Variety Filmmaking in France Summit Reveals How the ‘French Experience’ Can Change Your Shoot

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Variety hosted “U.S. Filmmaking in France: Living the French Experience,” a series of panels with directors, producers and executives who discussed their experiences filming in the European country.

The event took place on Tuesday at the 1 Hotel in West Hollywood. The panels included “The Making of ‘Emily in Paris,'” “Understanding the French Tax Rebate for International Productions,” “The Making of ‘The Veil,'” “MacGuff’s Face Engine Demo,” “The Making of ‘The Nun II,'” “Choosing France for Your VFX” and “TSF’S New Studios and Streets of Paris Backlot.” During the “The Making of Emily in Paris” panel moderated by Variety chief production officer Claudia Eller, Fleming and producer Raphaël Benoliel spoke about the practical benefits to the Parisian setting as well. “Our rates are slightly lower for the crew [in Paris],” Benoliel explained regarding the difference between filming in New York and Paris. “On ‘Emily,’ after running the analysis, we were like 20% less expensive by shooting the entire show in France than by splitting the show between two countries.” “The first season that we did, the show had a very small budget.

People thought it was a very big-budgeted show because you could just take a very simple dialogue scene and put it out on the street and see the Arc de Triomphe in the background, and it looks like a million bucks,” Fleming added. “Being there really made it look richer than if we had been in New York trying to fake things.” With the end of the SAG-AFTRA strikes, “Emily in Paris” season four is expected to begin shooting Jan.

22. In a panel moderated by Eller, executive producer Denise Di Novi and producer Xavier Roy of “The Veil,” an upcoming FX international spy thriller starring Elisabeth Moss,.