Gugenheim was made Creative Director (Bodyart) for NAO’s “Messy Love” music video.
A gorgeous still from the otherwordly set of “Messy Love”. The dancers from start to finish were spectacular, working overtime to make sure each step was on point despite intensive choreography, multiple takes where sand had to be smoothed and reset, and the heat of the studio lights. Full list of credits for each dancer is below the post proper. Do take the time to check them out, you won’t be disappointed.
NAO’s otherworldy aesthetic is one that Victoria found especially beautiful, and was delighted to be a part of this female led creative team, working alongside dutch artistic director Lisette Donkersloot, who has a meticulously keen eye for detail, as demonstrated by the beautiful rolling shots.
Everything on set was Covid safe, with everyone being rapidly tested on site prior to a single brush stroke being applied. Despite the world being demi-apocalyptic, the show must go on!
You can Watch NAO’s Messy Love music video, below (sadly embedding isn’t permitted, but you can watch it by clicking and going to YouTube:)
All colours here were provided by the ever wonderful Cameleon Paint.
The blue top coat used was “Victoriouse” the metallic blue bodypaint named after Victoria Gugenheim, and used for Mystique in X Men and at the X Men premiere:
Full list of credits and instagram are available to download, or you can link to any of these extremely talented people below, via instagram. Credit where credit is due.
FULL CREDITS:
DIRECTOR LISETTE DONKERSLOOT @lisettedonkersloot
MOVEMENT DIRECTION SHAY LATUKOLAN @shaylatukolan
DANCERS SHANNELLE ‘TALI’ FERGUS @tali_1301
NICEY BELGRAVE @niceybelgrave_
BELEN LEROUX @belen_fab18
DUJA SINADA @dujasinada
KITZ KATIKA @kikzkatika
MELODY SINCLAIR @melodysinclair
NICOLE HASTINGS @nicolehastings_
ROBIA MILLINER @robiamilliner
PRODUCTION COMPANY CAVIAR @caviar.tv
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER DANIELLA MANCA @daniellamanca
PRODUCER LAUREN MILLS @lauren.thrills
MANAGING EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SORCHA SHEPHERD @scorchshepherd
COMMISSIONER KAT CATTANEO @kat_catt
RECORD LABEL SONY MUSIC @sonymusicuk
ARTIST MANAGEMENT SAM STUBBINGS @samstubbings
MANAGEMENT COMPANY NATIVE MANAGEMENT @nativemgmt
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AARON REID @aarondop
PRODUCTION DESIGNER ASH HALLIBURTON @ashkhalliburton
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MARK GILLESPIE @markollepsy
HAIR STYLIST, NAO EDMUND BOSSMAN @edmundbossmanhair
MAKEUP ARTIST, NAO MATA MARIÉLLE @mata_marielle
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, BODY ART VICTORIA GUGENHEIM @victoriagugenheim
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT MOYIN SAKA @moyiiin
2ND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CARLOTTA BECK PECCOZ @carlottabeckpeccozfilm
RUNNER PHOEBE MULVHILL @phoebemulvihill
RUNNER EDMUND BASSETT @paintliquor
STEADICAM OPERATOR GRANT SANDY-PHILLIPS @grantskg
1st ASSISTANT CAMERA MURAT AKYILDIZ
2nd ASSISTANT CAMERA JACK LIGHTFOOT @lighty_foot
DIT RISHI RAO
GAFFER LAURENT ARNAUD @sparkswars
LIGHTING DESK OPERATOR JACK RYAN @jackryanlx
ELECTRICIAN ANNA BROOKS-BECKHAM
@Anna Brooks-Beckman
ELECTRICIAN KRUNAL SAADRANI @krunalsaadrani
LIGHTING RIGGER CHARLIE BRYANT
CHOREOGRAPHY ASSISTANT & DANCER SHANELLE ‘TALI’ FERGUSON @tali_1301
STANDBY ART DIRECTOR MIKA LAPID @mikalapizza
SET ASSISTANT MARTHA HOWE @martha.howe
SET ASSISTANT DARRYL OTTEN @darrylotten
STYLIST, NAO RAMARIO CHEVOY @ramariochevoy
COSTUME DESIGNER, NAO MAYA SCARLETTE @mayascarlettex
BODY ART ASSISTANT SUZANNE EDWARDS
HAIR STYLIST, DANCERS SHAMARA ROPER @shamara_roper
HAIR STYLIST ASSISTANT, DANCERS SHEREE-JOURDAN @x_sjourdan
COVID TESTING & MEDIC E&T MEDICAL
EDIT HOUSE TRIM EDITING @trimediting
EDITOR LAURA CAIRNEY-KEIZE @laura.c.k
POST PRODUCTION HOUSE, VFX BUTTERSCOTCH POST @butterscotchpost
VFX POST PRODUCER FATIMA OUKLILANE @powerffleur
VFX COMPOSITOR ROBERT CHANDLER
VFX COMPOSITOR CHRISTOPHER JAMES BROWN
POST PRODUCTION HOUSE, COLOUR THE MILL @millchannel
COLOUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CHARLIE MORRIS @charlesedmorris
COLOURIST ALEX GREGORY @alexgregorycolour
CAMERA KIT SUPPLIER ONE STOP FILMS @onestopfilms
LIGHTING KIT SUPPLIER GLO FILM LIGHTING @glofilmlighting
RIGGING EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER TRADITIONAL FILM RIGGING
SCISSOR LIFT SUPPLIER MEDIA ACCESS SOLUTIONS @mediaaccesssolutions
STUDIO AND CATERING SUGAR STUDIOS @sugarstudiosgreenwich
SPECIAL THANKS TO JO WALLACE @joeydovetail, SALVADOR GOMEZ-LOPEZ @ @glofilmlighting, MARGAUX BARUCH @mags_bch, WPA @wpagency & SILVERBACK CREW @silverback_crew
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