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[Koolan]

Wow, cannot wait to get my hands on this book.

 

Julian's sig is too big.

[CSCfan]

Here's a screenshot....

[Frida]

^ It's like that for me as well...

[Julian]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!! I can't edit my sig anymore since i tried to put a video in its like that! koolan!!!! delete the video

Merci

[Peppercorn1991]

Julian its everytime you post lol

 

kev

[Edwin]

Julian its everytime you post lol

 

kev

 

Julian's sig is too big.

 

Jules; you can't edit anything from your sig at all? Can't you clear it and start over?

[Julian]

i tried anything! i cant edit my sig anymore, yes!

I am so sorry guys

[Edwin]

I find it funny I don't view sigs so you can post all you want and it won't distort my screen

[Koolan]

Edited your signature, it should be ok now.

[celínico_sin_remedio]

Thanks Vic!

 

Back on topic... where were we?

[Julian]

Thanks a lot i dont know what happend, thank you

[kerche]

Hi Fanny! Thanks for the quick report of what happened during the Red Heads weekend!! I wished I could be there as well, but it's nice to hear about what happened It's good to know that Gerard made a special phone call to Celine! I would've been screaming (well, not really) to know that she was on the other end of the phone... hehe

 

Hopefully some photos and/or a detailed description of the weekend will be posted up soon!

 

Good luck to the team who will be doing the post-editing of the birthday video!!! I'm curious to see how that will turn out in the end!

[Fanny!]

I put some pictures online on our blog: http://quebec2009.over-blog.com/.

 

If everything goes well, a video should be online by tonight...

[Fanny!]

An exclusive interview of Gérard Schachmes is on our blog!

 

I tried to include english subtitles but it doesn't seem like it worked... I will post them here!

[Fanny!]

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Hello!

 

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Thank you for accepting our invitation

 

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It's a real pleasure! I was really surprised

 

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and touched that you invited me at your party

 

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to introduce the book, because you are the first to see it

 

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and it really is a world-wide pre-launching.

 

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Well it's a real pleasure for us!

 

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I am not lost since I recognize some of you

 

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who have toured the world with us!

 

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Let me congratulate you for this amazing party.

 

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So the first question that we would like to ask you is:

 

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where did this idea to follow Céline for one year come from?

 

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This idea came from Céline and René Angélil who contacted me

 

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and who asked me to follow this world tour.

 

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I thought about it for 1 second, I was very flattered

 

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because I wouldn't have imagined

that they would ask me to go on tour with them,

 

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so I was flattered and I immediately thought about the book,

 

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I thought "I've got an idea, it would be great

to make a book of this amazing world tour

which will last 12 months"

 

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"And it would be nice to put

the pictures in a nice book"

 

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and he said "that's a great idea!"

but I said "wait, I want a luxurious book..."

 

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and he said "yes, me too!"

and I said "it might be expensive..."

he answered "it doesn't matter"

 

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So we went for it! And now the book exists

and we're really happy.

 

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Céline wrote the preface of the book,

I'll let you read it

 

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but it touched me very deeply so...

thank you Céline.

 

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I made the book with my wife Isabelle,

we worked for 5 months after the tour,

 

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and we chose the best pictures.

 

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It's been really hard because there are

485 pictures in a beautiful book,

 

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these pictures were chosen among 25,000

 

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So I can tell you it wasn't easy everyday,

 

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but I think that the cover really represents

Céline who is a big star,

 

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and it is beautiful, very glamour,

and it makes a great cover.

 

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I think we made the right choice!

 

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Were you allowed to photograph Céline

without any restriction?

 

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When we started talking about

the tour and the book

 

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I said "I am a journalist and I'd like

to do real photo journalism"

 

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that is to say being there

during good times,

but also in the more difficult ones

 

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and I'd need you to open up completely...

and I thought they might not accept,

 

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Céline might not accept,

 

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they thought about it for 1 second and

they said yes...

 

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So that's how it started, with trust, and it really

gave me wings because from the beginning,

 

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the fact that they trusted me was great

and easier for me.

 

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And I wouldn't say that following Céline

for one year was like holidays because of jetlags,

 

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but it's been a real pleasure.

 

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What was the most memorable time of this tour?

 

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There were 2 or 3 important times

 

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but especially the meeting with

Nelson Mandela in South Africa

 

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we were in front of a world-wide icon,

it was intimidating because he is very

charismatic,

 

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I didn't think I would meet

Nelson Mandela one day,

and with Céline it was even better.

 

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And he welcomed Céline as if she were his child,

 

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he immediately took René-Charles on his lap,

he was smiling, welcoming, it was really emotional.

 

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You've been following Céline for

more than a year, almost 18 months?

 

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12 months around the world and one month

of rehearsals in Las Vegas.

 

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Is the image of Céline that you

had before, still the same now?

 

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Completely! It is the image of a big star,

2.5 millions spectators in 12 months,

 

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aslo and especially, which I tried to show

in my book, she is an amazing person, always

happy and always joking,

 

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and who's got a sense of humour,

and you'll be able to see that in the book.

 

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I'm really touched because usually

the star is Céline,

let's not forget this,

 

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and if the book exists it is

because Céline exists...

I am only the photographer!

 

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It has been great for me to be able

to follow her for 12 months.

 

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I must have attended 125 shows out of 130,

and the strength that I had was that

 

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I knew the show very well

and I knew where to place myself.

 

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And there was a picture (which is in the book)

that drove me crazy.

 

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There were two dancers who ran like this

in front of Céline, running really fast,

 

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and every night, I took a picture of it,

Céline was stunning,

 

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but there always was the hand of a dancer

who hid Céline's face or shoulder,

 

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and this became an obsession,

 

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so every night I told my assistant

"this time is going to be the right one!"

 

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finally one evening I got the picture,

and now it makes a double page in the book.

 

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It is a beautiful picture, the dancers are

running so fast and Céline is stunning,

 

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she's more rock star than ever,

and for me it is one of the best

pictures of the book.

 

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Have you noticed differences between

fans around the world?

 

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Not at all! Be they Chinese, Australians,

Americans, Canadians, French...

 

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they all have the same admiration for the star,

and I've met almost all of you before,

 

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because let's not forget that tonight is

a fan meeting

 

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and that The Red Heads is one of Céline's

biggest fan club- french one!

 

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And fans all have the same goal,

to tour the world to see Céline.

 

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And what's amazing is that I have seen

a young woman who will be at the party tonight,

 

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Heidi, a Tahitian journalist

who took a year off,

 

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and who saved up for 3 years

to tour the world and attended

28 shows over 3 continents.

 

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So this really proves that she is a real fan!

 

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We met in airports, in concert halls,

and I'm happy to see her tonight.

 

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Do you know if the book will be translated

in different languages?

 

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It is going to be translated in english

and sold in the USA,

 

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it is going to be released in France

on September, 24th,

 

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there are 485 pictures and 382 pages,

it is a very beautiful book,

 

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and it is going out in Canada (in french)

on October, 14th.

 

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Then later in english in the USA,

but the date has not been determined yet.

 

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How about Australia, or Asia, will they

have their own edition as well?

 

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We are projecting to have a Japanese edition

but this will be done by the end of the year.

 

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What did Céline think of the book?

I imagine she has already seen it?

 

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She loved it! Which makes me proud since

the most important thing is that it pleases

her more than anyone else.

 

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I never showed her any picture during the tour,

 

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so she discovered them all in the final book,

 

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René told me that she jumped for joy

at each page and that she was astonished.

 

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And he said "I know Céline very well,

the book really has to be amazing if

she is that amazed!"

 

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This is the most beautiful comment

that I could ever get.

 

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Are you already planning new collaborations

with Céline and René?

 

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We've been working together

for 15 years now,

 

 

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I am very pleased to work with them

and I think they are happy too,

 

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I am available for them and if there

has to be new pictures it will be my pleasure.

 

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According to you, isn't it too

difficult to follow her pace?

 

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You know she's very athletic so you need

to follow, but it went well for me!

 

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She is such a nice person to be around,

it wasn't that complicated.

 

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Do you follow any particular training?

 

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Not at all! I am not as athetic as she is

but I succeeded though!

 

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You know we had the honor to meet Céline

in Montréal in February '09,

 

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some pictures were taken with her

and we'd like to know where they are...?

 

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One of the pictures where you all have

your red caps and tee-shirts,

 

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We remember it very well!

 

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You remember it! Well it's in the book,

I wanted to pay tribute to Céline and her fans,

 

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because you really impress me, when I see

the party that you are organizing tonight!

 

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The picture that you took with Céline

in Montréal, is indeed in the book!

 

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I also want to tell you that Céline

told me to kiss you all,

 

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so I am doing it thanks to this camera

because you are too many to kiss!

 

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But she thinks about you and kisses you all.

 

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I forgot to mention something...

 

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Céline, whom I spoke to yesterday evening,

 

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knows that I am with you tonight

and she kisses you all,

 

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she was happy to know that I was here tonight

 

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and she asked me to kiss you all!

 

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She really thinks about you and kisses you all.

 

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I have followed for 12 months

an outstanding star,

 

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and if I was able to make the book

that I wanted,

 

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that is to say the book that I really love,

 

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if it exists now and is beautiful,

 

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it is because it was an amazing tour

with an amazing star.

 

THE END.

[vroni]

wow that's amazing, thanks for the translation Fanny

[CSCfan]

Fanny, thank you SO so very much for the interview + translation....what a fantastic treat!

Great interview!!

[Fanny!]

I wish I had been able to include the subs directly into the video... I promise I'll keep trying! Edited September 23, 2009 at 08:06 PM by Fanny!