Unauthorized Defying Gravity Wicked

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Description

An unauthorized take on the famous song "Defying Gravity" from the musical Wicked.

The VFX took 15 months and were done entirely by the director.

Director/Cinematographer/VFX: SP Batchelder (https://www.patreon.com/spbatchelder)
Producers: Nick Batchelder, Liz Izzo, Cassy Crandall, Summer Vaughan, Christine Bendorf, Cee Jaye Pecorak
Starring:
Katharine McDonough as Elphaba
Jennifer Sun Bell as Galinda
Tammy Taylor as Madame Morrible
Crew:
1st AC - Eva Ye
Sound Mixer - Blake Christian
Key Makeup Artist - Maryann Yee
Grip & Electric - Omar Rojas-Cruz
Production Assistant - Heather Andelsman
Crowd Choir: Alizee Falque, Britt Sarkisian, Elisa Perez, Hailey Wulff, Marnina Schon, Sarah Rudoy

Backing Track by Brian Bisetti

Article on how and why this short came to be:
https://spbatch.medium.com/how-i-taught-myself-unreal-engine-so-i-could-create-the-emerald-city-for-an-unauthorized-short-2aced9aad8de