A$AP Ferg’s “Green Juice,” directed by Valentin Petit

Valentin Petit directs the 2021 video for A$AP Ferg and Pharrell Williams, with cinematography by Jeff Bierman and visual effects by Machine Molle.

Valentin Petit directed “Green Juice,” the 2021 music video for A$AP Ferg featuring Pharrell Williams. The Neptunes produced the track, and Jeff Bierman was the video’s cinematographer.

The original production notes show how much work went into the video’s images. Division produced it, with Happy Place handling the New York unit. Machine Molle’s team handled visual effects, with separate credits for animation, digital compositing and real-time effects.

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