The prestigious Mexican cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto, recognized for his work with the greatest directors of Hollywood such as Martin Scorsese and Alejandro González Iñárritu, teamed up with the pop star of the moment Taylor Swift to collaborate on her new music video for the song ‘Fortnight,’ featuring Post Malone.
This song belongs to ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ the eleventh studio album by the American artist, which was released this Friday. Through her Instagram account, the singer expressed gratitude for the support of her work.
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“For me, this video turned out to be the perfect visual representation of this album and the stories I tell in it. @postmalone impressed me on set as our tragic tortured hero, and I am very grateful for everything he put into this collaboration,” she said.
“I’m still laughing about getting to work with the coolest guys in the world, @ethanhawke and @mrjoshcharles (tortured poets, meet your colleagues from the end of the hallway, the dead poets). I still can’t believe I got to work with the unfathomably brilliant @rpstam on cinematography and my dream team of collaborators,” she added.
After the post, Rodrigo Prieto thanked the pop icon for her words, and through Instagram stories, he shared a link to the video and an image with the artist along with the phrase: “In Gratitude.”
One day after the video was published, it accumulated more than 18 million views and ranks number 2 in trending. The production was in black and white, and stands out for contrasts between scenes.
As mentioned in her post, the actors Hawke and Charles also participated in the video, portraying Todd Anderson and Knox Overstreet from the movie Dead Poets Society, where they appear to reprise their roles from the film while their characters in the music videos wear lab coats that say: Dr. Anderson and Dr. Overstreet.
About Rodrigo Prieto
Prieto has collaborated artistically with Martin Scorsese on several films, including “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “Silence,” “The Irishman,” and “Killers of the Flower Moon.” For the latter three, he earned Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography. Additionally, he worked as the cinematographer for three Taylor Swift singles released in 2020: “The Man,” which alludes to his previous film “The Wolf of Wall Street,” as well as “Cardigan” and “Willow.
This story was written in spanish by Daniel Matute in Cultura Colectiva
