Måneskin 'Mammamia’ by Rei Nadal
Rob Ulitski - 25th Oct 2021
Rei Nadal directs a suitably irreverent and taboo-busting promo for the sensational Eurovision-winning Italian rock outfit Måneskin's new single MAMMAMIA.
The acid-washed video is set in the band's cartoonishly colourful Glam Rock universe - and all is not well. All the other band members are sick to death of egotistical frontman Damiano David and his selfish, hurtful behaviour. As they sit in a car to take them to the next gig, each of them dream of ever more imaginative ways to take their revenge upon him...
Nadal channels the spirit of the Italian Giallo horror tradition - from the impeccable style and art direction to the inevitable buckets of gore. Strobing lights and frantic camera movement elevate the concept, which feels like a nightmarish drug trip which you can never quite escape.
But most crucially, this brilliant production is underpinned by the band's own sense of humour and self-awareness, sending up the idea of rock excess - referencing The New York Dolls and The Sex Pistols rather than Spinal Tap. And the great concept of a series of imagined murders is actually similar to one of Preston Sturges' great 40s comedies, Unfaithfully Yours.
“It was a privilege to work with the band as they are incredibly creative and hardworking," says Rei Nadal. "I loved making this video and the final cut, as it doesn't really look like the music videos I am seeing at the moment.
"It really feels like it is its own thing and that is incredibly hard to do at a time where we are constantly bombarded with visuals.”
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Rob Ulitski - 25th Oct 2021
Credits
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Rei Nadal
- Producer
- Flaminia Maltese
- Creative Director
- Aurora Manni
- Production Company
- P
- Executive Producer
- CM
- Executive Producer
- Juliette Larthe
- Production Manager
- Leonardo Grillo
- 1st AD
- Giorgio Melidoni
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Lorena Pagès
- Focus Puller
- Silvio Bersani
- 2nd AC
- Claudia Mariani
Art
- Art Director
- Soraja Cehic
Wardrobe
- Hair
- Marco Steri
- Make-up
- Chantal Ciaffardini
- Wardrobe
- Nick Cerioni
Editorial
- Editor
- Amber Saunders
Grading
- Colourist
- Ruth Wardell
- Colour grade company
- Okay Studio
Other credits
Project Manager
Leonardo Grillo
Management
EXIT Music Management
Record Label
Sony Music Italy
Service Company
Think Cattleya
GM/ Executive Producer
Martino Benvenuti
Assistant Producer
Alice Cigada
1st AD
Giorgio Melidoni
2nd AD
Federica D’Alatri
AOSM
Claudia Di Luccio
Production Manager
Christian Scacco
Unit Manager
Alessandro Luceri
Production Coordinator
Silvia Barba
Production
Raffaele Losco
Production
Lorenzo Greco
VTR
Marco Bosco
Loader
Valentina Chiarello
Art Director Assistant
Alice Ariano
Prop Master
Marco Marinelli
Prop Master
Pierluigi Parisi
Stylist
Nick Cerioni
Ass. Stylist
Michele Potenza
Ass. Stylist
Salvatore Pezzella
Makeup
Chantal Ciaffardini
Hair Stylist
Marco Steri
Hairdresser
Adelaide Fiani
Makeup (Extras)
Paola Sgreò & Federica Pettirossi
Costume Designer (Extras)
Giorgia Maggi & Mara Amorosi
Photographer
Ilaria Ieie
Photographer’s Assistant
Fabio Germinario
Video Maker
Giacomo Gianfelici
Service
Panalight
Post Producer
Harriet Cawley At Zed
Colour Producer
Holly Tidwell At Okay Studio
Sound Designer
Circuit Recordings
PRETTYBIRD UK PR
Lee Sharrock
Rob Ulitski - 25th Oct 2021