Construction work on our buildings in Tigery was still in progress! Despite this, two studios of 1400 and 2000 m² were used to set up 70% of the film's sets, including the abandoned school and the police station.
BEHIND THE SCENE
Handicap International’s 2023 campaign
Paris, 28 August 2023
Handicap International launched a new public-facing institutional campaign that shines a light on its long-term action in the field. Shot at Dark Matters studios, it was the first time Handicap International used Virtual Production technology in a campaign.
This new campaign, called After the news, was designed to get people thinking, highlighting the contrast between the overexposure of a crisis for a given period and the often-forgotten long-term response that follows. With three locations to film – from the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia to the Rwandan genocide, and from the tsunami in Southeast Asia to the earthquake in Haiti and the war in Syria – Olivier Staub, Film Director, along the DUST teams were chosen to produce and shoot the film, using the latest ground-breaking production technologies.
Victor Simonet, producer at Dust said he naturally opted for virtual production with LED walls, in order to create the three locations in 3D without having to travel; hence reducing the film production costs and carbon footprint. He also explained that the use of LED allowed to « borrow the direct light produced by the screen to naturally integrate the actors and actual sets, without having to do everything in post-production.”
We’re always excited to see the films shot in our studios finally being released. But when it’s a film with a real purpose like this one, we’re even prouder to have been able to make our small contribution to building a more humane and inclusive world. We are truly appreciative of Olivier Staub and Dust’s trust and really enjoyed the experience of this wonderful shoot.
Find out more about HI’s campaign
Watch Olivier Staub’s Behind the Scene testimonial:
Discover the impressive physical sets made possible by a 2,040 m² stage and the explosive virtual environments on LED walls for this magnetic shoot.
With three locations to film - from the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia to the Rwandan genocide, and from the tsunami in Southeast Asia to the earthquake in Haiti and the war in Syria, the production team chose to shoot the film using the latest ground-breaking production technologies.
Dark Matters, specialist in Realtime Virtual Production and located at their 15,000m2 (162,000 sqft) studios South of Paris, is one of the awarded projects of the France 2030 - "La Grande fabrique de l'image" plan. Supported by the French Government, the CNC et la Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, 68 projects in training, film studios and post-production, out of 175 submitted, were selected in France for a financial support of 350 millions of euros.
DARK MATTERS, specialist in Realtime Virtual Production and located at their 15,000m2 (162,000 sqft) studios South of Paris, and THE YARD, specialist in the creation of digital visual effects, announce a collaborative partnership to unlock capabilities between VFX (Visual Effects) and Virtual Production.