Drones

Walk in the forest

Excerpts (1’24s) from a film by Benoît Labourdette (59’, 2020).

Relaxation film for hospitalized people. A gentle walk in the forest of Fontainebleau, shot with a drone, illustrated by a delicate musical atmosphere.A commission d’Art dans la cité, as part of the interactive and immersive device for the (…)

Trees and a woman

A film by Françoise Simpère and Benoît Labourdette (6’38s, 2020).

A walk, an intimate dialogue with oneself and with nature, a path to find oneself, to be in the world. A film born from a dialogue between images and text.

EP7 The digital dance hall

Projection on the ten screens of EP7 - The digital dance hall (Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France) of a selection of films by Benoît Labourdette shot with a drone (18-minute loop video), along with other works chosen by the Mobile Camera (…)

Roaalysieovtfadnn

A film by Benoît Labourdette (3’09s, 2019).

Tribute seen from the sky to the work of Victor Vasarely.

“The beautiful May” Festival : Filmmaking workshop with drone

Developing collective films with drone in two hours! First edition of “the beautiful May” festivalAs part of the first “the beautiful May” festival (I saw a documentary) in Lorient, I led a one-day workshop on how to make films with drone, for (…)

A butterfly at Picasso’s

A film co-directed by Alain Fleischer and Benoît Labourdette (18’01s, 2016). Music by Benoît Labourdette.

An UAV in the Picasso Museum in Paris just before its reopening in 2014. An unusual visit to a place such that you will never see it again. And Picasso speaks...Note on the personality of Pablo PicassoPicasso’s violence towards women and (…)

City of Clermont de l’Oise : shooting of a film with drone

Workshop of film making with drone for a group of teenagers in Clermont de l’Oise.ACAP (Pôle Image Picardie), within the framework of the Passeurs d’Images system and in collaboration with the Center socio-culture de Clermont de l’Oise, (…)

Town of Mitry-Mory : drone workshop at Paul Langevin College

Film shootings with drone during the end of year celebration of Paul Langevin college in Mitry-Mory.In Mitry-Mory in the Paris region (France), the Concorde cinema (led by Maëlig Cozic-Sova) initiates cultural collaborations with school (…)

City of Niort : Realization of a film with drone by teenagers

Creation, writing, production, interpretation of a film entirely shot with a drone, piloted by teenagers.On two successive Saturdays in January 2017, the city of Niort, in partnership with the FRMJC of Poitou Charentes and within the framework (…)

City of Choisy-le-Roi : drone workshop in a neighborhood

Audiovisual workshop with drone for young inhabitants of the city of the Navigators in Choisy-le-Roi, as part of a multidisciplinary artistic project.As part of the Urban Renewal project in Choisy-le-Roi, several successive actions took place (…)

Prosopopoeia

A film by Benoît Labourdette (3’47s, 2016). Produced by Arcadi Île-de-France.

Documentary on the exhibition “Prosopopoeia, when objects come to life.” The look of a machine, the drone, on objects endowed with autonomy.

Brahim’s backpack

A film by Benoît Labourdette (5’04s, 2016).

A rat race, to mourn the departure of the beloved.

Gaîté Lyrique : UAV images

Conference on artistic creation with drones. UAV ImagesConference-debate in the auditorium of the Gaite LyriqueThursday, July 9, 2015, at 19h.3a Rue Papin, 75003 Paris, France (free entry) DetailsAs part of the release of the latest (…)

Film art and drones

Article by Benoît Labourdette.

Filming with a drone singularly changes the way we look at the world, and perhaps the way we write film, in both political and sensitive dimensions. The drone’s gazeRecently, drones equipped with cameras have become accessible to the general (…)

Digifest: conference and creative masterclass with drone

Conference on creativity with drone of filmmaking masterclass with drone.As part of the 2015 edition of Digifest Festival in Toronto, on the theme “Privacy, money, pleasure: learn how technology is changing everyday life”, I gave a conference (…)

Trio

Experimental film by Benoît Labourdette (7’26s, 2015). With Marta Zielinska and Senghte Vanh Bouapha.

A couple of “Living ghosts” emanate from the walls, floors, windows, of an old apartment.

UPOPI : “Drones : Embedded gaze”

Article on the site Popular University of Pictures (UPOPI). On the representation of the world that drones are changing.The Popular University of Pictures is an editorial site for educational purposes established by CICLIC, the Pole of Picture (…)

Infilmement small festival : drone workshop for teenagers

Explorer and challenge the imagination of the drone into action by the realization of a collective film. Infilmement small festivalAs part of the 4th edition of the film festival for high school students Infilmement small festival, I proposed (…)

The men on camera

A film by Benoît Labourdette (4’45s, 2015).

Visual composition, music and sound, from a noisy flying camera, referring to the movie “The Man with a Camera” (Dziga Vertov, 1929).

Wave Length Festival : “Drones listening” (masterclass and performance)

The drone as a tool for sound creation.The Wave Length Festival 12th Festival of the radio and listening (Brest - France), invited me as part of a partnership with INA to lead a masterclass / performance with a drone, which led to the creation (…)

Pompidou Center : performance for six hands and a drone

30-minute performance with a drone, for a filmmaker, a performer and a composer. Benoît Labourdette, Gabriel Beckinger, Philip Griffiths.The next weekend, Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 December, at 15h and 16h at the Pompidou Center (Paris), come (…)

ECLA Aquitaine : “Game of drones.” The drone, educational tool, creative tool ?

Film workshop with drone during one week for a group of teenagers, to make music clips, and more...ECLA Aquitaine, under the “Passeurs d’images” dynamic, driven by Virgine Mespoulet, wished to propose an innovative film workshop with drone, (…)

Imaginary territory

Artwork digital video. Benoît Labourdette (5’51s, 2014).

Abstract shapes, children color from the sky.

The Company, place of creation in Marseille : drone workshop

Inventing art forms, filmed with drone.The Company, place of contemporary art in Marseille, led by Paul-Emmanuel Odin, invited me to offer to local youth, in the central and very popular in Marseille where it is an audiovisual creative (…)

Richard Texier at work

A film by Benoît Labourdette (9’54s, 2014).

A mystery of the act of painting, unveiled with Richard Texier.

Pompidou Center (Paris - France) : “Drone altitude” workshop

Exploring the issues of pictures made by drones, in workshops for children.On 27 September 2014, as part of the launch day of the season for young audiences at the Pompidou Centre (Paris, France), I proposed a foreshadowing workshops (…)

Chaosmos

A film by Richard Texier and Benoît Labourdette (8’51s, 2014).

Film Richard Texier’s paintings with a drone...

Paul Valéry University (Montpellier - France) : “Drone-camera, deportation of the gaze” (conference)

Filming with a drone singularly change the view of the world, and perhaps the film writing, in political and sensitive aspects.As part of the study day “Framing/deframing Editing/Disediting - The aesthetic challenges of connected audiovisual (…)

I’ve seen you

A film by Benoît Labourdette (4’09s, 2014).

Where is our body ?

Montpellier 3 université : exploration of drone. Drone as a creative tool ?

ThoughtsRecently, drones equipped with cameras are accessible to the public. Ie the flying camera, previously reserved for seasoned professionals or army becomes “democratic.” This camera can produce images of the sky views and movements that (…)