YoussefVerse (Creative Director, Motion Pictures)

I) Music Video Concept In the Spring of 2023, I started teaching a college digital video editing class where students were tasked with creating, developing and implementing projects to edit. One of the three major projects that I assigned them was the creation and implementation of a music video based off of a song of their choice. This was met with collective enthusiasm by the students, and they happily sprang into the work. It was at this point that I decided to create a music video edit project of my own, as it had been a while since I actually cut any video –– for employment or for my own creative pursuits. I settled on the extended version of ABBA's classic 'Voulez-Vous' (album: 'Voulez-Vous', 1979, Polar Music) –– a classic disco/dance song from one of my favorite music groups. The music video represents my dedication to Disco, love of ABBA and my craft as a professional film & video editor. Crank up the speakers and enjoy! II) Technical Facets Here are some facts and figures relating to both the music/audio as well as the movie/video elements: Music Voulez-Vous (single: 4:22m; extended: 6:15m); (album: 'Voulez-Vous', 1979, Polar Music) Motion Pictures • ABBA: Voulez-Vous music video (Polar / 1979 / dir: Lasse Hallström; color / 35mm film / 1.37:1) • All That Jazz (20th Century Fox / 1979 / dir: Bob Fosse; color / 35mm / 1.85:1) • American Hustle (Sony Pictures Releasing / 2013 / dir: David O. Russell; color / 35mm / 2.39:1) • Austin Powers in Goldmember (New Line Cinema / 2002 / dir: Jay Roach; color / 35mm / 2.39:1) • Boogie Nights (New Line Cinema / 1997 / dir: Paul Thomas Anderson; color / 35mm / 2.39:1) • Can't Stop the Music (Assoc. Film Distribution / 1980 / dir: Nancy Walker; color / 35mm / 2.39:1) • CHiPs: Peaks and Valleys (NBC / 1978 / S2E1 / dir: Phil Bondelli; color / 35mm / 1.37:1) • Disco Godfather (Transvue Pictures / 1979 / dir: J. Robert Wagoner; color / 35mm / 1.85:1) • Ex Machina (A24 / 2014 / dir: Alex Garland; color / HD / 2.39:1) • Nighthawks (Universal Pictures / 1981 / dir: Bruce Malmuth; color / 35mm / 1.85:1) • Prom Night (AVCO Embassy Pictures / 1980 / dir: Paul Lynch; color / 35mm / 1.85:1) • Saturday Night Fever (Paramount Pictures / 1977 / dir: John Badham; color / 35mm / 1.85:1) • Scarface (Universal Pictures / 1983 / dir: Brian De Palma; color / 35mm / 2.39:1) • Thank God It's Friday (Columbia Pictures / 1978 / dir: Robert Klane; color / 35mm / 1.85:1) • Xanadu (Universal Pictures / 1980 / dir: Robert Greenberg; color / 35mm / 1.85:1) III) Credits • Voulez-Vous written/arranged/produced by Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson; 1979, Polar Music • ABBA's Voulez-Vous re-edited & remixed by @youssefverse • ABBA: Voulez-Vous music video directed by Lasse Hallström, 1979 ABBA is Agnetha Faltskog Björn Ulvaeus Benny Andersson Anni-Fryd Langstad • Conceptualized, produced and edited by YoussefVerse via The MoonStar Film Odyssey, March 2023 • Proudly edited via Adobe Premiere Pro on an Apple iMac Format: Color / HD / 1.78:1 (16:9) All rights belong to the appropriate content owners. Materials utilized in this motion picture endeavor are strictly used for educational, entertainment and portfolio purposes without any monetary reward offered or received.