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5 Supermodels Relive Filming George Michael’s “Freedom!” Music Video

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5 Supermodels Relive Filming George Michael’s “Freedom!” Music Video

Here’s what the models had to say about the iconic music video

December 27, 2016

Last year, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of George Michael’s 1990 music video “Freedom!,” we asked its supermodel stars to reveal what filming the video was really like. Naomi, Christy, Linda, Cindy and Tatjana all spoke out about being part of such an iconic music video. Today, as we mourn the death of George Michael and remember his best works, click through to relive the music video that blended the fashion and music worlds together seamlessly.

Watch Michael’s “Freedom” video below:

From: Harper’s BAZAAR US 

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5 Supermodels Relive Filming George Michael's "Freedom!" Music Video
NAOMI CAMPBELL
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"I came to the set on the first day they were shooting. Oh my god, it was crazy! It was during the fashion collections, so I came straight from Paris, and I'd done 4 or 5 shows the day before and we finished at 2 o'clock in the morning. They didn't have the Eurostar then, so I took the 6 o'clock train to London and then went to the airport. I didn't sleep- I went from the plane to the shower to the set. I was up all night working to work all night again! But it was great. I love George Michael, and I love all the girls who were in it, and the director, David Fincher, is a great filmmaker."
TATJANA PATITZ
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"All the models and I knew George Michael- I think I had done a photo shoot with him at some point before. His manager contacted my agent to see if I could do the video. George wasn't in it- he wasn't even on the set when I was there. David Fincher directed it, which was so exciting even then because he has already done one of Madonna's videos. When I shot my segment it was just me on the sound stage in London, and it took all day for each girl. I was up against the wall in this leopard robe, and David told me to imagine that I was in this huge loft by myself, relaxing. He was very clear with his direction. The hairdresser did my hair really curly- I was like, are you trying to make me look like I put my fingers in a socket? And then he also had me lie on that chaise-lounge and smoke. But the way it came out, it looked so cool. When you're doing something, you don't know what it's going to look like, but the way they cut it together, with all the close-ups, is amazing. It was shot on film, which to me is so romantic. The digital world has become so crisp and unforgiving, but film is just...yummy!"
LINDA EVANGELISTA
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"25 years later, this video—and not my magazine covers—is what people mention the most when they approach me on the street. It's pretty incredible."
CHRISTY TURLINGTON
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"It was a whirlwind. I flew in from LA and drove straight to the set, so I was pretty delirious. Each of us filmed for a day on our own, except Linda and I overlapped on the last day because we had a scene together. They were long days. I don't recall any specific direction from David Fincher. He was focused on the lighting I recall. George was there the whole time and very involved. I didn't get the cassette for the song until I arrived. I listened to the track repeatedly the entire drive to the studio. I barely had the lyrics down when we filmed. My first shot which was me crawling behind a paper board with a slit cut in it so it only revealed a part of my face. Every time I couldn't remember the words, I ducked down so only my eyes were visible. By the end of the shoot, I couldn't not hear the song in my head."
CINDY CRAWFORD
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"I remember them sending me a Walkman so i could learn the words before I got to set. The studio was huge and dark and smoky. Someone explained to me that my first shot would be in a bathtub. They oiled me up and put me in an empty tub with a smoke machine to look like steam. I had to sit on an apple crate because you couldn't see me over the edge pf the tub. My second shot was sitting on a chair with a a towel on my head, and I kept thinking my part wasn't going to be that sexy. I watched the video recently, as I wanted to write about the whole supermodel phenomenon in my new book, "Becoming," and my kids were like, "Hey, we know that song!" I think it stands the test of time and still looks amazing today. I like how David Fincher saw something different in each of us and tried to bring that out in the video."
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