Behind the scenes of the Behind the Dream shooting, day by day

Instagram stories are translated by my beloved friend K.L.

Emptiness. That’s what it feels like when a habit, supposed to punctuate our daily lives, suddenly disappears.

Emptiness has permeated my days and breaths over the last few months, ever since I took a break from writing blog posts.

The reason is simple and obvious: I’ve run out of time, because I’m in the middle of producing a documentary. And a documentary is not a task to be ticked off a to-do list, but an infinite generator of to-do lists.

I try as hard as I can to do as much as I can while maintaining a constant level of quality. Prioritizing has become a matter of survival. This is how the blog came to be on stand-by, without even a note to announce its absence.

I have to be honest and realistic: my regular return here won’t be for a while. A bi-monthly rhythm, as before, is impossible until production of Behind the Dream is completed.

What strikes me is that I’ve shared the behind-the-scenes of this adventure just about everywhere – on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn… – except here, on the blog.

October is my birthday month, and I feel like filling the emptiness that’s been following me around for months. So here’s a slightly different article: a compilation of behind-the-scenes Instagram stories, sorted by day.

This article will be updated regularly, so keep coming back to follow this adventure.

You can find all the information about the film here: https://tuhaan.com/en/behind-the-dream-3/

Day 1

Hi. First day filming BEHIND the DREAM

My phone fell in water ..

Can you see the problem? It’s now impossible to upload new insta stories or take photos … Communication lead / An with a broken heart / Co-director of Behind The Dream

On the set, you have to make a series of BTS insta stories every day !!!

Don’t forget to take a lot photos of the BTS !

Therefore, I’ll keep everyone updated with my old combination: pencil and sketchbook !

But before, I need to cross the mainland France with 30kg of props and equipment, 2 changes of train, and no Google maps nor any helping tool from my phone

This morning, when my partner told me:

Make sure to find a way to let me know when you get there, okie?

That made me think of 2011 …

Make sure to find a way to let us know when you arrive to France, okie?

17-years-old An

I crossed the continent with 40kg of luggage without a phone

The good points of not having a phone

It was a period that I really had a lot of works (around 30 emails to be dealt with each day)

No smartphone = impossible of consulting my mails

-> Suddenly, I’m legit allowed to be broken from the burning fire of the project

-> Grabbing some peace in the middle of a storm

Absolutely no risk of doom-scrolling on Instagram or YouTube during 12 hours of traveling

-> I have:

-read a book

-done the sketch for my movie

-draw THESE !

Dopamine detox

-> Increased emotional stability

-> Increased concentration

-> Two important weapons for upcoming days of hardcore filming

I travel with my small notebook, just like a grandma terrified of getting lost

What a joy to meet Jo again on the train platform, after a journey of 12 hours …

Nico arrived an hours after

He recognized us right away, seeing one human very tall standing next to one human very short …

From now on, you’ll have the behind-the-scenes photos and videos because Jo took them with Nico’s iPad, and I’m relieved that I don’t have to draw the twists and turns of the 16-day shoot.

We mostly used public transport for our commute to the filming set

The first filming section of Behind the Dream: Filming the interviews with the experts

In our first filming day, the @caebourgogne team welcomed us in their office right in the center of Dijon

While Jo and Nico ran the setup, I prepared the interview with the @caebourgogne team

Just look at the seriousness on Nico’s face and mine !!!!

In all reality, that day I wore the contact lens for my right eye on my left eye, and the one for my left eye on my right eye

Jo focused on checking the matching between the answers from the experts during interview and the stories in the script

The first day of filming: done!

The BTS for Behind the Dream will be grouped by day in my Story highlight so everyone can check them our anytime

Nico & Jo: “Nah, but I don’t want to revive those painful memories …”

To support Behind the Dream, you can send us a cup of coffee here ! ko-fi.com/tuhaan

Day 2

Hi there.

This is the second day filming BEHIND the DREAM

The second day of filming took place at the office of BGE Perspective

While Nico installed the equipment, I prepared the interviews with the experts

In the meantime, Jo ran through the script while trying to survive the crazy heat of Dijon …

This is my very pro co-director, with his very pro setup …

And this is his co-director who couldn’t hide her happiness that she was able to film with the very consultants who helped her in her beginning

It was a bless to work with Nico who could make everyone feel at ease

We also squeezed in some shooting for the narrative part planned in the script

Without a single head-up, me and Macha, our ex-consultant, wore outfits with matching opposite colors *icon smile*

Ladies and gentlemen, I had no idea how short I was until I saw this photo …

At the end of the second filming day of Behind the Dream …

The BTS for Behind the Dream will be grouped by day in my Story highlight so everyone can check them our anytime

Day 3

Third day filming Behing the Dream

We were very excited because it was the day that we will get to discover the location for the majority of our scenes *icon smile with heart*

We were welcomed by all the staff of La Coursive, just right before their annual vacation

It would be in this very room that Nico, Jo and me will spend most of our time in Dijon

Just like usual:

– Nico took care of the soundcheck and visual setting

– An took care of interview arrangements

– Jo verified the matching between the answers given by the experts and the storyline in the script

Also just like usual, we took the chance to film several shots of narration as well, this time with the @lacoursivedijon team *icon smile with heart*

That day, we were under pressure a bit because Nico had to leave for his bus at 1PM

Still, right before he left, he still slided in a super interesting idea for the next filming that took place that afternoon

In the afternoon, we interviewed ALL STAFF of @lacoursivedijon team *3 icons smile heart*

Nico suggested us to put all questions in a bowl and let everyone pick on at random

And these questions are YOUR QUESTIONS that you sent to me during the planning phase for the movie

Third day of filming: done

First filming section: done

In the reality: This is how we look like after the first 3 days of filming …

To support the movie Behind the Dream, you can send us a cup of coffee through this link ko-fi.com/tuhaan

Day 4

Hi there.

This is the fourth day filming Behind the Dream

For memory, this is how we looked like after the first filming section of Behind the Dream *icon laugh hard*

… therefore we weren’t that productive by the 4^th day

But it wasn’t really our fault neither, because an investigator showed up at our Airbnb

Her name is Schroudi ..

She is the cat of the neighbour living on the floor above us, and she got in through the window of Nico’s room

The focus point of Jo and me switched from “preparing for second filming section” to “how to pat the cat”

Kidding, we actually spent the fourth day buying materials to produce props for our second filming section

Day 5

Hi there.

Fifth day of filming Behind the Dream

5^th day = recording Julien’s voice

Julien is a very close friend of mine, he is also the one behind all the meals for Jo, Nico and me during our second filming section

Since Nico had to be absent between the first and second filming section, Jo recruited the new staff Schroudi The Cat, and our team looks somehow just like the Dalton brothers in Lucky Luke *icon laugh hard*