Ikarus360 Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 Seems so far like Buenos Aires 2018 opening but done correctly. Paralympic ceremonies have been better than their counterparts as of late, and this seems to be a repeat of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoshi Posted October 20, 2022 Report Share Posted October 20, 2022 That looks really cool. Can't help thinking they'd be better off doing the Olympics one there too, if the last two London Jubilee parades are anything to go on then dry land > river - plus I mean come on, it's the Champs Elysées! Very good to see they've given the same style to the Paralympic opening instead of just sticking it in the Stade de France 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigVic Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 Buenos Aires 2018 OC was the first major IOC event to hold an Opening Ceremony outdoors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeriousPotato Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 This format for both Olympic and Paralympic seems so ill-suited to theatrical storytelling. I suspect it's going we're either going to see something truly daring and innovative, or it's going to just be strictly protocol and music performances with performers / special effects. I hope not the latter! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 23 hours ago, BigVic said: Buenos Aires 2018 OC was the first major IOC event to hold an Opening Ceremony outdoors Yep, that's true it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 These sightlines are HORRIBLE! Why do you need 4 stages? Seems to counter the idea that the focus should be on the athletes. Do we know the Producer yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 50 minutes ago, Anthony said: These sightlines are HORRIBLE! Why do you need 4 stages? Seems to counter the idea that the focus should be on the athletes. Do we know the Producer yet? Thomas Jolly doing all four Paris 2024 Ceremonies: Paris 2024 appoint Thomas Jolly as Artistic Director for Opening and Closing Ceremonies - 23 Sep-2022 Olympics.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotguy II Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 I am craving a David Atkins ceremony again - surely enough time has passed for us to be wowed again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 18 minutes ago, AustralianFan said: Thomas Jolly doing all four Paris 2024 Ceremonies: Paris 2024 appoint Thomas Jolly as Artistic Director for Opening and Closing Ceremonies - 23 Sep-2022 Olympics.com ah yes! but do we know the production company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Anthony said: ah yes! but do we know the production company? There doesn’t appear to be a production company, according to the wording in the press release: Here’s the link to the full pdf: Press Release - Paris 2024 - 21 September 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 Any new posts of consequence or import? I guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeriousPotato Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 More than the renderings, the appointment of Thomas Jolly gives me a big confidence boost that this could be legitimately great and not just a concert. I'm not super familiar with his work but looking at examples from his productions, they are visually striking and seem to have the "it" factor of a great ceremony. The Paralympic stage setting seems better, but still the open format strikes me as an exceptionally difficult platform to express a point of view with artistic storytelling. Can Jolly and team save this from being a shallow pop production? I hope so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SportLightning Posted October 23, 2022 Report Share Posted October 23, 2022 9 hours ago, SeriousPotato said: More than the renderings, the appointment of Thomas Jolly gives me a big confidence boost that this could be legitimately great and not just a concert. I'm not super familiar with his work but looking at examples from his productions, they are visually striking and seem to have the "it" factor of a great ceremony. The Paralympic stage setting seems better, but still the open format strikes me as an exceptionally difficult platform to express a point of view with artistic storytelling. Can Jolly and team save this from being a shallow pop production? I hope so. I hope so too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 “Fears also surrounded the protection of fan zones because of typically fewer numbers of security personnel.” "They are certainly controlled, but they do not always benefit from the same level of security as in stadiums," said Odoxa.” “Although 53 per cent still want the Opening Ceremony to take place along the River Seine, there is anxiety that it could cause serious problems.” “The ambitious plan predicts 600,000 people will watch the Ceremony live from the riverbank while delegations travel through the city by boat.” “A clear majority of respondents, 72 per cent, said that if they had doubts about safety they would be willing to give up attending the Games and Rugby World Cup.“ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 I mean, Scousers fans have a bad reputation so not being prepared for stuff like that when we already have previous UCL final incidents like the Milan fan being stabbed in 2007 is really a sign of being inept for such a task. Also France was the punching bag for militant extremism in Europe during the mid 2010s. So if anything these previous experiences should actually help them to improve their capacities to be prepared for these kind of situations. But given the low trust by the french it seems they still have a long way to go....so either they start to get a move on with it or they'll have to militarize the whole city during the show even worse than Salt Lake in 2002. Like i said before, the Opening Ceremony has the potential of being either one of the best in history or a catastrophe, just by this ambitious planning (either for disorganization or by not being able to do a visually impressive show under such a huge scale). There is not going to be a middle ground for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldi1981 Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Hello everyone - I deleted my account years back, after not seeing any kind of use in the abuse one can get here by a certain wannabe Baron - but here I am again, and as I can see, the abuse is still thriving - #nevermind Anyway: to stay on topic, I think it would be smart to check out what Yves Saint Laurent (the brand) nowadays is pulling off regularly at the Jardin du Trocadero (especially pre-covid); so here some images and links to understand the size of the Jardin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldi1981 Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 I seriously think the creative team is closely looking at what happened on that square before, if not working together with all those brilliant set designers that produce every six month tons of stages for Paris Fashion Week - here the links for the two shows above 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeriousPotato Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Waldi1981 said: If anything, this only makes me feel worse. This has no soul or humanity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Opening Ceremony - 35,000 security staff each day of Paris 2024 - 100,00 ticketed spectators at Olympic Seine Opening Ceremony - 500,000 watching in other areas for free. “Plans involve 600,000 people watching the Ceremony live from the riverbank while delegations travel through the city by boat.” “Darmanin insisted that 100,000 people will buy tickets to be stood on the river banks while another 500,000 will be able to watch for free from the street above.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldi1981 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 12 hours ago, SeriousPotato said: If anything, this only makes me feel worse. This has no soul or humanity. Do not focus on these two shows SeriousPotato ;-) I don't think the YSL mood and rather dark universe is something for an Olympic OC / they just were two examples of major events taking place regularly on that same spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldi1981 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 Recently i came across this documentary about Jean Paul Goude's work for the bicentenary of the French Revolution in 1989 : https://www.numeridanse.tv/en/dance-videotheque/opera-goude-laventure-de-la-marseillaise Might be off topic for some, but it shows at major parade on the Champs-Elysées ending on the place de la Concorde which is the same scenario for the Paralympics OC i suppose... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldi1981 Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 more screen caps from 1989: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 “The banks alongside the river will be able to accommodate around 100,000 people who will have to purchase tickets to the event, but another 500,000 will have the opportunity to have a bird’s eye view from the street level above.” “French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin shared on Tuesday with the immense crowd expected, security preparations are of utmost importance.” ”Around 35,000 guards will be hired to help with crowd control. In addition, 3,000 private security personnel will also be hired.“ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusilli Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 ^^Cooperation of forces will be crucial. The more they get, the safer it will be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustralianFan Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 “The banks of the river can accommodate 100,000 people who will have to buy tickets, while another 500,000 will be able to watch for free from the street level above, Darmanin told a French senate committee.” “The organisers of the Paris Olympics have pushed ahead with the preparations for the ambitious opening ceremony despite security concerns.” “Darmanin said 35,000 security forces would be deployed for the opening ceremony, with organisers told to add 3,000 privately hired security staff.” “For the entire duration of the Games, an average of 30,000 police and gendarmes per day will be on duty, he said. All interior ministry staff will be barred from taking leave during the Games, which end on August 11.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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