This November 2009-February 2010 time lapse of BC Place as the Olympic opening, medal, and closing ceremonies were built, rehearsed, and put on is pretty incredible. While a part of my soul hurts from the extravagance of cost exhibited herein (and the knowledge that much of it was directly from taxes), the other part of me that’s faced a challenge trying to put on events for just 300 people is completely in awe.
I can’t really wrap my head around the idea of rehearsing the closing ceremonies by night WHILE setting up and taking down the medal ceremonies to be conducted by day. I have a feeling London’s going to have to do something similar with the limited space that they have to work with.
(via VanCity Buzz)
I can’t wait to get a chance to finish up this film, Jinx. The problem is that the longer I take, the higher the expectations rise, but it was all really just an excuse to hang out with some friends, which caused a lack of finesse in the filmmaking that’s drawing out the post-production process just to make it watchable.
A glasses-free Kevin Lam makes an appearance in this still. I say glasses-free because they were violently removed for him by a soccer ball moments before this shot. True story.
More video from the set of Jinx!
In retrospect, they had to pack a lot of things and people into that beemer. But we were wasting gasoline.
