The Weeknd 'Gasoline' by Matilda Finn
Rob Ulitski - 24th Jan 2022
The Weeknd heralds his new album Dawn FM with a spectacular and nightmarish promo from Matilda Finn.
The video for Gasoline is dripping in Finn's harrowing, hyperreal aesthetic, and follows an elderly version of the artist, who crashes his car into a stop sign and descends into a Hellish realm.
He regains consciousness in a crowded room, where sinful beings are grappling for whatever physical pleasures they can acquire - sex, drugs, violence... it's all on the cards in this place.
The crowd begin to show their true colours, as their faces distort into monstrous forms, and The Weeknd has a face-off with a younger version of himself, ending in another death.
This is an enigmatic expression of existential despair in Matilda Finn's signature style, and it's outstanding work. The video touches upon life, death and addiction, and does so with sublime style - and lots of creepy crawlies.
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Rob Ulitski - 24th Jan 2022
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Matilda Finn
- Producer
- Ryland Burns
- Producer
- Cole Santiago
- Producer
- Eli Raskin
- Co-Producer
- M
- Production Company
- SF
- Executive Producer
- Ryland Burns
- Production Manager
- Mayte Avina
- 1st AD
- Jesse Hays
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Jon Chema
- 1st AC
- James Teninty
- 1st AC
- Erick Aguilar
- Camera operator
- Benjamin Verhulst
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Kyle Bryson
- Key Grip
- Charles Tae
Art
- Production designer
- John Richoux
- Production designer
- Nomad Art + Design
- Art Director
- Nick Decell
Wardrobe
- Stylist (Artist)
- Matthew Henson
- Stylist (Cast)
- Ntombi Moyo
- Hair
- Sharif Poston
- SFX Make-up
- Mike Marino, Prosthetic Renaissance
- SFX Make-up
- Malina Stearns
- SFX Make-up
- Chelsea Delfino
- Make-up (Artist)
- Christine Nelli
- Make-up (Cast)
- Marcela Osegueda
Choreography
- Movement Director
- C Prinz
Casting
- Casting director
- Esprit Casting
Editorial
- Editor
- Matilda Finn
- Editor
- Armen Harootun
- Sound design
- Mark Hills
- Sound
- Factory
Grading
- Colourist
- Simone Grattarola
- Colour grade company
- Time Based Arts
VFX
- VFX Company
- BK
- VFX Supervisor
- Hugo Saunders
Misc
- Head Of Production
- Ari Schneiderman
- Stunt Co-ordinator
- TJ White
Other credits
Production Coordinator
Brent Assayag
2nd AD
Malloy Chevalier, Mollie Lemm
2nd 2nd AD
Mengyao Liv Li
2nd AC
Vinnie Bredemus, Dumaine Babcock
Techno Op
Clay Platner
Crane Tech
Joe Mullins, Will Pipkins
Matrix Tech
Shawn Fossen, Simon Shin
DIT
Gianennio Salucci, Daniel Woiwode
VTR
Robert Buckholz
VTR Asst
Andres Martinez
Photo Asst
Alexander Fredric
BBE
Mike Cruz
Electric
Armen Gurdzhyan, Anthony Ortiz, Claudio Rodriguez
Board Op
Tyler Sanderson
Key Rigging Grip
Marlow Nuñez
Best Grip
Adrian Estrella
Dolly Grip
Kyle Sorvig
Grip
Daniel Vasquez, Tigran Aghasaryan, Igor Kamoevi, Kyle Hudnall, Stephan Chang, Kevin Chiu, Mike Munoz, Carlton Hudson, Mike Lavere
Art Coordinator
Alyssa Lopez, Hayley Ramagos
Prop Maker
Andrei Hill, James Cowan, Ashton Warner, Flip Flipelli
Scenic
Dani Manning, Megan Genova
Set Dresser
Thomas Castillo, Elio ‘Gizmo’ Martinez, Logan Blue. Max Cunnane. Frances Munoz, Danny Araujo, Amanda Salazar
SPFX Cord
Simon White
SPFX
Art ‘Tommy’ Haynes, Albert Lanutti
Weeknd Stylist Asst
Breaunna Trask
Weeknd Barber
Daronn Carr
Weeknd Tailor
David Viato
Weeknd SPFX MU Asst
Crystal Jurado, Richard Redlefsen
Makeup Asst
Bridget O’Donnell
SPFX Makeup Asst
Meg Wilbur, Sasha Glasser
Hair Asst
A.D. Lewis
Stylist Asst
Landon Rivera, Yesenia Carbajal
Boom Op
Andres Barrientos
Animal Wrangler
Aaron Wells
Studio Teacher
Mandy Friedrich
Movement Asst
Gigi Todisco
PAs
Ryan Morgan, Cole Johnston, Annie Zaruba-Walker, Alejandro Fumero, Ellis Moye, Kevin Fogg, Arnold Juarez, Hayley Spivey, Gee Depratt, Conrad Olmos, Alex Norman, Ricky Cano, Arden Lasalle, Brady Drobny
Location Manager
Casey Sullivan
Gang Boss
Chris Machado
Covid Compliance Manager
Casey Kimble
Testing Coordinator
Laura Manning
Medic
Heidi Rodriguez-Shimel
Catering
Judd’s Catering
Craft Services
Paloma Aguirre
VFX On Set Supervisor
Robert Olsson
VFX Senior Producer
Tamara Mennell
VFX Producer
Bruce Langfield
VFX Assist
Bruno Fukomothi, Andrew Curtis, Vahur Kuusk
Additional VFX
Prosper Unger-Hamilton
Colour Producer
Sean Ewins
Post Sound Studio
Factory Studios
Audio Producer
Sadie Poole
Filmout
Metropolis Post
Special Thanks
Norm Li and Whitney Jackson
Cast
Olivia Sysack, Jessica Sysack, Erin Green, Desiree Green, Audra Stillwell, Alyssa Stilwell, Isabella Isaziga, Tatiana Tovar, Gyasi Johnson, Jenly Crespo, Janel Carrington
Stuntmen
Hank Kingi, Gee Alexander, Devante Thomas
Rob Ulitski - 24th Jan 2022