panamfan Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 I don't know if these have been posted but here are a few videos of the 2014 World Equestrian Games ceremonies: 2014 WEG Open French TV broadcast 2014 WEG Open English language broadcast 2014 WEG Close English language broadcast clip 2006 WEG Open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016  Closing Ceremony of Albertville, this time in slighty better quality, recorded from NOS dutch channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 16 hours ago, Ikarus360 said:  Closing Ceremony of Albertville, this time in slighty better quality, recorded from NOS dutch channel.  Just noticed that they took out the "snow" from those bubbles for the Closing -- which makes the outfits even MORE STUPID than at the Opening!!  What is the point of a "snow globe" w/o the snow??  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Maybe it was a hidden symbology to point out the games were over? The part with that weird angel guy extinguishing the flame was kinda bizarre, looks like something straight out of a Fellini movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO2024 Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 The whole Albertville ceremonies were strange and weird. But that's what I liked about them, it was original, creative and unique. I'm glad they didn't go to obvious about France like they did for the Euro 2016 ceremonies. Interestingly, the guy who did thoses ceremonies, Philippe Decouflé, studied contemporary dancing in my hometown, back in the 70's. Now I really wonder how would be an opening ceremony for Olympic Games in Paris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 ^^ Euro 2016 was done by Filmmaster Events, not even a french team. Which was a big mistake tbh. Like i mentioned before they should had brought ECA2 again to make the Opening. Also i'm not a fan of Filmmaster doing almost every single Euro ceremony these last years. Feels repetitive. Papaioannu (Athens 2004 director) mentioned Decoufle and his work in Albertville as one of his inspirations for his ceremonies, which would explain a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 Euro 2016 Opening was good; so much better than Albertville.  Yeah, cliche ideas, but they are easily identifiable as French.  Albertville probably ranks high among the ComeCon crowd.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord David Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 4 hours ago, baron-pierreIV said: Euro 2016 Opening was good; so much better than Albertville.  Yeah, cliche ideas, but they are easily identifiable as French.  Albertville probably ranks high among the ComeCon crowd.  Would "avant-garde" be an appropriate term for the Albertville ceremonies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 2 hours ago, Lord David said: Would "avant-garde" be an appropriate term for the Albertville ceremonies? Â Not really. Â More "ego trip." Â Like Athens, it was more an ego trip of Decouffle. Â You don't use those events to reflect your "genius" or your "artistry." Â You are there to serve and glorify the event -- NOT yourself. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 You are aware most olympic ceremonies don't even glorify the event but the history/culture of the host nations, right? I never really felt Papaioannu did a show to glorify himself and he did a good work portraying a resumed history of ancient greece which was impossible to fit in just minutes (even if it wasn't 100% perfect) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2016 /\/\ Â OK, I misspoke - what I meant by "glorify the event" is in some way, to feature the host country's culture--as that is how it is prescribed in the Olympic Charter; but the subtext of that is glorify the Olympic Games as a great athletic competition. Â Just like what Atlanta did with the "Temple of Zeus" number and also honored the culture of Atlanta and the South. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted August 13, 2016 Report Share Posted August 13, 2016 Not sure if this was posted before. The opening ceremony of the 1992 Paralympics in Barcelona  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamfan Posted August 17, 2016 Report Share Posted August 17, 2016 Here is an interesting find:Â The complete performance of the Guess Who at the 1999 Pan Am Games Closing Ceremony in Winnipeg from the live CBC telecast! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamfan Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 Here are two more finds on youtube. First is very rare footage of the Opening Ceremony of the 1990 Pan American Winter Games in Las Lenas, Argentina: Second is silent color footage of the 1971 Pan American Games Opening Ceremony in Cali, Colombia: Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamfan Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Hey - That Brian Pinknell fellow with the Olympic Ceremonies database website has posted the complete BBC broadcast of the Rio 2016 opening ceremony on his website (unfortunately it is rather poor quality - as if from a live stream) but it does include the parts NBC omitted: https://bryanpinkall.blogspot.com/2016/08/2016-summer-olympic-opening-ceremony.html Also, SABC has posted its coverage of the Rio 2016 closing ceremony on youtube in 2 parts (unfortunately it starts in progress): Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 SUKMA Sarawak 2016 Opening Closing PON Riau 2012 Opening    Closing   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 PON West Java 2016 Opening    Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamfan Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 Hey! Someone with the screen name BarclaynotBarkley has posted on youtube the complete Welcoming (Opening) Ceremony of the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle in two parts! This is the TBS broadcast with Larry King as host. Enjoy!    Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamfan Posted September 21, 2016 Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 One more for you - The 1982 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony (at least 17 minutes of portions of it) as posted on youtube just now by someone with the screen name Duane Hart. Enjoy! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamfan Posted September 22, 2016 Report Share Posted September 22, 2016 FINALLY! Here is a real find on VIMEO! 47:31 worth of footage of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1988 Paralympic Games in Seoul! Hooray! Enjoy!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Someone uploaded the full Opening Ceremonies of the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle. Now both the 1990 and 1994 (St. Petersburg) ceremonies are online in the Tube. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panamfan Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Hey Ikarus360 - I already posted the same links to the Seattle Welcoming Ceremony just above your post. Don't you read the other posts on this board before you post? (lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Asian Beach Games Da Nang 2016 Opening : https://youtu.be/mOHCnPt96mI?t=1h29m12s  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrishigh765 Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Olympic Youtube Channel added both the opening and closing ceremony   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrishigh765 Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 Sorry I added the opening ceremony twice here's the closing ceremony  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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