Mabel x Shygirl

Buck

I had the pleasure of working on the music video for Mabel feat. Shygirl "Look At My Body Pt. II." Buck’s vision of mighty Mother Nature celebrates her anatomy without objectifying it — challenging the male gaze and historic sexual objectification of women. The result is a 2D-animated sequence that combines feminist values with classic craft — a psychedelic romp showcasing womanhood in a sequence that is fluid, dynamic and powerful.

Mabel confronts and reclaims her sexuality in the song, pointing out different areas where women have long been objectified like classical art, religion, and pornography.

Following the lead of the live-action segments of the video — which parody the “original sin” by showing Mabel and Shygirl biting into a forbidden apple — we kick off the animated segment by sending the duo on a psychedelic trip into female enlightenment. We used a retro style to match the aesthetic of the live-action video, which satirizes the historic objectification of women.

Credits

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Vincent Lammers

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
James Britton

ASSOCIATIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jen Zheng

PRODUCER
Katie Liston

HEAD OF 3D / 3D SUPERVISOR
Joao Rema

ART DIRECTOR
Fabrizio Lenci

ANIMATION DIRECTOR
Joe Brooks

STORYBOARD
Jen Zheng, Joe Sparkes, Tucker Klein

2D CEL LEAD
Joe Sparkes, Tucker Klein

DESIGN
Mijke Coebergh, Thea Glad, Yana Abramova, Catarina Alves,
Meitar Almog, Lea Zhang, Jen Zheng, Fabrizio Lenci

R&D
Nathan Shipley

2D AE ANIMATION & COMPOSITING
Jardeson Rocha, Kyle Snider, Greta Sennekamp, Marco van der Vlag, Meitar Almog

CEL ANIMATION
Jen Zheng, Stephen Loveluck, Yinan Liang, Santiago Gonzalez, Shelby Chan, Tinghe Yang, Meitar Almog