TV Hoax from crobard : videos

Setup for the Crobard's TV hoax and hidden camera

The setup of the location was divided into two major parts:
- set up the location and put the - fake - art works into place to give the impression of an over-hyped exhibit opening.
- find a solution to install a hidden camera.

The hidden camera seemed essential to us as much to prove the truth of our hoax as to show its enormity ( video recording TV journalists without their knowledge, it's got to be a first... ). It's actually one of the things that made us propose the scenario of a - fake - art exhibit opening: the presence of photo and video cameras wouldn't seem suspect.
One of the numerous paradoxes of this whole story is that we ended up promoting the idea of the opening to the journalists by saying that, since it would be happening at a public place, they wouldn't need to ask the participants for authorization, when in fact it made life really easy for us.
Once our camera had been strategically hidden behind one of the paintings, we told our two fake punks where it was so they could try as much as possible to have the journalists in the camera's field of view. This will be a really good proof of their acting talents.

So here are a selection of the best parts that we shot with our hidden camera, showing the talents of not only our actors but also of all the people involved, to whom we'll never be thankful enough for agreeing to get involved and for acting so well their roles.
These videos are silent, so you'll find some explanations in the accompanying text. ( RealVideo format, the viewer is available here )
note to the English reader looking at the images: "faux" means "fake", "vrai" means "real"

	The pacing up and down scene Great moment when one of the REAL journalists paces the room up and down in front of our FAKE artist, right under they eye of our hidden camera. ( video in the RealVideo format, click on the image to start) note to the English reader looking at the images: "faux" means "fake", "vrai" means "real"
	The zoom scene A REAL journalist is zooming on our two FAKE punks with our FAKE artist in the background. ( video in the RealVideo format, click on the image to start) note to the English reader looking at the images: "faux" means "fake", "vrai" means "real"
	The down-up camera scene A REAL journalist is caught red-handed shooting a - fake - scene where our FAKE artist and our FAKE punks confront each other. ( video in the RealVideo format, click on the image to start) note to the English reader looking at the images: "faux" means "fake", "vrai" means "real"
	The zoom scene 2 A REAL journalist is zooming on our two FAKE punks with our FAKE artist in the background. ( video in the RealVideo format, click on the image to start) note to the English reader looking at the images: "faux" means "fake", "vrai" means "real"
	The stickers scene For the sake of authenticity, our two fake punks had been provided with an ample supply of typical militant punk stickers. The Crick and Migou had dared each other to stick those stickers on the journalists themselves. At the beginning the real journalist is filming the exhibit is general, when The Crick comes in ( FAKE punk number 1 played by Vivien ) nd enters the camera's field of view.. The Crick sticks a sticker right on the lens of the journalist's camera. Seeing this as a provocation, Migou ( FAKE punk number 2, played by Benoit ) enters the field of view too and sticks a "No God, No Master" sticker on the journalist's forehead. We'll later find again that sticker on a table near the room's exit... ( video in the RealVideo format, click on the image to start) note to the English reader looking at the images: "faux" means "fake", "vrai" means "real"
	The debriefing scene Two REAL journalists talk with the FAKE assistant of the FAKE artist. ( video in the RealVideo format, click on the image to start) note to the English reader looking at the images: "faux" means "fake", "vrai" means "real"

Thanks to Frederic and Charline for the derushing and the technical support.

Another (non-hidden) camera manned by Mato was recording as well. Here are some parts of the video:

	The briefing of the jokers Explanation of the hoax. ( video in the RealVideo format, click on the image to start)
	The stickers scene, different angle For the sake of authenticity, our two fake punks had been provided with an ample supply of typical militant punk stickers. The Crick and Migou had dared each other to stick those stickers on the journalists themselves. The Crick ( FAKE punk number 1 played by Vivien ) sticks a sticker right on the lens of the journalist's camera. Seeing this as a provocation, Migou ( FAKE punk number 2, played by Benoit ) enters the field of view too and sticks a "No God, No Master" sticker on the journalist's forehead. We'll later find again that sticker on a table near the room's exit... ( video in the RealVideo format, click on the image to start)
	The TV is coming ! Curt Ega, the fake artist, meets the journalists. ( video in the RealVideo format, click on the image to start)
	NEW HOAX final cut making-off ( in french ) 17 minutes of pure happiness, the hoax as seen from the inside by Mato. Warning, the ending might make you choke from laughter, this video is not for the overly sensitive... WARNING it's huge: 28 MB ( the video's format is RealVideo, click on the picture to start it ) The same video is available in .avi format from Koreus

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