Tomorrow does not belong to them. The technicians of More beautiful life are in the dark. With the series slated to end in December, they are concerned about lose a large part of their wages. Intermittents of the show, for many of them the shootings in Marseille represent a large part of their income. Bruno has been a sound engineer for over 13 years: “For me, 90% of my work comes from Plus Belle la Vie, and I am far from being the only one in this case. Working here allows us to have stability and to be able to develop our skills.” he calculates. In total, the series mobilizes 600 techniciansemployed by different companies in the service of the soap opera.
We welcome trainees who have just left school and we train them in the trade – Sarah, technician
Bruno started his career thanks to the series, first as an assistant, then as a main sound engineer. Because, beyond being a major employer, More beautiful life also allows to train young technicians. “We welcome trainees who come out of school and we train them in the trade, it’s a first door they can knock on, they know thatthey will always find an internship here.” tells us Sarah, technician. In 18 seasons and 4,520 episodes, they have developed the know-how to allow daily broadcasting to some 2.5 million viewers.
We are lucky to have studios in the city center near the train station – Virginie, manager of the Belle de Mai studios
The six studios of the Belle de Mai Media hub, which represents 10,000 m² of filming locations, are entirely dedicated to the France 3 series. What will become of them if the series ends? It would be a huge waste for Virginia. She manages the place “We are lucky to have studios in the city center near the train station, in inner Marseille, and that’s an asset. Plus a very competitive post-production” she testifies. All technicians hope to work for a new daily series, or any other production so that they can continue to work.