Riot House Production

Creation date: 2012
Field: audiovisual production

Status: SARL
Employees: around 20
SALES 2024: €1.6M
Member of DAMIER

Site: www.riothouse.fr


Highlight:

The making of for NespressowithGeorge Clooney

meeting with

Damien Bour co-general manager and business manager
>> his LinkedIn

Familiar with synopses and experts in communication, could the trio behind Riot House Production have written their own screenplay? Jean-Charles Belmont, Sébastien Pitoiset and Damien Bour founded the company in 2012, but the story began a little earlier…

Riot House: made in Clermont

In 2008, with his international business degree from UCA in hand, Damien Bour set up an association with his two acolytes. “We were more or less musicians, and we had a cultural project: filming concerts with friends,” recalls D. Bour recalls. The trio then built up a network in a milieu they knew well: the artistic and musical world. “We got close to the Europavox festival and the Coopérative de Mai. We set up offices in their incubator in 2009-2010.” Little by little, the bird made its nest.
In 2009, the trio were filming artists in a 4^m2 closet. Today, a team of 20 people work at the Clermont-Ferrand studios, which now cover more than 6,000 m².

High-flying collaborations

From the making of the legendary Nespresso campaign starring George Clooney, to original collaborations with local nuggets – Michelin, Picture Organic Clothing, ASM Clermont Auvergne or Auvergne Tourisme – and international leaders – Nestlé, Salomon, Under Armour, Sanofi, BackMarket or Suez … the list goes on and on to illustrate the change in scale achieved by Riot House.

In just fifteen years, the company has grown at lightning speed. “Our production activity covers film, video, photography, graphic animation, 3D and sound design. All this with a team of 20 people.” Our ability to maintain good relationships with our clients is key.” The result: long-term collaborations and regular orders.

An exceptional playground

“In 2013, we needed space so we built something to work like pros.”

6000^m2 of studio space in the Graviers business park in Châteaugay.

“All stages of creation are carried out there, with notably indoors studios, outdoor shooting spaces, a sound and mixing studio, a post-production room…”

Some spaces are even available for hire, as is the audiovisual equipment: cameras, lenses, mixing tables, stabilizers, cardioid condenser microphones… When it comes to travel, logistics become a challenge, but for D. Bour, their HQ is strategically positioned.

“We have to travel a lot, so it’s a real advantage to be in the center of France. Land is also cheaper here than in other French metropolises, so we’re able to do hyper-quality things at attractive prices.”

Focus on the future

“Communications is a fast-moving market, with the arrival of new technologies like AI”. With long-term viability in mind, there’s no question of missing the innovation train.

“We use AI every day. Essentially in pre-production and post-production, on certain recurring tasks, which allows us to invest the time saved in production and fine-tune our deliverables.”

In addition to adapting to the arrival of new technologies, Riot House’s objective will be to maintain the privileged links already established with customers from their Hollywood in Auvergne. D. Bour is proud of his region, and doesn’t hesitate to share its riches: an asset in customer relations!

“When we go abroad, we always bring back a bottle of Gentiane and a piece of St-Nectaire! Michelin or the bottle of Volvic with the Pariou on the label help put Clermont-Ferrand and the Auvergne on the map.”