Suffering for her art! Taylor Swift crawls in cold mud, is covered in wax and balances on stilts in behind-the-scenes video for Out Of The Woods

Taylor Swift has given fans a look at the lengths she went to while filming her Out Of The Woods music video.

The singer crawls through mud, balances on stilts and films on a cold beach in a new The Making Of video she shared Twitter on Tuesday.

Out Of The Woods - The Making Of followed the 26-year-old superstar as she filmed on location at the beach, in the forest and on an elaborate wintry sound stage in New Zealand. 

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Behind the scenes: Taylor Swift has shared a video showing the making of her Out Of The Woods music video

Behind the scenes: Taylor Swift has shared a video showing the making of her Out Of The Woods music video

The video begins with Taylor, bundled up in a bathrobe, strolling along a gorgeous beach. 

'We are in New Zealand on one of the most  - not 'one of the most', the most - beautiful beach I've ever been on in my life,' the singer says. 

'It's so surreal. All of us are just freaking out over it.'

The 26-year-old is also seen filming underwater scenes in a pool, which passes for the ocean in the video. 

See Taylor Swift crawls in cold mud in behind-the-scenes video for Out Of The Woods

Underwater: The singer filmed underwater scenes in a swimming pool, which passes for the ocean in her video

Underwater: The singer filmed underwater scenes in a swimming pool, which passes for the ocean in her video

Beach: Taylor and director Joseph Kahn discuss her next scene on location in New Zealand

Beach: Taylor and director Joseph Kahn discuss her next scene on location in New Zealand

Gritty: A makeup artist rubs mud on Taylor's legs before filming 

Gritty: A makeup artist rubs mud on Taylor's legs before filming 

Likes what she sees: Taylor was all smiles as she checked out the dailies after filming

Likes what she sees: Taylor was all smiles as she checked out the dailies after filming

Taylor, who wears a flowing blue dress for the beach shoot, is seen shivering as a makeup artist rubs mud on her legs, while another crew member spritzes her with water.

'I'm bedraggled and also emotional, probably very hungry,' Taylor says, rubbing her stomach as she explains the emotions she's conveying in the scene.

'I go through all this stuff and all these terrible trials and tribulations and in the end I find - dun dun da - myself,' she explains of the music video's concept.

Later, as Taylor stands gazing out over the water into the horizon, director Joseph Kahn and a body double approach and reach out for her shoulder as they film the music video's final scene.  

Horizon: The video ends with Taylor 'finding herself' after losing her relationship

Horizon: The video ends with Taylor 'finding herself' after losing her relationship

Reaching out: A body double touches Taylor on the shoulder as they film the final scenes of the video

Reaching out: A body double touches Taylor on the shoulder as they film the final scenes of the video

Gorgeous: The dramatic video was filmed in New Zealand

Gorgeous: The dramatic video was filmed in New Zealand

'The entire video is basically Taylor suffering through an emotional landscape of trees and forests and snow and water,' explained the director, who previously praised Taylor as a 'badass' for being such a trooper on set.

'All that is a metaphor, but it's being done practically on location here in New Zealand.'

Later, Taylor runs through a forest in ugg boots and she faces down snarling wolves.

The singer has previously explained that the single, which is believed to be about her short-lived relationship with One Direction singer Harry Styles, is about a 'fragile' relationship that made her feel anxious.

Cold: Taylor wrapped up in a blanket as filming finally moved to the forest 

Cold: Taylor wrapped up in a blanket as filming finally moved to the forest 

On the run: The 26-year-old wore uggs as she raced through the woods

On the run: The 26-year-old wore uggs as she raced through the woods

Forest: The singer peered through tangled vines 

Forest: The singer peered through tangled vines 

Crash landing: Taylor fell to the ground with an agonized look as cameras followed her every move

Crash landing: Taylor fell to the ground with an agonized look as cameras followed her every move

Suffering: The superstar wore a variety of light blue dresses in the music video

Suffering: The superstar wore a variety of light blue dresses in the music video

Focused: The 23-year-old gave a fierce look into the camera as she sang along to a backing track

Focused: The 23-year-old gave a fierce look into the camera as she sang along to a backing track

'We've been in desert, we've been on a rocky cliff, we've been on a glacier, we've been in a swamp. This is actually the first time we've been in the woods,' the singer says, wrapped in a brown blanket as they prepare to film.

'This is a real breakthrough,' she jokes. 

Later, Taylor is seen standing on stilts as she's entwined with thorny vines for her favorite scene.

'These are my favorite shots so far,' she said. 'There's all this smoke, it looks very ethereal, very mysterious. It's crazy.'

And she appeared thrilled with the results, yelling 'That's awesome!' as she watches scene on a monitor.

Up high: Taylor stood on stilts and was wrapped in vines and thorns as the director filmed a 'mysterious' scene

Up high: Taylor stood on stilts and was wrapped in vines and thorns as the director filmed a 'mysterious' scene

Details: A crew member painted mud on Taylor's light blue dress

Details: A crew member painted mud on Taylor's light blue dress

Evocative: The singer said this scene, which she described as 'ethereal' was her favorite in the video

Evocative: The singer said this scene, which she described as 'ethereal' was her favorite in the video

Expressive: The singer looked serious as she filmed the video

Expressive: The singer looked serious as she filmed the video

Quick touch up: Taylor was thrilled after seeing the results, which she raved were 'awesome'

Quick touch up: Taylor was thrilled after seeing the results, which she raved were 'awesome'

The Making Of video also shows Taylor rolling in the mud on a sound stage, and running as the trees behind her go up in flames. 

And she explains that her blue dress and hands have been covered in stiff wax to make it appear frozen. 

'This dress I'm wearing has been dipped in wax. It's like as if a dress had been frozen.' 

'So basically today we are on a sound stage, we're doing different things like me being in a forest that's on fire, me being in snowy, ice land,' Taylor tells the camera. 

Trooper: Director Joseph has said Taylor stayed in the cold mud for hours to keep the shoot rolling along, calling her 'badass'

Trooper: Director Joseph has said Taylor stayed in the cold mud for hours to keep the shoot rolling along, calling her 'badass'

Emotional: The singer admitted she was 'not excited' about filming muddy scenes on the soundstage

Emotional: The singer admitted she was 'not excited' about filming muddy scenes on the soundstage

Set design: Taylor explained that her dress and hands had been dipped in wax to give the appearance of being frozen 

Set design: Taylor explained that her dress and hands had been dipped in wax to give the appearance of being frozen 

Elaborate: Day two of filming took place on a 'frozen' forest soundstage

Elaborate: Day two of filming took place on a 'frozen' forest soundstage

'When I walked in this morning I was so excited about the sets that have been built,' she said of the 'snowy' set.

'These are some of the most elaborate sets I've ever seen. And I think they have such amazing access to incredible trees and plants and things in New Zealand, I mean, that's all I can come up with to explain why the forest sets are so good,' she says. 

'They're just amazing, they're really talented set designers.'

Impressed: Taylor praised the set designers, saying the snowy landscape was the best set she'd seen

Impressed: Taylor praised the set designers, saying the snowy landscape was the best set she'd seen

Wintry: The singer said they were lucky to have access to New Zealand's nature as inspiration

Wintry: The singer said they were lucky to have access to New Zealand's nature as inspiration

The singer later admits she's dreading filming in the mud.

'I'm not excited. It's going to be gloppy, and cold and slimey, and I'm going to be crawling in it. I have to meet a friend later, there's going to be a lot to explain. 'Why do you look like this?'' 

Director Joseph previously praised Taylor's dedication when the Out Of The Woods video was released in December.

Giving it her all: Out Of The Woods director Joseph Kahn praised Taylor's focus on Twitter

Giving it her all: Out Of The Woods director Joseph Kahn praised Taylor's focus on Twitter

Impressive: The director said Taylor stayed in the cold mud for hours to make things easier on the crew

Impressive: The director said Taylor stayed in the cold mud for hours to make things easier on the crew

'Taylor was so dedicated to making this video,' he wrote on Twitter on January 1. 'I was wrapped in snow gear. She was in a dress. She suffered for her art.' 

And he added: 'Taylor chose to stay in the mud for hours to keep the shoot moving. No in and out. Just gangstered it. She is bad ass.'

And the director joked with fans ' To really get a sense of what @taylorswift13 went through, watch the making of in a tiny dress while standing in your refrigerator.'

Freezing: Joseph joked that viewers could get the full effect of what Taylor went through by watching The Making Of video while freezing

Freezing: Joseph joked that viewers could get the full effect of what Taylor went through by watching The Making Of video while freezing

 

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