Ikarus360 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 My favorite part of the Guadalajara 2011 closing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 My favorite part of the Guadalajara 2011 closing That's really a nice section...what the Albertville Opening should've been because it's more recognizable forms. Unfortuantely, that clip is terrible. The spooling keeps backing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 1, 2011 Report Share Posted November 1, 2011 That's really a nice section...what the Albertville Opening should've been because it's more recognizable forms. Unfortuantely, that clip is terrible. The spooling keeps backing up. I didn't had problems with it o.o. Maybe because i downloaded it with the Downloadhelper plugin in HD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Here is a bit from the 1976 Winter Olympics: Still looking for the 2006 Parade of Nations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFmw4JO65mM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Here is a bit from the 1976 Winter Olympics: Still looking for the 2006 Parade of Nations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFmw4JO65mM Yeah..dumb Denver couldn't handle that in 1972-76 and they think they can tackle it now? Dream on, Denver!! Denver, what a loser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gangwon Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Here is a bit from the 1976 Winter Olympics: Still looking for the 2006 Parade of Nations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFmw4JO65mM Looks like fun! I can't wait to see my first German-speaking Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Looks like fun! I can't wait to see my first German-speaking Games. Weren't u around in 1936...or at least 1972? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted November 9, 2011 Report Share Posted November 9, 2011 Yeah..dumb Denver couldn't handle that in 1972-76 and they think they can tackle it now? Dream on, Denver!! Denver, what a loser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 While the whole SEA Games opening ceremony in Palembang (Indonesia) was kinda spectacular, this happened http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvUtcoalhTs Biggest flame lighting blooper ever since Sheffield 91 Universiade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Another excerpt from the SEA Games opening http://www.youtube.com/user/thanhcan2005#p/u/3/Zfr1iSJT7jk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 While the whole SEA Games opening ceremony in Palembang (Indonesia) was kinda spectacular, this happened Biggest flame lighting blooper ever since Sheffield 91 Universiade WTF???? What was that? I only understood that the female commentator mentioned "Barcelona" shortly before the cauldron lit up -- probably she wanted to compare that cauldron lighting to Barcelona's. EPIC failure! Was the final torchbearer supposed to throw that burning spear (or whatever that is) into the cauldron? In fact, he flew past the cauldron by several metres -- and then awkwardly threw the spear towards the cauldron, but it only fell down. What a piece of cr*p. Such things happen if there are too many "mini Olympics" and every host wants to outdo the other by creating its own and even more "elaborate" lighting scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 I'm surprised she didn't accidentally spear someone on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 I've found this article which is very interesting in hindsight: Susi Susanti nervous ahead of SEA Games spear throw theatrics First of all, I didn't notice that the final torchbearer was a woman -- Olympic badminton gold medalist Susi Susanti. She won the gold medal in Barcelona in 1992, so the (Vietnamese?) commentator probably mentioned Barcelona because of Susanti's medal record and not as comparison to the Barcelona cauldron lighting. Furthermore, it's interesting to read that Susanti obviously wasn't too certain beforehand that the cauldron lighting would work. And rightfully so. I guess she should rather have said "no" when she heard "of the complicated theatrics involved in the ceremony". And it's also interesting that this Singaporean journalist obviously was too polite to mention the cauldron blooper (he just speaks of "some technical glitches during the opening ceremony"): Indonesia put on a glitzy show to welcome the region's best athletes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 By the way, Baron -- you should include this in your book. This is just too funny. Especially how the audience is dead silent when the cauldron is somehow lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 By the way, Baron -- you should include this in your book. This is just too funny. Especially how the audience is dead silent when the cauldron is somehow lit. It is going in as we speak. Hopefully, I won't miss the right spot for it as Ms. Susanti did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 (edited) OK, clips from Beirut 2009, the Francophone Games Opening (Part i) (logo at the end of this clip) Kinda corny and clunky with bringing in all those giant letters. Edited November 16, 2011 by baron-pierreIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markun Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Some footage from Victoria 1994! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiL9O2Aty08 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2004 Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 The Canadian city of Victoria had a song called "Smile Africa" as its Commonwealth Games theme song? Interesting. Was that a tribute to the definitive end of apartheid and the election of Nelson Mandela in South Africa that year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 It wasn't their official song, I guess their equiv to the hideously camp "We Can Work Wonders" from Auckland's closing that I posted earlier. The whole title really does baffle me for this one. The Victoria 94 official song is an elusive one, I've never managed to find it - but it's title was something like *Catch the Spirit of 94*. I have the chorus in my head actually, just haven't found the recording of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 18, 2011 Report Share Posted November 18, 2011 ^^ Catch the Spirit was the official motto of Victoria 94. I'm not sure if it was also the song of those games, though. I know i said this once before but someone really needs to upload Victoria '94 ceremonies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 It was definetely something alluding to spirit. I have the lyrics *let your spirit fly on forever....* in my head, so it's definetely something to do with spirit. Unfortunately they seem to be a very hard to find ceremonies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 ^^ I have some pics of it but never managed to see something of it ever. The highlight was a huge thunderbird which was represented in the stadium (and, of course, the return of South Africa to the games.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 Why i'm posting this again? I just learned that David Atkins will once again organize an opening ceremony in Doha, this time for the 2011 Pan Arab Games beggining next 9 December 2011. Looks like the company really likes to work with the qataris Not much is known (as usual from them) except this placemap which basically tells us will be the typical Davit Atkins stage design (with two stages in the north and south tribunes). I wonder how they will do it 5 years after they last did a show on the same stadia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted November 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 ^^ I have some pics of it but never managed to see something of it ever. The highlight was a huge thunderbird which was represented in the stadium (and, of course, the return of South Africa to the games.) Oh look...those giant dolls on the perimeter...they also appeared at the Sydney Closing. Why i'm posting this again? I just learned that David Atkins will once again organize an opening ceremony in Doha, this time for the 2011 Pan Arab Games beggining next 9 December 2011. Looks like the company really likes to work with the qataris Not much is known (as usual from them) except this placemap which basically tells us will be the typical Davit Atkins stage design (with two stages in the north and south tribunes). I wonder how they will do it 5 years after they last did a show on the same stadia. Well, Atkins' company made at least $25 mil for Doha 2006...so why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattygs Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 ^^ I have some pics of it but never managed to see something of it ever. The highlight was a huge thunderbird which was represented in the stadium (and, of course, the return of South Africa to the games.) I remember watching the opening ceremony in class at primary school. The only other moment I remember from it was a large first nations puppet show, with characters playing ball etc etc. I think this website has a soundfile *let your spirit take flight* which is possibly the Victoria song? http://www.bobbuckley.com/demos/Anthems.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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