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THE MAKING-OF
Hi, I'm Olivier.

​In early 2014, I was a freelance translator, studying at university in international relations and philosophy.

And then I remembered: I want to be a filmmaker.

So, I decided to make a short film. That short film project originated purely as a passion project, a personal attempt to shift gears away from where I was heading and back onto a path that I never thought I'd lose sight of.

​Then things got a little out of hand: the short film became a feature film and then an interview series. 

During the shoot, someone asked me if I had documented the making of this project. I hadn't. So I decided to write this making-of, to share my experience with those who might be interested.

Thanks for reading.
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I - PRE-PRODUCTION (Sept 2013 - March 2014)

​​Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Beginning: How I Came to Make This Film
Chapter 2 - The End: What's It About and Why
Chapter 3 - The Means: Budget & Equipment

II - PRODUCTION - THE LIVES (April 2014 - Sept 2016)

Chapter 4 - Helsinki: Land of the Nice and Snow (April 2014)
Chapter 5 - Jerusalem: A Holy Fever Dream (May-July 2014)
Chapter 6 - London: Camden Pub Crawl (Aug 2014)
Chapter 7 - Los Angeles: From Skid Hills to Beverly Row (Nov 2014 - Jan 2015)
Chapter 8 - Paris: City of Lights and Magic (April 2015)
Chapter 9 - A Making-Of in the Making-Of: Brice de Nice, 3 (Sept 2015 - June 2016)
Chapter 10 - Pornichet: Home Sweet Home (July 2016)

III - PRODUCTION - THE INTERVIEWS (2015)

Chapter 11 - The Issue: Freedom in The Modern World
Chapter 12 - Giorgio Coricelli: The Regret Master (Jan 2015)
Chapter 13 - Michael Gazzaniga: The Brain Whisperer (Jan 2015)
Chapter 14 - Robert Kane: The Libertarian Free-Willer (Jan 2015)
Chapter 15 - Alfred Mele: The Agnostic (Jan 2015)
Chapter 16 - Bob Doyle: The Information Philosopher (Feb 2015)
Chapter 17  - Daniel Dennett: The Wizard of Cambridge (Feb 2015)
Chapter 18 - Max Tegmark: One of Many Many Max Tegmarks (Feb 2015)
Chapter 19 - Galen Strawson: The Happy Determinist (Feb 2015)
Chapter 20 - Barry Schwartz: The Motherfucker Knows Choice (June 2015)
Chapter 21 - Thoughts on Free Will: A New Model?

IV - POST-PRODUCTION (March 2016 - Sept 2017)

Chapter 22 - Editing: The Puzzle From Hell
Chapter 23 - Music: The Key of Collaboration
Chapter 24 - Sound, Narration & Color Correction: New Senses
Chapter 25 - Artwork & Copyright: Beauty & Headaches 

V - RAISING AWARENESS (Sept 2017 - April 2018)

Chapter 26 - First Contacts & Festivals: FAIL (Sept 2017 - Jan 2018)
Chapter 27 - Kickstarter Campaign: FAIL (Jan - April 2018)
Chapter 28 - Universities: FAIL (Except MIT) (Jan - April 2018)

VI - THE PERFECTIONISM TRAP (April 2018 - June 2021)

Chapter 29 - Narrator Attempt No. 1: Natalie Portman (April 2018 - May 2019)
Chapter 30 - Narrator Attempt No. 2: Brit Marling (May - Nov 2019)
Chapter 31 - Narrator Attempt No. 3: Myriam Ajar (Sept - Nov 2020)
Chapter 32 - Re-Shoots And Re-Edits : Getting It Right (Nov 2020 - June 2021)

VI - MAKE OR BREAK (June 2021 -)

Chapter 33 - Good Enough Is Good Enough
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