Loyalty is a piece by pianist and composer Felix Karamian, played live by a small ensemble: piano and metallophone, cello, violin and bass guitar.
I directed, filmed and edited the clip. We shot it in one studio day with light haze, backlights behind the musicians and a warm practical lamp by the piano. That way every instrument gets its own shots, and the whole piece still feels like one live performance. The edit follows the music: wide shots of the ensemble while the piece builds, then close-ups of hands, bows and strings as the melody passes from one instrument to another.
My role: director, director of photography, editor.
Musicians: Felix Karamian (piano, metallophone), Paola Ríos (cello), Diana Lutfrakhmanova (violin), Tomás Aristimuño (bass guitar).
Music: Felix Karamian.
