Melanie Martinez - LEECHES (Official Music Video)

Director: Melanie Martinez
Production Company: Dojohouse
EP / Producer: Abi Perl
EP / Producer: Danny Pollack
Director of Photography: Nyk Allen
Production Designer: Arae Webner
1st Assistant Director: Kellie Jotackett
VFX: Ingenuity Studios
Production Manager: Chris San Andreas
Production Coordinator: Emily Shulmanovich
Editor: John Paul Horstmann
Color: Kaityln Battistelli @ Ethos Studios

Key Hair: William Scott Blair
Key Makeup: Laurel Charleston
SFX MUA: Malina Stearns
Costume Designer: Melanie Martinez
Assistant Costume Designer: Marco Morante

CLT: Mathias Peralta
BBE: Jacob Kaster
SLT: Cameron Smith
SLT: Rebekah Lloyd
SLT: Raul Cervantes
SLT: Joe Escandell
Lighting Programmer: Patrick Mattes
Key Grip: Alex Picasso
BBG/Driver: Paul Reynoso
Grip: Andrew Williams
Grip: Luke Barger
Grip: Domonic Picasso
1st Assistant Camera: Erick Aguilar
2nd Assistant Camera: Bryam Aguilar
Steadicam Op: Greg Arch
DIT: Lucas Taggart

VTR: Robert Buckholz
Sound Mixer/Playback: Taylor Haycraft
Production Designer: Arae Webner
Leadman: Darren Cantone
Set Decorator: Tyler Vogel
Set Dresser: Miguel Gregory
Set Dresser: Mikey Cuellar
Set Dresser: Giles Augustine
Set Dresser: Joel Darden
Prop Master Assist: Emily Joe
Special Effects Lead: Arthur Hayes
Special Effects: Carlos Perez
Art PA: Beatriz Arrocha Lanzas

Talent- Little Girl: Mia Rose Castaneda
Talent- Teen Girl: Valeria Aragon Vega
Talent- Dancer/Leech: Judson Emery

Partner/VFX Supervisor: Grant Miller
VFX Executive Producer: Kieley Culbertston
Senior VFX Producer: Tara Acquesta
VFX Supervisor: Krisztian Csanki
On Set Supervisor: Brad Clapper
Comp Supervisor: Pablo Pollaci
CG Production Manager: Aimee Zermeño
Animation Supervisor: Mark Wong
CG Leads: Edgar Pina

Comp Leads: Pamela Navarro & Nathalia Sanchez
VFX Coordinator: Colin Campbell
Comp Coordinators: Lienna Sui & Stella Chandra
Comp PAs: Natalie Valentia
Comp PAs: Mikaela Kristanto

Modeling Artists:
Xinhao Zhou
Sasawat Intakul
Clement Poerwanto
Dwi Rahmat

3D Character Artists:
Xinhao Zhou
Sasawat Intakul

3D Animators:
Austin Ostrenga
David Vander Pol
Dmitry Khudzik
Richie Siu
Harish Pawar

Lead Rigger:
Zhehao (Fred) Qiao

Rigger:
Johnathon Slender

FX Artists:
David Gurrola
Kalpak Deshmukh
Nalla Nallagatla
Sandip Rathod

Lighting Artists:
Carlos Monroy
Fahmi Putra
Mei Miyasaka
Umesh Sawant

Tracking/Matchmove Leads:
Rebecca McKee & Chen Kuang Hsu

Tracking/Matchmove Artists:
Swamy Naidu Vadapalli
Jamie Ball
Emir Assalam
Bramasta Buana
Wildan Thalib
Celline Alverina
Ayu Tesalonika
Mikhael Alessandro
Brian Liando
Tresna Muhammad

DMP Lead: Andrea Conde
DMP Coordinator: Alan Cox

DMP Artists: Matteo Balduzzi, Samiksha Chouhan, Ronald Bowman

Comp Artists:
Rishabh Gondane
Nitheesh Mohan
Hutri Hutri
Thingari Gurunadha
Arjun Jembu Rameshbabu Vethavalli
Prem Kumar Baddam
Adrienne DeLuca
Lingesh M
Adrian Alanis
Premsagar Yadav
Ravee Gauttam
Amet Ramos Carpio
Yeriel Bertoni
Mohanakrishnan C

Comp Paint/Beauty Leads:
Wei Zhou
Zhuqing Li
Penpicha Jingjungvisuti

Comp Paint/Beauty Artists:
Febra Putra
Raynard Sarumpaet
Safwan Lihawa
Vincentius Davin
Haikal Ishak
Serly Fitalia
Devi Dewi
Timotius William
Jonathan Dharmawan
Faris Salman
Pascal Prima
Borazani Kayla
Ahmad Abdillah
Natasha Evangeline

Roto Leads:
Bryll Ortiz & Suttichai Sripan

Roto Artists:
Dimas Bayu
Yohannes Vino
Lutfi Faisal
Muhammad Ibrahim
Chanif Alchasan
Meuthia Pratiwi
Audrie Avandra
Dhoni Permana
Ibnu Syuhada
Zahra Rindiani
Deyan Fayola

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[WaltArin]

I liked how after she saw the damage it was causing to her body, she happily adapted, making blood cookies, but the leech didn't want just nourishment, it wanted the feeling of TAKING IT from her.

[maecarissa]

I absolutely ADORE the way it starts small, as something sweet and endearing until eventually, the leech uses her—it’s so reflective of what real life, draining relationships are like.

[Malfreds_pizzas]

When she said, "We can best friend, and we'll never have to be alone ever again" while it shows her being choked by her only friends is so sad

[LoserzAndTerry]

When your nice and caring, there's a person that can take advantage of that

-A Wise man

[jadahdixon]

This was actually a pretty good representation of how people can use you if allowed

[her]

The painting scene is so strong, the drool on the leeches face because it sees her as nothing but something to use. Her painting shows nativity and how she doesn’t see what’s clearly in-front of her, a leech

[Jovir-k]

I'm speechless 😢
"We are friends, right?"
"- Yes, as long as you can give me what I want..."

[sara-nwwm]

OKAY IT TRAUMATIZED ME BUT THIS SHOWS HOW TOXIC RELATIONSHIP WORKS GREAT WORK AGAIN MELANIE!

[fixeee]

This clip is just SO DEEP... I've been in friendships that were exactly like this: They catch you at your most fragile moment, suck all your energy and then discard you until there's nothing left... Please be careful who you call a "friend".

[elisep]

It's actually interesting that the girl realizes she was used ONLY AFTER she SEES bigger bite marks unexpectedly. The leech has been sucking her blood at many points throughout the video, insinuating she was ALWAYS used. She just never saw it before because she liked her quality time with him. I've heard that having fake friends and long-term abuse is kinda like this. You never know you're being hurt and have been hurt until they pull the last straw.

[Vmioshi]

“Everything was so sweet”
*”Until you tried to kill me..”*

[EnderbelleRocks]

I love that the leech doesn't completely show it's true colors until the end. It slowly asks more and more until there's nothing she can do about it. Reminds me of a friend I once had...

[iisoftiee_]

I kinda feel like the scene where they’re watering the flower symbolizes something, like the girl is pouring a lot more water into the pot than the leech and it’s kinda showing how she’s putting more effort into the friendship than the leech is

[TANJIANYITMoe]

Just wait till battle of the larynx gets released, that girl is gonna KILL EM

[givemerevelations]

This is so deep. This is art. So proud of being a Melanie's fan. Grateful.

[HugosUniversalAdventures]

This I made me cry, the ending with the girl’s speech. All she wanted was a friend, and people use us at our most vulnerable and loneliest. 💔

[reallyseally]

I love how it shows how much someone can use you and you don’t realise, until it’s too late.

[edensgraces]

I actually love this representation, how she allows it to use her while seemingly in a mutually beneficial relationship, it slowly takes more and more, until it finally all goes too far and nothing can be done, really does portray being taken advantage of

[LoganMaccoyPerry]

This actually needs more views, it shows how people use you for gain but don't actually care at all about you.

[cbmusic]

the fact that we got visuals by melanie AND ariana in the same day is insane