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DIRECTOR ADRIA PETTY AND STARDUST’S ALAN BIBBY CO-DIRECT VISUAL FANTASY “PRINCESS OF CHINA” FOR COLDPLAY AND RIHANNA

DIRECTOR ADRIA PETTY AND STARDUST’S ALAN BIBBY CO-DIRECT VISUAL FANTASY “PRINCESS OF CHINA” FOR COLDPLAY AND RIHANNA

New York, NY - June 12, 2012 - Stardust creative director Alan Bibby teamed up with longtime friend and veteran music video helmer Adria Petty to co-write and co-direct Coldplay and Rihanna's epic music video for "Princess of China.” Petty, whose credits include videos for Beyonce’s “Sweet Dreams” and “Countdown” plus spots for Target, Hershey’s and Lancome, and Bibby, whose credits include VFX-heavy commercials for Mercedes-Benz, AT&T and Shell, combined their unique talents and visions for the movie-trailer-style video, which premiered worldwide on June 4, 2012.

Blending iconic elements from kung fu films and samurai epics, “Princess of China” is a soaring visual fantasy that pays homage to Petty and Bibby’s favorite films and scenes. The directors embraced Asian influences from multiple countries and eras to round out the video’s visually stunning world. “We love old kung fu movies, the Shaw Brothers, all of that,” Bibby explained. “This began as a love letter to that genre, but we also wanted to make it much broader and just go way over the top with it. The Japanese taiko drums, the Guanyin multi-arm imagery, the Southeast Asian architecture, the hair and modern fashion – it was this mix of visual elements that really created the immersive world for this story.”

“It is so rare to get to work with one of your best friends on an original creative idea,” said Petty, “and we were so blessed to be doing it for such amazing talent and star power. I am really delighted with how the clip turned out and the spirit of fun and visual spectacle it achieved. We were very lucky in that Rihanna and Chris were both totally on board with this vision, and we had an amazing crew to help make everything come together seamlessly.”

 

DIRECTOR ADRIA PETTY AND STARDUST’S ALAN BIBBY CO-DIRECT VISUAL FANTASY “PRINCESS OF CHINA” FOR COLDPLAY AND RIHANNA
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Credits:

Directors: Adria Petty and Alan Bibby

Executive Producer: Sheira Rees-Davies for aWHITELABELproduct

Executive Producer: Richard Skinner for Skinflicks

Line Producer: Clark Jackson

Post Producer: Maura Naughton

1st AD: Chris Berger

Director of Photography: Stephane Vallee

Production Designer: Annie Sperling

Costume Design: Mel Ottenburg (Rihanna)

Costume Design: Lauren Bradley (Chris Martin)

Costume Design: Ivy Jarrin

Makeup Rihanna: Kabuki

Makeup: Michelle Bankson

Hair Rihanna: Kim Kimble

Choreographer Rihanna: Hi-Hat

Choreographer: Peppa Yuan

Casting: David Kang

Stunts: Ralph Koch

Editor: Akiko Iwakawa at Cut & Run

Visual Effects: Copa Network and Quietman

Creative director / VFX supervisor: Vico Sharabani

Visual effects by Copa Network

Yfat Neev: Executive Producer NYC

Steve Reiss: Executive Producer LA

Lead Flame artists: John Budion, Tal Shuv, Alex Frisch, Vico Sharabani

Flame artists: Itay Niv, Victor Melton, Lior Weiss

Matte painter: Marco Iozzi

Visual effects by Quietman

Johnnie Semerad: Creative Director/Lead Flame Artist

Inti Martinez: Flame Artist

Nic Seresin: Flame Artist

Derina Doorley: Flame Artist

Anthony Ferrara: Creative Director/Lead Designer

Ali Birns: Designer

Aaron Maurer: Designer

Alex George: CG Modeler/Animator

Zach Rubind: CG Modeler/Animator

Young Park: CG Animator/Lighter

Carey Gattyan: Executive Producer/Head of Production

David Michaels: Producer

Martin Boksar: matte painter

Ram Bhat: matte painter

Color Correction: Harbor

Colorist: Joe Gawler

Color Correction EP: Zak Tucker













































 

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