Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE CHAT

[rio2016man]

As an American, seeing Phoenix perform is an emotional thing for me because their album “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” 

[StefanMUC]

1 minute ago, mr.bernham said:

Yes it is. Apparently there were very tense discussions between the OCOG and OBS over the filming of this year’s games.

During women‘s shot put, the winning attempt wasn‘t even fully caught by the camera, and it was the second last attempt of the event. Would have had time enough to adjust. Also terrible direction/camerawork at other events.

[yoshi]

The TV feed direction has been pretty rubbish too, which hasn't helped. Same problem the opening suffered minus the excuse of rain. The torch relay recap is also an opening thing. 

[Olympian2004]

Okay, and now the speeches. What an odd sequence of events. I guess they only needed the torch relay video as a filler while they set up the lectern on the stage. 

[Scotguy II]

Just now, kevzz said:

Dragging. Dragging and dragging. So much fillers in this ceremony 

my husband just said to me, so many fillers - have they not got anything to show

Sums it up perfectly

[olimpicgamer]

London's closing ceremony was not that great either. Saved by the appearances of some celebrities, it was not very creative. Rio was better. 

[Bear]

did they forget about us... 😔

[Sir Rols]

Speeches coming. Finally some action!

[Juso]

1 minute ago, sebastien1214 said:

We were mainly talking about the purely TV production aspect (sound, camera plans, etc.), not the artistic part.

Fair enough, I get that but - my point is that I don't feel there have been that many technical issues during sport broadcasts. (except athletes on the track). I wonder if it is the collaboration of OBS with the ceremonies team has been challenging.

[emre]

i really start to believe this closing ceremony is Plan B, after so bad reviews on opening, they remake a new plan in 15 days. cause u cant explain the lack of artistic elements and famous french groups missing here...

[Michelle]

Thomas Bach. To make things even better. Wonderful!

[Tatsh]

2 hours for almost nothing

And now the speechs

[sebastien1214]

The opening ceremony anthem cuts off abruptly. What a massacre. Not even a successful transition on something simple. **** the TV director.

[Bear]

take it all in guys - thomas bach's last speech 🙂

[Juso]

5 minutes ago, sebastien1214 said:

We were mainly talking about the purely TV production aspect (sound, camera plans, etc.), not the artistic part.

Fair enough, I get that but - my point is that I don't feel there have been that many technical issues during sport broadcasts. (except cameramen on the track). I wonder if it is the collaboration of OBS with the ceremonies team has been challenging.

[Bear]

Just now, emre said:

i really start to believe this closing ceremony is Plan B, after so bad reviews on opening, they remake a new plan in 15 days. cause u cant explain the lack of artistic elements and famous french groups missing here...

no this is very much plan A, this was what was hinted at over a month ago

[Juso]

6 minutes ago, sebastien1214 said:

We were mainly talking about the purely TV production aspect (sound, camera plans, etc.), not the artistic part.

Fair enough, I get that but - my point is that I don't feel there have been that many technical issues during sport broadcasts. (except cameramen on the track). I wonder if it is the collaboration of OBS with the ceremonies team has been challenging.

[sebastien1214]

Just now, Juso said:

Fair enough, I get that but - my point is that I don't feel there have been that many technical issues during sport broadcasts. (except cameramen on the track). I wonder if it is the collaboration of OBS with the ceremonies team has been challenging.

It's not the same team (well I mean the same TV director) for the ceremonies as for the events. The difference, in my opinion, comes from there. Realize that even there, while we are in a stadium, there are a lot of missteps in TV production.

[JMarkSnow2012]

1 minute ago, sebastien1214 said:

The videos are saturated in color. The TV producer should be fired immediately.

That, I suspect, is a consequence of following the model of lighting the audience in blue (very notable in Athens and London). TV cameras are easily saturated by blue.

[Olympian2004]

1 minute ago, Bear said:

take it all in guys - thomas bach's last speech 🙂

Does that mean we will never hear the "Fencing 1976" announcement during Olympic Games ever again? My heart is breaking now...

[kevzz]

Just now, sebastien1214 said:

The opening ceremony anthem cuts off abruptly. What a massacre. Not even a successful transition on something simple. **** the TV director.

There are lots of empty shots just camera panning around with nothing happening. And then yes suddenly got cut off. Did they actually the tv direction and timing at all??

[emre]

Just now, Bear said:

no this is very much plan A, this was what was hinted at over a month ago

i dont wanna believe this... i just dont want....🤣

[Ikarus360]

This guy did so much damage to the Olympic movement and its popularity. He's the living embodiment of the "How do you do fellow kids" meme.
 

So fucking glad he'll finally be gone in 2025 and I won't have to see him again in Cortina. Mind you, i'm sure the IOC is already filled with people as bad or worse than him, but at least I hope the next president is more charismatic.

[Juso]

7 minutes ago, sebastien1214 said:

We were mainly talking about the purely TV production aspect (sound, camera plans, etc.), not the artistic part.

Fair enough, I get that but - my point is that I don't feel there have been that many technical issues during sport broadcasts. (except cameramen on the track). I wonder if it is the collaboration of OBS with the ceremonies team has been challenging.

[Ikarus360]

2 minutes ago, sebastien1214 said:

The opening ceremony anthem cuts off abruptly. What a massacre. Not even a successful transition on something simple. **** the TV director.

Also they repeated Anthem way too much during this ceremony. And what the hell was the point of that torch relay montage in a CLOSING CEREMONY.

So much bad decisions for this show.