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THE WEEKND & Ariana Grande, 2021
Save Your Tears (Remix)

Production Company: Blinkink @blink_ink
Director: Jack Brown
Executive Producer: Josef Byrne
Producers: Matt Marsh, Dom Thompson-Talbot & Sami Goddard
Storyboard Artist: Sav Akyüz

Design: Dexter Maurer, Pete Sharp, James Neilson
The animated music video for The Weeknd & Ariana Grande's "Save Your Tears," directed by Jack Brown for Blinkink, presents a surreal and melancholic cyberpunk narrative. Set in a rain-drenched, neo-noir metropolis, the video explores themes of loneliness and digital longing through its glitching, distorted characters. The visual style is a distinct blend of sleek retro-futurism and analog-inspired decay, creating a world that feels both haunting and beautiful.

As a key member of the design team, Dexter Maurer's work was instrumental in defining the tactile texture and atmospheric depth of this world. His contributions helped shape the visual identity of the cityscape, infusing it with a cohesive sense of glitching melancholy and grounding its more grotesque elements in a stylized, believable reality. The design work provides the crucial, immersive backdrop against which the digitally rendered performances of the artists unfold.

As the producer for Dexter Maurer, my role was to architect and manage the framework that allowed his creative work to flourish seamlessly within the larger production. This involved strategic resource planning, meticulous budget management for his segment, and ensuring his creative milestones aligned with the project's demanding timeline. I acted as the primary liaison between Dexter and the broader production team at Blinkink, facilitating clear communication, negotiating scope, and proactively solving problems to protect his creative focus. My responsibility was to build a bubble of operational efficiency around him, ensuring he could dedicate his full energy to crafting the high-quality design work that the vision demanded, without being hindered by logistical complexities.

2021, Dexter Maurer, Production, Animation, Music






Matheus Vo Ngoc


Photo: Walter Pfeiffer
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I am the Director of Operations at Blue Velvet Gallery and a Creative Producer for commercial projects. My work is dedicated to building operational bridges between art and commerce, leveraging my background in law and intellectual property to create sustainable structures for creative ventures.