Chapuis (2023)
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| Directed by | Giovanni Tanner |
| Written by | Aaron Cristol |
| Produced by | Ernest Barnier |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | Zamastan |
| Language | English |
| Budget | ℤ135 million |
Chapuis is a 2023 Zamastanian war film depicting the Battle of the Strait of Cranes during the World War, which was the first major naval engagement fought between allied forces and Drambenburg. The film was directed by Giovanni Tanner and written by Aaron Cristol. The film stars an ensemble cast including Cyrus Best, Andrew Green, Francis Rouse, Amias Parker, Israel McCaskey, and Karoline Redler.
The film was a passion project of Tanner's, having also directed the critically acclaimed 2010 war film Inferno. Much of the cast joined in 2021, and filming began in Ossinia. Some filming also took place in Anchorhead and Titania. With a production budget of ℤ130 million, it is to date one of the most expensive independent films of all time.
Plot
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Production
The bulk of filming occurred in Chapuis, Ossinia, the film's namesake town where allied ships damaged during the Battle of the Strait of Cranes retreated to for repairs. Additional setting footage was filmed in Périnnois.
Most of the film's battle footage was filmed in sound stages in Anchorhead and Titania.
In order to recreate the atmosphere of pre-war Chapuis, the producers staged the film in Ossinia and used current naval facilities used by the Ossinian Armed Forces. Many members of the local population served as extras during the filming. A large-scale model of the bow section of ZMS Keenan mounted on the world's largest gimbal produced an authentic rolling and submerging of the doomed aircraft carrier. The sequence of the ship rolling out of the water and slapping down would involve one of the "biggest set elements" to be staged. Matched with computer generated imagery, the action had to reflect precision and accuracy throughout.
The vessel most seen in the movie was the Upham-class ZMS Collinworth, representing both ZMS Keenen, ZMS Calgary, and the Drambenburgian carrier Stassen. All aircraft take-offs during the movie were filmed on board the Collinworth, a museum ship in Huntington Park, Jade. The aircraft on display were removed for filming and were replaced with film aircraft as well as World War anti-aircraft turrets. Other ships used in filler scenes included ZMS Cooke during filming for the carrier sequences.