Athensfan Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Neither Athens nor Beijing had orchestras though and they were arguably the two best OC's to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek201 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 and they were arguably the two best OC's to date. One was; Athens' was NOT one of the two best...arguably. But that's not because of the absence of an orchestra. Having an orchestra there does take up a lot of space; and it looks like that's what London is doing on the left of the Tribune of Honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianme17 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 One was; Athens' was NOT one of the two best...arguably. But that's not because of the absence of an orchestra. Having an orchestra there does take up a lot of space; and it looks like that's what London is doing on the left of the Tribune of Honor. In your view it was not but in my view Athens was the best ever - it all subjective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek201 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 In your view it was not but in my view Athens was the best ever - it all subjective Absolutely. And the nice thing is we can ALL voice what we consider the "best" -- or more correctly, what are "favorites" here. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Wow!!! What a pic!!11 It gives us the idea of how is it going to be! Water around the main stage and a movile piece of it on the core... Interesting! Looks like Athens. but the water around the stage I think this time would not be a quiet one like in Athens, but active such the waterfalls we saw at the Opening Ceremony in Guangzhou Asian Games in 2010 (look at the pic) May the water have some projections on the waterfalls... Dear! I can not wait anymore!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek201 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 /\/\ I think Nacho, that would be too Vegas-y. Think Bellagio. And they already had "dancing fountains" but smaller ones at the LA 1984 CLosing: (towards the end). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 /\/\ I think Nacho, that would be too Vegas-y. Think Bellagio. And they already had "dancing fountains" but smaller ones Maybe... But water should more active this time and not pasive as in Athens was. In Guangzhou Opening Ceremony there were jet skies, sinc swim and waterfalls.... We have seen more "active" water in newest ceremonies.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallagnese Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Just because LA84 had water doesnt mean they cant do it again. Sydney had fire on water (the cauldron) and Athens had fire on water (the opening segment) and that wasnt a problem at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtclvr05 Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 found this. if it is anything like this the show should be epic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtclvr05 Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 remember this? notice the white balls. notice the water spraying in the middle of the field. notice the white ground cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cormiermax Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Looks like some concept art, could be an accurate depiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek201 Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 remember this? notice the white balls. notice the water spraying in the middle of the field. notice the white ground cover. That's the photo I was referring to in my cauldron thread post. The water there is for the grass; not for any theatrical effect. But notice that ramp with the zorb on the lower end. In the latest photos, the ramp now ends like on the lip of the center hole. So there must be a connection between a ramp all of a sudden ending just on the lip of the hole. WIll they throw the Persian ambassadors down that hole and scream: THIS IS SPARTA!! I think not. I think a little cauldron will come out and catch that burning zorb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 /\/\ I think Nacho, that would be too Vegas-y. Think Bellagio. And they already had "dancing fountains" but smaller ones Maybe... But water should more active this time and not pasive as in Athens was. In Guangzhou Opening Ceremony there were jet skies, sinc swim and waterfalls.... We have seen more "active" water in newest ceremonies.... I didn't think the water in Athens was passive -- especially when it was sprayed to become a projection screen for the spinning double helix. There was quite a lot of splashing throughout.... remember this? notice the white balls. notice the water spraying in the middle of the field. notice the white ground cover. The spraying water is just sprinklers. There may be water in the OC, but the sprinklers aren't evidence of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baptista Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 found this. if it is anything like this the show should be epic JESUS!!! Where did you find this??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 It's at least 3 or 4 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 According to the images have been posted here, we can guess that the ceremonies's colors would be cold ones, predominating blue. As Boyle said, he was inspired by Frankestein, I think he reffers to the play which is carried out in blue colors, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevzz Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Watched the opening segment of Vancouver 2010 opening ceremony on Youtube for the first time. Why do all the spectators wear a poncho/ raincoat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Watched the opening segment of Vancouver 2010 opening ceremony on Youtube for the first time. Why do all the spectators wear a poncho/ raincoat? Crowd acts as a projection screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 ^^ Indeed, the ponchos were supossed to act as an artificial projection screen (later on they projected the flags of the world, clouds and pictograms over them). Also, I'm not surprised about the colors chosen for the stage. They're the best to use if you want projections to work better, and most ceremonies seem to use these colors. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrek201 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 Watched the opening segment of Vancouver 2010 opening ceremony on Youtube for the first time. Why do all the spectators wear a poncho/ raincoat? That was done starting in Calgary actually, Skipped for Albertville; then picked up in Lillehammer from thereon. It just creates for a vast canvas on which, as Matty & Ikarus said, to project images, etc., the mottos, etc., and it creates a "cleaner, more wintry" effect for the TV cameras. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianme17 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 (edited) Guys - been for another rehearsal & am on again tomorrow morning (just as the fecking weather returns to pouring rain!) thank u god! Was good today - we are creating a great show & hope you will all be wowed by it! Am not posting to brag or to tease (and of course can't share what I know) but saw an amazing sequence today that will be done after the athletes have entered the stadium - it blew me & my colleagues (as well as those who are going to be doing it) away! I hope they pull it off because it's beautiful! Rest assured we are creating a great show for the world! Edited June 2, 2012 by adrianme17 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 ^^ That sounds promising, adrianme. I wonder if there will be a singer involved during that scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevzz Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Guys - been for another rehearsal & am on again tomorrow morning (just as the fecking weather returns to pouring rain!) thank u god! Was good today - we are creating a great show & hope you will all be wowed by it! Am not posting to brag or to tease (and of course can't share what I know) but saw an amazing sequence today that will be done after the athletes have entered the stadium - it blew me & my colleagues (as well as those who are going to be doing it) away! I hope they pull it off because it's beautiful! Rest assured we are creating a great show for the world! You are stirring my excitement again! What is normally after the athletes parade in past ceremonies? I thought it will be all oath, protocol stuff maybe a ring or two and then the cauldron. Will there be any more cultural segment even after the parade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Well, Athens had the "From Athens to Athens" segment after the parade, for example -- with the runner passing those ribbons for each Summer Olympic host city. And Sydney had a mix of song performances and ceremonial segments after the parade. First "Dare to Dream" by Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham, then the speeches and the opening address (I believe), then "Heroes Live Forever" by Vanessa Amorosi with the giant "Olympic Flag" above the athletes' heads, then the hoisting of the Olympic Flag, then the oaths, then "The Flame" by Tina Arena and then the cauldron lighting. And if the athletes are seated (what I'd actually deem impossible, now that they already have to block that pretty big seating area in the north of the stadium for the additional stage below the jumbotron), they have plenty of space to do another big cultural segment after the parade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerAA Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 And Sydney had a mix of song performances and ceremonial segments after the parade. First "Dare to Dream" by Olivia Newton-John and John Farnham, then the speeches and the opening address (I believe), then "Heroes Live Forever" by Vanessa Amorosi with the giant "Olympic Flag" above the athletes' heads, then the hoisting of the Olympic Flag, then the oaths, then "The Flame" by Tina Arena and then the cauldron lighting. I'd loved that giant flag in Sydney. In Athens and Barcelona they also had such flag It's a beautiful idea to place all athletes from almost all countries of the world under one flag which represents all countries of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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