Sabrina Carpenter's Please Please Please video director says she was naturally 'funny' and her boyfriend Barry Keoghan was extremely considerate
Music video director Bardia Zeinali is singing Barry Keoghan's praises.
The creative mind behind Sabrina Carpenter’s Please Please Please music video opened up about working with the 25-year-old's boyfriend.
The video - inspired by Sharon Stone in Basic Instincts - was filmed at a decommissioned jail on Staten Island.
Barry insisted on prepping his fight scene the day before so he could be a one-take wonder the day of.
'He was really aware that it’s Sabrina’s video, it’s Sabrina’s day, he didn’t want to be the one that’s holding up a shot or taking too much time or space,' Bardia recalled to IndieWire.
Barry was also all in when it came to changing up his wardrobe, but the vision was to stick to his usual vibe.
The creative mind behind Sabrina Carpenter ’s ‘Please Please Please’ music video - Bardia Zeinali - opened up about working with her boyfriend, Barry Keoghan
'He was really aware that it’s Sabrina’s video, it’s Sabrina’s day, he didn’t want to be the one that’s holding up a shot or taking too much time or space,' the director recalled
The music video showed the real-life couple meeting as Sabrina sang to the 31-year-old through the jailhouse glass during visitor hours before the two walked hand in hand into a pizza parlor.
The premise was a chaotic love story with Sabrina's natural flirty twist—something that comes easily to the Feather artist.
'She has a bit of that wink always,' the director shared. 'She’s really funny herself. So a lot of [the script] just wrote itself in a really natural and organic way. Even with my editor, when we were working, he was like, "I love the dolly shot where we pan from her to Barry." She’s singing to the camera, and we land on him, and he was like, "I love it because the comedy is so right."'
Sabrina quipped: 'I know you’re craving some fresh air, but the ceiling fan is so nice,' before the camera shows Barry aiming a gun at a bank teller.
The comedic scene perfectly syncs with the songstress's lyrics, becoming an instant online meme.
'I always knew the first chorus was the first time I wanted to break the fourth wall, have her performing direct into camera,' Bardia commented. '[That’s when] you first kind of hear what she’s saying, which is just basically like pleading to this person to stop their chaotic ways. I knew that I wanted to have that shift there because there’s a shift in the music, the musicality.'
And the chorus shows Sabrina standing in the doorway, as the Saltburn star fights a group of men in slo-mo.
Fans flocked to the comments section on YouTube, sharing their excitement of seeing Sabrina's real-life boyfriend in the flick.
One user wrote, 'Sabrina hard launching Barry at the same time warning him not to f*** this up. Mood,' while another chimed in, 'The vocals, the lyrics, the outfits, the hair, the makeup, the BOYFRIEND IN THE VIDEO????? everything about this is just iconic.'
The music video showed the real-life couple meeting as the 25-year-old sang to the 31-year-old through the jailhouse glass during visitor hours before the two walked hand in hand into a pizza parlor
And the chorus shows the singer standing in the doorway, as the Saltburn star fights a group of men in slo-mo
Rounding out the sweet messages, one follower said, 'Sabrina singing a song about her boyfriend and having him star in the music is so stevie nicks core and i love it.'
Although Barry has yet to fight anyone off for his leading lady in real life, the pair have taken the internet by storm since first being linked in December.
The Espresso singer played it coy about her relationship status.
'How do I skirt around this question?' she replied during an interview with Rolling Stone when asked if she refers to him as her boyfriend.
'The [dating] pool is the pool, and when you meet people that feel authentic and are so brilliant and amazing in every way, that’s what you do,' Sabrina noted about her love life. 'Obviously, I write songs about exactly how I feel, so I guess I can’t be so surprised that people are interested in who and what those songs are about. That’s something that comes with the territory.'
Speculation about their romance grew more prominent after the Work It actress performed at Coachella with Barry front and center at her set.
One user wrote beneath the music video: 'Sabrina hard launching Barry at the same time warning him not to f*** this up. Mood'
Earlier this month, the Espresso singer played it coy about her relationship status: 'How do I skirt around this question?' she replied after being asked if she calls the actor her boyfriend
The premise was a chaotic love story with the star's natural flirty twist—something that comes easily to the Feather artist; seen in May
One month later, they made their way from the desert to The Big Apple to attend the Met Gala.
Barry and Sabrina skipped out on a red carpet moment and instead met at the top of the iconic steps for a photo op.
The starlet lovingly gazed at her beau, cracking a laugh as Barry held a top hat in front of his face and stared into the camera.
And yes, the actor donned an espresso colored suit.
