Yuphoric & Sedric Perry – Unbreakable Habits

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Unbreakable Habits, offiial Music Video for Yuphoric and Sedric Perry

Unbreakable Habits is the official music video for the band Yuphoric featuring Sedric Perry, brought to life with the dynamic movement direction of Marie Zechiel. Directed by Shira Kela, this music video showcases a unique blend of music, dance, and storytelling, earning it a nomination for the prestigious Berlin Video Music Awards. Marie Zechiel played a pivotal role in the creation of Unbreakable Habits. As the movement director, she was responsible for guiding the physical expression of the band members and Sedric Perry, ensuring that their movements resonated with the emotional undertones of the song. Her work was not just about choreographing dance sequences; it was about creating a visual language that complemented the music and amplified its impact. Working closely with the band and Sedric Perry, Marie tailored her movement direction to reflect the individuality of each performer while maintaining a cohesive aesthetic that tied the entire video together. Her ability to translate the songs themes into movement allowed the performers to embody the narrative fully, adding depth to their performances. Maries collaboration with director Shira Kela was integral to the success of the project. Together, they crafted a visual story that is both compelling and emotionally charged. Maries movement direction was instrumental in translating the director’s vision into reality, ensuring that every gesture, every motion, contributed to the overall atmosphere of the video. The nomination for the Berlin Video Music Awards is a testament to the powerful synergy between the music, direction, and movement in Unbreakable Habits. Marie Zechiel s expertise in movement direction not only enhanced the performers‘ connection to the song but also elevated the visual storytelling, making the music video a standout piece of art. Marie s work on Unbreakable Habits highlights her ability to fuse movement with narrative, creating a seamless blend of visual and emotional expression that resonates with audiences.

As a movement director Marie Zechiel researches, develops and instructs sophisticated movement and body languages for a project aiming to create a suitable and unique physical narrative that raises production quality and authenticity.
In exchange with the director and team she proposes a motion vocabulary and choreography which fits best to the project’s vision, before she develops specific training methods and teaches all necessary skills to the performers (e.g. actors, singers, dancers, models, extras).
Especially on set with the production Marie Zechiel is a valuable motion supervisor to translate last-minute improvements as a movement director. Her skill-set includes underwater movement, cross-gendered movements and chorus work as well as doing choreographies in different dance styles.
Her field of work is specialised in camera productions such as commercials, music videos, photo shootings but also fashion shows and gallery spaces and the movement mentoring for artists. As a Choreographer and Movement Director Marie Zechiel has been involved in many music videos, commercial shoots and fashion shows. Clients include: VOGUECalvin Klein, Longines, Heidi Klum, Rammstein, Herbert Grönemeyer, Mercedes Benz.

Read more about Marie Zechiel´s Movement Director work HERE.