le Séamas Ó Neachtain
Tá súile éagsúla ag na scannánóirí;
I bhfoirm frámaí is ea a smaoiníonn siad.
Féachann siad féin na radhairc ar leith,
Is déanann siad cuntas cruinn sula bhfeictear aon ní.
Tús agus críoch a dhéantar as a ndeireadh;
Leanúnachas an láir, ní tharlaíonn de thaisme.
Sleamhnaítear sleachta foirne is fuaime,
Casta ar a chéile, ó áit go háit de réir a roghanna.
Cruthaitheoirí cearta is ea iad, ar leo an t-am;
Ar ais is ar aghaidh, bíonn gach rud mar a b’áil leo;
Guthanna is grianghraif, solas sa dorchadas,
Nasctar as an nua iad mar nach mbeadh ach mar atá.
Tá eagna éagsúil ag na scannánóirí
Chun a dtuiscint a insint do dhaoine faoina ndraíocht,
Chun sásamh na súile a roghnaíonn a réaltacht,
Chun nochtadh mar normálta na nithe nach n-aithneofaí.
By Jim Norton
Movie-makers have a decidedly different eye.
They formulate in frames.
They see the separate scenes,
And they make sense certain ahead of time.
From start to finish to their time we must tick;
It’s lots more than luck, continuity of content.
Casts course across and sounds are sent,
Getting together, put in place as per their pick.
They’re time’s true transformers and master MCs;
From front to finish, it’s all made to their mark.
Voices and visuals, light in the dark,
The creators control why what is might be.
Movie-makers have a unique understanding
For telling their take to enchanted eyes, expertly;
They seek to satisfy those requestors of their reality;
Worlds which weren’t found familiar, they bare as being.
Gach ceart ar cosnamh. © 2006 James Norton.