Film & Photography
[vimeo clip_id=57730500 ] Shot in France countryside in summer 2012, this is not a trailer, not a short movie but an experimental piece named “La Deuche from hell”. It can be considered as a Pilot, a video synopsis, an idea we translated into images to get an overall idea of the mood and the character…
Taking care of my new born baby, I cannot resist shooting her daily, trying to capture her random facial and body expression while she is nestled in my arm. Shooting with one free hand only (often the wrong one), I am enjoying the great overall features of a camera, which became my favorite tool for…
[vimeo clip_id=82657475 ] This film is the final result of the Autumn 2013 ELC Shanghai Filmmaking class. I designed this class 4 years ago and I am still teaching it in a very challenging way. By Franc Peret Shooting was done in 12 hours only, from a written script done after I first met the…
Apolline (Ling Li, 灵莉, in Chinese) was delivered on June 3rd, after 36 hours of tough efforts from her mother (and my beloved wife) Sarah. First mensuration: 51cm long and 3.65 Kg. I am taking advantage of this great personal event to offer some tips about taking pictures of babies. By Franc Peret Having a…
[vimeo clip_id=43454069 ] I did this video while running my usual filmmaking class at Expat Learning center in Shanghai. This is the first time I took the risk to give a role to every student from the class. By Franc Peret I wrote down the script in a week after I met my students the…
I had a chance to spend a couple of days with the Panasonic 42.5mm f1.2 and my GH4 and I tested it fully open, most the time to have an idea of its possibilities. By Franc Peret In China, this lens is less expensive than in the rest of the world. A new official (1…
[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…
[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,…