700 SHARKS

2 X 8′ VR short documetary
Arte

Director : Manuel Lefevre / Frédéric Gourdet
Co-producers : Nicolas Zunino / Ivan Maucuit
Co-production : Le cinquième rêve / Neotopy / ARTE
Production date : 2018

Host and narrative : Laurent Ballesta
Underwater cinematography : Thibault Rauby, Yanick Gentil, Cédric Gentil
Video post-production : Alexandre Regeffe
Spatial audio mix : Guillaume Moutardier

Director : Manuel Lefevre / Frédéric Gourdet
Co-producers : Nicolas Zunino / Ivan Maucuit
Co-production : Le cinquième rêve / Neotopy / ARTE
Host and narrative : Laurent Ballesta
Underwater cinematography : Thibault Rauby, Yanick Gentil, Cédric Gentil
Video post-production : Alexandre Regeffe
Spatial audio mix : Guillaume Moutardier
Production date : 2018

700 requins VR Ballesta Arte - Ivan Maucuit

Screenshot from the final video. Laurent Ballesta and the Gombessa Expeditions Team ready for a 4 hours exploration dive at night.

Screenshot from the final video. Laurent Ballesta and the Gombessa Expeditions Team.

A dive into the biggest shark pack in the world

« 700 sharks » is a VR short documentary mini serie following Laurent Ballesta, famous underwater biologist. This mini serie has been nominated in numerous festival worldwide.

After 4 expeditions in the tiny Fakarava atoll, lost in the middle of the Pacific ocean, Laurent is about to give a final answer to his quest :

Understanding the hunting behavior of the biggest shark pack in the world.

Hundreds of grey sharks are living there together and hunting at night by 30 meters depth, in what looks like a perfect paradise…

You will experience a unique feeling, being like a member of this exciting expedition and diving at night in the middle of the pack.

Sharing excitement and doubts, laugh and fears…

A dive into the biggest shark pack in the world

« 700 sharks » is a VR short-doc mini serie following Laurent Ballesta, famous underwater biologist.

After 4 expeditions in the tiny Fakarava atoll, lost in the middle of the Pacific ocean, Laurent is about to give a final answer to his quest : understanding the hunting behavior of the biggest shark pack in the world.

Hundreds of grey sharks are living there together and hunting at night by 30 meters depth in what looks like a perfect paradise…

You will experience a unique feeling being part of this exciting expedition and diving at night in the middle of the pack.

Sharing excitement and doubts, laugh and fears…

Screenshot from the final video. Being so close to these predators, we get a behind-the-scene-view of ultra-rapid and very violent hunting episodes. Everything goes fast. When a shark catches a grouper, he pulls himself out of the pack upward. The others pursue him, seeking their part of the bounty.

Screenshot from the final video. Being so close to these predators, we get a behind-the-scene-view of ultra-rapid and very violent hunting episodes.

Screenshot from the final video. Everything suggests that hunting is much more organized than appears…

Screenshot from the final video. To approach them, we have to repress our ancestral fears: fight- fight reflexes…