The Quadrilatère de Beauvais, a modernist masterpiece designed by André Hermant in 1976, has just reopened after renovation. This bold, all-glass, all-concrete building now houses an art center as well as a Center for the Interpretation of Architecture and Heritage (CIAP), for which Drôle de Trame produced all the audiovisual content.
As soon as they enter, visitors are greeted by a film projected onto a large white model, which clearly and forcefully traces the history of the area, from its origins in Bellova to the present day.
A dozen motion-design films, combining animated archives and graphics, enrich this narrative by exploring the major milestones in local history, Beauvais's rich heritage and its emblematic sites.
Animated films take a light-hearted, humorous approach to deconstructing some of the clichés associated with the town.
In the crypt, where the foundations of an ancient building still stand, a poetic film shows life at the heart of the Gallo-Roman forum. At the end of the tour, a photographic slide show reviews the various archaeological digs carried out on the site.
The Quadrilatère de Beauvais
2025
DEVICES
Model projection
Animated films
Sound creations
CLIENT
Ville de Beauvais
SCENOGRAPHER
Agence NC Nathalie Crinière
THe Quadrilatère - Beauvais Art Center
Permanent exhibition
The Quadrilatère de Beauvais, a modernist masterpiece designed by André Hermant in 1976, has just reopened after renovation. This bold, all-glass, all-concrete building now houses an art center as well as a Center for the Interpretation of Architecture and Heritage (CIAP), for which Drôle de Trame produced all the audiovisual content.
As soon as they enter, visitors are greeted by a film projected onto a large white model, which clearly and forcefully traces the history of the area, from its origins in Bellova to the present day.
A dozen motion-design films, combining animated archives and graphics, enrich this narrative by exploring the major milestones in local history, Beauvais's rich heritage and its emblematic sites.
Animated films take a light-hearted, humorous approach to deconstructing some of the clichés associated with the town.
In the crypt, where the foundations of an ancient building still stand, a poetic film shows life at the heart of the Gallo-Roman forum. At the end of the tour, a photographic slide show reviews the various archaeological digs carried out on the site.
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TEAM
Films documentaires et diaporama : Réalisateur - motion design : Christophe Dentin / Scénariste : Virginie Adoutte
Films d’animation : Réalisateur : Edoardo Cecchin / Auteur : David Marchand
Film sur maquette blanche et films d’animation : Réalisatrice - Motion designer : Camille Le Bris / Motion designer : Paco Abelleira / Auteur : David Marchand
Création graphique : Christophe Dentin / Création sonore - mixage : Victor Belin - Raphaël Aucler / Traduction : Brenda Clark / Voix: Jean-Marc Frédéric, Sylvia Conti / Directrice de production : Claire Lebouteiller / Cheffe de projet : Virginie Adoutte / Assistante de production : Gwenael Ameline