baron-pierreIV Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Sorry, Rice. I can't identify that song. Hey Tulsa, watch this video. This is the way to prepare a great Winter Games...NOT the small piddling effort of Lillehammer...which is sooooooooooo VASTLY over-rated!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TblRZj-1SVk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Isn't the song *tradition of the games* from the Salt Lake opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTHarner Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 It is "Tradition of the Games". It can be found on this CD. http://www.amazon.com/Salt-Lake-2002-Official-Music/dp/B000AAIA70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafa Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 jeez the commentary in that Athens video is horrendous. Commentary is as much about speaking as it is about knowing when to shut up. And no aerials of the rings of fire?....really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroamorim Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Does anyone what the song is called that begins at 1:05? I didn't know where else to ask. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TblRZj-1SVk you can download the entire salt lake opening ceremony soundtrack album here http://hotfile.com/kill/97050116/1fdac0f40175da0b4cfb72cfc188677ec3fd81e8.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroamorim Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Sorry, now the correct link Tradition_of_the_Games http://hotfile.com/dl/97056346/8a8b422/04_Tradition_of_the_Games.mp3.html Later I post the left album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceXIX Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Awesome!!! Thanks very much!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceXIX Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Also, I dont know if its been posted, but there is a great channel on youtube with a lot of good Salt Lake vids. http://www.youtube.com/user/rememberingSL2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 There is now a youtube page of Dominican Republic Olympic Comittee. They're posting various vids from the 2003 Pan Am Games opening/closing ceremonies (which sadly, i missed back then because of traveling). Enjoy http://www.youtube.com/user/COLIMDO#p/u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroamorim Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Here a behind the scene video shows the olympic torch entering at the stadium look at the high wind can't light off the torch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 So, the Vancouver olympic flame was originally lit at the bathrooms, huh? Who could have tought that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Here a behind the scene video shows the olympic torch entering at the stadium look at the high wind can't light off the torch It's ALL so pagan!! The ancient Druids & Romans must be having the last laugh. All these present day-torch worshippers will burn in a special place in hell!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTimeOnly Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 BTW, the narration on this HD version is more theatrical and excitable with Lester Holt and another voice I don't recognize (like a X between a Bart Conner and a Scott Hamilton). The other voice is Mary Carillo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroamorim Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Some stuff I found on youtube. You can watch the Torino 2006 rehearsal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroamorim Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Forgot this one... wWhere can I find this documentary "Does passion live here?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Doug Jack cried when they sticked out their legs through those ribbons in the mosh pit? Ummm... well... ok... I've seen much, much, much more moving segments than that one, and Torino's opening ceremony was rather unemotional and cheesy anyway. But I guess the most important thing is that the choreographer is moved by the ceremony... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Doug Jack cried when they sticked out their legs through those ribbons in the mosh pit? Ummm... well... ok... We can't blame that on Johnny Weir. Doug Jack returned to Italy in Summer 2009 to also do the Med Games opening in Pescara. That was shortly before I contacted him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 A 45 minute video with most of the cultural performances from the 2011 Winter Universiade Opening Ceremony at Erzurum, Turkey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gYgKoHSnBo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Today was the opening ceremony of the Winter Asian Games at Astana-Almaty, Kazakhstan (lets remember Almaty made a bid for the 2014 games so these competitions could help them improve their experience and image for the next time they try to bid). There are not much videos online but here is a performance of Lara Fabian at the Astana Arena However...the whole structure of the ceremony looks suspiciously very similar to Vancouver 2010...Hmmmm... Also it seems the next WAG will be in Sapporo since they're the sole bidders so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 However...the whole structure of the ceremony looks suspiciously very similar to Vancouver 2010...Hmmmm... /\ I see what you're saying about that hanging "skirt" device in the center, as looking suspiciously very similar to Vancouver's. And the lighting and camera angles are very unclear and confusing. But what is a singer from Belgium, beautiful and talented as she is, doing at the opening of an Asian Winter Games, in Asian minor? (Her song goes on forever.) Did Jacques get here in there? Does Kazakhstan hope it will get them extra points with Jacques baby?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 /\ I see what you're saying about that hanging "skirt" device in the center, as looking suspiciously very similar to Vancouver's. And the lighting and camera angles are very unclear and confusing. But what is a singer from Belgium, beautiful and talented as she is, doing at the opening of an Asian Winter Games, in Asian minor? (Her song goes on forever.) Did Jacques get here in there? Does Kazakhstan hope it will get them extra points with Jacques baby?? Well, i've seen the opening ceremony more deeply (through Kaztube, since the videos in Youtube have a bad framerate or are recorded on a camera). There are various elements which are similar to Vancouver, as well for different ones. In fact, the whole ceremony looks like a collection of rejected ideas for the Vancouver OC, but with some exceptions. Although the stadium (which is also a dome) has a smaller capacity, the roof was less ugly, and they installed some kind of a ''fake'' roof above, which served also as a projection screen, and had a hole in the middle which served as a way to bring giant things in the scene. Also, the ''skirt'' device was used on some new ways, like even ''breaking'' and falling to the floor, like glass, during the countdown (which was a bit similar to Delhi with the drums and horns, but much better done). They didnt used only her but also talent from Kazakshtan (in fact only her and Sumi Jo were the only foreign performers).And yes, Jacques Rogge was present on the opening (the announcers were hideous, even worse than the Torino ones). For those who liked the Vancouver ceremony i would recomend to watch the Winter Asiad opening. I'll leave you the links here to watch it in Kaztube (its divided in 9 parts), but for the lazy ones i'll post some new vids from YT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pO7rd1OVJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTV-UQSscdQ http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/bae14bd9-1dac-4a39-8dc0-9fd7aac07912 2 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/e4cbc409-1926-49cd-84db-b602df6f5055 3 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/d3f299bd-a673-43de-b445-56e8782b4c91 4 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/14a84563-9c40-4453-9092-6d2626cdbd99 5 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/42589756-0d91-493b-bccb-789d388fe807 6 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/f087812f-4a97-41f6-b36e-b39c20a6ea79 7 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/2cba3b08-fcc3-4977-b2de-96ebff331686 8 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/1ccde882-7d85-46c1-8db0-c60f118b94e7 9 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/480bcc2b-fd9f-4603-bfa3-7c4d671701d3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olymsu Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Some stuff I found on youtube. You can watch the Torino 2006 rehearsal. I was fortunate to see the "mosh pit" in Torino. We sat right at that end of the stadium. It was very abstract and wacky. When the legs came up it reminded me of the leg lamp from "A Christmas Story". I wish the NBC broadcast would have focused on it a little more. There was so much going on in the arena during each segment I'm sure the producers didn't know what to focus on. The pit made a great holding area for the athletes as they became a focal point through the ceremony and not pushed off to the side of the arena with the rest of the spectators. The giant skier was fun but not new. Calgary did a similar presentation. From our vantage point though you had to view the jumbotron to tell what was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olymsu Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 Well, i've seen the opening ceremony more deeply (through Kaztube, since the videos in Youtube have a bad framerate or are recorded on a camera). There are various elements which are similar to Vancouver, as well for different ones. In fact, the whole ceremony looks like a collection of rejected ideas for the Vancouver OC, but with some exceptions. Although the stadium (which is also a dome) has a smaller capacity, the roof was less ugly, and they installed some kind of a ''fake'' roof above, which served also as a projection screen, and had a hole in the middle which served as a way to bring giant things in the scene. Also, the ''skirt'' device was used on some new ways, like even ''breaking'' and falling to the floor, like glass, during the countdown (which was a bit similar to Delhi with the drums and horns, but much better done). They didnt used only her but also talent from Kazakshtan (in fact only her and Sumi Jo were the only foreign performers).And yes, Jacques Rogge was present on the opening (the announcers were hideous, even worse than the Torino ones). For those who liked the Vancouver ceremony i would recomend to watch the Winter Asiad opening. I'll leave you the links here to watch it in Kaztube (its divided in 9 parts), but for the lazy ones i'll post some new vids from YT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pO7rd1OVJg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTV-UQSscdQ http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/bae14bd9-1dac-4a39-8dc0-9fd7aac07912 2 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/e4cbc409-1926-49cd-84db-b602df6f5055 3 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/d3f299bd-a673-43de-b445-56e8782b4c91 4 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/14a84563-9c40-4453-9092-6d2626cdbd99 5 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/42589756-0d91-493b-bccb-789d388fe807 6 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/f087812f-4a97-41f6-b36e-b39c20a6ea79 7 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/2cba3b08-fcc3-4977-b2de-96ebff331686 8 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/1ccde882-7d85-46c1-8db0-c60f118b94e7 9 бөлім http://web1.kaztube.kz/Video/480bcc2b-fd9f-4603-bfa3-7c4d671701d3 Beautiful ceremony. Refreshing to see another new culture on the world (asian) stage. Rehashing Vancouver elements don't bother me. I guess projections will be the technology "thing" we'll see for a while. The dignitary box and raised end zone stages are similar to Vancouver's. Did David Atkins have a role in this production? I was at the ceremony in Vancouver and the skirt and ground projections definitely come off better on television than in person. I'm assuming it's the same technology here. I like how the whole ceiling is included in these projections. I was confused at times too with what exactly I was looking at with the orientation of the cameras. But I wonder if this all looked washed out in person as it did in BC Place. The ceiling of BC Place was not something you'd want the viewers to see. In fact BC Place is a pretty ugly arena and hopefully it get's it's new roof soon. Regarding the hole in the ceiling screen as it first opened I was reminded of "Independence Day" as the visiting aliens reveal their weapon of mass destruction to destroy Earth's cities : ). Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Okay, for those who are interested about who made the Asian Winter Games OC, i finally found some info. http://www.astana-almaty2011.kz/gis/menu/en/news_center/Press_Releases_Article.aspx?flag=1&pagenum=1&id=829 The preparation for the opening ceremony of the Asiad-2011 was implemented by the Producer Centre of Igor Krutoy, the famous Russian composer and producer. Alexey Sechenov (Russia), the Director of the Opening Ceremony, says: “Such events are quite rare in the world. I can say that the greatest happiness of people, the residents of this city is the fact that they could come and see this event. The technologies, used in the Asiad-2011 opening ceremony, have no analogues in the world. Some tricks, techniques and special effects have not previously been used anywhere else. They were specially made for this event.” Alexey Sechenov is well-known with his staging devoted to the 60th anniversary of Victory Day in the Red Square, the music festival in Urmala, the “Golden Gramophone” and “MuzTV” prize shows. Many experts compare the Asiad-2011 opening ceremony with the memorable event such as the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games-1980 in Moscow, the Olympic Winter Games-2010 in Vancouver and the Asian Summer Games-2010 in Guangzhou. The main facts: • 700 professional actors and dancers were involved in the ceremony. • The total screen space at the stadium covered 10 000 m2. • The composer Igor Krutoy (Russia) wrote an original soundtrack which was performed by the celebrities of the Kazakhstani variety. It was accompanied by the symphony orchestra. • According to the regulations, at the opening ceremony the text messages were broadcast in the official language of the hosting country - Kazakh, and English. Moreover, each spectator received a libretto of the opening ceremony in 3 languages (Kazakh, English, and Russian). • The project capacity of the “Astana-Arena” stadium allows to keep the indoor temperature at +18С, while the outdoor temperature is -30С. • The total audience number was 27000. The remaining seats were occupied with the stage equipment. Interesting that most of the ceremony was made by russian people (ironic considering the country opressed Kazakh culture in the past). This is another link with an interview with Alexey Sechenov: http://www.astana.kz/en/node/26481 After the outstanding show they put on, i wonder if Sochi 2014 organizing comittee is considering them as potential people for their ceremonies... By the way, if someone manages to find a HD quality video of the AWG ceremonies i would appreciate it greatly. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiroamorim Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 my favorite part is the countdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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