Dua Lipa has released the music video for “Training Season,” directed by Vincent Haycock and produced by Somesuch.
“Training Season” arrives as the second single from Lipa’s forthcoming third studio album and was made with Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle, and Tobias Jesso Jr.
The video opens with Lipa’s voicemail flooded with apologies and requests for second chances, continuing with clips of the singer sitting alone in a cafe as men compete for her attention as the room begins to spin into a dizzying, chaotic scene.
Haycock’s distinctive vivid style is reflected throughout the video, with the creative forming a commentary on the rigors of dating.
Lipa explained: “I had been on a string of bad dates, and the last one was the final straw. The next morning I arrived to the studio to Caroline (Ailin) and Tobias (Jesso Jr) asking me how it all went and I immediately declared “Training Season Is Over.”
CreditsArtist Dua Lipa Lottie Llewellyn, Warner marketing director; Theresa Adebiyi, commissioner. Production Company Somesuch Vincent Haycock, director; Rina Yang, DP; Whitney Jackson, producer; Tash Tan, U.K. exec producer; Alli Maxwell, U.S. exec producer; Georgina Fillmore, U.K. head of production; Christian Stone, production designer. Choreography Charm L’Donna, Sharon June, artist choreographers; Ryan Heffington, cast choreographer. Styling, Hair, Make-up, Costumes Lorenzo Possoco, artist styling; Peter Lux, artist hair; Sam Visser, artist make-up; Lisa Dempsey, key make-up; Julie Hassett, 1st make-up; Natasha Newman-Thomas, key costumer. Editorial Vincent Haycock, editor; Julie Levy, editor assistant. Color Dante Pasquinelli, colorist. VFX Company Goldenchild Audio Tom Paolantonio, sound. Stunts Buddy Sosthand, Jayson Dumenigo, stunt riggers.
Director Gia Coppola Teams With Mejuri For “A New York Minute”; 1st Episode Takes Us To The Grocery Store
Mejuri, known for turning fine jewelry into an everyday luxury, has partnered with director Gia Coppola (The Last Show Girl, Palo Alto) and The Directors Bureau in Los Angeles, for the first time reimagining the brand’s story as episodic content. In a series of microfilms, co-created by Coppola and premiering following New York Fashion Week, Mejuri eschewed a typical celebrity campaign and cast us as voyeurs to a group of aspiring young women--real people, not actors--at the crossroads of their adult lives against the backdrop of New York City.
Titled “A New York Minute,” the series features five real-life friends, who include one perfectly imperfect heroine named Emma. The women celebrate ordinary moments and interactions which reveal, sometimes retrospectively, the extraordinary within the mundane. Adjacent to the brand’s own community, the 30-something year old cast includes Laura Love (Emma), Rebecca Ressler, Natalie Vall-Freed and Rozzi Crane. Mejuri’s jewelry makes an appearance as the best supporting actor.
“When I met with Gia and The Directors Bureau team, there was instant creative and personal chemistry and a natural alignment on the desire to push and blur the lines between marketing, storytelling, and the construct of what a ‘campaign’ could be,” said Jacob Jordan, chief brand officer, Mejuri. “Gia was able to push that idea into something that truly feels new and artful, with a realism and relatability that almost feels jarring. Gia was such a perfect collaborator and partner, someone I had complete trust in to be a catalyst for Mejuri’s values of celebrating women as their truest selves. I can’t wait for us to continue to tell the next chapters of this story.”
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