?? From Paris to the Plains
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Walter Films is breathing new life into studio shooting in France, from Paris to the plains
What's going on????
Paris-based production company Walter Films are moving away from the advertising and short film campaigns they previously specialized in, and are now embarking on its first-ever feature film adventure. Holding nothing back,?Walter Films took on longtime collaborator Philippe Prouff's?Truth or Consequences, confident in their abilities to bring the movie's setting, New Mexico, to Paris.?
What does this mean????
In order to deliver on the screenplay without the massive budget one might think a story like this would need, the?Walter Films team breathed new life into the former éclair laboratories in épinay-sur-Seine, transforming the location into a state-of-the-art film studio. Via the use of innovative technologies and committed artists, the teams were able to bring the plains of Western USA to life without ever leaving the Paris region.?
Why should you care????
Keeping in mind that not every film producer has access to massive budgets,?studio shooting may be just the thing that helps the country's independent producers deliver on the screenplays they commit to. Choosing to go straight into shooting before identifying a co-production partner, or theatrical distributor, Walter Films is betting on its savoir-faire and the technology employed in order to entice audiences and potential partners.?
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