Nicolas Bétrancourt serves up production services in France with the knowledge and experience gained producing his own projects worldwide. As the PSN France Partner, he offers a few keys to successful production in France in this recent discussion.
Q: Nicolas, what could be the best reasons to shoot in France?
A: Well, there are too many to list here but…seriously, French locations are renowned worldwide. Of course, one may think about our historical monuments, Paris the romantic city, etc. But think about the Alps, the wild shores of Brittany, the wide beaches of Normandy, and the contemporary buildings. I know of at least 20 cities where we could easily shoot cinematic sequences!
Q: But in France the problem is still the language, isn’t it?
A: Ah! While that was true 10 years ago, our crew nowadays are almost all fluent in English. The young guns, new generation travels quite a lot. Many DOP’s, steadycams, and post-production folks are well-known abroad, and that’s thanks, in part, to being able to work in English.
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But the mold is broken when horse trades stable for castle in this latest spot featuring the Citroen DS 5LS. Click here for a look.
PPI China looked to France because it wanted to shoot in the Palace of Versailles. But the two-day permit they wanted is tough to come by. And the doors were too narrow to get the Citroen sedan inside.
A next natural step was to consider Vaux le Vicomte, also known as le petit Versailles, but a film-friendly owner still couldn’t overcome the size of the doors.
The same look and spirit was found in the Chapelle of the Beaux Arts in Paris. With the setting decided on, we now turned our attention to horsepower.
Mario Luraschi and his team are amongst the top horse-training specialists in Europe. Our horse Baruto captivated all the crew as he strode through aristocratic settings for visions out of a dreamscape.