Re: Opening Ceremony transport [now OT]

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"David Bradshaw" <davidbradshaw@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> I am glad you liked the ceremony. I was a member of the crew for the
> Eternity segment, and would say that, at least for this segment,

It was a shame the bridge didn't completely light up, it was one of several
flaws on the night.


 it was
> better seen at the Stadium rather than on TV. I wasn't particularly
> impressed by Ch7's coverage, particularly as they missed a large number
> of important formations/highlights (eg school-of-fish in Deep Sea
> Dreaming, and beginning of lead tap and jazz in Eternity).

Having only seen the TV coverage, I thought it was great, certainly better
than their first few days of competition coverage - it looked like a normal
weekend of sport with soccer and basketball. A lot of the best stuff seems
to be on C7.


The sound
> was also distance, lacking bass and tinny. However, some segments
> apparently were better seen on TV, such as Fire.

I agree, the sound was crap. It took me almost the whole of their song to
realize what the 2 Pommies were singing in their duet.

>
> Overall a great performance by the cast and fellow crew.


Magnificent job. Poor Athens, having to follow that.