A collection of slideshows featuring dioramas with music
Masque Fashion Show at Masque Grand Magasin in Paris. Part 1 “Les Pinks”. The models are Barbie, Sindy and My Scene dolls. This section is about 7 minutes duration. Features a song by the fabulous singer Josephine Baker and “Je Suis Sexy” sung by Jean Sablon.
Masque Fashion Show Part 2 “Les Blues” is approx 9 minutes duration. Louis buys a kissing dress for his new girlfriend Fi. Slideshow features incidental recording of a French radio programme and 2 tracks from “Music for the Eyes – Masques and Fancies by Concerto Scirocco. Ending with “Paris Sera Toujours Paris” by Zaz. Diorama is custom made using a wide variety of items to create a fantasy fashion venue.
Au Bord de la Mer Restaurant slideshow runs for almost 11 minutes. Features a virtual Moroccan/ Seafood restaurant in Hotel La Muette, Paris. Run by hotel manager Valentin with his wife Albertine. The characters include models who have come to dine prior to the fashion show at Masque Grand Magasin. The store manager has recently begun a romance with Fi Onna (Scottish manager of Fitz Dolz Vintage Department store in Mossy Well). She has yet to decide whether she will return to England. The romance took her completely by surprise. Features Moroccan Restaurant Music Mata nestarihou (Dahmane Ben Achour) Aala ouhida (Samy El Maghribi)
Lefranca Wedding is a 12 minute slideshow with narration and organ music – a doll wedding set in a virtual church in Paris. Fi Onna marries Louis Lefranca a few years after their twins are born. The divorce from his first wife Columbe took a while to come through. The twins Filou and Loufi are bridesmaid and page boy – not a French tradition, but a common one in the UK. Gun, a young Swedish vicar conducts the ceremony. Louis’s parents Gerard and Susanna , sister Domenica, and daughter Coco are all in attendance. A fairy tale wedding showing lives of dolls. Music is “Fanfare for a Bride” organist Giles Taylor from the album “Intermezzo- Favourite Organ Music from St Mary’s Whitkirk. And excerpt of “Clair de Lune” (Debussy) Arr. for Organ Rakasz Gergely from album “Lords of the Organ II”
“Neige et Noel” is a slideshow of just over 9 minutes created with 7 dolls and a snow scene. The diorama was created using a shower curtain backdrop and artificial snow. The snowman is called Neige and he goes for a walk when everyone has gone home. The family live in France. There are 3 pieces of music, including “White Christmas” sung by Bing Crosby, and a version in french sung by Line Renaud. Also “Etoile des Neiges” sung by the same singer.