On the initiative of Defacto, in charge of managing and promoting the business district of La Défense, the vast square of the Parvis de la Défense played host to a multimedia and pyrotechnical show created and produced by Les Petits Français.
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction and executive production
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Show Producer
Rachel Gonidec, Project Manager
Technical and logistics production
Antoine Bertrand, Technical Director
Damien Peltier, Technical Manager
Laurent Laborne, Technical Manager
Contents and writing of original texts
Christophe Galfard, Scientific Adviser and Writter
Benoît Allemane, Voice-over
Delphine Liez, Voice-over
Original soundtrack
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Philippe Villar, Composer and Sound Designer
Video mapping
Christophe Bertiaux/monoeil2b, Creative Director and Image Designer
François Simerey, Creative Director, and Image Designer
Giulia Lanzone, Image Designer
Fabrice Thumerel, Image Designer
Ugo Cassanello, Video Mapping Engineer
Light design and operation
Bruno Corsini, Light Designer, and Operator
Pyrotechnics design & production
Grand final
Pierre-Emmanuelle Gélis, Pyrotechnics Designer
Stéphane Bazoge, Pyrotechnics Director and Productor, Security Coordinator
Suppliers
Technique and Security
PRG Group – Projection, sound, light, and power distribution
Crystal Group – Water screen
Olips – Security of the public and technical equipment
Cabinet Raillard
ICE, Inspection Contrôle Evénementiel
Croix-Rouge
UCD – Barriers
Philéas Images – Show filming and Editing
Sébastien Laugier, Producer
Greg Alibelli, Cameraman
Darius Favreau, Cameraman
Manfred Becq de Fouquières, Cameraman
Jérôme Reveillaud, Cameraman
Jocelyn Mazeau, Cameraman
Oscar Boissière, Cameraman
Elamine Oumara, Editor
Spontaneous filming
Xavier Guinchard – www.nostro.fr
Les Petits Français
Concept, show design, direction and executive production
Martin Arnaud, Show Designer and Director
Marilyn Kuentz, Show Producer
Rachel Gonidec, Project Manager
Technical and logistics production
Antoine Bertrand, Technical Director
Damien Peltier, Technical Manager
Laurent Laborne, Technical Manager
Contents and writing of original texts
Christophe Galfard, Scientific Adviser and Writter
Benoît Allemane, Voice-over
Delphine Liez, Voice-over
Original soundtrack
Pascal Lengagne, Composer
Philippe Villar, Composer and Sound Designer
Video mapping
Christophe Bertiaux/monoeil2b, Creative Director and Image Designer
François Simerey, Creative Director, and Image Designer
Giulia Lanzone, Image Designer
Fabrice Thumerel, Image Designer
Ugo Cassanello, Video Mapping Engineer
Light design and operation
Bruno Corsini, Light Designer, and Operator
Pyrotechnics design & production
Grand final
Pierre-Emmanuelle Gélis, Pyrotechnics Designer
Stéphane Bazoge, Pyrotechnics Director and Productor, Security Coordinator
Suppliers
Technique and Security
PRG Group – Projection, sound, light, and power distribution
Crystal Group – Water screen
Olips – Security of the public and technical equipment
Cabinet Raillard
ICE, Inspection Contrôle Evénementiel
Croix-Rouge
UCD – Barriers
Philéas Images – Show filming and Editing
Sébastien Laugier, Producer
Greg Alibelli, Cameraman
Darius Favreau, Cameraman
Manfred Becq de Fouquières, Cameraman
Jérôme Reveillaud, Cameraman
Jocelyn Mazeau, Cameraman
Oscar Boissière, Cameraman
Elamine Oumara, Editor
Spontaneous filming
Xavier Guinchard – www.nostro.fr
A fascinating theme: Space!
From the Big Bang to the appearance of life, then the conquest of space and encounters with mysterious extra-terrestrials, the show delved into our solar system, with the help of a large-scale scenographical programme.
Thanks to the technique of video-mapping, the façade of the Grande Arche was metamorphosed by projections that altered its appearance for the duration of this journey into space. The original soundtrack coupled with a voice-over made it possible to guide and transport spectators during the show. The water screen, 50 meters wide by 18 meters high, created an exceptional holographic projection surface to add another dimension to the piece. Last but not least, pyrotechnics lent precision and elegance to the sequences, while a rich and powerful grand finale took the audience’s breath away.
For almost 40 minutes, the Parvis de la Défense was became the stage for an exciting and playful space odyssey – taking some 50 000 spectators along for the ride. The team enlisted the expertise of Christophe Galfard, Doctor of Theoretical Physics, renowned for his ability to make science accessible to abroad audience.
A key figures:
- 15 minutes of pre-show
- 35 minutes of show
- 32 video projectors
- 12 structures for sound transmission and light equipment
- 1 water screen, 50 meters wide by 18 meters high
- 500 kg of active pyrotechnical material and almost 15 000 projectiles
