{"id":2382,"date":"2025-12-12T23:08:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2026-01-29T23:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:46:13","slug":"dado-topic-three-high-end-music-videos-directed-by-katja-restovic-for-a-rock-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katjarestovic.com\/en\/multimedia\/dado-topic-three-high-end-music-videos-directed-by-katja-restovic-for-a-rock-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Dado Topi\u0107 \u2013 Three High-End Music Videos Directed by Katja Restovi\u0107 for a Rock Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The film crew hurriedly sets up the cameras, lighting assistants adjust the intensity of the lights, while make-up artists prepare the lead actors \u2013 a scene that could be witnessed at the \u017datika Sports Hall, where one of the many scenes for the music video of renowned rock musician Dado Topi\u0107 was filmed. The video accompanies his song \u201cJakove moj\u201d and is part of a four-day shoot. As director Katja Restovi\u0107 explains, the video is created in a pure rock spirit, perfectly suited to an artist like Dado Topi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis is the third video I have directed for him. The first was filmed in Rijeka and Grobnik for the song Apsolutno sve, followed by the video for Ti, and now this is the third one \u2013 for the song Andrija. The composer and producer for all three songs and videos is Damir Farka\u0161,\u201d said Katja Restovi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The story of the video is gentle, powerful, and timeless. It depicts a father who, one Christmas morning, sits at the piano and composes a song for his son \u2013 a song filled with love, support, and the kind of advice every parent wishes to pass on to their child: to live honestly, sincerely, and with strength; to believe in oneself and in others. These values are portrayed through three life stages: childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dado and his rock band, filmed in the \u017datika venue, act as narrators throughout the entire video, delivering the song in their distinctive rock style,\u201d explains Restovi\u0107, who has collaborated with many well-known singers from the Croatian music scene. Their collaboration with Topi\u0107 has already produced outstanding results, and this is now their third joint project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video was filmed at numerous locations and featured more than twenty actors and extras. The role of the young boy (aged 5\u20136) is played by Filip Ru\u017ei\u0107, the teenager is portrayed by Topi\u0107\u2019s son Rea, while the adult man in his thirties is played by Goran Gole\u0161.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside Katja Restovi\u0107, who directed and edited the video, the production team includes cinematographer Josip Ru\u017ei\u0107 from Rosa Art, camera, lighting and sound assistants Marin Brklja\u010da and Mirza Novalija from Minoc d.o.o., along with a camera crane. The make-up was done by Robert Kozjak with assistant Terezija Ru\u017ei\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJakove moj is a new song and it is not meant to be a mainstream hit \u2013 it is a song for the Christmas season. Croatia Records decided to release a remake of my album Apsolutno sve, which will also include this song and the video as part of the promotional campaign. Since Christmas music often revolves around traditional themes, this song comes from a different world. If Jesus is the son of us all, we wanted to approach this theme from this particular angle,\u201d says Topi\u0107. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lyrics and music were written by Damir Farka\u0161, who is also the producer of the video, while the audio recording was made at the Smokva Studio run by Dragutin Smokovac. The CD will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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