je 70 prozora --
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and I knew what I had to do.
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znao sam šta treba da uradim.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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So this project is called Look Up More. We had 70 actors dress in black.
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Ovaj projekat je nazvan Pogledaj Gore.
Imali smo 70 glumaca obučenih u crno.
Imali smo 70 glumaca obučenih u crno.
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This was completely unauthorized.
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Ovo je bilo u potpunosti bez odobrenja.
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We didn't let the stores know we were coming.
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Nismo rekli zaposlenima da dolazimo.
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And I stood in the park giving signals.
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Ja sam stajao u parku i davao signale.
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The first signal was for everybody to hold up these four-foot tall letters
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Prvi signal je bio da svi usprave
metar visoke panoe
metar visoke panoe
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that spelled out "Look Up More,"
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na kojima je pisalo "Pogledaj Gore",
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the name of the project.
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naziv projekta.
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The second signal was for everybody to do Jumping jacks together.
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Drugi je bio da svi zajedno počnu da skaču
raširenih nogu sa rukama iznad glave.
raširenih nogu sa rukama iznad glave.
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You'll see that start right here.
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Videćete da to počinje upravo ovde.
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(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
05:34
And then we had dancing. We had everyone dance.
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Onda su počeli da igraju. Svi su igrali.
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And then we had dance solos where only one person would dance
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A onda je bio deo
gde je samo jedna osoba igrala,
gde je samo jedna osoba igrala,
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and everybody would point to them.
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a ostali bi pokazivali na nju.
05:40
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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So then I gave a new hand signal,
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Potom sam dao novi signal rukom,
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which signaled the next soloist down below in Forever 21,
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koji je bio znak za sledećeg igrača
kod Forever 21,
kod Forever 21,
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and he danced.
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i onda je on počeo da igra.
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There were several other activities.
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Bilo je još nekoliko aktivnosti.
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We had people jumping up and down,
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Ljudi su skakali gore dole,
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people dropping to the ground.
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padali su na zemlju.
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And I was standing just anonymously in a sweatshirt,
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A ja sam stajao potpuno anonimno
u dukserici,
u dukserici,
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putting my hand on and off of a trashcan
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stavljajući i sklanjajući ruku
sa jedne kante za smeće
sa jedne kante za smeće
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to signal the advancement.
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što je bio znak za promenu.
06:06
And because it was in Union Square Park, right by a subway station,
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I s obzirom na to da je u pitanju bio
Junion skver, pored stanice metroa,
Junion skver, pored stanice metroa,
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there were hundreds of people by the end
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do kraja se stvorilo na stotine ljudi
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who stopped and looked up
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koji su zastali da bi pogledali
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and watched what we were doing.
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šta se gore dešava.
06:16
There's a better photo of it.
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Evo bolje fotografije toga.
06:18
So that particular event
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Tako je baš taj događaj
06:20
was inspired by a moment
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bio inspirisan trenutkom
06:22
that I happened to stumble upon.
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na koji sam ja slučajno naleteo.
06:24
The next project I want to show
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Sledeći projekat koji želim da vam pokažem
06:26
was given to me in an email from a stranger.
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stigao je do mene putem e-maila
koji mi je poslao stranac.
koji mi je poslao stranac.
06:28
A high school kid in Texas wrote me in 2006
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Srednjoškolac iz Teksasa
mi je 2006. napisao
mi je 2006. napisao
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and said, "You should get as many people as possible
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"Trebalo bi da okupiš što više ljudi
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to put on blue polo shirts and khaki pants
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koji bi obukli plave polo majice
i braon pantalone
i braon pantalone
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and go into a Best Buy and stand around."
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i otišli u "Best Buy" i stajali naokolo."
06:38
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
06:42
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
06:44
So I wrote this high school kid back immediately,
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Odgorvorio sam tom srednjoškolcu odmah,
06:46
and I said, "Yes, you are correct.
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i rekao: "U pravu si.
06:48
I think I'll try to do that this weekend. Thank you."
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Pokušaću to da uradim za vikend.
Hvala ti."
Hvala ti."
06:50
So here's the video.
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Evo ga snimak.
06:52
So again, this is 2005.
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Još jednom, ovo je 2005.
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This is the Best Buy in New York City.
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Ovo je "Best Buy" u Njujorku.
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We had about 80 people show up to participate,
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Oko 80 ljudi je učestvovalo,
06:59
entering one-by-one.
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i ulazili su jedan po jedan.
07:01
There was an eight year-old girl, a 10 year-old girl.
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Tu je bila jedna devetogodišnja devojčica,
jedna desetogodišnja.
jedna desetogodišnja.
07:03
There was also a 65 year-old man
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Bio je čak i šezdesetpetogodišnjak
07:05
who participated.
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koji je učestvovao.
07:07
So a very diverse group of people.
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Dakle veoma raznovrsna grupa ljudi.
07:09
And I told people, "Don't work. Don't actually do work.
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Rekao sam ljudima: "Nemojte da radite.
Nemojte ništa da radite.
Nemojte ništa da radite.
07:12
But also, don't shop.
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Ali nemojte ni da kupujete.
07:14
Just stand around and don't face products."
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Samo stojte naokolo
i nemojte da gledate proizvode."
i nemojte da gledate proizvode."
07:16
Now you can see the regular employees
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Možete videti prave zaposlene
07:18
by the ones that have the yellow tags on their shirt.
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po tome što imaju žute oznake na majicama.
07:20
Everybody else is one of our actors.
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Svi ostali su naši glumci.
07:22
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
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The lower level employees thought it was very funny.
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Zaposlenima na donjem nivou
je ovo bilo jako zabavno.
je ovo bilo jako zabavno.
07:26
And in fact, several of them went to go get their camera from the break room
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Zapravo, nekoliko njih
čak je otišlo po svoje kamere
čak je otišlo po svoje kamere
07:28
and took photos with us.
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da se slikaju sa nama.
07:30
A lot of them made jokes about trying to get us to go to the back
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Mnogo njih je pravilo šale
pokušavajući da nas odvedu u magacin
pokušavajući da nas odvedu u magacin
07:33
to get heavy television sets for customers.
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da iznosimo teške televizore kupcima.
07:36
The managers and the security guards, on the other hand,
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Menadžeri i obezbeđenje, sa druge strane,
07:39
did not find it particularly funny.
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nisu mislili da je ovo preterano zabavno.
07:41
You can see them in this footage.
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Možete ih videti na ovom snimku.
07:43
They're wearing either a yellow shirt or a black shirt.
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Nose ili žute ili crne majice.
07:46
And we were there probably 10 minutes
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Bili smo tamo oko deset minuta
07:48
before the managers decided to dial 911.
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kad su menadžeri odlučili
da pozovu miliciju.
da pozovu miliciju.
07:50
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
07:53
So they started running around
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I počeli su da trče unaokolo
07:55
telling everybody the cops were coming, watch out, the cops were coming.
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govoreći svima panduri dolaze,
pazite, panduri dolaze.
pazite, panduri dolaze.
07:58
And you can see the cops in this footage right here.
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I možete videti pandure na ovom snimku.
08:01
That's a cop wearing black right there, being filmed with a hidden camera.
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Ovo je pandur obučen u crno ovde,
snimljen skrivenom kamerom.
snimljen skrivenom kamerom.
08:04
Ultimately, the police had to inform Best Buy management
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Najzad, milicija je morala da obavesti
menadžment "Best Buy-a"
menadžment "Best Buy-a"
08:06
that it was not, in fact, illegal
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da zapravo nije ilegalno
08:08
to wear a blue polo shirt and khaki pants.
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nositi plave polo majice
i braon pantalone.
i braon pantalone.
08:10
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
08:12
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
08:16
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
08:18
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
08:21
So we had been there for 20 minutes; we were happy to exit the store.
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Bili smo tamo 20 minuta; bili smo srećni
kad smo napustili prodavnicu.
kad smo napustili prodavnicu.
08:24
One thing the managers were trying to do
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Jedna stvar koju su menadžeri
pokušavali da urade
pokušavali da urade
08:26
was to track down our cameras.
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je da uđu u trag našim kamerama.
08:28
And they caught a couple of my guys who had hidden cameras in duffel bags.
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I uhvatili su par mojih momaka
koji su imali kamere u cegerima.
koji su imali kamere u cegerima.
08:31
But the one camera guy they never caught
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Ali jedan momak sa kamerom
koga nisu uhvatili
koga nisu uhvatili
08:33
was the guy that went in just with a blank tape
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bio je momak koji je ušao
sa praznom trakom
sa praznom trakom
08:35
and went over to the Best Buy camera department
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i otišao u deo "Best Buy-a" sa kamerama
08:37
and just put his tape in one of their cameras
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i samo stavio traku
u jednu od njihovih kamera
u jednu od njihovih kamera
08:39
and pretended to shop.
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i pravio se da kupuje.
08:42
So I like that concept of using their own technology against them.
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Sviđa mi se taj koncept korišćenja
njihove tehnologije protiv njih samih.
njihove tehnologije protiv njih samih.
08:45
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
08:47
I think our best projects are ones that are site specific
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Mislim da su naši najbolji projekti
oni koji su na specifičnom mestu,
oni koji su na specifičnom mestu,
08:49
and happen at a particular place for a reason.
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koji se dešavaju na posebnom mestu
i to sa razlogom.
i to sa razlogom.
08:51
And one morning, I was riding the subway.
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Jednog jutra vozio sam se metroom,
08:53
I had to make a transfer at the 53rd St. stop
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i trebalo je da promenim metro
na stanici u 53. ulici
na stanici u 53. ulici
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where there are these two giant escalators.
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gde se nalaze ogromne
pokretne stepenice u dva niza.
pokretne stepenice u dva niza.
08:57
And it's a very depressing place to be in the morning, it's very crowded.
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To je veoma depresivno mesto izjutra,
prepuno je ljudi.
prepuno je ljudi.
09:00
So I decided to try and stage something
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Tako da sam odlučio da izvedem nešto
09:02
that could make it as happy as possible for one morning.
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što bi to mesto učinilo
što je moguće veselijim tog jutra.
što je moguće veselijim tog jutra.
09:06
So this was in the winter of 2009 --
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Ovo se desilo u zimu 2009. --
09:08
8:30 in the morning.
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8:30 ujutro.
09:10
It's morning rush hour.
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Jutarnji špic.
09:12
It's very cold outside.
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Jako je hladno napolju.
09:14
People are coming in from Queens,
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Ljudi dolaze iz Kvinsa,
09:16
transferring from the E train to the 6 train.
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prelaze iz E metroa u broj 6.
09:19
And they're going up these giant escalators
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I penju se ovim ogromnim
pokretnim stepenicama
pokretnim stepenicama
09:21
on their way to their jobs.
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na svom putu do posla.
09:34
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:46
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
09:48
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
09:54
Thank you.
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Hvala.
09:56
So there's a photograph that illustrates it a little bit better.
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Evo fotografije koja to prikazuje
malo bolje.
malo bolje.
09:59
He gave 2,000 high fives that day,
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"Bacio je pet" 2000 puta tog dana,
10:01
and he washed his hands before and afterward
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i oprao je ruke i pre i posle
10:03
and did not get sick.
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i nije se razboleo.
10:05
And that was done also without permission,
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I ovo je takođe izvedeno bez dozvole,
10:07
although no one seemed to care.
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iako izgleda da niko nije mario zbog toga.
10:09
So I'd say over the years,
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Rekao bih da tokom godina
10:11
one of the most common criticisms I see of Improv Everywhere
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jedna od najčešćih kritika
koje sam video za Improvizaciju svuda
koje sam video za Improvizaciju svuda
10:14
left anonymously on YouTube comments
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su anonimno ostavljeni komentari
na You Tube-u
na You Tube-u
10:16
is: "These people have too much time on their hands."
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"Ovo su ljudi koji imaju
vremena za gubljenje."
vremena za gubljenje."
10:19
And you know, not everybody's going to like everything you do,
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I znajte da se neće baš svima
dopadati to što radite,
dopadati to što radite,
10:22
and I've certainly developed a thick skin thanks to Internet comments,
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i definitivno sam postao debelokožac
zbog internet komentara,
zbog internet komentara,
10:24
but that one's always bothered me,
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ali ta kritika me posebno muči,
10:26
because we don't have too much time on our hands.
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jer nemamo vremena za gubljenje.
10:28
The participants at Improv Everywhere events
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Učesnici Improvizacije Svuda
10:31
have just as much leisure time as any other New Yorkers,
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nemaju ništa više slobodnog vremena
od bilo kog drugog Njujorčanina,
od bilo kog drugog Njujorčanina,
10:33
they just occasionally choose
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oni samo povremeno izaberu
10:35
to spend it in an unusual way.
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da provedu vreme na neobičan način.
10:37
You know, every Saturday and Sunday,
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Subotom i nedeljom svake jeseni,
10:39
hundreds of thousands of people each fall
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stotine hiljada ljudi
10:41
gather in football stadiums to watch games.
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okuplja se na stadionima
da gleda utakmice.
da gleda utakmice.
10:43
And I've never seen anybody comment, looking at a football game,
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I nikada nisam čuo nijedan komentar,
gledajući fudbalsku utakmicu,
gledajući fudbalsku utakmicu,
10:46
saying, "All those people in the stands, they have too much time on their hands."
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"Svi ovi ljudi ovde
imaju vremena za gubljenje."
imaju vremena za gubljenje."
10:49
And of course they don't.
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I naravno da nemaju.
10:51
It's a perfectly wonderful way to spent a weekend afternoon,
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To je predivan način da se provede
popodne vikendom,
popodne vikendom,
10:53
watching a football game in a stadium.
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gledajući fudbal na stadionu.
10:56
But I think it's also a perfectly valid way
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Ali mislim da je jednako prihvatljiv način
10:58
to spend an afternoon freezing in place with 200 people
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da se provede popodne tako što stanete
ukočeni u mestu sa još 200 ljudi
ukočeni u mestu sa još 200 ljudi
11:01
in the Grand Central terminal
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na centralnom terminalu
11:03
or dressing up like a ghostbuster
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ili obučeni kao isterivači duhova
11:06
and running through the New York Public Library.
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trčite po Njujorškoj javnoj biblioteci.
11:08
(Laughter)
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(Smeh)
11:10
Or listening to the same MP3 as 3,000 other people
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Ili da slušate istu muziku na MP3
sa još 3000 ljudi
sa još 3000 ljudi
11:13
and dancing silently in a park,
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i u tišini igrate u parku,
11:16
or bursting into song in a grocery store
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ili da počnete da pevate u samoposluzi
11:18
as part of a spontaneous musical,
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kao deo spontanog mjuzikla,
11:20
or diving into the ocean in Coney Island wearing formal attire.
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ili da uskočite u okean kod Koni ostrva
obučeni u formalno odelo.
obučeni u formalno odelo.
11:23
You know, as kids, we're taught to play.
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Znate, dok smo bili deca,
učili su nas da se igramo.
učili su nas da se igramo.
11:26
And we're never given a reason why we should play.
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Ali nikada nam nije dato objašnjenje
zašto bismo se igrali.
zašto bismo se igrali.
11:28
It's just acceptable that play is a good thing.
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Prosto je prihvatljivo
da je igranje dobra stvar.
da je igranje dobra stvar.
11:31
And I think that's sort of the point of Improv Everywhere.
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I mislim da je to neka vrsta
poente Improvizacije Svuda.
poente Improvizacije Svuda.
11:34
It's that there is no point and that there doesn't have to be a point.
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To je da nema poente
i da ne treba ni da bude poente.
i da ne treba ni da bude poente.
11:36
We don't need a reason.
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Ne treba nam razlog.
11:38
As long as it's fun
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Dok god je zabavno
11:40
and it seems like it's going to be a funny idea
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i dok god deluje da će biti zabavna ideja
11:42
and it seems like the people who witness it will also have a fun time,
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i dok izgleda da se ljudi koji su prisutni
isto tako dobro zabavljaju,
isto tako dobro zabavljaju,
11:45
then that's enough for us.
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to je nama dovoljno.
11:47
And I think, as adults, we need to learn
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I mislim da, kao odrasli,
moramo da naučimo
moramo da naučimo
11:49
that there's no right or wrong way to play.
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da ne postoji ispravan
i pogrešan način da se igra.
i pogrešan način da se igra.
11:51
Thank you very much.
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Hvala vam mnogo.
11:53
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Charlie Todd - ComedianCharlie Todd is the creator of Improv Everywhere, a group that creates absurd and joyful public scenes.
Why you should listen
Bored by a temp job, and tired of waiting for someone to give him a stage, comedian Charlie Todd decided to make his own. So he walked into a bar and pretended to be musician Ben Folds. It went so well that it inspired him to create Improv Everywhere, "a New York City-based prank collective that causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places."
Todd has produced, directed, performed, and documented the group’s work for over ten years. In that time they've run over 100 prank missions, some involving hundreds or thousands of agents, and each one creating a wonderful and irreproducible experience.
He's a performer at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City, and is the author of Causing a Scene.
Watch our photographer's view of the TED2012 prank ... and see how Improv Everywhere pulled it off with the help of a few willing TEDsters ...
Charlie Todd | Speaker | TED.com