An episode of Éclat Isolation Sessions, a live stream series featuring female* / trans / non-binary electronic music producers.
Partefacts – live on Éclat Isolation Sessions:
Directed & edited by Ray Wassef
Stage & costume design by Partefacts
Lighting design by Toby K
Cameras: Nadin Heinke & Ray Wassef
Produced by Ivy Rossiter (Éclat Crew)
Éclat Crew is a collective of electronic music makers, based in Berlin. Off the back of my own live stream series Shenanz TV, I was asked to direct, shoot and stream a series of live musical performances by artists in their collective, with support from MusicBoard Berlin. Each one-hour live set took place in a location of the artist’s choosing (bedroom studio, attic, co-working space, etc). I composed and lit each single-take tableau to best showcase each act and their creative space.
Process
Socially-distant co-ordination with the camera and lighting departments required creating virtual set tours…
… detailed planning and notes in response to the band’s wishes during editing…
… and obligatory slow-motion confetti explosion tests:
Watch all episodes of Éclat Isolation Sessions here: