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20 years of expertise at the service of your project

20 years of expertise to optimize your project.

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for the job you did capturing the video of our two conferences. Frankly, you’ve done it, and in a very short time!

David STEINBOIM
UNICEF Marketing and Development Division
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We’re delighted with the result! Over a million views on youtube and plenty of airtime on TV!

Domitille Benhamou Monard
Marketing Manager France at Carapelli
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Il Est Une Fois were highly flexible and efficient in organizing the filming, and ultra-reactive in fine-tuning the project afterwards. The people who conducted the interview have a good human sensitivity, which made it possible to put the subjects at ease and get exactly the testimonials we were hoping for. I recommend it without hesitation.

Rodolophe Strauss
SEYNA
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We worked with IEIX in the production of a video for an information and recruitment campaign. Our collaboration went perfectly with an easy-to-access, highly responsive and friendly team. We will continue to work with them.

Laetitia Vigée
Sales Manager
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Creation of a promotional video for the sale of a bicycle phone mount, Good creativity and strength of proposal from IL EST UNE FOIS.

Antoine LAPORTE WEYWADA
Development Director at GEOVELO
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It’s perfect, thank you very much! Internally, colleagues are very satisfied, and we’re going to start promoting it via our newsletter and social networks

Aya KHALIL
UNESCO communication team
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Many thanks to David and Christophe for their seriousness and great availability for the shoot, despite the constraints imposed!
Fast, efficient and accommodating, with good advice and pretty videos to show for it.

TEKSIAL Energy Facilitator since 1987
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I highly recommend this agency! A big thank you to David and Christophe for their efficiency and attentiveness to our needs (video and sound recording for a public event). Despite the constraints of the location, the resulting videos were of very high quality, requiring only a few corrections. We look forward to working with “Il est une fois” again!

Maëlys Humeau
CNRS Events Communications Manager
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IL EST UNE FOIS is a serious and highly responsive audiovisual company in Paris. The end result was very professional. I recommend it.

Adrien AOUATE
Founder OUTGENIE
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David, I loved working with you, I really liked your responsiveness, on the set or on the delivery of the work. Thank you for your precious listening and the work we have done together. I am very proud of the video we produced!

Rachel LEBON
Art direction at LODING
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As for the film, don’t worry, it’s been very well received, both internally at the Town Hall and by local residents (we’ve had quite a few views and also quite a few likes on fb in particular: it’s top-notch.
In any case, as for the first film, it was a pleasure to work with you.

Simon FINKEL - Chief of Cabinet Bourg-la-Reine Town Hall
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IL EST UNE FOIS demonstrated a high level of responsiveness and autonomy in proposing the narrative for our corporate film. Efficiency, responsiveness and creativity are the key words that describe the work of il est une fois.

Arnaud TAMISIER
Marketing Manager SPRINKLR
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Reactivity and adaptability (the brief is changing every time the D-day and David is always ready for any changes) + Friendly and professional exchanges.

Jennifer HENRY-LEMOINE
Communication Officer FNPS
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David took the time to fully understand my project to produce a quality video that would increase our communication.
His professional side but also accessible is very pleasant and allow to work in good intelligence.

Caroline DALMAZ
Manager AREGIE
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Excellent experience with the team who perfectly responded to our needs with efficiency and speed, both for the shooting of the video and for its editing. I strongly recommend if you’re looking for a video company in Paris.

Guillaume POMMIER
CEO Training You
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Thank you very much to the whole production company IL EST UNE FOIS for all the work done during the shooting and editing of this video. It was a great first time for me and I am happy to have been able to count on your experience in this area. The Mayor and my management are very happy with the result.

Virginie GUILBERT
City of Trait communication officer
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During our collaboration with the company IL EST UNE FOIS we greatly appreciated the team’s responsiveness and understanding of our issues. Thanks to this responsiveness, we were able to make a success of our recruitment-oriented company films for new agents during confinement.

Stephanie LEPINAY
Network Development Marketing Manager at PRIVATE PROPERTIES
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Listening to needs and responsiveness were the main strengths in our collaboration. Christophe and David were very professional in the way they wrote and created my content.

Damir Ali
Prevention adviser

We called on Il est une fois for a video recording of a customer testimonial and a demo of an EPM tool.
We called on Il est une fois for a video recording of a customer testimonial and a demo of an EPM tool.

Adrien de Beaudéan
Marketing Manager at Atkan
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Production of a video of 1 min of customer reinsurance, available in 6 versions (music, image, brand…), all in a record time of a week!
Production of a video of 1 min to reassure the costumer, available in 6 versions (music, image, brand…), all in a week!

Christine CADROT
Managing Director at PRIVATE PROPERTIES
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David and Christophe are very proactiv. they do not hesitate to guide us. And the video they made for me is perfect.
It’s rare to have responsive, friendly and competent professionals at the same time!!!

Celine DERENSY
Human Resources Consultant
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We really appreciated their responsiveness, creativity and flexibility!
David immediately identified my client’s objectives and issues. He knows his job well and does it very well!
The Paris-based audiovisual production company IL EST UNE FOIS goes beyond simple video production.

Sophie CANDAU
Communication agency
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IL EST UNE FOIS is an audiovisual production company in Paris that goes beyond simple technical services. At each stage, the identity of the project is taken into account, both from an artistic and production point of view. David’s sensitivity, born from a vast visual culture, makes him a valuable partner during artistic direction, capable of understanding the first idea and sublimating it.

Enzo RIEDINGER
Director of Photography
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The most impressive part of our collaboration with the agency IL EST UNE FOIS was their motivation, their availability and their ability to work on our project. The rendering is an engaging short marketing video.

Julien ALARCON
Manager CYCLYK
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Superb achievement in a very short time of a presentation video for one of our clients. I highly recommend David for anyone with video needs.

Mathieu Chaton
ANDROMAQUE company manager
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The audiovisual production company IL EST UNE FOIS based in Paris perfectly met my expectations, a very professional and precise work, good advices. It is very appreciable to be guided in the choices. The work was done very quickly, which made it all the more enjoyable.. Thank you to the team of IL EST UNE FOIS for this work and this support! I definitely recommend.

Jessica Fargeon
Lawyer at Barreau de Paris
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I used the services of the audiovisual production company IL EST UNE FOIS based in Paris to design a video presenting my wishes for the year 2020. I particularly appreciated that David and Christophe listened to my vision and my wishes and that they knew how to challenge me to quickly come up with precise specifications. I am particularly proud of the result!

Marc ROZOY
Manager SALES IN PROGRESS
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David is very attentive to identify the needs of his customers. He has a whole range of tools to put the images at the service of the message you want to communicate.

Hervé BELOEUVE
Accountant and mediator
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IL EST UNE FOIS is an audiovisual production company in Paris that boosts and energizes your communication through video whether it is to enrich the content of your website or communicate on social networks. Its responsiveness and availability allow you to quickly upload the videos that will expand and improve your audience and your visibility on the internet. I recommend wholeheartedly !

Hervé GRAIN
Financial director
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David and his team are attentive, they adapt to your needs and your budget. The videos are of great quality and effective. I highly recommend IL EST UNE FOIS…

Xavier CHAMBON
Print and digital art director
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I worked with David for the production of animated corporate films for educational purposes (SPOC OREILLE project). I appreciated his professionalism and his constructive way of looking for solutions to best carry out this project within the budget we had. I recommend David without hesitation

Olivia Tambou
HDR Lecturer
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I had the opportunity to work a couple of time with David on different corporate videos.
David is really easy to work with, a good director with a strong artistic sense, and he is just amazing when he works on color grading! It was a pleasure for me to collaborate with David, and hope we can work together in the future on many other projects

Alex River
Director at Massive Entertainment

We are very satisfied with the work carried out. David and Christophe are very available and professional. They do not hesitate to take on a lot of equipment to adapt to the day of the recording and thus provide a quality service. They are also very quick to complete the edits. I’m very happy with it! Looking forward to a fourth collaboration. I recommend

FNPS
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Excellent first collaboration, we will continue to work with David. Very good suggestions, superb responsiveness and impeccable work. I highly recommend this Paris-based audiovisual production company!

John Machuron
Activ'ha Director
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I am very happy with my experience with IL EST UNE FOIS! Great professionalism, very fast execution (cover-letter film/video), and above all, very attentive to the customer! Moreover, the quality of the finished product is really there. I thank the entire video production company IL EST UNE FOIS for its availability, and for offering me additional services.

Mohammad Garba
Founder of G.BallPro Academy

Thank you David and Christophe for this pleasant collaboration! We are very satisfied with this video recording made 10 days ago. You have shown responsiveness, efficiency and adaptation, it was important for us, especially during this precarious period of Covid confinement. Thank you for the assurance you brought us, it was our first! Thank you for your sympathy and your dynamism to both of you. It was a real pleasure to collaborate with you. See you soon for a next conference

Helen Monnier
Animation Managers at ASSOCIATION HUNTINGTON DE FRANCE

David was a pleasure to work with. The team was professional and responsive, and David was taking great initiative in problem solving throughout the production. Huge thanks to the team and look forward to collaborating again soon!

Catherine Huang

David Baudry and Christophe Thomas have collaborated with us in a very fruitful, efficient and very pleasant way. We perceived them as high quality professionals in the realization of the various supports (film and animations) intended for a webinar that we build for demanding customers.

Kristin Sax Jansen
CORPORATE COACHING & ADVISORY

I am very satisfied with the work of this Agency, which has shown attentiveness and seriousness in its work. The result is way above my expectations! They are very efficient Si vous cherchez une agence audiovisuelle à Paris, ne cherchez plus !

David Burel
CEO Eden Group

Professional, responsive and attentive team. We are very happy with the result of our collaboration.

Erika Tacheova
PREVOR

Agency attentive to its customers and particularly responsive. Very pleasant collaboration as a bonus. Conclusion: very positive!

Oodrive
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A professional and responsive team. a great collaboration. Thank you very much! We suggest to all the companies in Paris to work with this video agency.

ABCD International
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Professional and hyper-responsive team. A very satisfying result. In short, effective collaboration.

Aurelya Bilard
UKG
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Always a pleasure to work with Christophe for the video shots of our clothing brand. Very professional and made impeccable 👌

Brigitte
Director Baby on Top
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That’s a super good agency in Paris, in human size, that could answer to our requests in a really short time, staying flexible! Thanks

Marion Lazzarotto
MATELEX
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We are very satisfied with this first collaboration with David and his team, who enabled us to produce 8 short, high-quality videos, featuring 10 people with no experience of being filmed, in just one day of shooting. An agile, professional and efficient team. Thank you ! We won’t hesitate to call on you again.

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Clients

Maëlys HumeauMaëlys Humeau
12:44 04 Sep 23
Je recommande vivement cette agence ! Un grand merci à David et Christophe qui ont su faire preuve d'efficacité tout en restant à l'écoute de nos besoins (captation vidéo et sonorisation d'un évènement grand public). Malgré les contraintes du lieu, les vidéos obtenues sont de très bonne qualité et n'ont demandé que quelques corrections. Nous avons hâte de collaborer de nouveau avec "Il est une fois" !
Merci à David et Christophe pour leur sérieux et leur grande disponibilité quant au tournage réalisé et ce malgré les contraintes imposées !Rapides, efficaces et conciliants, de bons conseils, et de jolies vidéos en guise de résultat.
C. S.C. S.
13:49 30 May 23
très satisfait de notre collaboration avec "Il est une fois" : agence très professionnelle, qui a parfaitement compris nos besoins (vidéo institutionnelle pour un syndicat). La vidéo était prête dès le lendemain du tournage et nous avons seulement fait quelques corrections, minimes.
Muriel LéobetMuriel Léobet
10:10 28 Mar 23
Enfin, j'ai une vision claire de l'objectif à atteindre et du chemin pour y arriver !Je suis ravie de l'accompagnement de David, il prend son temps, son analyse est limpide, ses conseils et explications sont simples à comprendre et à appliquer, même pour moi, artiste et indépendante...Je recommande chaleureusement cette agence, ils sont à Paris et moi en Gironde, mais grâce à la visio aucun problème de communication.Si vous cherchez à faire progresser votre activité, n'hésitez pas...
Véronique DésabresVéronique Désabres
18:12 09 May 22
Nous sommes très satisfaits de cette première collaboration avec David et son équipe qui nous ont permis de réaliser 8 courtes vidéos de qualité, mettant en scène 10 personnes n'ayant pas l'expérience d'être filmées, en une seule journée de tournage. Une équipe agile, professionnelle, efficace. Merci ! Nous n'hésiterons pas à faire appel à vous à nouveau.
Manuella CEPHManuella CEPH
15:51 23 Mar 22
J'ai collaboré avec David dans le cadre d'un projet d'entreprise (vidéo, montage, sous-titrage)A l'écoute, il sait mettre à l'aise tout en étant professionnel et force de propositions.Son travail a été remarquable et salué amplement.Toute l'équipe est satisfaite et ravie du résultat.Merci encore pour cette belle réalisation
Kristin SAX-JANSENKristin SAX-JANSEN
19:25 26 Jun 21
David Baudry et Christophe Thomas, son assistant, ont collaboré avec nous de façon très fructueuse, efficace et très agréable. Nous les avons perçus comme des professionnels de grande qualité dans la réalisation des divers supports (powerpoint et film) destinés à un webinar que nous construisons pour des clients exigeants.Nous avons été touchées par l’exceptionnelle qualité des photos qu’ils ont choisies pour nous, et par la créativité de David dans la réalisation du film : le résultat a été plébiscité par nos clients.Ils sont une véritable force de proposition, très créatifs et très patients dans les nombreux ajustements que nous leur avons demandés … nous les remercions vivement. C’est un vrai plaisir de collaborer avec eux.Paule Boury-Giroud & Kristin Sax-JansenCORPORATE COACHING & CONSEIL
AHF HuntingtonAHF Huntington
09:02 21 Apr 21
Merci David et Christophe pour cette agréable collaboration ! Nous sommes très satisfait de cette captation vidéo réalisée il y a 10 jours. Vous avez fait preuve de réactivité, d'efficacité et d'adaptation, c'était important pour nous, surtout pendant cette période indécise de confinement Covid.Merci pour l'assurance que vous nous avez apporté, c'était notre première ! Merci pour votre sympathie et votre dynamisme à tous deux. Ce fut un réel plaisir de collaborer avec vous. A bientôt pour une prochaine conférence !
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F.A.Q

What's the company's level of expertise and reputation?

The company was founded in 2002 by David BAUDRY, an expert in understanding business needs and mastering video solutions.

We produce 200 projects / year for companies.

You can find our latest productions in our portfolio.

Please note, however, that most of our productions are white-labeled and are not visible on our website. We work for many media outlets and agencies who ask us to produce their brand content videos on a white label basis.

In cinema, we produce a short film every two years or so, we handle the color timing for many feature films, and we have two feature film projects in development. We’ve won numerous awards for our short films.

Our teams have been on permanent contracts for…a very long time.

We publish many testimonials on our website, but don’t hesitate to consult the reviews left by our customers on Sortlist and Google.

What geographical area do you cover?

Based in Paris, Brussels and Nice, we tour throughout France and the rest of the world.

We work in French and English.

What are the company's resources: shooting studio, equipment, personnel?

Internal turning equipment:

3 GH6 cameras + optics

1 FS7 camera + optics

complete lighting system (15 sources)

complete sound equipment (recorders, 6 HF tie microphones, 6 HF hand-held microphones, boom…)

3 turret cameras + control room

4 timelapse cameras powered by solar panels

2 cameras

2 live editing suites

2 10-track sound systems

HF video link

2 drone

2 stabilizers

numerous backgrounds (green…)

travelling crane

a van

+ lots of cables, screens, accessories…

In-house post-production equipment

5 post-production stations including a calibration station (with console, calibrated screen)

We do not offer an in-house film studio.

We have an extensive network of studios and shooting locations in Paris.

Internal human resources

Manager, producer and director: @David Baudry

Director Editor Motion designer: @Christophe thomas

Project manager: Léa Goux-Garcia

Editor: Ryan Bourdon

+ a close-knit network of collaborators:

2D and 3D graphic designers, copywriters, cinematographers, sound engineers

What services does the company offer and what is its privacy policy?

We offer a full range of corporate video communication services.

From project design to distribution. We can take care of only part of the job (organizing a shoot, for example, or editing rushes that have already been shot). To sum up, our three main services are scripted filming (institutional, interviews, advertising, events, brand content), motion design (mainly explanatory videos) and live broadcasts for brands. Most of our productions are intended for internet distribution.

There are many terms used to describe the new video formats: brand content video, snack content, product videos, event videos, TV spots, 2D animation, 3D animation, animated computer graphics, motion design, interviews, corporate and institutional films, product presentations, social networking videos, product videos, storytelling videos, live broadcasts, captations… we master all these formats and their variations.

All our projects are confidential by default, and we sign the necessary NDAs. Most of them are not published on our site, and are produced on a white-label basis.

To sum up, we offer just about everything to do with video and film, so don’t hesitate to contact us!

How do you write an effective brief for a video agency?

For our initial discussions to be as helpful as possible, we need to understand the context and your objectives.

You can send us the following information:

Who are you, company, entity?

What is your objective in having a video made? How can video help you?

What is the video’s target audience? In what context is she watching the video? On which platform?

What is the main message to be conveyed?

What style / tone are you looking for in the film?

How long are you aiming for?

What budget are you allocating to the project?

What elements should be included in the film? (Interviews / illustration drawings / diagrams…)

Who will oversee your project?

What is the production schedule?

How do you measure the success of your video?

How do you go about creating and producing your project?

Communication is unlimited, by meeting / e-mail / video / telephone, from consultation to final delivery.

The usual process is a meeting at the start of the project at your premises, followed by regular preparatory meetings by e-mail + videoconference.

In detail:

We start by discussing your objectives.

Once your objectives have been clearly defined, we work together on the strategy to achieve them.

It’s all about reaching a target with a message.

Strategy includes format, distribution, content, angle, aesthetics and graphics. These design stages are handled by David Baudry. The quotation is proposed and validated during this stage.

Once these elements have been validated, we launch production. It is supervised by a production manager, Léa Goux-Garcia. It communicates schedules, service sheets and all preparation, production follow-up and post-production documents.

Shooting is usually done by Christophe Thomas or David Baudry.

Post-production is directed by Christophe Thomas.

At the delivery stage, we put the different versions online, so that the customer can easily annotate them.

For example, for a customer interview:

David discusses the key points to be made, the format and the tone required.

Léa takes over the project and organizes the shoot, making sure everything runs smoothly.

Christophe or David shoot with one or two cameras, possibly with an additional crew.

Christophe sends a first deliverable with all the comments. Our customer selects the parts that interest him. Christophe sends a V1 within 24 to 48 hours: the edited film, with graphic animations.

Then we adjust what needs to be adjusted by going back and forth.

Delivery time is usually 5 days, and can be reduced to 24 hours for emergencies.

For motion design, once the strategy work is done, we suggest a copywriter with whom we’ve been working for a long time. He writes the script with and for you.

The entire team comes from artistic and audiovisual backgrounds. What’s more, we place a great deal of importance on creative intelligence, on networks, at the cinema, at the museum…

So every idea, every deliverable is submitted to the whole team, who enrich it.

What are the delivery times and working procedures, revisions, etc.?

It all depends on the project, but we’re VERY responsive.

All films are posted online on a simple, secure platform. You ask for as many modifications as necessary on each version of the film. These requests are processed on D+1 and are not billed extra. We work remotely.

Payment terms are 30% deposit and balance on delivery.

How much does the agency charge to make a film?

We generally work with budgets of between €2,500 and €30,000.

For an interview, two cameras, preparation, shooting, editing, titling animations, different editing versions depending on the broadcast, we’re looking at around 2,500 euros ex VAT. Most of our customers see us as their partners, and we produce many videos for them throughout the year.

Does the video production company have the necessary equipment and resources?

Internal shooting equipment
3 GH6 cameras + optics
1 FS7 camera + optics
complete lighting equipment (15 sources)
complete sound system (recorders, 6 HF tie microphones, 6 HF handheld microphones, boom…)
3 turret cameras + control unit
4 timelapse cameras powered by solar panels
2 still cameras
2 live editing control rooms
2 10-track sound control rooms
HF video link
2 drones
2 stabilizers
numerous backgrounds (green…)
dolly, crane
a van
+ lots of cables, screens, accessories…
Internal post-production equipment
5 post-production stations, including a calibration station (with desk, calibrated screen)
In-house human resources
Manager producer director: @David Baudry
Director Editor Motion designer: @Christophe thomas
Project manager: Estevan Demercastel
Editor: Anna Daniela Do Santos
+ a network of close collaborators, including:
2D and 3D graphic artists, editorial designer, cinematographer, sound engineer