The Weeknd – Complex Short

In this reflective short film, the Weeknd speaks to his younger self, encouraging him to ask questions about the future and remember the light before it’s all gone.

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DIRECTOR | EDITOR | VFX: Eddie Alcazar
PRODUCER: Javier Lovato
WRITER: Ezra Claytan Daniels
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Joe Passarelli
MUSIC BY: Danny Elfman & OPN
CO-PRODUCER: James Allen
RE RECORDING MIXER: Mark Mangini
SOUND DESIGN: Jacob Flack
STORYBOARDS | CONCEPT DESIGN: Jason Shawn Alexander
COLORIST: Clinton Homuth
AD: Johnny Starke
CASTING DIRECTOR: Natasha Ward
KID ABEL: Leo Perry
STAND-IN (ABEL): Assad Salleh
SET TEACHER: Cheryl Watson
STOP MOTION ANIMATORS: Misha Klein, Ferran Salat, Kelsey Stillmaker, Ellen Coons, Kevin Glick, Johnny McHone
PUPPETS: Nenad Gajić, Katarina Bugarski
SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS: Jason Walker
2ND UNIT DP: Lee Young
CAMERA OPERATOR: Stephen Ling
AC: Eric Wann
KEY GRIP: Nick Kirsten
DOLLY GRIP: Chad Pelsing
GAFFER: Chad Cohlmia
G&E SWING: Susie Shircliff, Charlie Joyce
SOUND MIXER | BOOM OPERATOR: Paul Gonzales
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Paul Rice
PUPPET DOCTOR | PAINTER | SET DRESSER Mairav Haber
ARMATURE REPAIR: Dick Kaneshiro
VFX: Corduroy, Steven Cormann, Slavko Gavric
SUBTITLES: David Firth
FABRICATION | SET DRESSER: Jocelyn Favela, Ben Record, Zach Tolchinsky, Alexandra Steele, Rachael Ferris, Chelsi English, Ryan Berry, Tiffany Liu, Sadie Nash
FOAM SCULPTOR: Wendy Weihs
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Brian Habecost, Shabbir Rizvi, Spencer Blanchard
STOP MOTION STAGES: Apartment D, Max Lopez
LIVE ACTION STAGE: The Dreaming Tree

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