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Maria Chiara Argirò 'Closer' by Raoul Paulet

Rob Ulitski - 16th Feb 2024

Raoul Paulet directs an impressive dance-based promo for electronic artist Maria Chiara Argirò, featuring dancer Klaudia Wittmann as she tumbles through the walkways and marshlands of East London on a cold, bright day,.  

“A woman relives her journey on this planet in the pursuit of belonging," says Paulet of the meaning behind Wittman's performance, in the video for Closer. "Only through the acceptance of the world around her, she can find our true self. Or, is it the other way round?”

At the start Paulet adds a spark of mystery and drama, with the appearance of a floating red orb, that provides the initial explosive drive behind Wittman's charismatic performance, and the trigger for the great use of locations, captured by DoP Jerome Monnot, enhanced by Paulet's clever use of sound design. 

The result is a richly enjoyable visual showcase for the track from Maria Chiara Argirò's forthcoming debut album, also called Closer, which is to be released in April.

Rob Ulitski - 16th Feb 2024

Tags

  • Alternative
  • Electronic
  • Performance
  • movement
  • Choreography
  • Belonging
  • Naturalistic

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Raoul Paulet
Producer
Human Patterns
Production Company
Human Patterns

Camera

Director of Photography
Jerome Monnot

Art

Production designer
Giona Fiorentino

Choreography

Movement Director
Kwam Collective

Casting

Lead Dancer
Klaudia Wittmann

Editorial

Sound Designer
Livio Paulet
ADR Recordings
Silvia Orengo
Sound Design Company
BNC Music Rome

Grading

Colourist
Romain Kedochim
Colour grade company
Soda-visual London

Rob Ulitski - 16th Feb 2024

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