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Cat Burns 'GIRLS!' by AB/CD/CD

Rob Ulitski - 6th Feb 2025

Directing duo AB/CD/CD direct a cool celebration of femininity in all its variety for singer-songwrirer Cat Burns. 

The video for Girls is a studio-set celebration and a love letter to women, a tribute to their magic and everything that makes them extraordinary - with Cat Burns as the central figure and guide into her imagination. It's made real by the playful visuals and craft that has long been the trademark of Clement Dozier and Camille Dauteuille, aka AB/CD/CD.

The video plays out in a minimal studio environment, where Cat introduces a number of girls she admires - all distinctive in their diversity. Using match-cuts and choreographed set-ups to match the bouncy rhythm of the track, the directors explore this expansive variety in the cast - where the only common factor is their age, which is around the same as Cat's, and their own very individual beauty.

"We wanted to create a minimal video celebrating girls," the director duo explain. "The idea was to capture as many different women's personalities as possible within two minutes of the track, following its unique feminine energy. It was mostly about creating a group around Cat's performance.

"To extend the idea of togetherness and connection, we created a loose and playful choreography and old school camera tricks, where everyone could express themselves, with subtle nods to Busby Berkeley - perhaps only us notice those loose references.

"Given the minimal approach, we wanted to magnify these women and reveal each one's beauty through intimate 16mm camera work.”

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Rob Ulitski - 6th Feb 2025

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  • Director's notes
  • Pick of the Day
  • Pop
  • Singer-songwriter
  • Performance
  • Studio
  • Match Cut
  • Composition
  • Choreography
  • Personality
  • Casting

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Production/Creative

Director
AB-CD-CD
Producer
Liam Wallace-Cook
Production Company
Executive Producer
Lola Idounda
1st AD
Elle Lotherington
2nd AD
Oliver Hill

Camera

Director of Photography
Natasha Duursma
Focus Puller
Jonny Lewis
2nd AC
Joe Medlock

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Chris Broomfield
Key Grip
Alex Bojic
2nd Grip
Dan Huntley

Wardrobe

Stylist
Luci Ellis
Make-up (Artist)
Daniela Monteiro
Cast Make-up Assistant
Lucy Smith

Casting

Casting director
Zoey Edwards
Lead actor
Cat Burns

Editorial

Editor
Basile Belkhir
Post-production Coordinator
Axelle Duarte
Editor’s Agent
Collectiv Paris
Editor’s Assistant
Quentin Mouque

Grading

Colourist
Sylvain Canaux
Assistant Colourist
Norman Lemarié

VFX

Post production company
The Mill Paris
Post Producer
Axelle Duarte
Flame
Seb Kremer, Valentin Gingembre, Stephane Pivron
VFX Producers
Fabrice Damolini, Mathieu Caulet

Agent

Director's Rep (UK)

Commission

Commissioner
Kat Cattaneo
Commissioner
Ella Lindsay
Label
RCA Records

Rob Ulitski - 6th Feb 2025

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