Anthony

no. but the bar was low with water quality with athletes swimming in the river! regardless, why waste water? not very eco conscious…

then why have the relay? then why light mini cauldrons in each city over the course of the relay? why have these ceremonies over the course of the relay that require loads of trucks to carry scenic and lighting? why waste good drinking water for the mist effect in the eco friendly cauldron? at a certain point it feels a little ridiculous to sacrifice this one moment but keep all the rest in the name of being eco conscious. i’m all for going green and making the right choices to to offset emissions, but let’s not be silly here. also, tokyo had a nice solution that i’m surprised no one has took on yet.

I don’t disagree with you and understand what you’re saying. For Klepsydra I always thought what it could’ve been like if they chose not to do a parade and chose a different artistic direction for the story they wanted to tell. I understand the value of cameras for that. My grievances are mostly with the Paris OC and the LA handover. London’s tech segment was quite disjointed as well.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s definitely a balance. The cinematography tells the story and provides the nuances for those at home and a large part of the in-house audience. My issue is choreographing the performances for the camera or creating made-for-tv interludes and prepackaged segments. The camera should play a less active role.

My fear with bringing in film directors is making the ceremony a made-for-tv event. I get that 99% of the audience watches it on a tv, but the experience is for the athletes and folks in the stadium. I will continue to say the 2-stadium approach needs to go away! Keep it all in the Coliseum! You can build advanced staging to bring the outstanding theatrics there! The handover was a let down and I just hope the same people aren’t in charge of the big day.

That was the worst handover ever. I’m tired of these made for tv segments. There should’ve been more representation and entertainment in the stadium. Poor decisions made by the organizers. This shows how bad of an idea the 2-stadium ceremony is! They’ve lost the plot!

no the sound is horrible! the echo is so distracting

what’s with the echo?

emmanuel macron’s wife’s hair looks like the logo

I quite liked the cinematography of Athens 2004. It was much better than Beijing, London (all though there is this one sweeping shot during Pandemonium that I LOVE) and Rio. Beijing 2022 stepped it up from Beijing 2008.

Is the concern over the sprawled out venues? Things aren't tight and integrated within the city?

THEY BETTER NOT REPLACE THE JOHN WILLIAMS ANTHEM!!! although i hear NBC has done a little variation of it for their bumpers into commercial. not mad about that.

thank you ❤️

Listen, I LOVE Disney and they put on some great shows. But, FiveCurrents is one of the only companies I trust with this.

Is the flame still lit at the Coliseum from last friday?