Context: Announcement of the new season of Meilleur Pâtissier

Mercotte and Cyril Lignac are back in search of Le Meilleur Pâtissier on M6! Once again this year, IDZ Production called on our VFX department to add a touch of magic and a hint of the spectacular to the trailer for this new season.

Project: VFX production

This project required special effects on 16 shots of the video.

During filming, we produced a 3D scan of Mercotte, the show's host alongside Cyril Lignac. This enabled us to integrate and animate a 3D Mercotte, particularly during her parachute jump, her figures in the air and her landing. This 3D scan also enabled us to add smoke bombs, which are necessary for Mercotte's free-fall scenes.

Cyril Lignac and his horse are not to be outdone, as we made their drawing/reality transition. The latter was also integrated with Mercotte in the shots showing the pop-up tent, an emblematic element of the show. We modelled, rigged and animated this tent at the end of the video, as well as the presenters, giving it that fairytale feel. 

A large number of VFX enhancements were necessary, particularly for the sky, to which we added clouds and mountains. The book cover was almost entirely produced in 3D. A 3D model of the aircraft was produced for a shot of the video.