Pharrell Williams 'Marilyn Monroe' by Luis Cerveró
David Knight - 24th Apr 2014
The first music video produced out of Colonel Blimp's new LA office could hardly be more high-profile. It's for Pharrell, and what's more, it's follow-up to the phenomenally successful Happy...
But the same spirit that led to the groundbreaking 24 Hour video for Happy by We Are From LA, has led to this massively entertaining, consistently creative and witty video for Marilyn Monroe, directed by Luis Cerveró.
The former CANADA co-director has already made a big statement with his astonishing video for Liars' Mess On A Mission. Now he's brings all his experience making amazing work with the Barcelona collective into play with a new additional American sheen - brilliant set-pieces, big routines, tumblr-like vignettes - and Pharrell himself charmingly gliding through proceedings, wearing a very big hat.
And lots and lots of girls. Dancers, ordinary girls, a special girl...and Kelly Osbourne, doing a little rap. This really is a superior kind of entertainment - and there's even room for a cameo by LA-based British director David Wilson...
David Knight - 24th Apr 2014
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Luis Cerveró
- Producer
- Brian Welsh
- Producer
- Tamsin Glasson
- Production Company
- Colonel Blimp
- Executive Producer
- Tamsin Glasson
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Alexis Zabe
Art
- Production designer
- Teri Whittaker
- Art Director
- Ben Whittaker
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Mariel Haenn
- Stylist
- Rob Zangardi
- Stylist (Cast)
- Shirley Kurata
- Hair
- Yuji Kojima
- Make-up
- Olive Meyer
- Make-up
- Rasheeda Raines
Choreography
- Choreographer
- Fatima Robinson
Editorial
- Editor
- Luis Cerveró
Grading
- Colourist
- Gregory Reese
- Colour grade company
- The Mill
Commission
- Commissioner
- Bryan Younce
- Label
- Columbia Records
Misc
- Producer Company
- GC
- Production Supervisor
- Rachel Straus
- Online
- The Mill
Other credits
Asst. Prod. supervisor
Nicci Freeman
Prod. Supervisor ‘inserts’
Pepper Carlson
Asst. Prod. Supervisor ‘inserts’
Lauren Simpson
Asst. Choreographer
Charmaine Jordan
Dancers
Khadija Nicolas, Christina Chandler, Brya Underwood, Aye Hasegawa, Ayumi Sasaki, Mette Towley, Jessica Di Girolamo, Jana Thompkins, Jenny Dailey, Marquita Washington, Carlena Britch, Chelsea Wood, Krystal Ellswroth, Ai Shimatsu, Jayme Rae Dailey, Arike Rice, Karen Song, Anthea Young, Clarys Biagi, Alex Clark, Shiva Ware
Telecine producers
LaRue Anderson & Natalie Westerfield
Additional smoke vfx
Blink Studio, London
Blink Studio producer
Matt Marsh
Blink Studio
Patrick Hearn, Simone Grattarola
David Knight - 24th Apr 2014