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Although Disney had always planned on creating a travelogue movie film for the [[France ]] pavilionthat would give guests an overview of the country, Impressions de France went through many changes before making its debut. Original models for the France pavilion show the Palais du de Cinema (which houses the film) as being round<ref> http://progresscityusa. This has led to speculation com/2010/04/15/elseworlds-epcot-centers-french-circlevision/ </ref>. Initially, WDI President Marty Sklar tasked young filmmakers Bob Rogers and Richard Harper with coming up with a concept for a 20 minute Circle-Vision 360 film for the pavilion <ref name= "funworld"> Miller, Keith. “Record-Setting 'Impressions de France' Turns 35 Along with Epcot.” Funworld, Oct. 2017, pp. 22–23. </ref>, and after a couple of months, the duo was tasked with creating the film. Unlike 360 films that like had been created for the [[O' Canada]] and [[Wonders of China]]however, Harper and Rogers decided that they wanted to present the film in 200 degrees <ref name="funworld"/>. This would allow guests to sit down while they watched the attraction, while still having the screen cover their peripheral vision.  Before filming on Impressions de France started, director Rick Harper decided to match individual passages of French music, from the late Romantic and early concepts Impressionistic eras, with the proposed filming locations <ref name= "score"> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084124/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv </ref>. While shooting the film, Harper and writer/co-producer Bob Rogers sometimes used a stop watch, or played-back the music on a cassette recorder, to ensure that the shots would line up with the music. After filming the scenes, the shots were matched with the musical pieces that Harper had selected <ref name= "score"/>. Because of the this pre-planning, the "temp" soundtrack created for the France film may have called was far more detailed than is the norm. In total, Harper had about 80% of the score planned out. After hearing the temp score, composer Buddy Baker was enthused by what Harper was trying to do <ref name= "score"/>. Baker ended up using all of Harper's selections, but re-orchestrating them to improve the transitions and create bridges to fill the 20% of the film that Harper had not selected tracks for a Circle Vision 360 format. After the score was complete, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra finally recorded the soundtrack at Abbey Road Studio in London <ref name= "score"/>.

Instead of being a Circle Vision 360 film, Impressions de France opened with the rest of the [[France]] pavilion on October 1, 1982 with a 200 degree screen<ref> https://d23. The width of the screen allows guests com/a-to sit down while watching the -z/impressions-de-france-film, while the screen still covers their peripheral vision/ </ref>. InitiallyThe attraction, Disney film crews shot 140 different locations for along with the filmrest of the France pavilion, before this number was cut down to 46 for the film's final versionoriginally sponsored by French automobile manufacturer Renault <ref>http://www. After filming was complete, Buddy Baker recorded the soundtrack with the National Philharmonic Orchestra at the Abbey Road Studio in Londonwdwradio.com/2015/01/disney-twenty-something-impressions-de-france/</ref>. The only first significant change to Impressions de France came when Renault's sponsorship of the attraction ended. At this time, the companies logo was removed from the film. Subsequently, in 2011 when , the film was remastered, and the theater was given digital projectors<ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/impressions-de-france/news/22apr2011-epcot's-'impressions-de-france'-movie-goes-digital.htm </ref>.

Impressions de France showcases 46 locations in France, set to a score of classical music arranged by Buddy Baker. Claude Gobet gives guests sparse narration during the film. The scenes (in order) that appear in Impressions de France are:

==Ann Harper's Behind The Scenes Photos==Imagineer Rick Harper has been gracious enough to share these never before seen photos from the making of Impressions de France. All photos were taken by Ann Harper<html><style> .gal img { width: 475px; height: 375px;}</style><div class=gal></html>{| style="text-align:center; border-color: #A7D7F9; background-color:clear; padding:4px 4px 4px 4px;"|-| [[File:Harper1.jpg]]| [[File:Harper2.jpg]]| [[File:Harper3.jpg]]|-| | ||-| [[File:Harper4.jpg]]| [[File:Harper5.jpg]]| [[File:Harper6.jpg]]|-| | ||}<html></div></html> ==Film Credits<ref> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084124/ </ref>==

'''Producer'''- Rick Harper and Bob Rogers

'''Score'''- Rick Harper & Buddy Baker

'''WritersWriter'''-Rick Harper and Bob Rogers

==Score<ref> http://www.themeparkinsider.com/reviews/epcot/impressions_de_france/ </ref>==The Score score for Impressions de France was selected and arranged by director Rick Harper and Buddy Baker. Below is a list of the musical selections chosen by Baker, with the original composer in parentheses.

* The screens in the Impressions de France theater are 21 feet high an 27 1/2 feet wide<ref name=Jack> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2011/09/france_pavilion_part_two.html</ref>.

* The theater that Palais du Cinema, which houses Impressions de France , is based on a theater in Founteinbleau<ref name= Jack/>.

* Impressions de France marked the first time that a film had been completed with an entirely digital soundtrack<ref> http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=121 </ref>.

==References==* Initially, Disney film crews shot 140 different locations for the film, before this number was cut down to 46 for the film's final version <Ref> http://progresscityusaland.comallears.net/2012blogs/02jackspence/072011/82if09/france_pavilion_part_two.html </ref>.

http://land* Don Iwerks created a balanced gimbal rig for the filming of Impressions de France that allowed the camera to be easily adjusted.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2011/09This pacified Disney's fears about the large circle-vision camera being moved during filming <ref name= "funworld"/france_pavilion_part_two>.html

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