CASE
STUDY
Joséphine, Ange Gardien
Season 18 / Episode 71
Released on TF1, France
DEMD Productions
(Lagardère Group)
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The DEMD preproduction team centralized
all preparation information on Setkeeper,
ranging from the director’s notes to location
scouting, casting, and set approval.
Team Setkeeper went backstage to
follow the episode 71 shoot, and
meet
our
users
at
DEMD
Productions, industry veterans with
decades
of
television experience.
DEMD looks to improve production
team
collaboration
and
communication,
and
had
chosen
Setkeeper
as
their
principal
software-based
system
for
production organization on this shoot.
Didier Langlade, Head of Productions,
introduced Setkeeper to the teams in charge
of sets and casting.
For Set Department staff, Didier listed the ten
main sets for this episode in production. The
principal Location Scout added six to eight
suggested
location
sheets
within
Setkeeper, organizing his propositions for each
set.
• 103 scenes
• 6 weeks of
preparation
• 20 days of shooting
in Paris
• Technical team of
40 people. A dozen
actors
• 9 Setkeeper users :
Scout, Director, First
Assistant Director,
Production
Manager, Executive
Producer, Casting
Manager, Casting
Director,
Line Producer
Synopsis :
Joséphine Delamarre is a
Guardian Angel sent by God.
Thanks to her psychological
skills, an ability to persuade,
and magical powers, Joséphine
helps people in trouble. She
appears at the beginning of
each mission… once
completed, she disappears.
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WHAT THEY
USED
BEFORE
photos uploaded
on the platform,
for the 10 sets.
39
casting
videos
uploaded
Email
Previously, DEMD team members sent multiple emails with
photos attached as set suggestions.
Picasa
Whenever email lacked storage, the Production Manager
uploaded the photos to Picasa.
« The problem with Picasa was there was no interface. Each
email, every addition, was a new web page link, with one link per
set! »
Outlook Movie
« I used this a few times… noone on the team found it easy to use »
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« Setkeeper turned out to
be the only tool adapted to
our preparations, and userfriendly enough for all of
us. »
Vianney Level, Production Manager,
DEMD Productions
WITH SETKEEPER
« Sending an invitation to somebody so that
they can access the sets any time, has
become much easier »
SETKEEPER WAS
UNANIMOUSLY
APPROVED BY
THE TEAM
The Production Manager introduced
Setkeeper to his team. It was
immediately and naturally adopted, and
the Team agreed that they had never
had such a tool.
« With a single click, we can see
all our Set proposals, and after,
share them instantly »
Vianney Level
Vianney Level
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EVERY
TEAM MEMBER
SAVES TIME
Before Setkeeper, choosing a set from
team proposals was a slow process.
The Director received pictures from
the location scout, and then sent them
on to the other Team Members.
Access and sharing
of
images
and
decision information was slow.
« It used to be that the Location Scout
sent photos, and by the time the DP
received them, gave an opinion, and we
received the opinion, three days had
passed. Now, actually, everybody can
see the photos and share their opinions
in a single day. »
Vianney Level
The Location Scout saves time. All
photos are
uploaded
to
Setkeeper
providing
a common
workspace
where
multiple
proposals
are
concentrated and organized, a place
where every team member can see and
judge the propositions.
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Every set
approved
in Setkeeper
= 2 days
saved