“A shooting that is both intense and magnificent”

The realization of the next two episodes of the series Alex Hugo ended last Friday in Gap, at the Hôtel du Département. Similarly, The director Sylvie Ayme returns to some highlights that punctuated the shooting that started in early June, in the Hautes-Alpes.

How was the shooting of the next two episodes of the series Alex Hugo “The tomb of the poet”. Therefore, “the fall of Icarus”?

“I am a little exhausted by these 40 days of production in the Briançonnais. Meanwhile, in Névache, the Argentière, Puy-Saint-Vincent … Therefore, We radiated enormously before completing the last taken at Gap. Nevertheless, A shooting, both intense and magnificent in magic places like the Granon which make all the beauty of the Hautes-Alpes. Furthermore, With the France 3 Marseille team. Nevertheless, we have overcome many challenges, brought in a helicopter at an altitude of “a shooting both intense magnificent” 2,600 m, used a green background for special effects. In addition, Many waterfalls. slides on the glaciers, an avalanche of stones, a zip line that breaks, a body that falls into a river and drafted by Alex Hugo in the Durance. We had to face thunderstorms, the heat wave. The DNA of Alex Hugo is his visual relationship to the mountains, the adversity he is confronted with his investigations. We have experienced a real human adventure that has pushed our limits. These last two episodes have particularly marked me, they will remain engraved in my memory. »»

You have been doing fiction for France Television for thirty years. What is your trademark, the share of improvisation of the actors on the sets?

“My trademark is emotion. I will look for it in humanity of people, in what they are able to give. I like to go and find very “a shooting both intense magnificent” far in emotion. The mountain tells the human being forced to draw within their limits: emotions. the tragic of life, human and physical adversity. I work with wonderful actors. We respect the dialogue. the little words of author but we also adapt the scenario by remaining pragmatic, by carrying the words towards the reality of the places and the characters. The share of improvisation is the one I will seek from the added value that the actor can bring. to the text. »»

Alex Hugothey are millions of viewers for each of the episodes broadcast on the small screen. How do you explain the success of the series?

“Alex Hugo transports the mountain. A certain form of harmony, alchemy between places and characters. He embodies a hero who conveys values in accuracy and sincerity. It is this relationship with nature and men, the symbolism of the mountain that appeals to “a shooting both intense magnificent” the public. »»