Saturday, 11 May 2019

FRA#17 - eight and final day of shooting - the hot air balloon (+ video)

Sensei07 May 11, 2019

This is it ! We finished the shooting of our short film for year one... what an adventure ! Now it's time to edit and to add some music and sounds.

Right from the start, the E-STAFF students wanted their film to feature the greatest symbol of our city : the hot air balloon, that was invented by the Montgolfier brothers in Annonay.

We thank the association Les Montgolfières d'Annonay and its President Mr Guillaume Bléhaut for their help on that day of shooting. We also thank the pilots of the hot air balloon, Mr. Yves Couvreur, Mr. Bernard Entressangle and Mr Roland De Montgolfier, who struggled against the windy weather for us. We also thank all the parents who came to support us on that final day.

Please note that our main pilot, Roland De Montgolfier, is an actual descendant of the Montgolfier brothers and that the hot air balloon is a replica of the balloon that was used in Versailles in front of the French King Louis XVI in September 1783.

The shooting took place in front of the Castle of Deomas, next to our school. Before we parted, we had a drink with the parents and the pilots to celebrate the end of the shooting.

As usual, our students also made a video report on the event :

This is our final "behind the scenes" report for this year : it will give you information about the Montgolfier brothers, who actually invented the first hot air balloon ever in Annonay. A few important dates and facts are given in the video. Enjoy !

We thank the association Les Montgolfières d'Annonay and its President Mr Guillaume Bléhaut for their help on that day of shooting. We also thank the pilots of the hot air balloon, Mr. Yves Couvreur, Mr. Bernard Entressangle and Mr Roland De Montgolfier.