Film & Photography
In 1997, being in Beijing, I took advantage of my journalistic eye to catch some shots in sensitive areas, where people were kicked out from their traditional beloved houses for the good of modern profit. Photos Franc Péret (Shot on slides, Fuji Provia100) In 1997, I was in Mainland China for the first time and I was there with…
Nowadays, there is a widespread wrong belief in photography. One of the most common ones is to trust that you HAVE TO exclusively use Manual exposure on your camera to be more “creative” like a “pro”. By Franc Peret And those who are spreading this wrong “belief”, often add: ” Professionals only use Manual settings.”…
[vimeo clip_id=43378280 ] This Music video is targeting Chinese market on an unusual way as this clip is full of symbolism which is not the trend in China. By Franc Peret Dantes is a French singer who is performing allover China. He participated to concert in more than 50 cities already. Dantes is composing his music, writing…
When The Expat Learning Center suddenly Closed down after the Spring 2014 term, it took me by great surprise as business was so healthy with more than 70 students for my photography class only. By Franc Péret (Photo: Yoko Sakamaki, FP and Sarah) I was teaching for ELC Shanghai since the very first day its…
My big Thank you to Franc for his Art of photography class. By Jana Machackova-Oey (Former Essential Photography student) He brought such a joyful and very interesting way to share with us his professional experience in taking pictures. We learnt different aspects of taking great pictures and learnt how to improve our skills, how to see…
[vimeo clip_id=84391124 ] This short film is the final result of my 2013 Spring Term ELC Shanghai Filmmaking Class. By Franc Peret I did as usual, meeting my students first, to discover their personality, their availability and their motivation to be part of the project both beside and in front of the camera. Film Course…
[vimeo clip_id=56455617 ] This short story has been shot during my 25 hours filmmaking course I am teaching in Shanghai (China). By Franc Peret As usual, actors were selected among the students who had no experience of acting prior to this course. As usual, they were just amazing, skillful, patient and eager to learn while…
[vimeo clip_id=18313336 ] This is a fake commercial, done in the frame of the movie-making class I am organizing in Shanghai. I did this 1 minute video in 5 x 5 hours class program involving students in both production and acting parts. By Franc Peret As I could not monitor the working process with the GH1,…
[vimeo clip_id=12316839 ] This is the very first short movie I had done during my film making course. It was shot in 18 hours only. It was my first experience of teaching while shooting. By Franc Peret This is the story of a matrices room, a place which can give you more insight about your…
[vimeo clip_id=50420150 ] This short film is the final result of my Spring 2011 Filmmaking class. This video was shot in 3 x 5hours workshop only, with the students of my filmmaking class at ELC Shanghai. By Franc Péret I wrote the Script according the selected student who accepted to play without any prior experienced.…