Unauthorized Defying Gravity Wicked

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 (  / 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:
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