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Superintendent McCupcakes 'No Curves' by Babybaby

Rob Ulitski - 7th Oct 2022

A small family gathering descends into madness in Swedish directing duo BABYBABY's promo for Superintendent McCupcakes.

In the video, McCupcakes (real name Tony) loses consciousness and is brought back, time and time again, to an increasingly weird and uncomfortable reality, with the help of a trigger-happy paramedic armed with defibrillators.

The desaturated, filmic aesthetic contrasts the absurd mayhem of the concept, and the ending scene feels more suited to a contemporary horror chase scene than a music video - and that's the brilliance of the video.

"It’s been years since we made a music video, and the ideas were starting to pile up," say BABYBABY. "So we wrote a script with everything we were into at the moment: Dutch techno subcultures, yuppies, 90s IKEA catalogs, awkward family photos, smiling people crawling, smiling people running, smiling people sliding off sofas, etc, etc.

"The label said 'great, you go do your thing'. And so we did."

Rob Ulitski - 7th Oct 2022

Tags

  • Surreal
  • Absurd
  • Family
  • Smiling
  • weird
  • Performance

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Producer
Alina Grön
Production Company
Giants & Toys
Executive Producer
Calle Isberg

Camera

Director of Photography
Stellan Runge
Focus Puller
Jesper Lundqvist

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Fredrik Nordesjö

Art

Production designer
Angelica Nyman

Wardrobe

Stylist
Alice Lönnblad
Make-up
Alice Lönnblad

Editorial

Editor

Grading

Colourist

VFX

VFX

Commission

Label
Epidemic Sound

Rob Ulitski - 7th Oct 2022

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