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La Blogothèque’s Take-Away Shows

by Marc Rickenbach


With well over 100 videos shot and published, La Blogothèque’s Take-Away Shows are hardly a well kept secret anymore. They have become a standard stop for bands and artists of all styles and status that tour through the French capital. Arcade Fire, Animal Collective and Phoenix have all walked the streets of Paris in filmmaker Vincent Moon’s guerilla-style videos.

The Take-Away Shows (Les Concerts à emporter) first saw the day of light in April of 2006. Chryde, the founder and editor of music blog La Blogothèque, wanted to find a way to combine the music he was writing about with another medium: film. On the other side was independent filmmaker Vincent Moon, who was looking to do the same but in the other direction. The result was a concept based on minimalist guerilla-style filmmaking that focused on the experience of live music rather than a slickly produced music video. There are no stages, no multiple takes, or tons of money spent. The bands simply walk the streets of Paris (which play a part just as important) while a small skeleton crew follows them as they perform.

The unique and organic clips that resulted gained a reputation and fans on both sides of the Atlantic. Michael Stipe soon commissioned Moon to shoot a series of videos for the R.E.M. single, Supernatural Superserious (link: http://www.supernaturalsuperserious.com). Also, a trip to NYC at the request of one Tom Jones lead to this special Take-Away Show. (link: http://www.blogotheque.net/Tom-Jones,4683)

Since its inception, other directors have signed on both here in Paris and in New York City. They travel around looking for music they love, and every week a new clip of another band you may know well or may never have heard of pops up. As of late, they’ve begun a new series titled Soirée de Poche (“pocket evenings”) secret concerts hidden away in corners of the city where bands come to hang out, play some songs and shoot some footage. Most recently California natives The Morning Benders (link: http://www.blogotheque.net/The-Morning-Benders-Virgins)
played one of these Pocket Parties, and to the enjoyment of many, ran threw a list of 34 songs! The full evening will be published shortly.


The rest of the Take-Away shows and other Soirées de Poche are all available for free streaming on La Blogothèque’s website, so take a look. It is one of the purest examples out there of what can happen when music and film come together.


Here are some notable Take-Away Shows:
Jamie Lidell - http://www.blogotheque.net/Jamie-Lidell,5463
Mumford and Sons - http://www.blogotheque.net/Mumford-and-Sons
Tegan and Sara - http://www.blogotheque.net/Tegan-Sara,5314
Sigur Ros - http://www.blogotheque.net/Sigur-Ros,4782
Sophie Hunger - http://www.blogotheque.net/Sophie-Hunger,4080
Port O’Brien - http://www.blogotheque.net/Port-O-Brien,4191
Vampire Weekend - http://www.blogotheque.net/Vampire-Weekend,3836
Arcade Fire - http://www.blogotheque.net/Arcade-Fire,2867

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Avec plus de 100 vidéos réalisées et mises en ligne, les concerts à emporter ne sont plus vraiment un secret bien gardé. C’est désormais un passage obligé pour les groupes et artistes en tous genres qui font escale dans la capitale. Arcade Fire, Animal Collective et Phoenix ont tous déambulé dans les rues parisiennes sous l’oeil de la petite caméra de Vincent Moon.

Les Concerts à emporter ont vu le jour en avril 2006. Chryde, fondateur et rédacteur du blog musical La Blogothèque,
cherchait à allier la musique sur laquelle il écrivait avec un autre support : le film. De son côté, le réalisateur indépendant Vincent Moon voulait faire la même chose, mais en sens inverse. Le résultat : un concept basé sur une manière de filmer minimaliste dans un style amateur, plutôt qu’un clip bien léché. Il n’y a pas de scène, pas de prise multiple, pas de budget exorbitant. Les groupes, suivis par une petite équipe,  jouent en marchant dans les rues de Paris (qui jouent un rôle aussi important qu’eux).

Les clips uniques et spontanés qui en résultent se sont fait une réputation et de nombreux fans des deux côtés de l’Atlantique. Michael Stipe a rapidement passé commande à Moon d’une série de clips pour le single de R.E.M., Supernatural Superserious (lien: http://www.supernaturalsuperserious.com). Un voyage à New-York est aussi prévu, à la demande de Tom Jones pour une édition spéciale des Concerts à emporter. (lien : http://www.blogotheque.net/Tom-Jones,4683)

Depuis sa création, la Blogothèque a attiré d’autres metteurs en scène à Paris et à New-York. Ils voyagent à la recherche de musique qu’ils aiment, et toutes les semaines ils sortent un nouveau clip d’un groupe dont le nom vous est familier ou complètement inconnu. Une nouvelle série intitulée « Soirée de poche » vient de commencer, il s’agit de concerts intimistes cachés dans des recoins de Paris où les groupes viennent se détendre, jouer de la musique et tourner quelques prises. Récemment, le groupe Californien The Morning Benders (lien : http://www.blogotheque.net/The-Morning-Benders-Virgins) a tenté l’expérience, et a chanté pas moins de 34 chansons, pour le plus grand bonheur du public. Vous pourrez bientôt visionner la soirée en entier.

Les autres Concerts à emporter et Soirées de poche sont tous disponibles en streaming gratuit sur le site de La Blogothèque, n’hésitez pas à y jeter un oeil ! Vous y trouverez les plus beaux exemples de ce qui peut arriver quand la musique recontre le cinéma.

Voici quelques liens vers des Concerts à emporter
Jamie Lidell - http://www.blogotheque.net/Jamie-Lidell,5463
Mumford and Sons - http://www.blogotheque.net/Mumford-and-Sons
Tegan and Sara - http://www.blogotheque.net/Tegan-Sara,5314
Sigur Ros - http://www.blogotheque.net/Sigur-Ros,4782
Sophie Hunger - http://www.blogotheque.net/Sophie-Hunger,4080
Port O’Brien - http://www.blogotheque.net/Port-O-Brien,4191
Vampire Weekend - http://www.blogotheque.net/Vampire-Weekend,3836
Arcade Fire - http://www.blogotheque.net/Arcade-Fire,2867

 

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Scott Hillier, Founder and President of ÉCU - The European Independent Film Festival
 
Scott Hillier is a director, cinematographer, and screenwriter, based in Paris, France. In the last 20 years, Hillier has gained international recognition from his strong and incredible cinematography, editing, writing, producing and directing portfolio in both the television and film industries.  
 
Scott began his career in the television industry in Australia. In 1988, he moved to London getting a job with the BBC who then set him to Baghdad. This opportunity led him to 10 years of traveling around world for the BBC, mainly in war zones like Somalia, Bosnia, Tchetcheynia, Kashmir, and Lebanon. After a near fatal encounter with a Russian bomber in Tchechnyia, Hillier gave up his war coverage and began in a new direction. 
 

He moved to New York City in 1998.  He directed and photographed eight one-hour documentaries for National Geographic and The Discovery Channel. Based on his war knowledge and experience, Hillier wrote and directed a short film titled, “Behind the Eyes of War!" The film was awarded “Best Short Dramatic Film” at the New York Independent Film and TV Festival in 1999. From that he served as Supervising Producer and Director for the critically acclaimed CBS 42 part reality series, "The Bravest” in 2002 and wrote and directed a stage play called, "Deadman’s Mai l," which ran at Le Théâtre du Moulin de la Galette in Paris during the summer of 2004. He then became the Director of Photography on a documentary titled, “Twin Towers." This was yet another life changing experience for Hillier. The riveting documentary won an Academy Award for "Best Documentary Short Subject" in 2003. In 2004, Hillier changed continents again, spending three months in Ethiopia. He produced “Worlds Apart,” a pilot for ABC America / True Entertainment / Endemol. As you can see, Hillier was and is always in constant movement and enjoys working in a number of diverse creative areas including documentaries, music videos, commercials, feature and short films.

 
Scott studied film at New York University and The London Film and Television School. He also studied literary non-fiction writing at Columbia University. Hillier's regular clients include the BBC, Microsoft, ABC, PBS and National Geographic. Between filming assignments, he used to teach film, a Masters Degree course in Screenwriting at the Eicar International Film School in Paris, France and journalism at the Formation des Journalistes Français in Paris, France. 
 

 


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