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• Original concept and design
  Robert Lepage
• Co-creator and image design
  Steve Blanchet
• Sound design and original music
  René Lussier
• Lighting design
  Martin Gagnon
  Ambiances conception lumière et visuelle inc.
• Co-creator and co-designer of the original scenario
  Philippe Meunier
• Museologist and co-designer of the original scenario
  Philippe Dubé
• Projection technical design
  Paul Souverbie
• Image production coordinator and creative assistant
  Marie Belzil
• Coordinator and creative assistant
  Original version
  Félix Dagenais
• Image design assistant
  Original version
  Jacques Collin
• Production manager
  Mario Brien
• Assistant to the production manager
  Caroline Pineau
• Technical director
  Michel Loiselle
• Technical direction assistant
  Annie Lacourse
• Sound broadcasting system designer
  Jacques Boucher
• Image production consultant
  Pierre-Yves Toulot (Cosmo AV)
• Head computer graphics design
  Maxim Boisseau
• Computer graphics design
  Dominique Grenier
  François Mercier
  Olivier Breton
  Sylvain Gignac
• Computer graphics design
  Original version
  Anne-Marie Lévesque
  Ludovic Gauthier
• Image programmer, modelling
  Jean-Philippe Turmel
• Image programmer and operator
  Sébastien Grenier-Cartier
• E/T/C video system design
  Jean-Marc Constantien
  Nicolas Manichon
  Benoît Thomas
  Patrick Lefebvre
  Patrice Bouqueniaux
• Image production assistant and researcher
  Valériane Cossette
• Researchers
  Karine Charbonneau
  Marie-Michèle Pineault
• Computer graphics design and video editor
  Luc Saint-Laurent
• Sound engineer and mixer
  Martin M. Messier
• Studio musicians
  René Lussier
  Jean René
  Marie Bernard
  Tom Walsh
  Jacques Drouin
  Liette Remon
  Martin Tétreault
  Némo Venba
  Pierre Langevin
• Sound director
  Marc Doucet
• Head of sound
  François Côté
• Head of sound assistant
  Frédérick Fortier
• Sound engineer
  Pierre Bouchard
• Project manager, electricity, and wiring
  François Gagnon
• Project manager, electricity, and wiring assistant
  Éric Gagnon
• Lighting assistants
  Donald Leblanc
• Lighting project manager
  Richard Côté
• Lighting project manager assistant
  Guillaume Ricard
• Lighting director
  Dominic Minguy-Jean
• Laser technicien
  Steve Montambeault
• Key grip
  Danny Rochette
• Field supervisor
  Jacques Rouleau
• Grips/Technicians
  Mireille Bergeron
  Elsa Daigle
  Emy Durette-Yockell
  Raynald Forgues
  Pierre-Luc Gagné
  Mathieu Giroux
  Pascal Gravel
  Stéphane Gravel
  Guillaume Hébert
  Dany Jenkins
  Keena Lamarre-Meetaroo
  Carolyne Landry
  Marie-Pierre Lepage
  Carolanne Loiselle
  Guillaume Loubier-Jacques
  Philippe Mainguy
  Claude Michaud
  Michel Nadeau
  Yannick Nolin
  Stéphane Painchaud
  Christian Paré
  François Pâtry
  Marc Olivier Pelletier
  Benoît Rousseau
  David Trottier
  Jérôme Vallée
  Jean-Benoît Allard (stagiaire)
  Émilie Labonté (stagiaire)
• Commissionaires
  Guillaume Loubier-Jacques
  Jean-Philippe Turmel
• Storeman
  Jean-François Grenier
• Carpenters
  Pierre L'Heureux
  Marco Poulin
• Machinery operator and grip
  Yves Marois
• Computor-assisted designer
  Dominic Minguy-Jean
• Event organization trainee
  Maxime Guérard
• Communications assistant
  Chantal Duplain

NATIONAL OPTICS INSTITUTE TEAM

Jean-Yves Roy
André Fougères
Bruno Bourliaguet
Éric Savard
Nathalie Renaud
Yves Champagne

UBISOFT TEAM

Yanick Piché
Aurelien Baguerre
Guy Lampron
Nicolas Robitaille
Guillaume Menuel
Nathalie Marineau
Annie Dumais
Jean-François Viau
Louis Rouleau
André Michaud
Chantal Fournier
André Minotti
Patrick-Robert Tougas
Mathieu Boudreau
Chantal Cloutier

PERFORMANCE TEAM

• Site managers
  Mario Brien
  Michel Loiselle
• Assistant to the site manager
  Caroline Pineau
• Video director
  Sébastien Grenier-Cartier
• Projection assistant
  Nicolas Paquet
• Video technicians (E/T/C)
  Patrick Matuszek
  Benoît Thomas
  Mathieu Coutu
  Patrick Lefebvre
  Florient Lopez
  Jean-Vincent Stefano
• Head of sound
  François Côté
• Sound director
  Marc Doucet
• Head electrician
  Richard Côté
• Assistant to head electrician
  Guillaume Ricard
• Lighting manager
  Dominic Minguy-Jean
• Grip
  Carolyne Landry
• Network techniciens
  Marc-Antoine Fleury
  Guillaume Pelletier
  Yannick Richard

EX MACHINA

• Producer
  Michel Bernatchez
• Vice-president, finance
  Jean-Pierre Vézina
• Administrative and human resources director
  Guy Lanteigne
• Director of communications and project manager
  Martine Rochon
• Special Project Manager
  Dali Berthiaume
• Technical consultants
  Tobie Horswill
  Catherine Guay
• Technical manager
  Patrick Durnin
• Assistant to the producer
  Vanessa Landry Claverie
• Communication assistant and marketing coordinator
  Catherine Jalbert
• Sales coordinator and publishing
  Jean-Philippe Côté
• Administrative assistants
  Sylvie Racine
  Carmen Hattote
• Assistant to the vice-president, finance
  Francine Poitras
• Travel agent and receptionist
  Francine Dupuis
• Network administrator
  Marc-Antoine Fleury
• Archivist
  Véronique St-Jacques
• Workshop technician
  Sylvain Durocher
• Maintenance
  Daniel Bernatchez

ROBERT LEPAGE INC.

• Agent and assistant to Robert Lepage
  Lynda Beaulieu
• Assistant to Lynda Beaulieu
  Johanne Tremblay
• Personal assistant to Robert Lepage
  Patrick Caux
• Ex Machina thanks the following organisations and people for their collaboration in the making of The Image Mill:
• The City of Quebec
  The maire, Mr. Régis Labeaume
  The counsellors of Quebec City's town council
  Mr. Louis Côté, Principal private secretary
  Mr. Jean-Louis Duchesne, Director of le bureau des grands événements
• The Image Mill - 2009 Edition
  Production of Ex Machina
  Presented by the City of Quebec
  Invitation of Hydro-Quebec
  In collaboration with
  Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
  Société Radio-Canada
  Office national du film
  INO and UBISOFT
  Bunge of Canada and the Port of Quebec

The Image Mill™

This year, The Image Mill™ turns into The Image Mill 3D – 2011 Edition. This renewed version of the famous projection now benefits from stereoscopic techniques that add depth to the visuals.

The architectural projection produced and performed, in Quebec City, by Robert Lepage and Ex Machina represents the largest projection ever done. It requires the use of fine technology to project a huge quantity of images and films on the grain silos of the Quebec Harbour, an oversized screen, 600 meters wide by 30 meters high! In the hands of the creators, this huge mass of concrete is in constant transformation, which gives us the strange impression of it being alive and talking to us. Leaving the usual clichés behind, we discover the fascinating history of Quebec City with its upheavals, its controversies, and its great political and popular moments.

The Image Mill™ was created as part of the festivities surrounding the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. Following the success of the 2008 edition, the work has been extended for another five years. In 2011, in addition to stereoscopy that creates a 3D effect, more than 30 % of the content has been revamped. For the next and last creative phase in 2013, it is 20 % of the content that will be redesigned, improved or enhanced with new material.

“We have invented a mill that transforms, animates, presents and celebrates the beauty of Quebec City. Now, with the 3D projection, we are adding depth not only to the visuals but to the stories we are telling as well.” Robert Lepage

Image Conception: Maxim Boisseau

Dates and times in 2011

Tuesday to Saturday, from June 28 to September 3
Starting at 10 pm in June and July
9:30 pm in August
9 pm in September
No performances on Sundays and Mondays
Except on July 24, 25, 31 and August 1
Extras on September 8, 9 and 10

Stereoscopic glasses distribution

Glasses designed exclusively for The Image Mill 3D – 2011 Edition will be distributed inside the amplified area. Spectators should know that glasses designed for 3D or IMAX movies will not be compatible with the stereoscopic projection.

Where to see and listen to The Image Mill 3D – 2011 Edition

To experience and appreciate the work at its best and in all its dimensions, people are encouraged to position themselves on the docks, between the Old Port Market, Dalhousie Street, and Quay Saint-André Street.

The Mill frequency: 97,5 FM

Those who want to watch the mega project from outside this area should tune in to 97,5 FM on their personal fm radio. Digital radios will also be sold on site, so The Image Mill 3D – 2011 Edition soundtrack can be heard simultaneously.

You can also download the The Mill Frequency radio show in MP3 which contains thorough interviews with The Image Mill™ creators (in French).

Our partners

Thanks to the City of Quebec and its important investment, the project will go on until 2013. We wish to thank Bunge Canada, the Port of Quebec, the Abraham-Martin co-ownership, Bell, Rio Tinto Alcan and Tanguay for their amazing collaboration, without whom the project could not have been realized.

Ex Machina also wishes to thank its financial partners, the Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins and Investissement Québec.

Le Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the National Film Board of Canada and la Société Radio-Canada have provided most of the archives used for The Image Mill™.

The film The Image Mill Revealed paints a portrait of the last three months preceding the première of The Image Mill™.

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