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19 Avr Orbis

Publié à 15:04h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Images from the project [vc_gallery interval="10" images="4315,4316,4309,4311,4313,4314,4310" img_size="full" onclick=""] The signs used in the game [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] On September 20, 1519, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand de Magellan set sail under the Spanish flag with a fleet of five ships and 237 men. While Magellan did not survive this perilous journey (he passed away on April 27, 1521), his fleet (what remained of it) successfully circumnavigated the globe, reaching Spain via the Cape of Good Hope, thus completing the first-ever circumnavigation of the world. The epic voyage of this extraordinary journey serves as the backdrop for the VR game "Orbis." Magellan's expedition provides a unique opportunity to transport players into uncharted territory through a virtual reality game where survival and success depend on our ability to manage ourselves and communicate with people from distant lands using our hands. In this project, our studio is responsible for the artistic aspects: design, modeling, rigging, animation, compositing, rendering, and other elements that will be integrated into the VR game. The development is being handled by the American studio Ink Studio. "Orbis" marked our first collaboration with a U.S.-based studio. We are currently in the artistic prototype stage of the VR game. Credits Production: Lucid Realities, Ink...

16 Jan Impesanteur

Publié à 11:41h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Pictures [vc_gallery interval="10" images="4246,4247" img_size="full" onclick=""] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] Impesanteur (lit. Weightlessness) is a R&D prototype which offers two different user experiences of the same zero-gravity simulation : an Augmented Reality one, using Hololens 2 connected glasses, and a Virtual Reality one, enabled by the use of an Oculus Rift-type headset. The VR simulation consists of the recreation of either a neutral environment, or that of a space shuttle (using the ISS as a setting). The user may try and interact with a solid object (a pen) or water, in a zero-gravity environment. He also comes in close contact with and witnesses an astronaut moving about. To finish with, the user can experience his own movement as if he was in space. The AR simulation allows the user to interact with a pen and water as well. This prototype also shows the astronaut move, weightless. Credits Production : EPPDCSI (Universcience, Palais de la Découverte et Cité des Sciences et de l’Industries) et Les Fées Spéciales. Les Fées Spéciales Technical director : Flavio Perez Developer : Simon Galand [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

16 Oct A Cavalòt

Publié à 11:48h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Pictures from the music video [vc_gallery interval="10" images="4251,4252,4253,4254,4255,4256,4257,4258,4259" img_size="full" onclick=""] Music video [vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ovVzigVNs"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] After a 7-year long break from the stage, Massilia Sound System is back at last with a new album entitled Sale Caractère, and the music video to their new song A Cavalòt. The Marseille-born band have asked film director and editorial cartoonist Aurel to direct the music video. Aurel made the choice to add animated sequences to raw camera footage. We joined the venture by providing a new open-source technical tool called Flipix, which allows one to create animation in real time upon live footage. The music video was an opportunity for us to test and adjust the first version of the prototype. We are eager to try it and perfect it further on future projects. This project was made using the prototype Flipix, which is supported by the French National Centre for Cinema (CNC)’s subsidy for technical industries. Credits Production : MANIVETTE RECORDS and LES FILMS D'ICI MÉDITERRANÉE Screenwriting, directing and design : Aurel Images : Sylvère Petit Assistant director : Élodie Dombre Editor : Thomas Belair Compositing and special effects : Julien Delwaulle R&D engineer : Mina Pêcheux Massilia Sound System : Papet J, Moussu T, Gari Grèu, Janvié...

01 Oct Shamane

Publié à 15:13h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Demonstration video [vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/617064788/966ec35a36"] Research images [vc_gallery interval="10" images="4181,4179,4180,4183,4184,4185,4186,4182,4178" img_size="full"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] Prototype - In development Shamane is a platform project providing a tool to study the population dynamics of Przewalski's horses and their mediation with the public. The prototype was created for the association Takh (which means Przewalski's horse in Mongolian) to demonstrate the usefulness of digital tools to help the conservation of the last wild horse species. Since the 90's, their mission has allowed the reintroduction of a small population of Przewalski's horses in their natural environment in Mongolia. We worked on the artistic and ergonomic part of the prototype in collaboration with Géomatys, a company specialized in geospatial data processing, which created the interface. The objective of this scientific-technical and artistic association is to facilitate the reading and accessibility of the data. Our mission at the studio was to set up the artistic direction of the prototype interface, to design a website and to make a tutorial film. The choice of textures, graphic signals as well as the color codes are inspired by the arid steppes where horses live, and the colorful tones of the landscapes. A rupestrian inspiration transpires in the treatment of the symbols and the...

28 Sep The Missions of the Departmental Archives of the Gard

Publié à 10:11h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Images from the film [vc_gallery interval="10" images="4157,4162,4160,4161,4159,4158" img_size="full"] Research images [vc_gallery interval="10" images="4153,4152,4154,4155,4156" img_size="full"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] Parallely to the realization of the animated credits of the web-series Généalogistes en Herbe, the Departmental Archives entrusted us with the mission of creating a 2 minutes film about their 4 main missions. From collection, to communication by way of classification and conservation, we discover, in a didactic way, the hidden side of the archivist's job. For the needs of this subject, we chose the technique of motion design, which allowed us to create a colorful universe. The objects and documents of the archives are associated with gestures and short sketches asserting the human dimension of the Archives' jobs. A chosen range of color guides the viewer according to the mission. Credits Production: Archives départementales du Gard et Les Fées Spéciales Archives départementales du Gard Project management: Archives départementales du Gard Conception and project coordination: Alicia Jeandenans & Manon Boucher, under the supervision of Fabienne Griot Les Fées Spéciales Directors: Marie Saby et Léa Cluzel Graphic author: Léa Cluzel Animator: Julien Delwaulle Technical director: Flavio Perez Artistic supervision: Eric Serre Financial director: Sophie Marron Project manager: Natalène Darfeuille Assistant project manager: Sophie Menegazzi et Tanya Monamy Son : Mare Nostrum Records [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]...

28 Sep Généalogistes en herbe

Publié à 09:26h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Images from the film [vc_gallery interval="10" images="4141,4142,4143,4144,4145,4146" img_size="full"] Research images ][vc_gallery interval="10" images="4147,4149,4148" img_size="full"] Le premier épisode [vc_video link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QemX9p9L9PA"] The realization of the episode is made by Les Archives départementales du Gard. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] The Departmental Archives of the Gard commissioned us to create the credits for their web-series "Généalogistes en herbe". This order was realized at the same time as the creation of an animated film highlighting the role of the Archives. For this project, we had carte blanche to propose an animated generic of approximately thirty seconds to introduce a series in shooting about genealogy. The director chose to propose a universe between realism and imagination that gives a living dimension to the archives, and echoes the exercise of mental and narrative projection that genealogical research requires. Within a few seconds, thanks to the motion design animation, the family tree comes to life and invites us to imagine and schematize our past. Credits Production: DepartementalArchives of the Gard et Les Fées Spéciales Project management: Archives départementales du Gard Video design, production and editing, project coordination: Alicia Jeandenans & Manon Boucher, under the supervision of Fabienne Griot Les Fées Spéciales Director: Léa Cluzel Graphic author: Léa Cluzel Animator: Julien Delwaulle Graphic designer: Marie Saby Technical director: Flavio Perez Artistic supervision: Eric Serre Financial...

10 Sep Napoleon, apology and satire

Publié à 15:22h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Images [vc_gallery interval="10" images="4136,4133,4134,4135" img_size="full"] Mobile version [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] In the spring of 2021, we are once again working with the Institut de France's mediation and pedagogical team to design a mini exhibition site around the reign of Napoleon I. There are numerous illustrations of the reign of Napoleon I, whether they come from the propaganda of the empire or from his enemies, the Emperor led to extensive press coverage in a few years. Through 4 main themes: war and peace, Napoleon's government, Napoleon and Europe and Portraits of Napoleon, the user can observe different portraits and prints. Thanks to the features of the mini-site, one can zoom in on the details of the image and read the information about it. The site offers educational activities for students (middle or high school) to discover each of the 4 themes of the file. The site is responsive, which means that it is visible on computer, tablet and mobile. Learn more: The virtual exhibition The Institute's dossier Credits Production : L’Institut de France et Les Fées Spéciales Institut de France Scientific and educational design: Maud Ternon et Catherine Dalarun Image credits: © Fondation Dosne-Thiers (Institut de France). Collection Frédéric Masson. Les Fées Spéciales Design and artistic direction: Marie Saby Co-managers: Flavio Perez, Eric...

15 Juin Maryam & Varto

Publié à 14:53h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Teaser [vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/577083060/b7f901e9cf"] Images from the pilot [vc_gallery interval="3" images="4068,4069,4070" img_size="full"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] Anatolia, 1915. Maryam and her brother Varto, two armenian kids, are caught in WW1 upheaval. A turkish young adolescent is given the harsh mission to save them. Together, they will experience a risky but enchanted odyssey. Nowadays, this adventure has unexpected consequences, whilst a young woman and her son are traveling from Istanbul to France to meet a grumpy old man who doesn’t want to see them. History secrets sometimes hide family secrets, and ghosts are waiting to be reunited. This project was selected for the Cartoon Movie 2021 pitches. Credits Production : Tchack Directors: Alexandre Heboyan et Gorune Aprikian Screenplay: Gorune Aprikian et Alexandre Heboyan Artistic director: Luciano Lepinay Chara Design: Marietta Ren Original soundtrack (teaser): Karim Lekehal (Gling-Glang Studio) In coproduction with : ARAPROD et Alain Grandgerard producteur associé Les Fées Spéciales We’ve just finished the making of the 14 shots of the pilot, from traditional animation to compositing. Les Fées Spéciales' Team : Artistic director: Eric Serre Technical director: Flavio Perez Financial director: Sophie Marron Production manager: Natalène Darfeuille & Gabrièla de Carvalho Production manager assistant: Sophie Menegazzi R&D manager: Damien Picard & Baptiste Delos Grease Pencil consultant: Daniel Martinez Lara Layoutman: Pascal Larramendy Animators: Angel Binard, Marthe Delaporte, Coline Durtschi, Camille Guillot, Paolo...

15 Juin Rocks

Publié à 14:49h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

16 Mai Jardins enluminés / Jardins il·luminats

Publié à 09:09h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The immersive room and interviews [vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/552027268/016806453f"] Research images [vc_gallery interval="10" images="4039,4040,4166,4167" img_size="full"] Fabrication and installation [vc_gallery interval="10" images="4173,4168,4175,4172,4174,4169,4170,4171" img_size="full"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] The Pyrénées-Orientales department gave us the mission to turn a room of the Palace of the Kings of Majorca into an immersive place appealing visitors to rediscover this Middle Age atypical palace’s history. We decided to use the video mapping technique to dress the room’s four walls. The directors duo, Maud Sertour and Samy Barras, joined us to create the animated sequences that will be projected in the stables room, still never visited yet, from next spring onwards. The sound and visual experience lets us discover the catalan palace at its origin, before Vauban decided to turn it into a citadel. This new mediation tool enables to discover the wonderful exterior places that surrounded the palace, an invitation to uncover the medieval fauna and flora throughout the seasons, just like a lost Garden of Eden. The light will adapt to the stones, bricks and scars in the walls to play different medieval pictures. This experience is accessible to all since May 2021. Credits Production: Département des Pyrénées-Orientales, Opixido and Les Fées Spéciales. Contracting authority/Project owner: Département des Pyrénées-Orientales. This multimedia is produced in association with Opixido...

16 Mai Léonard de Vinci – Les carnets de L’Institut

Publié à 08:51h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

31 Juil IMMERSION

Publié à 15:06h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] The sculpture [vc_gallery interval="3" images="4102,4079,4076,4077,4075,4093,4074,4078,4072,4071,4073" img_size="full"] The technology [vc_gallery interval="3" images="4084,4086,4087,4083" img_size="full"] The handling [vc_gallery interval="3" images="4092,4090,4082,4089,4088,4080,4081,4091" img_size="full"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] A project to celebrate wetlands, in an aesthetic, fun and educational way. For this project, our team once again finds the CEN PACA (Conservatory of natural spaces of Provence), after having explored the plain of Crau with Herakles then the Grasshopper, we are now interested in wetlands. On the occasion of the IUCN World Conservation Congress and for its Ecomuseum, CEN PACA commissioned us to create an augmented reality application illustrating the water cycle. This device will be created on a monumental work by artist Anne-Lise Koehler. Through this life-size work, we want to share with as many people as possible the richness of a natural world that is fragile but also full of resources, far exceeding our imagination. The application will make it possible to give life to the phenomena and species inhabiting wetlands, and to provide the information necessary to understand the issues and their functioning. To make puppets and sets, Anne-Lise Koehler used paper from recovered books (flea markets, Emmaüs, books intended for the pestle, etc.). This recycling of resources and the absence of toxic materials are among...

23 Juil Sacrifice – Musée de la Romanité

Publié à 12:01h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Le Sacrifice©Musée de la Romanité [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] This ﬁlm is part of the temporary exhibition entitled, The Roman Emperor, a mortal among gods, at the Musée de la Romanité. The 4-minute 2D animated ﬁlm transports visitors into a visual soundscape portraying the ritual of sacriﬁce in Roman religion. The animated ﬁlm is screened to scale by 3 video projectors and a system of ampliﬁers and speakers set in a U-shaped viewing area in a square space, putting the spectators centre stage. Our team used an array of iconographies from the period to recreate this aspect of Roman worship. Discover the multimedia of the exhibition on the museum website Archaeology Film Award Special Mention Short Film - Rencontres d'Archéologie de la Narbonnaise 2021 Credits Musée de la Romanité Producer: Musée de la Romanité Scientific advisors: Manuella Lambert - curator - Musée de la Romanité, Cécile Carrier - Research Officer at the Collections Department - Musée de la Romanité, John Scheid - professor emeritus at the Collège de France - Chair of Religion, Institutions and Society of Ancient Rome Project manager: Jean-Pascal Marron, digital project manager Les Fées Spéciales Design/production: Les Fées Spéciales Director and artistic director: Eric Serre Technical director: Flavio Perez Financial director: Sophie Marron Production manager:...

24 Juin VULPES – Vulnerability of Populations Under Extreme Scenarios

Publié à 18:37h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Film [vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/428446966/d8e6d68fb1"] Images of the project [vc_gallery interval="3" images="4016,4017,4018,4019,4020,4021,4022,4023"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] The VULPES (Vulnerability of Populations Under Extreme Scenarios) project aims to assess the impact of past climate change on mountain ecosystems and their genetic diversity around the world. It is funded by Belmont Forum, an international consortium that mobilizes funding for research on environmental change and accelerates its implementation to remove critical barriers to species sustainability. VULPES should predict the potential impacts of future climate change. The CNRS via the Institute of Evolutionary Sciences, one of the project partners, entrusted us with the task of editing the 2 films, an English version and a multilingual version, making it possible to present the project and its results. A rather particular achievement, since Covid-19 requires, the filming on 4 continents had to be done with the means at hand without professional equipment, in full confinement. Thank you in advance for your understanding for the technical imperfections. Thank you to all the researchers who participate in this work and provide the world with the best study tools. Credits Production: CNRS et Les Fées Spéciales CNRS Scientific supervision: Dr Rachid Cheddadi Les Fées Spéciales Director: Eric Serre Technical director: Flavio Perez Production Manager: Natalène Darfeuille Editing: Ghislaine Serre Sound design & mix:...

20 Mar Fabre and the City 2

Publié à 18:07h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Teaser [vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/463735555/2937093fe1"] Images from films [vc_gallery interval="3" images="3995,3994,3993,3992" img_size="full"] Research images [vc_gallery interval="3" images="4005,4004,4003,4002,4001,4000,3999" img_size="full"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] This year, the Musée Fabre and Montpellier Métropole de Montpellier decided to celebrate the Faculty of Medicine’s 800th anniversary, with a new edition of the Fabre & the City app. In it, users discover characters and places that have marked 800 years of history on a geolocated circuit throughout the city. The application gave the museum with the opportunity to promote two exhibitions featured at the Musée Fabre jointly produced with Montpellier University. The first is at the Hôtel Sabatier d’Espeyran on the history of pharmaceutics, while the second, at the Musée Fabre features links between art and medicine. The Musée Fabre and the Montpellier Faculty of Medicine acted as our team’s scientific and historical advisors to create several 2D animated paintings. The various scenes enable visitors to discover lost places or to reconnect with the past through certain uses still practiced today, together with related changes in anatomy courses, the cabinet of curiosities, pharmacy and the Hippocratic Oath, etc. Download on Apple Store Download on Google Play Watch th films on the Museum website Credits: Production: Musée Fabre, Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, Atlantide,...

16 Oct Josep

Publié à 10:44h in par Flavio

Long métrage...

15 Juil MecaLeo

Publié à 08:57h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Teaser [vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/364735170"] Images from MécaLéo [vc_gallery interval="3" images="4012,4011,4010,4009,4008" img_size="full"] ©Université de Tours/CNRS Mecaleo©Intelligence des Patrimoines [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text]An immersive and interactive discovery of Leonardo da Vinci's machines This is a serious virtual reality video game that plunges you into the Renaissance period to discover how the famous machines designed by Léonard de Vinci worked. It’s a Renaissance Transmédia Lab project jointly developed by the Centre d’études supérieur de la Renaissance (CESR) and the Intelligence des Patrimoines research programme. We produced the final version of the game using a pre-existing development. We also completed the portrayal of all the 3D content (décor, machines, etc.) and created all the project’s game play features before adding a web version of the game. Credits: Mediation support developed with the contribution of Les Fées Spéciales, as part of the ARD Intelligence des Patrimoines program funded by the Center-Val de Loire region. ARD Intelligence des Patrimoines Scientific supervisor: Pascal BRIOIST (Professeur des universités) Production manager: Benoist Pierre Coordinator: Morgane Chaumier Project manager: Emmanuel Barreau Scientific mediation officer: Katel Lochet IT engineers: Johann Forte, Damien Vurpillot Voice-over and voice recording: Jean-Philippe Letourneur Communications officer: Marine Bruneau Les Fées Spéciales Project manager: Duy Kevin Nguyen Co-managers: Flavio Perrez, Sophie Marron et Eric Serre Production manager: Natalène Darfeuille Developer, architecture, Game Play: Benoît Fouletier Developer, Game Design,...

03 Juil Nora

Publié à 18:47h in par Flavio

SÉRIE...

02 Mai What is it like to be an Amerindian today? (webserie – Muséum de Toulouse)

Publié à 11:04h in par Gabriela de Carvalho

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Research Images [/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval="3" images="2813,2818,2809,2810,2808,2806,2807,2805,2803,2804"] Images from the pilot [vc_gallery interval="3" images="3757,3761,3759,3758,3755,3754,3753,3750,3752"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"] [vc_column_text] [vc_empty_space] On going In a period of cultural, economic and political change, this web-series, designed and written by the Toulouse Natural History Museum, offers a human, scientific and contemporary insight into Amerindians in Amazonia. OurLes Fées studio played a part in this venture by producing a pilot film called Iny Karajà, the people of the great river. To complete the story and add a graphical dimension to the videos made by men and women from different Amazonian communities, the museum, in Toulouse, and Les Fées Spéciales added some animation. Sketches are a universal concept. They are simple, yet meaningful and poetic wherever you are in the world. They help discover myths and social or environmental issues without falling prey to hyperrealism that would be insincere or inappropriate. The combination of techniques and media strikes a chord with the diversity of modern worlds. This also makes the dialogue more conducive to learn about other people. Like a travel journal, it captures situations as they really are. Animated sketches retain their meaning and appeal to the audience’s imagination. The colours used have an ambassadorial role and the palette has...

20 Avr The Crau Plain Grasshopper

Publié à 08:13h in par Flavio

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Film [/vc_column_text][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/323861228/d2bcf2fe4c"][vc_column_text] Images from the film [/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval="3" images="2826,2827,2829,2821,2822,2823,2820,2828"][vc_column_text] Research Images [/vc_column_text][vc_gallery interval="3" images="2824,2825"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] THE SECRET OF THE STEPPE Protecting the Crau Plain Grasshopper also means protecting the local area and vice-versa. The grasshopper is at serious risk of extinction, bringing the whole habitat under threat. Laurent Tatin has a PhD in Ecology and coordinates the grasshopper conservation strategy and is the lynchpin of this cross-disciplinary project combining science, art and conservation. Together with filmmaker, Eric Serre, writer and illustrator, Léa Cluzel, and script-writer, Aurélie Buron, the team jointly created a new research and communication tool. Les Fées Spéciales and biologists from the Coussouls de Crau National Nature Reserve then combined their arts and knowledge to provide a new insight into modern-day environmental issues. As well as a communication and interpretation tool, animated films avoid harming natural environments compared to conventional documentaries where teams and all their equipment are sent out to make film on-site. Animation, by contrast, is an artistic, economic and ecological approach. The star of the film is the grasshopper, or more specifically, Prionotropis rhodanica. Not as high-profile as a tiger or elephant, the cricket nevertheless plays the part of an ambassador for animals threatened with extinction, which...