In a quirky and whimsical tone, Sacré Saint Laurent tells us the story of the birth of a village and its fabulous extension from yesterday to today. Each evening, the church unfolds, stretches and transforms into a giant pop-up to reveal an extraordinary universe. A plane whistles from the top of an electric pole, a chick hatches from a potato, cows fall from the sky, a church flies away. Cutting, folding, cracking, tracing, so many ways to cross the ages and tell the life of the Saint Laurent district. Archival images crumpled, folded, cut and assembled to recompose each stage of the history of the district. The birth of the village, the construction of the parish, the expansion of the agricultural land, the election of the first mayor, the appearance of new transportation, the new means of communication to finish on the Saint Laurent of today: its park, its inhabitants, its village. A great detour that highlights the uniqueness of a festive, friendly and warm neighborhood.
Sacré Saint Laurent is a mosaic of images that illustrate the dynamics of the neighborhood. The visuals used present the families, the young and the old, all drawn into a well tempered scenario. The stop motion transforms the facade of the church into a large, delicate, modular white sheet. Image by image, these hybrid cut-outs come to life to tell more than 100 years of history in a few minutes, combining fun with pleasure. This type of animation also makes it possible to give life to these forgotten archive images.
An omniscient narrator will comment on the images that will scroll on the church. His voice is deep and enigmatic. No one knows who he is, yet he knows the story in great detail, as if he had been present during the events. This anonymous narrator will accompany the public in a journey out of time during the whole summer. This urban tale will be worked on from a sound point of view in order to give relief to the history of the borough and to create a proximity with the inhabitants.
Pif, crack, zoom, bing, berck, grrr, ich, yeck pouak, Ah ah ah, ouuuuh, oooooh. A work of sound effects and sound recordings will punctuate the animation. The hooves of the pig, the hum of the train, the clatter of the river, the sighs of the priests as many small details which will make the sound richness of the projection. These recordings will allow us to give life to the animals, characters and foliage present in each of the paintings.
This sound and visual approach is reminiscent of the Pink Floyd film Wall and the crazy approach of the Monty Python. In this projection, each painting represents a segment of the story and all are linked by an offbeat spirit, a singular paper aesthetic and a summery tone.
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The jury liked the proposed performance for its whimsical, playful, lively aspect and its strong signature. The graphic approach is interesting, as well as the "paper" aesthetic. The idea of a church that unfolds every night and comes to life on a colorful and dynamic background makes the project accessible and close to the public.
While this project had the strongest architectural integration in the first stage, the team failed to sufficiently develop this aspect of the project for the second stage. The video does not always take into account the architectural constraints and particularities of the building's façade.
The sound component did not convince the jury either, particularly with regard to the narrator whose role adds little to the project.
The idea of each of the colored paintings is interesting from a graphic point of view. However, the link that unites each of these paintings is not clear and the narrative behind the work is poorly developed. In this sense, it is difficult to grasp the meaning behind the work.
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4 scanned / 2 viewable
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