The Unknown Photographer
A Virtual Reality immersion into the fragmented memories of a World War One photographer
THE EXPERIENCE
The Unknown Photographer was an immersive docu-fiction in virtual reality. The interactive film explore damaged memories of a First World War photographer through landscapes of the war, corrupted by the time that has passed.
The experience was an early experimentation of Virtual Reality before it was made available to the public. To this day it travelled across the world from festival to festival including Sundance, IDFA, TIFF, MUTEK, Anny Best of Fest and more.
I was the technical director of the project. I was in charge of programming the systems and interactions as well as the technical supervision of the content creation. Being an experimental project and working in a small team, we all had a hand in every aspect of the project in the end.
TRAILER
MEDIA
CREDITS
Direction
Loïc Suty
Art Direction
Claudine Matte
Technical Direction
Osman Zeki
Production Direction
Alexandre Leduc
Writing
Catherine Mavrikakis
Narrators
François Papineau (french)
Julian Casey (english)
François Papineau (french)
Julian Casey (english)
Screenplay Research and Collaboration
Marie-Pierre Chazel
Catherine Hébert
Marie-Pierre Chazel
Catherine Hébert
Military Historian Expert on Drawings and the Great War
Guth Des Prez
Guth Des Prez
History Consultant
Catherine Saouter
Catherine Saouter
Original Soundtrack
François Lafontaine
François Lafontaine
Producers
Claire Buffet, Turbulent
Louis-Richard Tremblay, NFB
Claire Buffet, Turbulent
Louis-Richard Tremblay, NFB
Executive Producers
Marc Beaudet, Turbulent
Benoit Beauséjour, Turbulent
Hugues Sweeney, NFB
Marc Beaudet, Turbulent
Benoit Beauséjour, Turbulent
Hugues Sweeney, NFB
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Turbulent Team
Development
Nicolas Crété
Nicolas Crété
Acting Director and Additional Writing
Jean-Michel Théroux
Jean-Michel Théroux
English Translation
Christina Moxie
Christina Moxie
Female Voice
Enrica Boucher
Enrica Boucher
Director of Operations
Frédéric Lemieux
Frédéric Lemieux
Production Coordinator
Sophie Richard
Sophie Richard
Project Management
Guillaume Grassiant
Guillaume Grassiant
Production Assistant, Additional 3D Modelling
Julie Coulombe
Julie Coulombe
Production Assistant
Frédérique Dufort-Plante
Frédérique Dufort-Plante
Quality Assurance
Francis Bordeleau
Judith Montplaisir
Francis Bordeleau
Judith Montplaisir
Director of Finance
Julie Saint-Pierre
Julie Saint-Pierre
Accountant
Mabel Flores
Mabel Flores
Administrator
Élaine Jacques
Élaine Jacques
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NFB Team
Head of Project and Technologies
Martin Viau
Martin Viau
Editorial Manager
Valérie Darveau
Valérie Darveau
Administrator
Marie-Andrée Bonneau
Marie-Andrée Bonneau
Production Coordinators
Dominique Brunet
Caroline Fournier
Dominique Brunet
Caroline Fournier
Head of Production
Marie-Pier Gauthier
Marie-Pier Gauthier
Marketing Manager
Tammy Peddle
Assisted by Jolène Lessard
Tammy Peddle
Assisted by Jolène Lessard
Information Technology
Sergiu Raul Suciu
Sergiu Raul Suciu
Technical Coordinator
Mira Mailhot
Daniel Claveau
Mira Mailhot
Daniel Claveau
Re-Recording Mixer
Geoffrey Mitchell
Luc Léger
Shelley Craig
Geoffrey Mitchell
Luc Léger
Shelley Craig
Online editing
Serge Verreault
Serge Verreault
Technical Resources
Pierre Dupont
Isabelle Painchaud
Patrick Trahan
Pierre Dupont
Isabelle Painchaud
Patrick Trahan
Legal Services
Peter Kallianiotis
Peter Kallianiotis
Press Relations
Marie-Claude Lamoureux
Marie-Claude Lamoureux
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AROUND THE EXPERIENCE | short film FINDING FLETCHER WADE MOSES
Director
Bertrand Carrière
Bertrand Carrière
Director of Photography
Bruno Carrière
Bruno Carrière
Editing
Natacha Dufaux
Natacha Dufaux
Sound Design
Benoît Dame
Benoît Dame
Music
François Lafontaine
François Lafontaine
Research and Screenplay
Bertrand Carrière
Bertrand Carrière
Participants
Philippe Baylaucq
Bertrand Carrière
Guth Des Prez
Joyce Macaskill
Bob Hindle
Bruce Wade
Philippe Baylaucq
Bertrand Carrière
Guth Des Prez
Joyce Macaskill
Bob Hindle
Bruce Wade
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AROUND THE EXPERIENCE | Documentary Series IMAGES OF WORLD WAR
Director
Marie-Pierre Chazel
Marie-Pierre Chazel
Participants
Guth des Prez
Catherine Saouter
Guth des Prez
Catherine Saouter
Directors of Photography
Catherine Hébert
François Vincelette
Catherine Hébert
François Vincelette
Sound Recording and Sound Editing
Mélanie Gauthier
Mélanie Gauthier
Executive Producer
Isabelle Repelin
Isabelle Repelin
Editing
Vincent Guignard
Vincent Guignard
Sound Design
Mélanie Gauthier
Mélanie Gauthier
Production Support
Martin Lévy
Martin Lévy
Original Soundtrack
François Lafontaine
François Lafontaine
Archivist
Odette DesOrmeaux
Odette DesOrmeaux
Some images in the videos come from Mr. Guth des Prez personal collection.
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Special Thanks
For their collaboration, support and commitment during the research and preproduction phases, Turbulent wishes to thank:
Marie-Pierre Chazel, Catherine Hébert, Isabelle Repelin, Anderson Bordim, Guth Des Prez, Catherine Saouter, Tiffany Assous, Philippe Archontakis, Jean-Olivier Bégin, François Parenteau, Catherine Leroux, Guillaume Sanfaçon, Cécile Chandran, Manuel Gomez, Bjorn Feldmann, Hervé Lange, Mathieu Handfield, Anne-Marie Champoux, Philippe Baylaucq, Jack Lopez, Yves Tremblay, Myriam Picovschi, Joel-Aimé Beauchamp, Nicolas Noël Jodoin, Martin Lizée, Robert Lizée, Louis Brochu.
The NFB wishes to thank:
Philippe Baylaucq, Franck Desvernes, Marie-Pier Gauthier,
Monique Simard, Dominique Willieme
Philippe Baylaucq, Franck Desvernes, Marie-Pier Gauthier,
Monique Simard, Dominique Willieme
The NFB and Turbulent wish to thank Arte and its team, Heidelinde Blumers, Marianne Levy-Leblond.
