Danny Boyle prepares for 2012 hot seat
These are jobs that define 'hot seat'. Their occupants take charge of one of the highest profile global events, with a live audience of round about one billion. And today we've found out who will be creating the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics - just over two years from now.
The organisers at LOCOG conceive the ceremonies as a group of four: Olympics Opening and Closing, and Paralympics Opening and Closing. So their executive producers will take an overview of those huge moments between July 27th and September 9th, and the best-known name among them is who directed "Billy Elliot".
But there's other striking experience too: for instance, is the British man who directed this year's Oscars ceremony for TV and seems to have come a long way from an accountancy course at Stirling University.
Each ceremony will then have its own artistic director, and we're going to have to wait for three of those to be announced - but, proving that , the Olympics Opening will be in the care of .
The 2012 Ceremonies team, Catherine Ugwu, Danny Boyle, Seb Coe and Stephen Daldry are revealed in London
His Oscar triumph was for "Slumdog Millionaire", though journalists as far afield as Australia have been remembering some of his
It seems to me, though, that the overall team is about as A-List as it's possible to get. Whether you love or loathe some of the things they've done, these are people at the top of their creative game with global reputations. And we should wish them the best as they start their work because the moment of revelation will be in the brightest of all spotlights.
We know already that London's Opening Ceremony will simply not be like Beijing's. The budget will be smaller, and the aim is not to emulate but to be different. That doesn't mean, though, that the creative ambition should be any less. As these new appointees settle into their hot seats, the key thing is surely to let them get on with it and not weigh them down too much - but if you've any thoughts you wish they'd hear, the space is available for your comments as ever.
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I'm Roger Mosey, the 91Èȱ¬'s director of London 2012. That means I'm overseeing all the 91Èȱ¬'s 2012 preparations including not just sport but the Cultural Olympiad, our Olympic news and information services and everything that will bring the story of the London Games to audiences at home and abroad. I want to share here what we're planning - and debate some of the big issues. You can also follow me on .
Comment number 1.
At 17th Jun 2010, Jordan D wrote:Fantastic. Finally, a top draw choice from the organisers, after some, frankly, disasterous choices for Logo & Mascots.
At least in the hands of these directors, the sequences should be good. Just hope that the OCOG don't feel the meddle in their ideas.
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Comment number 2.
At 17th Jun 2010, Spindletop wrote:Should have been Guy Ritchie to bring some East End grit to the opening: lock, stock and two smoking barrels full of it....
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At 17th Jun 2010, freddawlanen wrote:RE:Spindletop, you've missed the sh from your last word, at least that's how I'd describe anything involving Guy Ritchie ;)
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At 21st Jun 2010, Roger Mosey - 91Èȱ¬ Director, London 2012 wrote:A quick add - Danny Boyle gave interviews to some of the Sunday newspapers including this in the Sunday Telegraph:
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At 23rd Jun 2010, rjaggar wrote:Can't credit the comments here. The man's entitled to a shot at it if asked. Which he was. Let's see what he comes up with eh? I must say personally that I hope he broadens the possibilities beyond what he described in the Press, that's fine for some but certainly not for all......
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