Stephens Alum Produces a “Defying Gravity” Remake

An alum from Stephens MFA in TV and Screenwriting program — Sarah Phillips Batchelder — worked as the director, cinematographer, and visual effects artist on her rendition of “Defying Gravity” from the hit musical Wicked. After working on the VFX for 15 months she was finally able to premiere the short at the beginning of February.

For a more in depth conversation about the piece read Batchelder’s post here.

Director/Cinematographer/VFX: SP Batchelder

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