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What is 3Qs?
3QS is an artistic audit of all cultural actors in France and abroad. It began in January 2010, will be completed in December 2020.
3QS is to hear and to see a selection of artists and cultural actors in all disciplines, interviewed (and filmed) on their professional arts practice.
The relevance of the project lies in its principle: freedom of expression and formal constraints (3 specific questions, 3 video vignettes of one minute each, 10 years).
3Qs image and words is, from the ones involved in culture.
3Qs intended to be an international database of a new type of all disciplines.
3Qs reflects a shared reality between the personalities of creation, while questioning individual problems.
• Q1: The first question is a presentation by the person, his work, his professional activity.
• Q2 & Q3: Those questions are the intimate relationship of the interviewee about his commitment to his cultural, philosophical and political commitment.
3Qs takes the time for the meeting, 90 interviews were conducted during the first year. The meeting can last between 2 minutes up to 4 hours.
3Qs goes to the rhythm of the interviewee in order he/she is present during registration.
3Qs is a singular object, artistic and practical.
3Qs wants an objective reference.
3Qs part of the ideals of the confrontation between artists, personalities, leaders of structures, cultural policy-maker...
3Qs respond to everyone's questions on the place of artistic creation in the world today.
3Qs promotes the emergence of new collaborative projects with a European and international level by linking individuals and their desires.
3Qs is a contemporary look at the creation in a given period. On the scale of 10 years, there will be currents and trends, 3Qs is and will be, in this regard, a snapshot, a work in progress.
3Qs is free and rebellious.
The implementing rules of 3Qs are defined and imposed to the directors, partners, whoever they are.
3Qs is made under the Free Art License: donated words and pictures are free, 3Qs do not restrain.
Type of respondents: all the actors of culture
By trade, industry:
Actor, Architect, Singer, Choreographer, Composer, Curator, Critic, Curator, Dancer, Diffuser, Director of structure, Cultural Affairs Director, Writer, Editor, foundations, galleries, Graphic Designer, Producer, Musician, Photographer, artist, politician, Director, cultural theorists, academic, Videographer...
by Subject:
Visual Arts, Arts of writing, screen arts, Arts, Architecture
Instructions
1 - The material is light: smartphone, digital camera. HD or not. Minimum 720p.
2 - If possible a lapel microphone (the hands-free phone works fine). If not, a quiet place for good voice recording.
3 - no makeup.
4 - no lights.
5 -
No rehearsal, no time for reflection off camera, before recording.
Leave and save the time for reflection.
6 -
One fixed plan, no zoom, the camera is at the level of the visage. It's a face to face.
7 - Limitations: 1 minute to answer. If overflow, do not cut, wait until the end, then let the silence a few seconds. The cuts are made to mount to reach up to 70/75 seconds.