Wavemakers
This feature documentary takes us on an intriguing human and musical discovery of the most expressive of electronic instruments, the Ondes Martenot. A group of Martenot aficionados pursues the legacy of Maurice Martenot (1898–1980), inventor of an instrument as rare and fragile as it is magical. Musicians, artisans and scientists strive to unravel the mysteries of this “Stradivarius of the electronic age.”
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This feature documentary takes us on an intriguing human and musical discovery of the most expressive of electronic instruments, the Ondes Martenot. A group of Martenot aficionados pursues the legacy of Maurice Martenot (1898–1980), inventor of an instrument as rare and fragile as it is magical. Musicians, artisans and scientists strive to unravel the mysteries of this “Stradivarius of the electronic age.”
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directorCaroline Martel
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productionCaroline MartelColette Loumède
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executive producerJohn ChristouMaryse ChapdelaineMélanie LasnierJelena Popovic
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editingAnnie Jean
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sound editingClovis Gouaillier
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original musicSuzanne Binet-Audet
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musical effectsSuzanne Binet-Audet
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compositingKara Blake
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cameraGeoffroy BeaucheminClément AllineYoan CartJérôme ColinAlex MargineanuCaroline Martel
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location soundStéphan BauerSylvain BellemareFrédéric CristeaMélanie GauthierGreg LemaîtrePhilippe ScultétySylvain Vary
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mixJean Paul Vialard
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featuringSuzanne Binet-AudetJeanlloup DiersteinJonny GreenwoodJean LaurendeauJean-Louis MartenotMichel RisseMarie BernardOwen ChapmanHugues GenevoisGeneviève GrenierEstelle LemireStéphane VaiedelichJean-Marc FontaineDominique KimValérie Hartmann-Clavérie
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researchCaroline Martel
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musical researchCaroline Martel
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archival researchCaroline Martel
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research assistanceFlavien BellevueNoémie BrassardNathanaël CorreMarc-Olivier Dutton-GodardÉric LegendreAudrey ManthaJulie ParadisAriane Pétel-DespotsOlivier RacineKloé Rahilly
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production assistanceFlavien BellevueNoémie BrassardNathanaël CorreMarc-Olivier Dutton-GodardÉric LegendreAudrey ManthaJulie ParadisAriane Pétel-DespotsOlivier RacineKloé Rahilly
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post-production assistanceFlavien BellevueNoémie BrassardNathanaël CorreMarc-Olivier Dutton-GodardÉric LegendreAudrey ManthaJulie ParadisAriane Pétel-DespotsOlivier RacineKloé Rahilly
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overall adviceAnnie Jean
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additional editingMathieu Bouchard-MaloCaroline MartelDominique Sicotte
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additional sound editingAnton FischlinFrancine Poirier
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online editingDenis Gathelier
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technical supportPierre Dupont
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translationPaul McRaeCaroline MartelGilles Roy
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subtitlingPaul McRaeCaroline MartelGilles Roy
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titlesGaspard Gaudreau
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production supportKatarina SoukupLucille Veilleux
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administrative servicesEmbryo Services
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accounting servicesEmbryo Services
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rights clearancesLucie BourgouinMichèle HouleCaroline Martel
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legal counselAndré DenisLussier & Khouzam
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marketingJenny Thibault
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marketing assistantKarine Sévigny
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administrationJohanne Dubuc
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production coordinationHélène RegimbalDominique Brunet
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administrative assistantLise Lévesque
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technical coordinationRichard ClicheDaniel Pellerin
This film shows that if we persevere, our dreams can come true. Introduce your students to Martenot’s dream. How did he go about designing and building his instrument? What were his main challenges and achievements? Many artists in the film say they used and loved his instrument, but who are they and how exactly did they use it? What has become of his instrument today? How would your students use it?
