Glimpses/Impressions

Glimpses/Impressions
Directed by	Jean-François Pouliot
Screenplay by	Jean-François Pouliot
Produced by	René Chénier
Cinematography	Serge Clément Claude-Simon Langlois
Edited by	Vicky Daneau
Music by	Mario Leblanc
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	May 1, 2010 (2010-05-01) (Shanghai)
Running time	05 min 20 s
Country	Canada

Glimpses/Impressions is a film by Jean-François Pouliot for the Canadian pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The 5 minute 20 second-long film depicts 24 hours in the life of an imaginary urban centre, created from composite images from major Canadian cities. The film was created from over 3,000 animated photos, projected onto a large screen with a 150-degree curve.^[1]

Production

Glimpses/Impressions was based on a proposal from the Cirque du Soleil, who were contracted by the Department of Canadian Heritage to design the pavilion's exhibitions. It is produced by the National Film Board of Canada.^[2][3]

To create the images for the film, photographers Serge Clément and Claude-Simon Langlois travelled across Canada to take more than 57,000 photographs.^[4]

Composer Normand Roger and collaborators Pierre Yves Drapeau and Yves Chartrand scored the film, adapting Mario Leblanc's "Androgyne." The Leblanc composition had been used to inspire the creative team, before ultimately being chosen for the soundtrack.^[5]

References

1. Brooks, Bill (16 September 2010). "Expo 2010 is full steam ahead". Canoe.ca. QMI Agency. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
2. Tremblay, Odile (28 April 2010). "Jean-François Pouliot capturant l'humanité urbaine". Le Devoir (in French). Montreal. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
3. Castel, Élie (30 April 2010). "Shanghai universel". Séquences (in French). Montreal. Retrieved 3 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. Demers, Maxime (27 April 2010). "Le nouveau film de Jean-François Pouliot diffusé gratuitement sur Internet". Rue Frontenac (in French). Montreal. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
5. "Glimpses - The Soundtrack". Canada at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.

External links

• Watch Glimpses/Impressions on the NFB website