In a later interview with MTV, Gibson said that there will be famous cameos in the video, and that the video was different than many people perceived it will be. However at the time, Laurieann's answer reflected the still at the time, ongoing discussion about the director for the video. What is a traditional music video? Even if we go with a traditional music video, the directors that we love are not traditional, so the idea that they get to collaborate with us means they too want to live outside of what people expect a traditional music video to be.
Laurieann Gibson later stated though that they had approached a director, however dates were messed up and schedualing conflicts with the director were created, so Lady Gaga and her manager Troy Carter asked her to co-direct the video. Francis Lawrence revealed in mid-April that he was supposed to be directing the video, but cancelled due to schedualing conflicts.
Giving some background on the song, Gaga explained that "It's no surprise, I'm sure, to many of you, that Judas is a man of the biblical senses, so expect to see some symbolism in this video. And it's really fun to dance to and sounds like it could be a pop priest record. Lady Gaga revealed to NME magazine that the music video will involve motorbikes, death and, in the final seconds, a strong spoken word sequence about being "beyond repentance".
She added: " This is my way of saying "I've already crossed the line. I won't even try to repent. And I play Mary Magdalene leading them into the town where we meet Jesus and I will leave the rest for you to see. Many scenes were shot through the night, On the April 3, Gaga Tweeted: " Directing JudasVideo with my sister boomkack is the most exciting artistic moment of my career. It's the greatest work we've done. Day 2. Nicola Formichetti took to his Twitter after the first day.
We are so blessed. This shit is bad ass. JudasVideo ". He stated: "I like the lipstick part, because that was sort of last minute, she just jumped up [and was like], 'I have this great idea. I'm gonna put lipstick in front of you, and right before you kiss Jesus, I'm going to pull out this gun, and I'm gonna pull the trigger, and then a lipstick's [gonna come out], and then I'm going to put it on you like I'm enabling the kiss!
She looked at me like, 'Is that cool? I liked how she was so spontaneous. He stated that another favorite scene is the opening shot, where Judas, Mary Magdalene Gaga and Jesus Rick Gonzalez are all on the road with their biker-gang disciples. So we did that, and then they cut off part of the freeway and actually cops would fly by us and section off the road. So we rode in a pack. Gaga wasn't driving the bike, but she was riding on the back.
We were flying down the freeway, and she got up on the back She had all these jewels all over her, and every once and a while, you could see behind her bike just a trail of jewels dropping on the freeway. It was kind of magic. He also discussed his reaction to the video, "My reaction when I saw it?
I was excited to see my motorcycle in it first off, 'cause that's my bike that I ride, and I thought it was really good, I thought that [co-director] Laurieann [Gibson] did a really good job and GaGa did a good job, and I know there's a lot of work put into it, and I could see all the work on the screen, so I liked it. The video opens with a motorcycle gang cruising down a freeway, wearing studded leather jackets.
The motorcycle gang are the Twelve Apostles that Jesus is said to have, including Judas. Among the riders is Judas, who crosses Gaga's bike as she looks meaningfully towards him.
The gang passes under a flyover, when the song starts. They reach their rustic hideout called "Electric Chapel" where Gaga dances wearing a red sarong and a bikini top with crosses stitched onto it. Once the gang arrives, Gaga Magdalene pushes Judas, further showing they have history. While trying to protect Jesus from the fights she attempts to warn him about his apostle's impending betrayal, but becomes hypnotized by Judas' allure.
Lady Gaga's hair is styled to be similar to a hat worn in the vatican in this scene. The pat on Peter's back as she sings "you can build a house" references a line in the Bilble when Jesus said, "Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build My Church".
After the second chorus, in a climatic sequence, the singer holds a gun up to Judas' mouth, and a stick of red lipstick bursts out and smears his lips. The scene portrays Gaga's choice to refuse to shoot Judas in the heart.
As the breakdown ends, the music stops and Gaga is seen in a bathtub with Jesus and Judas, washing their feet and cleaning it with her hair. The sequence is interspersed with Gaga standing lonely on a rock as waves engulf her. The music restarts and Judas is shown pouring beer in the bathtub. The sequence is interspersed with Gaga standing lonely on a rock as waves engulf her, the scene being reminiscent of artist Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus and Jesus marching towards his fatal destiny.
Next Jesus is shown standing on a stage, surrounded by his supporters, the setting being inspired by scaffoldings present around newly constructed buildings. Gaga kneels in front of Jesus and tries to explain something to him, but he places his palm on her head as Judas looks on.
After Judas delivers the fateful kiss upon Jesus' cheeks, marking him for his death, Gaga falls on the ground with a silent, anguished cry.
The video ends with the death of neither Judas nor Jesus, but of Gaga as she's stoned to death by the crowd in a bridal dress. Gaga stated in an interview with E! News that this was included because she figured if the public is going to stone her for the video, she might as well stone herself first. She also continued that it was a metaphor for Mary Magdalene not being taken as an apostle in a church. Gagapedia Explore. Lady Gaga. About us Administrators Site policies Community notices Contact us.
List of all articles Site map overall Site map articles only. After Judas delivers the fateful kiss upon the Jesus figure's cheeks, the video ends with Gaga's supporters publicly stoning the shocked singer.
Like the video for "Born This Way's" title track, the "Judas" clip intersperses choreographed dance sequences and close-ups of the pop star with stark imagery, such as shots of Gaga bathing with Jesus and Judas in front of a fire, and waves crashing down upon the motionless singer after nightfall. Of course, Gaga's outfits are equally eye-popping this time around, with the singer's flowing blonde hair accented by a red bandana, blue leather top and puffy white dress in different parts of the clip.
The "Judas" music video was co-directed by Lady Gaga and choreographer Laurieann Gibson, and continues Gaga's fascination with motorcycles after she physically became part of one on the "Born This Way" album cover. Last month, Gibson told Billboard about the video , "Ultimately, it's a story about oppression; a story about following your heart and the glory of being free.
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