Discoloration - Katy Guillen & The Drive
🪞 The Ask
The band needed a simple lyric video for their song Discoloration off the album Another One Gained. But after the success of Bottom of Your Belly, they trusted me to do something more layered. Something unexpected. Something that could visually match the emotional undercurrent of the track.
🎧 The Inspiration
The song hit me hard—moody verses and deceptively upbeat choruses. It reminded me of my brother, who passed away after a long battle with mental illness. That melancholy + brightness contrast? It’s what grief feels like. And I wanted to explore that visually.
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🎥 The Concept
A trippy, dreamlike narrative that captures the quiet unraveling of memory and loss.
Shot overnight from 9PM to sunrise
Locations: my apartment and Riis Beach—both chosen for their built-in emotional texture and natural art direction
Projected ocean visuals above my bed to bridge the two worlds