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Têtes à Claques is a humour website created on August 16 2006. Over one million clips are watched per day, making the website one of the most popular in Quebec.
The creator, Michel Beaudet, has expressed surprise at the popularity of his site, and has said it has reached a size he would never have dreamed of.
Description
The characters are all sculpted from modelling clay, and are fairly simplistic. Michel Beaudet creates the figures himself, and superimposes the moving eyes and mouth on their faces using a computer. This gives them their characteristically ugly appearance. In addition, Beaudet has a box of fake, grotesque teeth, which he puts in while his face is being filmed. The phrase tête à claquer translates loosely as "a face so ugly, you want to slap it" (i.e. "a face for slapping").
The site has also become very popular in France, not only because of the intentional humour and wit, but also because of the Quebecois accent, which differs widely from the accent used in France.
History
Beaudet has said that "Têtes à Claques was an accident." He was originally trying to make a series using stop motion animation, but quickly discovered that "90% of the time it takes to animate is spent moving the eyes and mouth." He tried doing it the regular way, but because he was "too lazy" he decided to film his own face and superimpose his eyes and mouth on the figurines.
Every day, Beaudet receives new offers from telephone companies and television stations. Incidentally, the first offer was from a French, not Canadian company. The popularity has surged to the point that he has employed two other people, Simon Parizeau and Hugo Caron to help with the production at his home in Boucherville. Work is underway to convert Têtes à Claques to formats viewable on cell phones and iPods. There are also plans to make a Têtes à Claques DVD in time for Christmas 2007.
On November 12 2006, the creators appeared on the Quebec television show Tout le monde en parle (Everyone's Talking About It) hosted by Guy A. Lepage. During the interview, it came up that the site has become so popular that many offices have blocked their employees from accessing it.
List of clips in order of appearance
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References
- Michel Beaudet (2007). "FAQ". tetesaclaques.tv (in French). Retrieved 2007-01-08.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|1=and|2=(help) - TVA (2006). "Michel Beaudet Interview". Interview (in French). Retrieved 2007-01-08.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - Guy A. Lepage, Michel Beaudet (12 Nov 2006). Tout le monde en parle (TV-Series) (in French). Boucherville, QC: Radio-Canada.
External Links
- Template:Fr www.tetesaclaques.tv The official site
- Template:Fr A news report on the site
- Template:Fr The creators of Têtes à claques on the show Tout le monde en parle