Alive (music video)

by
Blaui

Year: 2026

Directed By: Sam Debaecke

Produced By:

Commissioned By: Bluai

Artists: Catherine Smets, Caitlin Talbut, Mo Govaerts and Willem Ardui

Set photography for Alive, the music video by Bluai, directed by Sam Debaecke. The story follows a photographer and her muse, two women whose relationship draws on queer culture that sits at the heart of the song. Shot on set in both black and white and colour.

A person holds a large black-and-white print up in front of their face in warm, dim light.
Warm, grainy low-light shot of dark-haired Jip Justine A looking down in a darkroom on the Bluai 'Alive' set.
Warm candlelight on a photographic print of a woman lying down, resting on plastic sheeting, Bluai 'Alive' darkroom scene.
A figure in near-darkness, curly hair caught by a sliver of warm orange light against black, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Jip Justine A leans over a glowing developing tray, processing a print in a dark film-lit darkroom, Bluai 'Alive' set.
Warm-toned colour portrait of Melody van Gompel, long brown hair and dark cardigan, soft rim light, Bluai 'Alive'.
A tall ladder lit by a glowing bulb and lens flare; a figure peers through the rungs in the dark, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Black-and-white close-up: white clothespins clip a film print to a wire drying line in a darkroom, Bluai 'Alive'.
Black-and-white shot of Jip Justine A looking down beside a hanging white cloth in the dark, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Abstract black-and-white frame: blurred ceiling lights above a portrait print submerged in a rippling water tray, Bluai 'Alive'.
Black-and-white close-up of a hand lifting a portrait print from a rippling water bath, Bluai 'Alive' darkroom scene.
Warehouse set with falling pink petals: wooden crates and a tall printed cut-out of a standing figure, Bluai 'Alive'.
Wide warehouse film set: Melody van Gompel on a lit mark before a patchwork backdrop, light stands around, Bluai 'Alive'.
Low-angle portrait of Melody van Gompel, long brown hair, before a pastel patchwork backdrop and skylight, Bluai 'Alive'.
Close-up of Melody van Gompel with both hands in her hair before a pastel patchwork backdrop, Bluai 'Alive' shoot.
A photographer shoots Melody van Gompel as she flips her hair before a patchwork backdrop, Bluai 'Alive' behind the scenes.
Melody van Gompel filmed front-on with crew and a camera monitor in the foreground, Bluai 'Alive' music video set.
Catherine Smet seated on a bentwood chair in a suede jacket and red shirt before a patchwork backdrop, Bluai 'Alive'.
Close portrait of Catherine Smet in a red western shirt with colourful patchwork bokeh behind, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Catherine Smet in a red shirt and boots beside an empty black bentwood chair on a painted warehouse floor, Bluai 'Alive'.
Camera monitor showing Catherine Smet's upturned face, with her out of focus in a red shirt behind, Bluai 'Alive'.
Catherine Smet in a red shirt, dramatically rim-lit with warm light, looking down against black, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Dramatic black-and-white profile of Jip Justine A, dark curly hair, looking down against black, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Black-and-white backlit shot: Jip Justine A and another performer close together, haloed by bright light, Bluai 'Alive'.
Two profiles in black and white, windswept hair on black: Jip Justine A in front, Melody van Gompel behind, Bluai 'Alive'.
High-key black-and-white frame of Catherine Smet, hands clasped, with an overexposed burst of light, Bluai 'Alive'.
Soft black-and-white profile portrait of Catherine Smet, lips parted, on a dark background, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Low-angle of Melody van Gompel, long brown hair, in a laced vest and white sleeves before an apartment block, Bluai 'Alive'.
Melody van Gompel with arms raised behind her head, laced vest and white sleeves, before an apartment tower, Bluai 'Alive'.
Outdoor behind the scenes: Catherine Smet has her hair styled on grass by a crew member in a leopard coat, Bluai 'Alive'.
Low-angle of Catherine Smet in a red western shirt against blue sky and a grey tower, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Catherine Smet in profile at dusk in a red western shirt, hands in pockets, towers and a crane behind, Bluai 'Alive'.
Catherine Smet in profile in a red western shirt with a blurred tree and blue tones behind, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Two pairs of raised hands toss pink blossom petals into a dusk-blue sky outdoors, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Jip Justine A in profile in a bright blue knit jacket, pink petals falling, an apartment tower behind, Bluai 'Alive'.
Outdoor behind the scenes: Jip Justine A barefoot on grass gesturing beside a camera rig and crew, Bluai 'Alive'.
Close colour portrait of Jip Justine A outdoors, finger to her lips, soft green bokeh behind, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Black-and-white profile of Jip Justine A outdoors, curly hair, blurred field and apartment blocks behind, Bluai 'Alive'.
Black-and-white night motion blur: Jip Justine A and another rider on an e-scooter past a crane, Bluai 'Alive'.
Dusk motion blur: Jip Justine A and another rider on a green-and-white e-scooter, blurred trees behind, Bluai 'Alive'.
Two riders in profile on a moving e-scooter, Jip Justine A behind in a suede jacket, panning blur, Bluai 'Alive'.
Low-angle of Jip Justine A holding a medium-format camera, looking up under pink cherry blossom, Bluai 'Alive'.
Outdoor behind the scenes under cherry blossom: Jip Justine A beside a camera operator at a tripod, Bluai 'Alive'.
Jip Justine A in a pinstriped shirt in a vintage workshop with filing cabinets, a clock and pinned photos, Bluai 'Alive'.
Jip Justine A in profile by a bright window, clutching a red rubber hot-water bottle in a pinstriped shirt, Bluai 'Alive'.
Jip Justine A in a pinstriped shirt in a cluttered vintage workshop full of old radios, clocks and a motorbike, Bluai 'Alive'.
A face behind a sheer net curtain, lit warm, a hand holding the fabric, Bluai 'Alive' music video.
Jip Justine A in profile in a pinstriped shirt, one hand at her shoulder, in a green-brick vintage workshop, Bluai 'Alive'.
Extreme black-and-white close-up of Melody van Gompel lit by a hard light streak and lens flare, a silhouette beside, Bluai 'Alive'.
Black-and-white of Jip Justine A in a pinstriped shirt in a vintage workshop with hanging bulbs and clocks, Bluai 'Alive'.

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