Gaga and Tim Burton donated Dolls to Island of the Dead Dolls

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Juan Santana, great-nephew of Julián Santana, the man responsible for the dolls placed on the Doll Island in Mexico, shared a little about the process of producing the music video for "The Dead Dance", by Lady Gaga:

“As fascinating as the legend are the details of the making of the video, which were a top secret even for Santana. 'We didn't even know who was coming (... ) Actually, they didn't let us be here', Juan explains. Through intermediaries, Burton and Gaga's team negotiated the island and surrounding properties for three days. Not only did they pay for it, they also donated dozens of dolls and supplies to keep the site going.

A team of more than 60 people arrived in 18 trainers (good ones) with all elements of production. [... ]
It was three days between installation, filming and dismantling in which private guards blocked the access of curious people and made sure that besides music, which sometimes sounded loud, no one knew what was being filmed there. ”

[tlittlemonster 2,083]

It took 60 people to make that music video? 😬

[Bonkers 29,633]

19 minutes ago, tlittlemonster said:

It took 60 people to make that music video? 😬

yikes, that's almost as many people as it takes to write a Katy Perry song 

[TimotheeChalamet 5,837]

1 hour ago, tlittlemonster said:

It took 60 people to make that music video? 😬

And that's a small troupe

[elsamars 1,987]

The curse is lifted 

[Economy 50,206]

1 hour ago, tlittlemonster said:

It took 60 people to make that music video? 😬

These productions are never cheap or have few ppl. You potentially have

 

Director

Cheoreographer

Make up artists

Prop organizers

Lighting and camera crew

Editing people

 

And whatever else im not thinking of. It adds up quickly. Have you ever seen movie credits? The list is huge!

[TheMiddleGround 3,280]

1 hour ago, Bonkers said:

yikes, that's almost as many people as it takes to write a Katy Perry song 

You mean Beyoncé right?

[nATAH 50,307]

3 hours ago, tlittlemonster said:

It took 60 people to make that music video? 😬

sounds like a normal number, no? movie credits last for about 5 minutes because of the sheer amount of names

[Killa 17,604]

Gaga keeeps having an immaculate record. I fear that they probably used 80 percent of the budget on the location and trasportation

[tlittlemonster 2,083]

2 hours ago, Economy said:

These productions are never cheap or have few ppl. You potentially have

 

Director

Cheoreographer

Make up artists

Prop organizers

Lighting and camera crew

Editing people

 

And whatever else im not thinking of. It adds up quickly. Have you ever seen movie credits? The list is huge!

I know but the video is so simple and there's only 4 dancers 

I would expect 60 people for a MV like Marry The Night, but not this one 😅

[StrawberryBlond 14,909]

Wonder if they were the dolls she slapped?  I did think it was weird that she did that and maybe it was because they were her donations and thus couldn't be cursed (yet)! 

[Taumaturg0 625]

1 hour ago, tlittlemonster said:

I know but the video is so simple and there's only 4 dancers 

I would expect 60 people for a MV like Marry The Night, but not this one 😅

yeh, but keep in mind cameras have multiple operators, there are people in charge of lighting, sets, assistants, even the catering staff count as part of that group.