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Protocol, I know it
Ceremony, official visit, industrial site: for the DGAEV at Les Invalides, access, positioning and speeches were settled with the organisers before the first shot.
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Defence, sea and business · Toulon
Videographer in
Toulon.
In Toulon, the harbour, the French Navy and cutting-edge industries impose their rules: you do not film just anywhere, or just anyhow. I make corporate films, ceremonies and trade shows there, with 3D in support to show what the camera is not allowed to see.
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The same care on every project, whether you are
a large group, an SME or an institution.
Why Toulon is different
Here, everything is
prepared in advance.
Military port, monitored waters, prohibited airspace over the urban area: in Toulon, a successful shoot is decided before the day itself. I put together the file for the City, anticipate access and always plan a plan B.
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Show without exposing
Confidential equipment or a prototype cannot always be filmed. Animation, 3D and compositing make it possible to explain it on screen without revealing either the site or sensitive details.
Vertical format · OLY
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Three hours from Lyon
Allow about three hours by train, often with a connection in Marseille, and a little under four hours by road. I come the day before a shoot: scouting and access checks are done calmly.
Lyon → Toulon · ≈ 3 h by train
Case studies
Institutions, trade shows
and 3D effects.
A national ceremony, an international trade show, a 3D effect for a brand: three projects that answer the needs of institutions and manufacturers in the Var. Each case study lets you watch the film.
DGAEV · INVALIDES
A 14 July at Les Invalides
In 2022, I directed the film of the 14 July commemoration for the DGAEV, at Les Invalides. The aim was to convey the significance of a day of tribute and solemnity without ever disturbing the ceremony: symbolic gestures, speeches, the atmosphere of the place, captured along the programme set with the organisers. In editing, restraint and rhythm go hand in hand. In the Var, ceremonies, inaugurations and official visits call for the same discretion.
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MARS WRIGLEY · TFWA
A stand filmed with no dead time
At the TFWA, the duty-free show in Cannes, I followed the Mars Wrigley stand from opening to closing: handheld camera, the venue’s light, close-ups and slow motion for colours and materials, visitors caught candidly. The edit keeps the show’s momentum, then the film serves on social media and internally. An exhibitor from the Var on the road, or a congress at the Palais Neptune, is filmed with the same logic.
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VICTADOR · 3D
What cannot be filmed
Victador, a brand film produced by Yaxo in Toronto: I handled the compositing of every shot in Fusion, rotoscoping included, and reworked with Adrien Lafourcade the logo and textures of an SR-71 Blackbird slipped behind supercars. For a naval or defence company, the same technique makes confidential equipment, a prototype or a process appear without showing the real site.
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Services
My shoots
in the Var.
Naval and defence manufacturers, institutions, congress organisers, service companies and tourism players: everything starts from the same question, who should see this film, and to do what?
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Corporate film
Your trades, your workshops, your teams: a film written together, shot over one or two days depending on permitted access, then cut into clips for your trade shows, website and LinkedIn.
DeliverablesMain film, clips
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Ceremonies, trade shows and congresses
Inaugurations, official visits, congresses, trade shows: I scout the programme, respect protocol and capture the moments that matter without disrupting the flow.
DeliverablesOfficial film, aftermovie
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Interviews and testimonials
Executives, engineers, partners: talks prepared together, filmed in a calm setting, to explain what images do not say on their own.
DeliverablesTestimonials, quotes
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Social formats
Vertical clips, behind the scenes of a trade show, teasers: I also frame for the phone during the shoot, on the model of the OLY project.
DeliverablesVertical, subtitles
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Drone, under conditions
DGAC-certified drone pilot. The Toulon urban area is covered by the LF-P 62 prohibited zone: a flight requires a waiver, requested from the Var Prefecture and the Navy. Often, high views taken from Mont Faron do just as well.
DeliverablesLicensed aerial shots
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Motion design and 3D
Animated diagrams, 3D objects, compositing, titles: everything is made in-house, as Victador’s aircraft shows. Ideal for equipment that cannot leave the workshop.
DeliverablesAnimation, 3D, compositing
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Choosing your
film format.
Everything depends on who is watching and where the film will be seen. Here are the pairings that work best for companies and institutions in the Var.
| Goal | Format | Length | Where to publish it | Why it works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present the company | Corporate film | 2 to 3 min | Website, trade shows, reception | Expertise shown without jargon. |
| Reassure a principal | Client testimonial | 1 to 2 min | Meetings, LinkedIn | A satisfied client convinces better than a sales pitch. |
| Attract profiles | Employer brand video | 60 s + portraits | Careers page, job fairs | Technical trades told by those who do them. |
| Keep a record of a ceremony | Aftermovie | 2 to 4 min | Guests, partners | The memory of an official moment, ready to share. |
| Bring a trade show to life | Reels and vertical formats | 15 to 45 s | LinkedIn, Instagram | Clips published during the event. |
| Show the invisible | Motion design and 3D | 1 to 2 min | Trade shows, training, website | The prototype or the site that cannot be filmed. |
Toulon, the practical side
Filming in Toulon: good to know.
Streets and squares
Complete file to the City three working weeks beforehand; fifteen working days to reserve parking.
Drone
LF-P 62 prohibited zone over the urban area: Prefecture and Navy waiver before any flight.
Sea and port
Quays, waters, military surroundings: the City directs you to the Defence authorities, the DDTM and the Prefecture.
Notable buildings
Façades and monuments featured: rights to be settled with the owner before filming.
Toulon settings
Toulon, from the harbour
to Mont Faron.
From the port to the beaches of Le Mourillon, then to the slopes of Mont Faron, the city moves from one setting to another in no time. Here are six areas and the atmosphere specific to each.
Old centre and Opera
Place Victor-Hugo, Opera, alleys and the Cours Lafayette market: colourful façades and neighbourhood life, for a shopkeeper’s portrait, an institutional film or a city-centre mood.
Port and Vieille Darse
Quays, shuttle boats to La Seyne, the National Navy Museum close by: Toulon’s maritime identity, to be framed with the military surroundings in mind.
Le Mourillon
Beaches, sheltered coves and Fort Saint-Louis: seaside light for a brand film, an interview facing the sea or a summer evening.
Mont Faron
Cable car, Provence Landing memorial and panorama over the whole harbour: the overall view that a drone often cannot offer here.
Chalucet
The former hospital turned creative district: media library, KEDGE, Camondo school, TVT Innovation incubator. A contemporary setting for tech and training.
West of the harbour
La Seyne-sur-Mer and its Navale park, the Technopôle de la Mer in Ollioules, Six-Fours: industrial sites, maritime companies and seafront a few kilometres away.
Method
Simple, from brief
to film.
Video call, permit file, filming in the Var, editing in Lyon: nothing moves forward without your approval.
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First contact
Quote the next business dayObjective, place, date: a clear quote, travel and night on site included if needed.
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Preparation
3 weeks minimumFile for the City, site access, declared equipment, interview outline.
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Filming
1 to 2 daysOne day is enough for a ceremony or interviews; two for an on-site corporate film.
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Editing
1 to 3 weeksEditing, colour grading, mixing, 3D; your comments are left directly on the video.
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Public space or protected site
In town or at
a sensitive site?
Filming a city-centre street and filming a quay, a workshop or a military site do not require the same procedures. Here is what each case involves.
In public space
- — File to the City three weeks beforehand.
- — Parking reserved fifteen days beforehand.
- — Very brief traffic interruptions.
- — Residents notified three days beforehand.
At a sensitive site
- + Access and badges validated by the site.
- + Equipment list sent in advance.
- + Authorised zones and framings defined.
- + Images reviewed before any release.
- + 3D for what stays out of frame.
At Les Invalides, every DGAEV constraint was integrated before the shoot. At a port, a shipyard or an industrial site in the Var, I ask for the same guarantees beforehand. A live broadcast or multi-camera studio is a matter for a production company.
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About
Quentin Berguet,
videographer-director.
Since 2018, I have been making corporate, institutional and event films: writing, image, editing, animation and 3D. On a heavier set-up, a second camera operator joins me, and you still deal with me alone.
Among my references: DGAEV (14 July at Les Invalides), Mars Wrigley at the TFWA show, Victador, Koezio, the ASPTT. From Lyon, I come to Toulon for scouting as well as for the shoot.
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FAQ · Toulon
Filming in Toulon:
your questions.
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What budget should you plan for a film in Toulon?
Three items make up the price: preparation, the number of shooting days, post-production with its options (3D, variations, subtitles). From Lyon, travel and, most of the time, an overnight stay are added, priced separately in the quote. The details are on my pricing page.
What does the City require for a street shoot?
A complete file, addressed to its communication department three working weeks before the shoot. Reserving parking requires an order, with fifteen working days of processing, and traffic interruptions are limited to a few minutes per take. I prepare this file for you.
Is a drone allowed over Toulon?
Rarely. The urban area lies within the LF-P 62 prohibited zone: a waiver must be requested from the Var Prefecture and the Navy (CECMED), then a declaration to the City with the flight plan. Failing that, I plan high shots from Mont Faron or a private vantage point.
Can you film at the port or on the water?
Yes, with the right contacts. For a maritime or coastal zone, the City passes on the useful contacts (Defence, DDTM, Prefecture) after reviewing the shooting plan. Military installations, on the other hand, are not filmed without explicit consent.
Do you work with the defence sector?
Yes: the commemoration filmed for the DGAEV at Les Invalides is an example. For a naval or defence manufacturer, I settle beforehand the filmable zones and the review of images, and 3D takes over for what remains confidential.
How long to get here from Lyon?
About three hours by train, usually with a change in Marseille, and a little under four hours by car. When the shoot fits in a day, I often stay on site the night before to be at the site first thing in the morning.
Do you film congresses and trade shows?
Yes: stand, conferences, exhibitor interviews, aisle atmosphere. Mars Wrigley at the TFWA is the example. At the Palais Neptune or at a show where Var companies exhibit, I proceed the same way.
Do you travel throughout the Var?
Yes: the metropolitan area (La Seyne-sur-Mer, Six-Fours, Ollioules, La Valette, La Garde, Hyères), the western Var (Sanary, Bandol), the centre and east of the département (Brignoles, Draguignan, Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël), and all of France.
When is a production company necessary?
Interviews, ceremony or corporate film: two people at most are enough. As soon as you need a live broadcast, several synchronised cameras or a control room, a production company is better suited: see my page dedicated to video production, in Marseille.
Can you animate a product in 3D?
Yes, in-house: simple modelling, materials, animation, integration into real footage. It is the technique used for Victador, and the safest way to present equipment that does not leave the workshop.
Do you make recruitment videos?
Yes: a film about the company and a few employee portraits talking about their job, for the careers page, job fairs and LinkedIn. One day on site, with access approved, is generally enough.
When is the best time to film in Toulon?
Spring and early autumn give beautiful light without the summer crowds, when beaches and centre are very busy. The mistral, sometimes violent over the harbour, disrupts outdoor sound: better to plan an indoor fallback.
Do we need to meet before the shoot?
Not necessarily: a video call is enough to scope the project. When the site requires it, I combine scouting and filming in the same trip, and editing follow-up is done online.
Where can the videos be shown?
Website, social media, trade shows, intranet, reception screens, sales presentations: the music used is licensed for all these media. TV broadcast or billboard campaign: to be mentioned from the quote request.
Area
Toulon, the Var
and all over France.
Lyon → Toulon · ≈ 3 h by train
Metropolitan area and surroundings
La Seyne-sur-Mer, Six-Fours-les-Plages, Ollioules, Sanary-sur-Mer, Bandol, La Valette-du-Var, La Garde, Le Pradet, Hyères, Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer.
Var and Provence
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