It was while filming the teaser for Vercingétorix, the next big arena show organized by Edeis Nîmes, that K Prodz stood out. The company from Nîmes, passionate about cinema and expert in communication, makes its way and enjoys the success it deserves.
Few companies can think of a serene future. Nothing is ever recorded, but we bet K Prodz will go far in his cinematic daydreams. Meanwhile, the company of Nîmes takes things one after another but never interrupts its course. The film runs, the ideas as well. Silence is turned.
Even this year, K Prodz has achieved great results and 2023 already looks very promising. Quentin Uriel created his company in 2010 and has been living his dream to the fullest ever since. Like every year, K Prodz, a company from Nîmes, is shooting the teaser of what used to be called the Great Roman Games. With Vercingetorix, theme 2023, there is no exception to the rule. ” This year’s teaser is particularly ambitious “, warns the boss.
Quentin Uriel explains the upcoming shoot (Photo Anthony Maurin).
Passionate about cinema, director, editor, it is the versatility of the man that has allowed him to push his desires to this day. How, why and from whom was K Prodz born? “ I wanted to make cinema, video, beautiful things, express myself. As it is very difficult to start with cinema for a small club in Nîmes, I chose to start with advertising. »
Then, with the arrival of success, the team started to grow. Primo Doc (Aymar) who is always true to position. Maxime Roux becomes Quentin’s partner in the adventure a few years later. ” We pooled our know-how because Maxime was in communication and today we are almost nine! To get there, we had to work and work and work some more.
Maxime Roux (photo Anthony Maurin).
In Maxime’s words, Quentin is ” a workaholic who is very stubborn, but that’s okay. He has a big heart and that’s important. He knows how to confess when he’s messed up, he’s stubborn but not closed off, we’re all a bit like that here… We get along, we talk frankly, we listen to each other honestly. We are a club from Nîmes, we are currently making a teaser for a show from Nîmes, I love this city, I am proud to be from Nîmes and to work in Nîmes and I hope we will continue in this direction because Nîmes is growing well. Nîmes deserves to be known and highlighted by the image! »
Grégoire, screenwriter, brings out one of the specificities of K Prodz. His storytelling work is truly exceptional for a company in the sector. Will be, ” the boss it’s the production assistant, Tristan, editor, Luda, cameraman, Kendra, Sarah’s assistant.
Very peculiar shots with a spider-man who takes the tram in his own way in Montpellier (Photo K Prodz)
Accelerated by the cure ofOpen tourism laboratory K Prodz advances from Nîmes. ” For a year they have helped us give voice to what we do: film marketing! The word is a neologism, but it is that of K Prodz and few other companies can boast of it. ” So we create cinematic content for a brand. Instead of classic and somewhat dated advertising, we focus on content. This is what we had imagined for Nemausus which is also a showcase for the city of Nîmes. We don’t like aggressive ads, we need an interest, an unobtrusive ad. It’s the second phase of K Prodz but we want to make movies! »
Sarah and the programme… Production management is a key role for K prodz (Photo K prodz).
Small nugget still unknown to the general public, communities and some large companies are not mistaken. When they want to impress and be successful in their communication campaign, they turn to K Prodz. And so much to say that K Prodz is attached to Nîmes because it still has its headquarters there.
« We are in our third location in Nîmes. There are eight of us in company but more and more on the sets. Manon, our make-up artist, Greg Per for music, mixing or sound recording, Vincent Roux who knows the world of social networks and who we recommend to our clients… They are as much in the business as we are. These friends are our strength, we won’t have done anything alone… continues Quentin with a smile of satisfaction. These friends, sometimes from childhood, are still there and carry on with him. ” I’m lucky to work with friends… Well, not all, but shh! But at least with friends we tell each other everything! I was in elementary school with Greg, I know we understand each other. »
On the shooting of the documentary on the Punic Wars (photo K Prodz).
Back to experience. In the last 12 years things have changed. Especially thanks to the magnificent Nemausus web series which has been successful by winning numerous international awards. And then there was Holidays at home which allowed K Prodz to follow in his vein. ” Since then, the people who want us to work have realized that they have to trust us 100%. Some give us carte blanche and it works. Our clients want to hire us because we do crazy things. »
What is certain is that K Prodz has a real visual signature, certainly, but above all a written one. Grégoire thus proposes sophisticated scenarios. Thus, the client can project himself and regularly, if Grégoire proposes two or three different scenarios, the client takes the craziest one: “ It’s been great ever since Nemause! »
Nemausus, the web series with its “protagonist” Clément Mauger (Photo K Prodz).
Since 2016, the K Prodz company has also been linked to the Roman games in the amphitheater. ” It all started with a Mario parody shot in the wild in arenas. We showed it to former manager Michael Couzigou and he was thrilled. He told us to come shoot during the Major Games. It was there that we met such wonderful people as legionnaires from X leg or Eric Dars that we sometimes work with. We proposed to shoot a teaser for the Celtic queen Boudica, because it hadn’t been done at the time, and here we are shooting the Vercingetorix teaser in 2023! »
Studio shooting (Photo K Prodz)
With Éric Dars, K Prodz made a documentary about Hannibal and the Roman-Carthaginian war. Well done, only a speaker is missing to make the dream come true. Having seen the teaser, it would be unthinkable that this jewel does not come out! ” The road is long, we want to make films but we still do advertising. These two worlds are very different and we are discovering cinema. We went to Feast of the Rochelle where what we did was very well received. We have contacts, people are interested, it smells good. »
Doc and Quentin review the capture (Photo Anthony Maurin).
Local K Prodz? Of course ! Grégoire fits very well. Professor at the University of Nîmes, he also teaches some courses at the Conservatory. Will he be able to train a foal stamped K Prodz and who will take his first steps in the company’s next shots? Perhaps. Quentin assures him: We try to create a pool of artists. Maxime, he makes short films, documentaries, photography, Doc also directs… Everyone has their own spaces. And I enjoy it, it’s a real pleasure to start from scratch and look back every six months to see what we have done more and better. We are on the right track. »
Unlike other clubs that remained frozen during the long Covid crisis, K Prodz, playing with the codes, has prepared a new future. An increase in the competence of each for the good of all. ” The figure and the benefits have decreased. We couldn’t shoot, so we made cartoons because we didn’t have to go out for it to work. Precisely, a video, for the metropolis of Montpellierwill be out soon thanks to this new ability! “Smiles Quentin who remained faithful. Maxime and Doc should get their drone license.
(Photo K Prodz)
Between company videos that had to explain what Covid is, Nîmes had a few shots in the arm. The racing drone, FPV technology also worked wonders for K Prodz in confinement. ” Of course it’s forbidden to do it in the city because it’s dangerous, but during confinement… It was great! Speaking of new skills, this year K Prodz will sign the Vercingetorix poster. Not a screenshot of the teaser, but a specific work conceived by Maxime Roux.
Who are K Prodz’s customers? ” We work a lot in Montpellier and its region, but recently Nîmes called us. We did a great thing at the fair, the Roman Days where we were 12 or 13 people working, framing, interviewing… the museum of Romanity or the Nîmes Festival. It may have taken longer as we are not commercial approach. We will be hiring a community manager, but until now that was a distant idea. Often our new customers are people who come to visit us because they have seen our videos. And there are important clients like Les Arènes, for example. It is before us, in May and August, these are good times. »
A holiday at home? Why not ! (Photo K Prodz).
Nîmes Olympique, MHB or OM are client clubs of K Prodz. Quentin and Grégoire are writing a show, but what they like above all, and you will have understood it, is sharing their experiences, transmitting beautiful things. What he likes also and above all is doing what he likes. ” Sometimes we reject things. To be honest, we have to. I don’t want people to spend their money on nothing. It’s easy to sell wind! »
A happy team that wins many awards (Photo K Prodz)
Quentin’s partner in this beautiful human story, Maxime Roux is therefore happy to have entered the dance more than five years ago. ” We’ve known each other for a short time, before our association, we used his studio because it had a green background. Then, since I wanted to leave my communication agency in Montpellier to organize my thing by flying alone, I talked about it with Quentin. One thing led to another, we joined forces. He had the structure, I brought clients, we complement each other. He’s in post-production, I’m more on the image, it worked! »
Silence, it snaps (Photo Anthony Maurin).
Passionate about the seventh art, the K Prodziens infuse their production with a wind of cinema, a special colour, a tone apart. An atypical company to say the least in this formatted universe, K Prodz delights Maxime. ” Every project is different but we tell stories, we love the actors, we work with everyone. I’m blossoming completely, we’re doing bigger and bigger projects, we trust and it’s really exciting. I hope we will continue our development, that we will make more and more dramas, documentaries, cinema, but all this takes time and energy, but cinema has really been our ambition since the beginning. We love what we do, but we do it to go even further… »
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