Video Production

Mariam Zakarian has worked with video professionally since 2012 and as a still photographer since 2009.
She has experience in running small productions from concept to completion by herself,
and as a specialist in various parts of a larger pipeline.
Past work includes directing, producing, shooting and editing live action music videos, short films, advertisements, video documentation and moving art.
Since 2014 Zakarian has also produced immersive virtual reality experiences including animation.
Access examples below:

HARDWARE: Canon DSLR, Sony FS5, various VR HMDs

SOFTWARE: Adobe Premiere Pro & After Effects, Cinema4D, Blender, Unreal, Unity, Substance suite, TiltBrush

Babylon Orchestra : Sareri Hovin Mernem

Solo production by Zakarian: Concept development, narrative, art direction, painting virtual reality (VR) animations, filming, editing.

Animated music video for Babylon Orchestra. Dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, and the the 2020 war in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
Created by hand-painting scenes in VR via the application TiltBrush, filming virtually in 3D, and editing in Premiere Pro. 2021

The Road : Dead Eyes

Solo production by Zakarian: Directing, casting, filming and editing.

Music video for rock band The Road: Per Moller Jensen, Josh Tyree, Michael Skovbakke and Andreas Holma. (Previously in The Haunted, Hypocrisy, Konkhra, Invocator and Scar Symmetry).
Dancer: Harley Queen

Sony FS5, Adobe Premiere Pro.
Filmed in Copenhagen, DK & Piteå, SE. 2019

The Road : John Henry

Solo production by Zakarian: Directing, casting, filming and editing.

Music video for rock band The Road: Per Moller Jensen, Josh Tyree, Michael Skovbakke and Andreas Holma. (Previously in The Haunted, Hypocrisy, Konkhra, Invocator and Scar Symmetry).

Sony FS5, Adobe Premiere Pro. Filmed at BaneDanmark,Copenhagen, and Græsted Station, DK. 2019

Amaryllis VR : Ocean (teaser)

Solo Production by Zakarian: Creating the digital sculpture, animating, filming, editing, composing and recording music.
Cinema4D, Unity, Adobe Premiere Pro, Cubase.

Promo for virtual reality art installation Amaryllis VR. 2017

Creating animated 2D film using VR (clip from mini-documentary)

Solo production by Zakarian: Filming, editing, V.O., VR demonstration

Mini-documentary and artist interview created for Babylon Orchestra. Using TiltBrush and Premiere Pro.
2021

Lady of Lethe

Solo Production by Zakarian: Creating the digital sculpture, animating, filming, editing, composing and recording music.
Cinema4D, Unity, Adobe Premiere Pro, Cubase.

Gallery video for virtual reality art installation Amaryllis VR. 2017

Road to Jerusalem : Widowmaker

Solo production by Zakarian: Directing, casting, filming and editing.

Music video for rock band Road to Jerusalem: Per Moller Jensen, Josh Tyree, Michael Skovbakke and Andreas Holma. (Formerly in Haunted, Hypocrisy, Konkhra, Invocator and Scar Symmetry)
Actress: Solveig Roseth.

Canon DSLR, Adobe Premiere Pro.
Filmed in Copenhagen, Denmark. 2018

Wildebeest : Red Song (teaser)

Teaser for music video for rock band WILDEBEEST.

Music video by Peter Wiholm.
Co-production, casting, performance, editing and grading by Zakarian.

Stockholm, Sweden, 2012

IAmFire : My Mistake (teaser)

Solo production by Zakarian: Directing, filming and editing.

Music video for rock band IAmFire: Peter Dolving, Mikael Ehlert and Peter Ahlers Olsen. (Formerly in The Haunted, Blood Eagle.)

Canon DSLR, Adobe Premiere Pro, Unity and Cinema4D.
Filmed in Copenhagen, DK. 2017