After Expat Learning Center Shanghai Shut down
New Photography & Filmmaking Classes
With former ELC Photography Teacher: Franc Peret
9 years of Teaching experience with more than 500 international students
Who is Franc Peret?
Franc Péret brings with him an astonishing variety of experiences in life and in the arts. From motorcycle racing to movie making, Franc’s life has been a fascinating journey around the globe, writing articles as a reporter for international photo agency (Arenok, Corbis) sports magazines (Motorpress) and fashion medias (Biba), working in Taiwan in the film industry as a director, cameraman and editor and in the publishing industry as editor in chief (of two monthly magazines), as creative director, reporter and, of course, photographer. Ever since graduation from Paris VI University of technology, Franc has traveled around the world capturing imagines on film and digital photography, in the field of sports, travel, fashion, news and advertising. During 25 years as a professional photographer, Franc worked in nearly every industry, bringing into his teaching a world view that is unusually broad and well rounded. Since he set up in Shanghai, Franc is shooting commercial photos and videos, including corporate video and TV commercial, for such clients and brands as Audi, Baosteel, Buick, Coach, Everlasting, French Consulate, IBM, Lufthansa, McDonalds, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Mon Milk, Pampa, Philips, Piombo, Toto, Toyota, VW, and many others. On a personal level, Franc is producing writing shooting and editing several short films and he is currently working across industry boundaries here in Shanghai with a variety of actors, models, artists and filmmakers. Franc also became an experimented teacher sharing his exceptional knowledge by teaching classes he had designed and he is running since 9 years: Essential Photography, Advanced Photography and Filmmaking.
CONTACT
- You need more information?
- You want to receive the content of the classes?
- You want to know the class fee?
- You want to pre-register and get updated news conerning classes:
You are welcome to contact me directly by email here:
francperet@hotmail.com
And visit my official website:
www.francperet.com
Franc Péret Highlights
2005 to 2014: Shanghai (China)
- Director, cameraman and photographer for commercial, making-of, corporate and short movies for Audi, Baosteel, Buick, Coach, Everlasting, French Consulate, Harley-Davidson, IBM, Lufthansa, McDonalds, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Mon Milk, Pampa, Philips, Piombo, Ritz, Toto, Toyota, VW, Yue Sai and many others.
- Photography Teacher (since 2005) and filmmaking Teacher (since 2009).
2003 to 2005: Paris (France)
Direct 2 magazines (Motorpresse France) as chief editor, managing a team of 10 people: journalist, designer, editors, photographers and freelancers.
1998 – 2003: Tokyo (Japan)
Journalist, photographer and cameraman for Japanese (Tabi Gaku, Garrr, Hot Bike) and western media (Motorpresse France, Germany and Spain).
2000: Taipei (Taiwan, China)
First feature film as a cameraman: “Summers” Director: Leon Dai.
1994 -1997: Taipei (Taiwan, China)
Photographer for movies, books (Travel), Music companies (Friendly Dog) and magazine (TVBS), assistant Director and cameraman: Superman gets a mask (1997), Like a Stone in the street (1996) and Hong Shi Ze (1995)
1989 - 1995: Paris (France)
Motorcycle test rider, Journalist, editor and Photographer for magazine and agencies (Motorpresse France, Biba, L’Etudiant, Arenok, Sigma, Corbis); visited 20 countries as a Journalist.
Franc Péret is an international photographer, cameraman and filmmaker based in Shanghai (China).
-
26 years experience in professional Photography
-
15 years experience in professional Filming
-
9 years experience of teaching Photography and Filmmaking to 500+ students from all over the world.
-
20 countries visited
-
18 years of creative work in Asia (Taipei, Tokyo, Shanghai).
-
4 languages spoken :French, English, Chinese and Japanese (notion).
-
Highly regarded professional hired by famous brands and demanding clients to direct and shoot any kind of project: documentary, fashion, sports, portrait or products…
Photography and Filmmaking Teacher
Since the very first day the Expat Learning Center Shanghai opened its doors in 2005, I was hired to design and manage the Photography courses. This has granted me the chance (in 9 years) to teach and mentor more than 500+ students, coming from all over the world. Then, moved by my passion for motion picture, I created a filmmaking class in 2009.
Teaching became and still is a big part of my life, a second nature which I dearly love. It is so rewarding to feel students excitement while I am giving my knowledge, tips and tricks.
Since 2014, I am running my own course structure to continue teaching Photography and Filmmaking in the way I had done successfully for the past several years. You can check my offer here: www.francperet.com
Photographer
26 years ago, I started my Photography career as a journalist, which was an amazing place to learn all kind of techniques (for sports, portrait, fashion, product, landscape…) to tell stories with images, while facing a wide range of people, places and conditions: I always needed to adapt myself instantly to record the best shots possible as competition was fierce among magazines and agencies. I was shooting on film (slides) and there was absolutely no room for approximation (composition) or mistakes (focus, exposure).
At that time, professional Photographer needed to be… professional!
It is not always the case anymore due to the ease of use of digital camera (which I love), but my clients still think I am making a difference, due to my professionalism, the deep understanding of my craft and my untarnished passion for creativity.
Filmmaker
In France we love movies, the art form of movies, and since I was a kid, I spent lots of my free time in movie theaters. In 1994, my life changed into a dream comes true experience. Seduced by my pictures, a Taiwan film company hired me as a still Photographer to document its big production. For 3 years, I discovered the making of films during long and exciting working days and nights. Step by step, I became an assistant director and finally a cameraman. In 2000, I shot the first film of independent Taiwan director Leon Dai: “Summers”.
From that moment, film was not a show anymore, but something linked to my professional life forever. Thus, since 10 years, I am continually directing, lighting shooting and editing commercials, short-films, documentaries and Making-Of. And I am still looking for more!
