Madeline The Person 'Why I Broke Up With You' by Tess Lafia
Rob Ulitski - 14th July 2022
Tess Lafia visualises singer-songwriter Madeline The Person's song about being fed up with her stoner boyfriend in a charming mix of animation with live action.
The video for Why I Broke Up With You interweaves a stop-motion narrative featuring the strained relationship and broken promises within the setting of a doll's house, with Madeline's deadpan performance.
This is a beautifully realised piece of work, which balances glossy beauty shots with quite a raw, grimy aesthetic in the narrative, and perfectly realises the themes in the track.
At the end of the concept, Madeline celebrates her freedom and the next stage of her life, having chucked out her weed-obsessed boyfriend. He is just too wasted to protest...
Rob Ulitski - 14th July 2022
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Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Tess Lafia
- Producer
- Taytum Blake
- Producer
- Tess Lafia
- Producer
- Noah Deats
- Production Company
- Mirror Films
- Executive Producer
- Eric Barrett
- Executive Producer
- Eric Barrett
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Noah Deats
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Bamba Kimball
Art
- Production designer
- Cleo Camp
Animation
- Animation Director
- Tess Lafia
- Animator
- Tess Lafia
- Animator
- Kane Lafia
- Animator
- Cleo Camp
Editorial
- Editor
- Tess Lafia
Grading
- Colourist
- Beau Lyon @ Company 3
VFX
Agent
- Director's Rep (UK)
- OB Management
Commission
- Commissioner
- Devin Sarno
- Label
- Warner Music Group
Misc
- Director's Rep (US)
- Randi Wilens
Rob Ulitski - 14th July 2022