CARXXX night campaign visual with a black Mercedes and a transformed New York skyline

Music video / Live action + AI

CHO x IDALY
CARXXX

Director Edit + VFX 2025
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Official video

Shot for real.
Extended beyond real.

01 / Direction 02 / Edit 03 / Visual effects

Release artwork

Cover to
campaign.

Official CARXXX single cover artwork by Layo Sno
Single cover / Spotify
Official CARXXX campaign key art for CHO featuring Idaly, directed by Layo Sno
Campaign key art

Social cuts

Three cuts.
One release.

Out now / CHO
TikTok teaser
Out now / Idaly

Visual sequence

One night.
Two realities.

High-angle CARXXX night frame with CHO beside the black Mercedes
Live-action scene inside the car in CARXXX
Surreal AI visual with CHO and stacked flying cars
Jewelry detail from the live-action CARXXX shoot
Close cinematic scene from CARXXX

VFX breakdown

From plate.
To world.

Final CARXXX composite with the transformed city environment and CHO wall treatment
Original CARXXX camera plate filmed outside LFL Studio
Raw plate Final frame

02 / Location extension

Final CARXXX frame with CHO, the Mercedes and an extended mountain landscape
Original CARXXX location photograph with CHO and the Mercedes
Raw location Final frame
CHO performing beside the Mercedes in the transformed CARXXX setting
In motion00:42 - 00:44

Post production

Built in
the edit.

Edit session

On set

Built for real.
Then pushed further.

Direction on set
Camera + focus
CHO beside the black Mercedes on the CARXXX set
CHO performing between the stacked cars on set
Wide behind-the-scenes view of the suspended cars and performance setup
Close behind-the-scenes portrait of CHO under the practical car sculpture
Layo Sno directing CHO during wardrobe preparation
CHO and director Layo Sno reviewing the next setup
Camera monitor showing CHO during the bedroom scene
CHO framed behind the cinema camera on set
Black and white camera monitor frame of Idaly
Layo Sno preparing camera equipment before the take
Camera crew checking the CARXXX setup indoors
Camera monitor framing the warm window scene
Black and white camera monitor during the night shoot
CHO silhouetted against a practical backlight on set
CHO and Idaly between takes under red night lighting
Layo Sno giving direction to CHO and the crew at night
Warm silhouette framed through the location window
Behind-the-scenes portrait of CHO in sunglasses
Idaly in a red look during the CARXXX shoot

Hybrid craft

Reality gives it weight.
AI breaks the rules.

01

Live action

Performance, night light, lenses and movement create the physical core.

02

AI + VFX

Surreal extensions push the car world past what could exist on set.

Credits

Made with a sharp crew.

Director
Layo Sno
D.O.P.
Merry Lolz
Edit + visual effects
Layo Sno
Production
Dilba Yasin
Production assistant
Shanya Valies
Color grading
Michel Blom
Make-up artist
Deborah Saphira
Set photographer
LB
Runners
Spencer Fletcher + Soma Rhida

Direction / Film / AI + VFX

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visual world.

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