<P> The accompanying music video was directed by Joseph Kahn , who previously directed the music videos for the second and fourth singles from 1989 ( `` Blank Space '' and `` Bad Blood '' ) . The music video was filmed in Africa and California . The video was first aired on television during the pre-show of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards on August 30 , 2015 . Scott Eastwood appeared in the video . In the video , Swift plays a fictional actress named Majorie Finn which is a reference to her grandmother 's name , Majorie Finlay , and Scott Eastwood plays a fictional character named Robert Kingsley . Swift 's grandfather 's name was Robert and her dad 's middle name is Kingsley . Swift came up with the concept after reading a book by Ava Gardner and Peter Evans , The Secret Conversations . Her premise for the video is that -- since social media did not exist in the ' 50s -- it would be impossible for actors not to fall in love if they were isolated together in Africa , since there would be no one else to talk to . According to Kahn the video is based on classic Hollywood romances like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton , as well as classic movies like The African Queen , Out of Africa and The English Patient . As of June 2018 the video has received over 610 million views on YouTube . </P>
<P> The accompanying music video was directed by Joseph Kahn , who previously directed the music videos for the second and fourth singles from 1989 ( `` Blank Space '' and `` Bad Blood '' ) . The music video was filmed in Africa and California . The video was first aired on television during the pre-show of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards on August 30 , 2015 . Scott Eastwood appeared in the video . In the video , Swift plays a fictional actress named Majorie Finn which is a reference to her grandmother 's name , Majorie Finlay , and Scott Eastwood plays a fictional character named Robert Kingsley . Swift 's grandfather 's name was Robert and her dad 's middle name is Kingsley . Swift came up with the concept after reading a book by Ava Gardner and Peter Evans , The Secret Conversations . Her premise for the video is that -- since social media did not exist in the ' 50s -- it would be impossible for actors not to fall in love if they were isolated together in Africa , since there would be no one else to talk to . According to Kahn the video is based on classic Hollywood romances like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton , as well as classic movies like The African Queen , Out of Africa and The English Patient . As of June 2018 the video has received over 610 million views on YouTube . </P>
where did taylor swift film wildest dreams video
where did taylor swift film wildest dreams video
Africa California
Africa California