The Young and Prodigious Spivet is now being edited. Filmed in 3D, it will be in cinemas on the 23 of October!
The filming took place in Quebec and Alberta. Rather than wax on about it, here are some images that will pay homage to my precious artistic collaborators and give you something to whet the appetite…
To live happy, live hidden!
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A film is often a war, a battle. This photo shows it well.
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Here you can see the two “Alexa M” cameras that we were the first to use to film in 3D. In the background, Julien Lecat, longtime author of this site, and for TS, author of the “making of” and of provisional work that takes place on site, a really valuable member of the team…
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Christophe Vassort had already been my first assistant for “Amelie”.
He should charge for his good mood and humor (not always understood by the Canadians…). He speaks a special language, what I call ‘Vasoravian’, and speaks English with the worst accent on the planet, with phrases such as “Don’t take me for a noodle”!
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Jean Umanski, my trusty sound engineer, fitting TS, otherwise known as Kyle Catlett. My Kylitto is a child prodigy. We haven’t seen the last of him!
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Jean-Marc Deschamps, production supervisor for all of my films since Amelie has always boosted morale in the most difficult and complicated moments.
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Aline Bonetto, my set designer, who has been with me for all of my films except Alien. A powerhouse of work and talent.
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Reif Larsen, author of the book, visiting the set, and signing his book for Helena Bonham Carter.
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To the left, in the foreground is Madeline Fontaine, my head costume designer since Amelie (she also worked with Jean Paul Gaultier for The City of Lost Children) and to the right, Anne Wermelinger, my script who has also been with me since The City.
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Kyle Katlett, who is, incidentally, also the world champion of children’s martial arts…
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… so he did most of the stunts…
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Demetri Portelli is our stereographer. He also worked on Hugo Cabret, which had been, in my opinion, the best film shot in 3D…until TS Spivet…… (Ah ah…)
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Callum Keith Rennie plays TS’s father, and has got a truly western “look”. He was in Battle Star Galactica, among other films.
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Dany Racine started the film as first camera assistant and finished as cameraman. I can never thank him enough for his passion and his help. Seen here with his own invented view finder made with a Canon D5.
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Helena Bonham Carter is already known to be an astonishing actress, but I have never found it so easy to get along with an actress. To the left, Nathalie Tissier, my head of make up, who’s also been with me for forever…
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A natural pose… To my right, my head cameraman Thomas Hardmeier, whose work I have admired for a long time.
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Sophie Chiabaut is Jean Umanski’s “perchwoman”. Another loyal member of the club. No, to the right, that isn’t a character in the film, just a docile stand in for TS…
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The storyboard drawn by Maxime Rebière.
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The ranch, built for the film in Alberta.
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Judy Davis. I told her “make me laugh”. She did.
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Dominique Pinon. Because a film of mine without Pinon, wouldn’t be a film of mine.
Photographs: © Yann Thijs
I admire your work, the stories, the characters, originality, details. Amelie is one of ten favorites movies ever. I went to Paris a did the the Amelie tour. Merci pour voters histories.