The recently published list of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, as derived by Innovest, is based on a comprehensive analysis of organisations on four factors; Strategic Governance, Human Capital, Environment and Stakeholder (Not Shareholder) Capital. The Forbes article has been quick to point out that three most admired organisations as of today, Google, Apple and Microsoft, have not featured on the risk because of reasons very particular to them. The way I see it, the factor that stands true for all three of them is that they were all Entrepreneurial ventures to begin with, with clear cut leaders and focus areas. The fact that none of the entrepreneurs behind these three will survive a 100 years, at least two won’t even last another 25 years, is a very important factor. The one attribute common, as per my understanding, to the organisations that do feature on the list is that a majority of them don’t have clear cut leaders on which are the face of the organisation, as is the case with both Apple and Microsoft, are not there. They don’t actually have a face of the organisation, but the organisation itself is a brand in itself, whether through its products/services, logos or size. This is possibly why the authors of the article have stuck to companies without a person representative of their brand. I personally could not think of one person whom I could relate to any of these corporations, which is probably why they are actually sustainable since the responsibility of the organisations representation lays with the organisation itself, and not just with the Entrepreneur himself.

Michelin, the world’s second largest tyre maker, is an Entrepreneurial venture started by André and Edouard Michelin in 1888 to address a gap in the market. It was started when a cyclist with a busted pneumatic tyre approached the brothers, who ran a rubber factory at the time, to fix it. Upon their analysis of the tyre and the fact that it was glued to the rim of the bicycle, they identified a gap in the market in the form of a ‘removable pneumatic tyre’ which didn’t need to be glued to the rim to function properly and could be replaced faster than the conventional pneumatic tyres which took a couple of hours to dry. The brothers filed a patent for the same in 1891.Thereon, the organisation has made a large number of innovations, from improving the design of the pneumatic tyre to the Radial tyre in 1941 to the ActiveWheel system which has motors built into the wheel, and is to be launched in 2012. Michelin is the creator of, arguably the most recognized trademarks in the world, The Michelin Man or Bibendum, which was introduced in 1898 and represents Michelin in over 150 countries. Bibendum is essentially a man made out of numerous stacks of tyres and is used by the organisation in various promotional related activities across the world, and is shown doing a variety of activities in Michelins advertisements.

Innovation then runs in the blood of Michelin. This, for me, is the most prominent feature of an entrepreneurial venture as it is the factor that distinguishes the entrepreneur from the businessman. An Entrepreneur innovates existing products/services and creates one that is more functional or utilitarian, which is exactly what the Michelin brothers established. With tweaks in the design of the pneumatic tyre, they managed to have it grab the rim of the wheel without actually gluing the tyre which essentially allowed the repairing of tyres to become a much quicker and easier job. This transformed the entire industry to develop into what we know it as now. Had this innovation not been thought of, we’d be carrying glue in the back of our vehicles along with the spare tyre. To prove the usability of their version of the pneumatic tyre, the brothers actually scattered nails on the road during a cycle race and depicted to the people there the superiority of their tyre over the conventional tyres. The organisation then went on to focusing on developing tyres for Cars and eventually partnered with Citroën to develop the Radial type tyre.

Michelin, as an organisation, has grown exponentially in the past, especially with the grown in the global auto sector post-world war 2, which was followed by two decades worth of stagnancy, and then growth again beginning the late 1980’s, during which Michelin picked up OEM, or Original Equipment Manufacturer, contracts with General Motors, Volkswagen and Volvo to name a few. The evolution of Michelin as a company was stupendously fast during the first five decades of its existence, mostly because the tyre market was still maturing, along with the auto industry. Off late, especially in the last three decades, Michelins growth has primarily been focussed on motorsports, primarily Le Mans and A1 GP. The primary reason for this focus, as Michelin puts it, is to help develop better tyres for street cars and motorbikes alike. This has proved to be of some substance with Michelin coming up with continual augmentations being made to tyres already being produced. With a decade of research and few tweaks, Michelin has managed to improve its Energy Saver tyres, which reduce fuel consumption by 0.2 litres per 100 Kilometres, and consequently reduce CO2 emissions by up to 4 grams per kilometre. Another innovation which the company is working on is the ‘Tweel’. The Tweel is a replacement for the very invention that took Michelin from Zero to Hero, the Radial tyre. The Tweel is made out of rubber and doesn’t need any air; instead the spokes of the wheel twist and bend as opposed to staying fixed solid. This not only allows for a more comfortable ride as the surface area of the tyre and the wheel are incorporated, but also allows for more flexibility and of course, punctures will be history once this tyre is put into use. These are just few of the many innovations Michelin is working on, which is why it features on the Forbes 100 list of companies that will survive a 100 years. Another reason why Michelin features on the Forbes 100 list is probably that they’re not afraid to admit failure and pull out of a non-profitable or unviable business. They did so with both Formula 1 and MotoGP because they understood that their products weren’t competent enough to go head to head with the master of all circuit racing tyres, Bridgestone. They do, however, still supply tyres to A1 GP and a host of other races where they know they have the cost advantage. This also is conceivably Michelins Achilles heel. Simply because they could not match the functional superiority of Bridgestone, they packed their bags and bid adieu as opposed to developing their product to meet the rigorous requirements of the pinnacle motorsport divisions. 

Michelins success, at least the way I see it, can be attributed to innovation, and by innovation, I refer specifically to those which were required by the market. The fact that Michelin have been able to sustain their spot in the global tyre market, even when competitors with differentiated, and sometimes superior, products have come in to snatch away segments of the market, is a symbol of their unwavering spirit to succeed, which has primarily been done through a deep, clear understanding of market trends and providing what actually mattered, as opposed to anything out of the sandbox. Whether it’s the Energy Saver Tyres, or the Tweel or the ActiveWheel, they are all innovations which have purely been derived out of the need of the market, and not as an attempt to display technological or operational superiority. Michelin, hence, can, and will, survive over a hundred years, because they don’t just change the rules of the game, they change the entire game.

References:

http://www.michelin.com

http://www.michelinman.com

http://www.michelin-passion.com/passion/home/en/home.jsp?lang=EN

http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/28/long-lived-companies-leadership_0128_sustainability.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin

Balconul este semnul omagiului pictorului faţă de Spania.Compoziţia tabloului a fost inspirată de tabloul lui Goya Maya în balcon. Însă în tabloul pictorului spaniol persoanele se apleacă unul către celălalt, ca şi cum ar vorbi împreună pe şoptite, ca să nu le auzi. Spre deosebire de aceasta, în tabloul lui Manet personajele nu sunt deloc legate între ele.

Noutatea lui Manet constă în reformarea structurii spaţiului. La pictorii clasicişti, liniile aşezate în rând reprezintă liniile perspectivei şi acestea dau adâncimea spaţiului tabloului. La Manet, relieful şi distanţa sunt reglementate cu o claritate mai mică sau mai mare, ca şi în fotografie. Foloseşte lipsa de claritate, mâzgăleşte depărtarea.Contururile personajului din fundal şi cele ale femeii care stă în picioare sunt estompate, însă trăsăturile chipului Berthei Morisot din prim-planul tabloului sunt pictate cu foarte mare precizie. Prin variaţiile fine ale luminii şi ale umbrei, pictorul a reuşit să realizeze un efect tridimensional.

Acest tablou, deşi nouă ne pare clasicist, a produs din nou indignare şi confuzie. Criticii şi publicul s-au revoltat din nou. Verdele viu al balconului, albastrul agresiv al cravatei au stârnit ostilitate, deoarece asemenea culori nu există în realitate. Manet însă nu vrea să picteze în modul realist. Caută stilul în care poate prezenta senzaţiile şi sentimentele, nu vrea să reprezinte realitatea într-un mod slugarnic. Într-unul din jurnalele sale scrie: ”Tablourile mele sunt pline de sentimente, nu prezintă pur şi simplu ceva „ .

Je vous propose la bande annonce (trailer) du film réalisé par Edouard Molinaro avec comme acteurs principaux Lino VENTURA et Jacques BREL (chanteur aussi)

Emmerder : énerver – gêner      (assez grossier mais très utilisé !)

Petite note : Le réalisateur Francis WEBER  s’est amusé aux cours des années à reprendre le nom de PIGNON dans  ses films pour appeler ou l’emmerdeur, ou l’imbécile heureux, ou le naïf….j’aurai l’occasion de faire un “article” sur certains de ses films drôles (“Les fugitifs” – “Les compères” – “Le dîner de cons” – “Le placard” – “La doublure” – dans le film ”L’emmerdeur” Francis Weber est le scénariste) 

Synopsis

Un tueur à gage (Lino Ventura) est chargé d’une mission. Malheureusement, il va croiser PIGNON (Jacques BREL) qui va lui compliquer lourdement la tâche pour effectuer son “travail”.

- hé ! qu’est-ce que c’est que ça ?

- Qu’est-ce qui se passe ?…..Monsieur ! …Il s’est pendu ! Appelez la police, moi j’vais arrêter l’eau…merde…appelez la police…mais appelez la police, vous voyez pas qu’il s’est pendu !  Il a voulu se suicider et vous êtes témoin hein ? Un suicide dans un hôtel…faut appeler la police. C’est vrai ! on rigole pas avec ce genre de truc.

- C’est absurde d’appeler la police voyons…

- Mais pourquoi ?

- Ben, il est pas mort, il est même pas blessé

- Oui peut-être, mais moi, il faut que je le signale

- Vous croyez pas qu’ils ont autre chose à faire aujourd’hui les flics ? (flics = policiers)

- Elle a pas voulu venir, j’lui ai téléphoné, j’lui ai dit “viens”, elle a pas voulu venir…Cinq minutes, j’ai dit “juste cinq minutes, on va bavarder un petit peu”, elle a pas voulu venir

- Allez, n’y pensez plus, détendez-vous, on va vous soigner et on va vous emmener à l’hôpital

- Dans un car de flics

- Mais ne lui dites pas ça enfin !

- Eh bien, demandez-lui s’il a envie d’aller à l’hôpital…est-ce que vous avez envie d’aller à l’hôpital dans un car de flics…ce qu’il lui faut c’est un peu de chaleur humaine…j’m'en occupe…vous devriez éponger ça va couler au-dessous

- Et s’il recommence, c’est moi qui suis responsable, le car de flics ça sera pour moi

- Nous vous inquiétez pas, je vous dis qu’il ne recommencera pas

- Pourquoi elle a fait ça ? J’comprends pas…j’peux pas vivre sans elle…

- Calmez-vous maintenant

- J’veux, j’veux mourir moi !  C’est clair non ? J’veux mourir ! Je veux mourir moi ! 

- Je vais voir si ça coule en-dessous

- Hé, attendez, tenez…tout va rentrer dans l’ordre maintenant, croyez-moi ! Voilà

- Vous savez, j’les connais moi les dépressifs, j’étais infirmier à l’armée alors…vous les laissez seuls une seconde, ils font une connerie (bêtise). Vous vous êtes collé un drôle de boulet au pied…j’vous le dis moi !  Un drôle de boulet…croyez-moi !

- Si vous continuez à faire l’imbécile, il va appeler les flics, alors, je vous conseille de vous tenir tranquille maintenant. Quant à moi, je suis désolé, mais j’peux pas passer ma journée à vous tenir la main.

- Téléphonez-lui

- Comment ?

- Téléphonez à ma femme, dites-lui que je me suis tué pour elle. Si c’est vous qui l’appelez, elle va venir. Elle peut pas faire autrement…j’vous en prie, téléphonez-lui. Dès qu’elle sera là, j’partirai avec elle, j’vous ficherai la paix, j’vous le jure (ficher la paix = laisser tranquille).

- Je ne téléphonerai à personne et régler vos problèmes vous-même

- Quel est son numéro ?

- 44 17 22 vous demandez Mme PIGNON

- Allo,  je voudrais le 44 17 22 s’il vous plaît

- Vous ne lui dites surtout pas que je suis tiré d’affaires (que tout va bien), j’aimerais mieux qu’elle croit que je suis entre la vie et la mort

- Allo, je voudrais parler à Mme…Mme PIGNON s’il vous plaît…c’est personnel

- Elle est sortie

- Elle rentre à quelle heure ?

- Ah, je ne sais pas ! Elle est allée au manège mais je ne peux pas vous dire avec précision quand elle rentrera, c’est à quel sujet

- Vous ne savez pas du tout combien…

- Allo, bonjour Monsieur, c’est un ami de Monsieur PIGNON ici. Mr PIGNON a tenté de se suicider alors sa femme doit venir tout de suite à l’hôtel du Palais. Non il est pas mort, il est pas mort …mais il va pas très fort

- Vous allez continuer à emmerder le monde longtemps comme ça ?

- Mais c’est FUCHS, c’est ce salaud de FUCHS, c’est lui qui m’a piqué ma femme…ahah il doit être mort de trouille (avoir très peur). Ça j’suis bien content !

 Comment tuer quelqu’un lorsque l’on a un emmerdeur à ses côtés ?

- Vous m’attendez dans la voiture pendant que je lui parle, et après je vous laisse tous les deux

- une seconde…j’vais changer mes chaussures

- C’est ça !

- Qu’est-ce que vous allez lui dire ? Vous la connaissez pas. Faudrait que j’vous explique la situation tout de même !

- Vous m’expliquerez tout ça, tout à l’heure, dans la voiture

- On ne s’est même pas présentés. François PIGNON. Et vous c’est…votre nom c’est comment déjà

- Milan

- Comme la ville…en tout cas, vous êtes vraiment très gentil avec moi vous savez. On peut  dire que j’ai de la chance d’être tombé sur vous

- On prend votre voiture ?

- ouais

- Attendez une minute alors, j’ai un truc à prendre dans ma voiture…j’ai fait construire un pavillon (maison) à Poissy. J’ai apporté les photos. Je suis endetté jusqu’au cou…et elle est partie. Un pavillon magnifique, vous allez voir. Elle a pas voulu, alors, j’m'y suis installé tout seul. Pourquoi elle a fait ça ?  J’comprends pas ! Vivre sans elle, c’est plus vivre !

- Donnez moi ça, donnez moi ça 

-  C’est quand même vrai ce qu’on dit hein, “un seul être vous manque et tout est dépeuplé”. J’suppose que c’est tout de même pas comme ça que vous ouvrez le coffre de votre voiture.

- Non, excusez-moi

- Laissez, j’m'en fous (ça m’est égal). J’m'en fous complètement de ma voiture, j’m'en fous de tout maintenant…laissez, vous vous y prenez comme un cochon…faut faire des soudures….c’est pas comme ça que vous allez l’arranger. D’ailleurs, c’est pas ma voiture, elle est là ma voiture. Y a des jours…voilà, on peut y aller.

 Excusez-moi, j’me sens pas encore très solide. Vous vous rendez compte d’un choc pour que le tuyau casse.

- Ecoutez, il faut y aller maintenant, hein ? allez !

- Et moi qu’étais tellement gai dans le temps (avant). Vous pouvez pas savoir…on m’invitait partout pour mettre l’ambiance. Les gens disaient, tiens voilà PIGNON, ça va chauffer. Mais c’est de ma faute vous savez, parce qu’elle avait plus d’appétit, elle mangeait plus. Alors, je lui ai mais il faut aller voir un médecin. Et c’est comme ça qu’elle est allée chez FUCHS. Elle est allée voir cette ordure de FUCHS.

  Salaud, neurologue de mes fesses

- Si vous ne vous pressez pas un peu, j’pourrai pas vous accompagner moi hein !

- Et elle allait le voir tous les jours. Elle s’allongeait sur le divan. Normalement, normalement, il aurait dû rester dans son fauteuil, lui ! C’est toujours comme ça hein, le madade est sur le divan et le docteur est à côté dans son fauteuil. Il pose des questions, il prend des notes. Normalement, c’est comme ça que ça se passe chez un psychiatre. Eh ben là, pas du tout…hop ! tout le monde sur le divan ! Et moi j’paye 60 francs de l’heure. Alors, il a ouvert une clinique dans ce trou et elle a préféré venir s’enterrer avec lui. Vous vous rendez compte, alors que moi, j’m'endette jusqu’au cou pour lui faire construire un merveilleux pavillon à Poissy.

Restaurant situé au cœur de la place du Parlement, il propose une carte attractive, aux choix multiples et très abordables pour les petits budgets. Le menu démarre à 13€50…de quoi ravir les petits portefeuilles vides en temps de crise.

En ce qui concerne le côté intimiste, on repassera… Trop de proximité avec les voisins. Le personnel est malgré tout sympathique et tâche de satisfaire le client. Quant au service il se veut tardif le soir, un bon point!

Mon coup de coeur: Le foie gras présenté sur une belle ardoise accompagné de gros sel…simple mais bon

Coup de gueule: Les tables trop proches les unes des autres… de quoi entendre mamie parler de son chien malade :s

Adresse: Le bistrot d’Edouard, 16 place du Parlement, 33000 Bordeaux

Téléphone: 05.56.81.48.87

Some Useful references

The idea is to explore the city through feelings and instincts whilst being possessed by an artefact. Like the marvel character “Spawn” who has sold his soul to the devil in order to come back to life, we would be reborn under a new identity far from the civilised person we are now. The reference to “The island of Dr Moreau” is about becoming a new being when fused with the mask. This scientist was conducting experiments on how to create hybrids between feline animals and humans. We are aiming to produce a new creature of a human that has undegone a transformation due to the mask. Under the curse brought by the artifact, our feelings will be unleashed into the city which then becomes a giant playground for our transformed hybrid. Hatred, fury and violent animal instincts will be unleashed!

Some creations

 In the comic novel “Spawn” the main character is given some artifacts by the devil in order to become one of his underdogs on earth. These items (a cape and a chain) have a soul of their own and cannot be controlled by their bearer’s will. We tried to recreate a secondary skin that would spread from the head to the entire body and bring new possibilities to the bearer. New abilities such as extra strengh, extra speed, sensors and claws, all controlled by the mask’s evil twisted personality and not by its original bearer. We are working on a short animation picturing the metamorphosis of a man inside the city and how he looses control under the influence of the mask. 

mon chat Édouard es le plus beau chat !! c bon ne soyer pas jaloux !!

D’après certaines indiscrétions marseillaises, l’OM lassé du rendement de son joueur brésilien aurait proposé ce dernier en prêt à Camus Foot. Réponse du Président du club : “Marseille nous prend vraiment pour des jambons ! Pourquoi pas Zubar ou Civelli pour remplacer Edouard pendant qu’ils y sont ! ” L’affaire semble compromise…dont acte

Mais quel est donc son secret, pour les amateurs de Tête à claques…. Moi, j’adore….

Ze Bande Annonce…

Le secret d’Edouard

Tête à claques

Amelia is a stage production adapted for the camera, choreographed by Edouard Lock and danced by members of La La La Human Steps, a contemporary ballet company based in Montreal, Canada.

Amelia is a stage production adapted for the camera, choreographed by Edouard Lock and danced by members of La La La Human Steps, a contemporary ballet company based in Montreal, Canada.

10/9/08

The following takes place between 6:00pm Tuesday and 7:00pm Wednesday

6:00pm
Coming off of the weekend from the hell-heaven shoot that was the Hospital scene, I only took a day to relax and breath. That would be the previous Monday. By Tuesday, I was all business again, thinking about shooting the next scenes we had to put together. What was a concern for me around this time was, I haven’t talked to Peter in a while and I was concerned about him due to not speaking with him for weeks. He has a key scene in the episode which required a one-shot of Peter at a bus station of some kind doing his lines at that particular station. If we couldn’t get the shot, then we would have to do some kind of tricky post-production work that not only would be time consuming, but probably won’t come out good as well. I decided to call Peter and see what was up. We talked for a minute. He says he has time on Wednesday evening, after that, he doesn’t have time at all. NO TIME AT ALL.

7:00pm
I told Peter, “We will get your shot, no problem, be ready by 4:00pm, and i’ll come get you.” Peter says “cool, I’m ready.” I replied by saying, “You will be man, trust me and trust your character, you will be.” We assured each other. We said our goodbyes. I’m very excited at this moment. YES WE CAN SHOOT PETER’S SCENES. It then dawned on me at this moment…DAMN I GOTTA SHOOT PETER’S SCENES. A massive coordination had to take place in order to make this shoot happen in 24 hours, and considering I don’t have a lot of money in my pocket, I’m gonna have to use the resources I have around me to make this shoot happen. Namely, break a few rules at the same time. I can feel my old college ways coming back to me again. It’s a good feeling to have.

12:00AM
I finally forged a plan to shoot for Peter’s Scenes. Looking at the nearest Train Station for it’s schedule that will truly coordinate with what we wanted to do, the window of opportunity to shoot is only 53 minutes, minus any trains going into Boston and coming out of Boston at the station we were at. Without any money on me till the next day, I needed to get an HD camera for the shoot. LynnCamTV out in Lynn, MA (www.lynncamtv.com) is our only clutch move. A deal has to be made.

1:00PM
I wake up, and load all the things we need into the car. I begin to make headways toward Lynn. I’m feeling confident that this shoot can be pulled off.

2:10PM
At Lynn, Dave Riley of LynnCam TV hooks us up with the camera we’ve been shooting on for the pilot – The Sony HVR-Z1U 1080i HD Camcorder (you know I love this business too much when I can say a camera’s make and model). He also provides us with a wireless microphone seeing that we don’t have any boompole operators to work the audio. Now that I got the equipment, it’s time to go.

3:00pm
Traffic is heavy going into Boston from the North Shore Area, particularly Revere. My finger is to the dial, gotta find a way back into Boston.

3:45pm
It’s Getting a little late. I tried to call Peter, no answer. I’m getting a little worried here, but inside, I kept saying to myself. There will be a way. Keep the faith.

4:00pm
I’m on the highway and entering the O’Neil Tunnel from the Zekim Bridge (The Underground Tunnel that leads into Bsoton). I get a call — IT’S PETER (Whew! What a relief). But i’m losing signal on my phone — DAMN. I told Peter, I’ll call him in a sec once I get out.

4:10pm
I’m out of the tunnel, thanks to some crazy driving on my part. I call Peter up. He is ready for his scene. GREAT NEWS. I decide to pick him up first. BUT ONCE AGAIN, WE’RE MISSING SOMETHING — Or Someone!!!

4:26pm
I’m in Mattapan now, and I grab Peter up from his place. He’s in costume, ready to go. Vania is not able to make it to this shoot, so as usual, we gotta “gung ho!” it all the way. By the way, that thing we’re missing is an important extra. And soon enough, the fear went back into my eyes. WE NEED A KID FOR THE SCENE.

4:35pm
In comes little 7 year old, HERMAN WEATHERSBY. My neighbors first son. He pretty much fits the mold of what we we’re looking for . After talking with his mother, and his father “Herman Sr.”, NOW IT’S TIME TO SHOOT.

5:00pm
We get to the station nearby my home to shoot. We’re using a commuter rail station to shoot at, what station is it? You will never know – HAHAHAHAHA! We unload the equipment, then I start to get Peter mic’d up, making sure we attach the wireless mic on an area of his body that his clothes will not interfere with the mic’s pickup pattern. As we set up, a middle-age man sees what we’re doing and claims to have done work with BNN (Boston Neighborhood Network). I show him an All 4our One Poster and he says “good stuff, but if you guys don’t make it, there’s always room for ya’ll at BNN.” My absolute response was, “I think our project is a little too good for BNN’s Standards. We’re trying to do something big here. Thanks for the shout – but we got this.” His response was, “Alright, just trying to help a brother out — Good luck.”

In hindsight over the matter, I really wanted to tell the guy off. But nothing gets accomplished if you keep running your mouth and talking rather than doing. With that said let’s get this started.

5:25pm
Everything has to be timed right. At this time, a train has just passed by the station on the inbound side going to Boston. Our Window of Opportunity is dwindling, and we are losing a little light as well. Gotta get Peter and Herman’s scene out the way now.

Terry Jones Encounters a spectator!!!

5:45pm
3 takes later — DONE DEAL. Lil’ Herman done his part and I am so thankful he didn’t try to kill Peter with that stick. That would of so hurt him. Give him a right line or too, Herman can have a lil future in the acting game, for real. Since I can keep Herman until 6pm and we are done, we say our goodbyes – HERMAN IS WRAPPED.

5:50pm
With the light now going away fast, I wanted to wait for another few minutes for a little more darkness to come down. We had 30 more mins before the next train came in also, so…to kill time — We decided to F*&# around for a minute.

QUOTE TO SELF: “I LOOK SO FAT IN THIS PICTURE!!!”

6:00pm
Gotta hurry! No time to waste. Peter gotta get his scene done. So we get right into it. He gets warmed up. In one instant – he nails the scene JLT – JUST LIKE THAT. We gotta problem though. The next scene we shoot, I took out a piece at the end of the first scene we shot where PETER ACED…DAMMIT ALL. As they say in the streets – “MY B!”

6:10pm
No Worries! With the light now a little darker, I have Peter redo his scenes with 2 more takes. And we got them covered. In fact, I think they we’re better than the one we cut off. Now we shoot a seperate line we need for ADR – and right then and there – PETER IS WRAPPED for EPISODE 1. The First cast member to be wrapped for the pilot episode. Thank you very much Peter for what you done and for yoru committment and effort toward the show. And it showed off in your role. Watch what happens next.

6:20pm
The Train comes in. But we are long done from getting caught. Whew – now that whole scene saves us from a lot of post work that would take weeks to put together, for real. I am relieved. Peter still got some things to do, so I take him back home to where he lives.

7:00pm
Laz gives me a call and I tell him the story of how we got the shoot off. He was surprised to say the least, and I told him –Hey, I’m a clutch player — I always come through in the clutch. We talk for a few, and we said our goodbyes. He invited me to play Facebreaker online. I decline because I wanted to log the footage for Peter’s scene so we can reduce the video ingestion process. “I know I got a boring life.” But when your motivated to do great things, how can life be boring? I get home, and right now — I gotta log then get to work at 11pm. No rest for the weary. AND ON TOP OF THAT — Gotta prepare for Sunday’s shoot with Alex, Tony, & Renee. SO HOW DO YOU THINK WE FAIRED WITH THAT? GOTTA TUNE INTO THE NEXT SHOOTING DIARY TO FIND OUT.

Until then, Crosby Tatum Saying, “keep your eyes on the prize, and keep working hard for the dreams you wish to accomplish.” I’m out. “SOMBODY GET ME A HAM & CHEESE SAM’MICH!”

Après Edouard, deux nouveaux candidats de la saison 8 de la Star Academy ont été démasqué lors de leur prestation au casting de la Nouvelle Star de M6.
En effet, Harold et Alice ont eux aussi d’abord tenté leur chance sur M6 sans pour autant trouver le succès recherché!
Retrouvez les vidéos de leur casting respectif dans la suite de cet article…

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Qui n’est jamais monté sur une planche à roulettes?  Souvenez vous… Fila lacets serrés ou Vans languette exagérément relevée, tout le monde y est passé au moins une fois dans sa vie. Certain se sont aussi dirigés vers les patins à roulette comme Matthieu mon collègue. Je me passerai des descriptions les plus humiliantes qu’engendre ce loisir quand nous sommes jeunes…  Non je ne fait pas d’auto-dérision sur notre passé boutonneux, je veux simplement provoquer un flash-back sur une passion qui nous a tous (presque) animé ou qui continu de nous faire vibrer.

Ces deux sports sont à l’origine d’une entente qui aura quelques années plus tard abouti à la création de ce site. Du chill quotidien dans les skatepark de banlieue à celui hebdomadaire des night clubs de la capital… Nous avons grandi.

Jens Lekman – Sipping in the sweet nectar (Bogdan Irkuk love nectar mix) (via So indie it hurts)

Pas de chance pour Edouard aujourd’hui…

Pour plus d’infos, rendez-vous sur le site Star Academy 8…