Choongie Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Blazerblaz3 said: But if you look at the cauldron in the photos it appears to be surrounded by two different circles of mirrors. The interior ring does not seem large enough to allow the pillar to expand out to a petal. The use of mirrors at that height leads me to believe that it will be vertical tower design. Like how SLC cauldron was ignited, but the "stem" stays lit. SLC Cauldron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazerblaz3 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Choongie said: SLC Cauldron? Salt Lake City in 2002. USA Hockey lit it that year. The flame seemingly raced up the stem of the cauldron to the top (looking back it was a pully system of some sort) where it ignited the actual bowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted July 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Rehearsal of Lighting of Tokyo cauldron: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Ikarus360 said: Don't need to tell me. The moment I read Marco Balich I knew what to expect. Seriously, much like Bach he seems to be a Dictator himself now when it comes to olympic/sport ceremonies (though he wasn't in PC2018 I think). Really getting tired of him being around in everything and for the look of some posts ago seems he forced another small/ecological cauldron. Again. Same here. We want Five Currents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD96 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, baron-pierreIV said: Rehearsal of Lighting of Tokyo cauldron: The 2020 torch is a flower motif. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 24 minutes ago, Anthony said: Same here. We want Five Currents! Their job in Jakarta Palembang 2018 was terrific. One of the last opening ceremonies I genuinely enjoyed. Again, I hope France keeps Balich away. They have Eca2 and many other talents which I hope do Paris 2024. I know some people here don't like Decoufle but I would take him over Balich. The ""ecological"" cauldron always seemed like a huge hypocrisy to me when a lot of pollution is already caused by the fireworks show, I mean did you guys remember how Maracana looked literally like it was gonna explode in Rio 2016 finale? https://www.eca2.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigVic Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 Hope Brisbane don't go near the directors of Gold Coast 2018. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD96 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Share Posted July 21, 2021 34 minutes ago, Ikarus360 said: Their job in Jakarta Palembang 2018 was terrific. One of the last opening ceremonies I genuinely enjoyed. Again, I hope France keeps Balich away. They have Eca2 and many other talents which I hope do Paris 2024. I know some people here don't like Decoufle but I would take him over Balich. The ""ecological"" cauldron always seemed like a huge hypocrisy to me when a lot of pollution is already caused by the fireworks show, I mean did you guys remember how Maracana looked literally like it was gonna explode in Rio 2016 finale? https://www.eca2.com/ Remember when Nacre mentions Puy du Fou in the PyeongChang 2018 Closing Ceremony Live Chat three years ago? Maybe France can hire these people instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 42 minutes ago, BigVic said: Hope Brisbane don't go near the directors of Gold Coast 2018. The Opening Ceremony was alright (though many aussies didn't like Jack Morton did the opening when they have David Atkins). It was only the closing ceremony which was god awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 39 minutes ago, WD96 said: Remember when Nacre mentions Puy du Fou in the PyeongChang 2018 Closing Ceremony Live Chat three years ago? Maybe France can hire these people instead. Puy Du Fo would be great but knowing SJW's who have gotten way too loud these days, constantly demonizing past and history as the norm (like the controversy regarding Napoleon some months ago during his bicentennial) i'm afraid they will avoid too much historical elements. Last thing Paris would want is having their ceremonies team Cancelled like half of Tokyo's has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorchbearerSydney Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 The Gold Coast 2018 Opening Ceremony was great- on a budget, but still a worthy celebration. The Closing Ceremony was a steaming pile of dog ^&&*>. I see the Paris Handover at the Closing Cermeony will be beamed in live from Paris...and not done in the stadium! (sorry if already reported) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Even when Five Currents were the producer, it would have been a show in a smaller scale anyway. Balich produced Lima 2019 ceremonies and that’s enough to be a master on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD96 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 1 hour ago, TorchbearerSydney said: The Gold Coast 2018 Opening Ceremony was great- on a budget, but still a worthy celebration. The Closing Ceremony was a steaming pile of dog ^&&*>. Borobi was feeling very embarrassed when he was involved at the closing ceremony. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 The director for the Opening Ceremony got fired for anti-Semitic comments https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1110570/tokyo-2020-sack-ceremony-director Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD96 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Bear said: The director for the Opening Ceremony got fired for anti-Semitic comments https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1110570/tokyo-2020-sack-ceremony-director Oy vey, can someone please tell that director that there are Jewish athletes? Also, next year is the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Munich massacre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olimpicgamer Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 It looks like the drone show is nothing new. Here's footage from 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA1984 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 They’ve mysteriously removed the teaser videos from Instagram and YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, LA1984 said: They’ve mysteriously removed the teaser videos from Instagram and YouTube. The countdown page on the Tokyo 2020 website with those videos and a few other teaser images got taken down as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD96 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 18 minutes ago, Bear said: The countdown page on the Tokyo 2020 website with those videos and a few other teaser images got taken down as well. I think they had realized that they leaked the ceremony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD96 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 It's still there on Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2005 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Will there be a live chat here for the opening ceremony? I will be watching live from the Atlanta History museums olympic exhibit, but would come on here through my cell to take part in chat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigVic Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 8 hours ago, Ikarus360 said: It was only the closing ceremony which was god awful Even the commentators Joh Griggs and Basil Zempilas on 7 panned the Ceremony that it didn't include the athletes being part of the main event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigVic Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 David Atkins and Ignatius Jones did the Vancouver Ceremonies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 Not defending what the director did but it seems this is just Cancel Culture in all its glory again, aka digging up as far as possible into someone's past to see how they can screw him/her up over. And the fact all of this is happening in such a short time is kinda showing the media is very, very antagonizing against both Japan and the Olympics. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted July 22, 2021 Report Share Posted July 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Bear said: The countdown page on the Tokyo 2020 website with those videos and a few other teaser images got taken down as well. Probably because the ceremonies have fallen into disgrace now because of the Director anti-semitic remarks, so they want to avoid more damage to the reputation. Its a normal practice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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