Private Project

Aura

A street plant's mystical aura captures a young businessman.

  • Fillipo Miceni
    Key Cast
  • Christian Tobias
    Director
  • Jacob Volena
    Director of Photography
  • Riley Pesjak Richardson
    Producer
  • Alessandra Roucos
    Assistant Producer
  • João Alcobia
    Art Direction
  • Romer Hendrickx
    Art Direction
  • Teresa Benevides
    Makeup
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Student
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 2, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    256 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4k digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Universidade Lusófona
Director Biography - Christian Tobias

Christian Tobias was born in Karlsruhe in 1998. In 2017 he began his studies in audiovisual media at the Stuttgart Media University
and is currently in his master's degree. During his studies, his focus was on music production with a focus on film music. During his semester abroad in 2022 at Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon, he made his directorial debut; the music video for "Aura".

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Director Statement

The idea of the music video originated from the lyrics of the song. In the song, a voice sings about the aura of a person and asks him or her to dance with them. The idea of applying this to a potted plant formed the video's conceptual breeding ground. As a result, a concept emerged that is both absurd and abstract. The goal of the music video was to captivate viewers through unfamiliar imagery and a successive escalation of the story to its conclusion. The progression of the narrative is thereby closely tied to the structure of the song, increasingly pushing the concept to its extreme.