For the opening of the exhibition “Sciences et curiosités à la cour de Versailles” (“Science and Curiosities in Versailles Court”), we made a 360° film shown on an elliptical screen 3 meters high with a circumference of 32 meters which plunges visitors into a Versailles they’ve never dreamed of.
The palace of Versailles
Running time: 6’
Director: François-Hugues de Vaumas
For the opening of the exhibition “Sciences et curiosités à la cour de Versailles” (“Science and Curiosities in Versailles Court”), we made a 360° film shown on an elliptical screen 3 meters high with a circumference of 32 meters which plunges visitors into a Versailles they’ve never dreamed of. Thanks to several spectacular techniques, the audience is immersed in two centuries of history and some twenty scientific locations to relive such events as the first hot-air balloon trip, the dissection of a horse in the stables and an eclipse at the Grand Trianon.
For the first time in the world, a camera with eight HD sensors which permit seamless filming in 360°, was fixed to a cable-cam suspended between two cranes 60 meters high for a spectacular traveling shot of over 400 meters above the palace.
Another feat in post-production: animation and computer graphics were applied to 12000 X 1080 pixel 25 fps footage.
The integration and animation of old etchings into contemporary footage in 360° makes for a dynamic, educational evocation of the effervescence of the court of Versailles.
By taking on this challenge, Aloest Productions is at the forefront of innovation in terms of audiovisual techniques.
Teaser for the exhibition “Risque, osez l’expo!” presented at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie
Director: François-Hugues de Vaumas
Animation: Gaël Jacquemin
Editing & sound design: Jean-Maxime Besset
Teaser for the exhibition “Risque, osez l’expo!” presented at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie.
In France, the school system has to accept all children under 16, be they French or foreign, legal residents or not. For many migrant teenagers, shunted from one continent to another, it represents a hope for stabilization and integration.
Genre: Documentary
Running time: 86 mins
Director(s): Xavier de Lauzanne
Producer(s): Aloest Productions
Production: Aloest Productions
Distribution: Aloest Distribution
Sortie cinéma: le 11/09/2013
Sortie DVD: le 01/10/2014
Editeur DVD: Aloest Distribution
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Synopsis
In France, the school system has to accept all children under 16, be they French or foreign, legal residents or not. For many migrant teenagers, shunted from one continent to another, it represents a hope for stabilization and integration. The director Xavier de Lauzanne placed his camera on the benches of the school where Aboubacar, Dalel, Hamza, and Thierno started out…
Israéliens et Palestiniens, juifs, chrétiens et musulmans, ils sont avant tout musiciens. Partant du constat qu’il est maintenant impossible pour eux de se rencontrer en Israël ou dans les Territoires Palestiniens, le français Jean-Yves Labat de Rossi va les chercher chez eux, de part et d’autre du mur, pour les inviter à une tournée surprenante qui les réunira en France pendant trois semaines.
Genre: Social Documentary
Duration: 85′
Director(s): Xavier de Lauzanne
Producer(s): François-Hugues de Vaumas, Xavier de Lauzanne
Production: Aloest Productions
Distribution: Aloest Distribution (droits cinéma France) / SHK (droits TV)
Release: 2009-11-11
DVD release: 2010-12-10
DVD Editor: Aloest Productions
TV Broadcasting: NHK, KTO
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Synopsis
Israeli and Palestinian, Jewish, Christian and Muslim, but before all that, they are musicians. After assessing that it is now impossible for them to meet in Israel or on Palestinian territory, Frenchman Jean-Yves Labat de Rossi went to see them in their homes, on either side of the wall, to invite them on a surprising tour that would bring them all together in France for three weeks. This daring challenge quickly turned out to be risky. From the beginning of the tour, rivalries inevitably started to develop. On stage, it was a huge success, but behind the scenes, conversation became heated…
Récompenses
Palm Beach International Festival – Best documentary
Houston International Festival – Platinum Award
Évreux Educational Film Festival – Grand Prize
Angers International Scoop and Journalism Festival – “Art and Culture” Prize
FIGRA (International Significant News Report Festival) in Le Touquet – « Autrement vu » (“Seen differently”) Prize
Granada International Festival – Official selection
Paris International Cinema Vérité Festival – Official selection
FIPA (Biarritz International Audiovisual Program Festival)
International Human Rights Film Festival (Paris)
Tiburon Festival (US)
Montréal Civil Rights Film Festival
Critiques presse
TELERAMA
« Belle et fugitive image d’une réconciliation possible, malgré tout »
LA CROIX
« Il dit mieux que n’importe quel discours le fossé entre les communautés, son absurdité et l’urgence de le combler (…) On sort avec des larmes de tristesse et des larmes de joies. Humain »
JDD
« On aimerait tant que les politiques de tout bord s’inspirent de ce film »
EVENE
« Profondément humain (…) à transmettre, en chantant »
MARIE-CLAIRE
« Ni naïf ni angélique : simplement émouvant, universel»
LA VOIX DU NORD
« Un chemin vers la tolérance, une leçon d’humilité (…) le message dépasse les frontières israéliennes et palestiniennnes »
LE FIGARO
« Un documentaire qui rend justice à l’oeuvre remarquable de Jean-Yves Labat de Rossi »
