A few months ago, we were invited behind the scenes of THE BEST, the best artist. At the time, everything was confidential and we couldn’t tell you what we discovered.
We liked the concept of the show, and we hope you will too.
The show goes on air this Friday on TF1, but what’s the concept behind it?
“For several weeks, the world’s greatest artists, representing no less than fifty-four disciplines, perform
their best acts in front of an audience of over five hundred people. Each evening, twelve artists take to the stage in succession
to select the best performer,” explains Mathieu Vergne, TF1’s Director of Variety, Games and Entertainment.
After a 2’30 performance, the jury must give an average score out of ten. But they’re not the only ones to decide their fate:
the audience present on stage also has the onerous task of awarding a score out of 10.
At the end of each performance, the average score of the jury and the average score of the audience are added together to give a score out of 20.
If this score is higher than that of the leading artist, then the challenger artist immediately dethrones him/her and takes his/her place in the chair of The best the best artist! At the end of the evening, the last person to occupy the Best Artist chair automatically qualifies for the final. At the end of all premiums, each member of the jury will use a “ticket to the final” to select the artist for whom he or she has fallen in love during the adventure, and send him or her to the final. Please note that each jury member can only save one artist over the whole season!
The winner takes home a cheque for 100,000 euros and the trophy for The best artist in the final prime.
All artistic disciplines are represented under the big top: illusion, water acrobatics, martial arts, balancing, laser
show, roller acrobatics, singing, dance (such as popping), contortion… There are also performances never before seen in France, such as Mallakhamb, a traditional Indian sport, and mapping, a live performance in which the artist dances and interacts with video projections, to name but a few!
An unrivalled facility
“We’re operating in a space of over 4,000 m2, an unrivalled facility. The huge big top houses the central stage. Outside are rehearsal rooms and reception areas for artists, production teams and jury members. This real village brings together twenty-seven nationalities from five continents,” explains the President of Shine France. No traditional studio would have allowed us to produce the same show.
Television has adapted to the needs of the various artists in order to accommodate them. The production work enhances each act. Under a big top, space and images are worked in a very different way. The use of steadycam and cameras placed in the space offer viewers a visual shock with depth and 360° images.
Beyond the production, we work on very different artistic universes and tableaux, like on The Voice, la plus belle voix, where each performance was imbued with a very different universe. The audience will also discover a huge screen with video projections, not to mention the use of pyrotechnics. The artistic rendering will therefore be innovative for an evening program on TF1.”
We were able to sneak backstage at the time, and this is what we discovered.
The best jury
“We looked for four legitimate people, most of them known to the general public,” continues Mathieu Vergne. Lara Fabian has been
6 around the world several times with her concerts, has seen many shows and has a very strong artistic sensibility. Alessandra Martines is no stranger to TF1, having served as a juror on the first two seasons of Danse avec les stars. A prima ballerina and actress, she is an excellent judge of the body expression that emerges from each number.
Arturo Brachetti, a master of the art of metamorphosis, can offer his expert eye after more than thirty years on
stages the world over. Finally, Sébastien Stella is a true specialist in the visual arts, a technical expert, choreographer and stage director, who has worked with the Cirque du Soleil troupe. He’s seasoned in this kind of show, and his opinion on each number is very interesting.”
The best digital experience
Thanks to MYTF1, viewers can put themselves in the shoes of the jury and rate the professionals of The best le meilleur artiste!
To experience the exceptional show The best le meilleur artiste as closely as possible, MYTF1’s Connect feature offers a brand-new interactive feature. With The best, the live game on MYTF1 Connect, viewers will be able to guess the final scores of the competing artists while the program is on air. By assigning a score, they’ll be entered into a draw to win a host of gifts. More than ever, viewers will be at the heart of the program!
For a behind-the-scenes look at the show, the best photos and the best discussions, visit MYTF1,
TF1’s multi-screen on-demand service, on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TheBestTF1
and on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/TheBestTF1.
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