Vancouver 2010 Opening & Closing Ceremonies: David Atkins Enterprises (showreel)

David Atkins, the newly appointed Executive Producer for Vancouver 2010s Olympic Ceremonies Team isnt giving anything away. No hints, its too early in the process. What viewers can be sure of, though, is that it will be exciting. Theres no shortage of talent in Canada, said Atkins. In fact, theres an embarrassment of riches when it comes to Canadas resource of performers, artists and cultural practitioners. The ceremonies will profile and represent the best of these.

CREATING A CEREMONIES ADDICTION

The Olympic and Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies strive to capture the spirit and unique personality of the host city, province and country, while providing inspiring Olympic and Paralympic messages and entertaining billions world wide.

Atkins, who was the Executive Producer and Artistic Director of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Summer Games ceremonies as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 15 th Asian Games in Doha in 2006, admits that working on the Olympic Games becomes a bit addictive. The pressure is quite extraordinary on every member of the team. These are once-only events. Its a highly-charged experience with years of work coming down to one night, one time, and one place.

Its not surprising, then, that the majority of the Ceremonies Team has worked on past Games Ceremonies, including Calgary 1988, Sydney 2000 and Torino 2006. Marti Kulich, VANOCs Program Director, Ceremonies and Production Services, noted that it is not just a group of individuals but truly a team that will produce the 2010 Olympic Ceremonies. And what a team.

Ceremonies Creative Team members include Jacques Lemay, Ian Pool, and Catherine Ugwu, all of whom have previously worked on Olympic, Commonwealth and other international Games. Prominent Canadian music scene legends, Bruce Allen, Sam Feldman and Dan Fraser, are also on board. Ignatius Jones, Artistic Director of the 15th Asian Games Ceremonies, as well as Érick Villeneuve, acclaimed Director and Special Visual Effects Designer round out the 10-member team along with Atkins and Kulich.

To learn more about the members of the Olympic Ceremonies Team, read their biographies: http://www.vancouver2010.com/dl/00/39/54/-/39544/prop=data/1bcxs74/39544.pdf


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[GamerKidPlaysGames]

hopefully someone can answer this. What country/City was the 1st for the Olympics?

[vancouverite1989]

@GamerKidPlaysGames

Athens, Greece in 1896: the First Olympics of the Modern Era.

[vancouverite1989]

@Hoppus217

Do some proper research and fact checking, ignorant troll. The skating was delayed for just 1 hour...not the end of the world. These ice resurfacing machines were new General Electrics, and were in use for nearly a year and didn't break down until the Games. They were new models, they were environmentally friendly - running on batteries instead of gas. Your problem is with GE.

You have been blocked.

[vancouverite1989]

1. There were no problems with cross-country in Whistler.

2. There was no skating "mess", no idea what you're talking about.

3. VANOC decided to use energy efficient ice resurfacers provided by the sponsors. The problem only resulted in a 1 hour delay, it's not the end of the world.

4. Broadcasting "mess" in Europe and Asia? loll...I'm not even sure what that means, but any issues would be the fault of your nation's broadcaster - not Canada.

5. The luge death was the athlete's own fault.

[rosalimadestacamento]

the doha is amazing...



[mylesag2]

@vancouverite1989 Not so. Summer OC vs. Winter OC, the Summer Ceremonies ALWAYS have the bigger budget. See page 15 of my book, SECRETS OF THE OLYMPIC CEREMONIES, available on amazon, for a table which reveals Ceremonies budgets (Summer, Winter, Opening, Closing, etc,) all the way from Innsbruck 1976. But u r right about Sochi 2014, I am sure thier budget for Ceremonies will equal a Summer Games.

[mecam1980]

hmmm canada... that just reminded me that i have tried canadian pussy... putting that on my to do list now

[tsjrlover]

@jmtlat As a proud Canadian, I thank you for your kind words.

[ecoleenfantjesus]

@jmtlat You just made me a bit prouder to be Canadian...=)

[omarkole]

@GamerKidPlaysGames greece

[CronicAAA]

@SuperRebecca1234 Atta boy!

[Siobanphotogirl]

@landofthegreat  your = your dog bit me.... you're= you are

[Siobanphotogirl]

@UltMitSinner78 I didn't care much for those 'crazy party decorations' either... and was it just me or was there something amiss when Michael J Fox and Catherine O'Hara were doing their bits? and I'm not a Neil Young fan so I didn't care for his performance while the cauldron was going down. I like to think of the opening ceremony more... and the mime at the start of the closing ceremony. What a great idea!