TOTAL ECLIPSE
27 min.
Licensing
Follow Kentucky—an insomniac hen and social media star who lives on the Moon—in her adventures to demystify solar eclipses! With help from JOS, her whimsical android sidekick, she embarks on a space-time journey to Earth to find the perfect solar eclipse that will finally help her get some sleep. Join them on their journey to discover the perfect conditions to witness this unique phenomenon, in an immersive and wacky show at the Planetarium.
Credits
Director and Script
François Guinaudeau
Sébastien Samyn
Executive producer
Noé Sardet
Screenwriting advice
Isabelle Pruneau Brunet
Clotilde de Swarte
Maxime Pivin-Lapointe
Planetarium Coordinator
Maxime Pivin-Lapointe
Loïc Quesnel
Myriam Latulippe
Montage
Arnaud Mariat
François Guinaudeau
Producer Coordinator
Chloé Juillard
Clotilde de Swarte
Scientific adivsors
Marc Jobin
Maxime Pivin Lapointe
Olivier Hernandez
Sound Design and Mixing
Benoit Dame
Music composed by
Fabienne Lucet
with the collaboration of
Robbie Kuster
Lyricist and Performer
Bénédicte Bérubé
FILM SHOOTING
Producer Director
Noé Sardet
Assistant Director and Coordination
Clotilde De Swarte
Kentucky Puppeteer
Lucile Prosper
Dancer and Performer J.O.S
Benjamin Herrero
Director of Photography and Camera
Nicolas Didtsch
Additional Camera
Noé Sardet
Sharif Mirshak
Grip
Sharif Mirshak
Ranko Bobusic
VR Stage Previsualization
Charlie Leroy
Set Photographers
Clotilde De Swarte
Noé Sardet
Making Of Filming
Noé Sardet
Production Inters
Emma Sardet-Leprince
Charlotte Bégin
Carachter Design
Sébastien Samyn
Additional Design
Clément Lavedan
Lighting
Nicolas Didtsch
Sharif Mirshak
Kentucky Puppet Fabrication
Jako lanterne Studio
Emily Bélanger
Laurent Canniccioni
J.O.S. Helmet and Accessories Fabrication: Sébastien Samyn
J.O.S. Costume
Mathilde Horvais
J.O.S. Helmet Electronics Charlie Leroy
VISUAL PRODUCTION
Technical Direction
Charlie Leroy
Additional Technical Direction
Antonin Gaud
Research, Development / VR
Charlie Leroy
Pipeline
Charlie Leroy
François Guinaudeau
Art Direction and Storyboard
Sébastien Samyn
Set Visual Research and Design
Sébastien Samyn
Additional Design
Clément Lavedan
Layout / Animatics Antonin Gaud
François Guinaudeau Charlie Leroy
Arnaud Mariat
Sébastien Samyn
3D Modeling
Antonin Gaud
François Guinaudeau Charlie Leroy
Mauricio Melo
Sébastien Samyn
Kentucky 3D Scanning EXOTWIIN
Charlie Leroy
Rigging
Charlie Leroy
Animation
Antonin Gaud
François Guinaudeau, Charlie Leroy
Mauricio Melo
Sébastien Samyn
3D Simulation / FX: Charlie Leroy
Mauricio Melo
François Guinaudeau
Textures, Lighting, and Compositing
Antonin Gaud
François Guinaudeau Charlie Leroy
Mauricio Melo
Sébastien Samyn
2D Animation
Hélène Astier
Antonin Gaud
Arnaud Mariat
Sébastien Samyn
Additional 3D Animation
Guillaume Combeaud
Keying / Rotoscoping
Damien Thiébot
Mathéo Charrin
Cultural Reference Consultation
Alejandro Macías Flores
Japanese Translation
Mariève Inoue
Total Solar Eclipse
Footage
Nicolas Lefaudeux
MUSIC, VOICE AND SOUND
Voice Direction
François Guinaudeau
French Voices
Patricia Goulet
Voice Recording
Diego Riveros
Studio Son (Biosphère at Espace pour la Vie)
Sound Engineers
Fabienne Lucet
Robbie Kuster
Musicians
Fabienne Lucet
(Piano / Keyboards)
Robbie Kuster
(Percussion / Dulcitone / Jew's Harp / Glass Marimba / Mbira / Keyboards / Xylophone / Saw)
Mélanie Bélair
(Violins)
Pierre Tremblay (Euphonium)
Recorded at Studio Nid d’Aigle and Studio DuRivage
Sound Editing
Jérémie Jones
Sound Effects
Stéphane "Caboom" Cadotte
Sound Effects Recording
Raphaël Paré
ADMINISTRATION
Production Administration
Parafilms
Insurance
HUB International
Accounting
Michel Czyzyk
Administrative Support Mia Pham-Guilbeault
Communications Team Espace pour la Vie
Management Team Espace pour la Vie
ENGLISH VERSION
English Adaptation Coordination
Myriam Latulippe
Dubbing
Studio Edgar
English Voices
Holly Gauthier-Frankel
English Adaptation
Richard M. Dumont
Simon D. Scott
Voice Talent Direction Richard M. Dumont
Recording
David Gagnon
Studio Edgar Coordination
Emilie Côté
Laurie-Jane Richard-Mailloux
Song and End Credits Translation
Angelina Bondi
Fact Sheet
François Guinaudeau
Director and Script
Like a digital craftsman, François uses a variety of tools: photography, computer-generated imagery, 360-degree imaging, telescopes, and microscopes… By shaping these different materials, he continues to explore what fascinates him most: the mystery of the cosmos, the diversity of nature, and humanity. This is how several expeditions took place, allowing him to meet new cultures and share different inspiring projects. These journeys and explorations enabled him to create several films and exhibitions to share the richness of all that is alive and everything that surrounds us. Always with the same message of humility: we live on a small blue planet, incredibly rich and fragile. We are infinitesimally small compared to the infinitely vast, and we are merely passing through.
Sébastien Samyn
Director and Script
Sébastien Samyn is a motion designer and illustrator with over 10 years of experience in the animation and event industries. He graduated with a Master’s degree from the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Belgium in 2011. In 2015, he arrived in Montreal and joined 4U2C, a division of the Cirque du Soleil Group. He first worked as an illustrator before becoming Lead and Artistic Director until 2019. Today, he is an independent artist collaborating with various studios on animation projects, special events, and shows.
