Olympics organisers show off 'green and pleasant land' display to form centrepiece of opening ceremony... and they're even promising clouds that will rain (how British)) j+ ^# I6 ]5 R
- Set will include meadows, rivers, landmarks like the Glastonbury Tor and families having picnics
- Real farmyard animals will feature including 70 sheep, 12 horses, three cows, chickens and ducks
- Each of the four nations will be represented by their national flower
By Emily Allen
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The Olympic Stadium is to be transformed into a 'green and pleasant land' complete with meadows and farmyard animals for the Games' opening ceremony it has been revealed.% s# J2 H$ |* O6 C8 b% `
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Artistic director Danny Boyle plans to wow the world's sports fans by turning the 62,000-seater stadium in Stratford, east London, into an idyllic view of the British countryside in one of the largest sets ever built.
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: g+ b' d' r; T- {2 S9 M% {公仔箱論壇The huge scene will even feature its very own clouds that will provide rain on the day no matter the weather to make sure the atmosphere is quintessentially British.
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However, photos of the 'Green and Pleasant' set released today show that at first glance it looks more like Tinky Winky's Teletubbyland than the traditional rolling hills of England.+ T( l# y: y, J' U4 M, u; y
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! A) t0 ?4 M- @( Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIdyllic: Danny Boyle is pictured with some of the volunteers. The Olympic Stadium is to be transformed into this 'green and pleasant land' for the opening ceremonytvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- u& F2 N" X& R/ q( k+ O: g" Y5 a
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Eh-ho! At first glance Danny Boyle's 'green and pleasant land' looks more like a set from the Teletubbies
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5 {# D8 o! L) L/ k" FOver the next 45 days, the set will be created and will include meadows, fields, rivers and landmarks such as the Glastonbury Tor.5.39.217.76* T+ z7 Q! _; V
' V& d8 F8 b+ m/ i7 w8 e5.39.217.76It will feature families taking picnics, sport being played on the village green and farmers tilling the soil while real farmyard animals graze – including twelve horses, three cows, two goats, ten chickens, ten ducks, nine geese, 70 sheep, and three sheep dogs.
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& A8 h8 t1 f* q0 Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe idyllic scenery will then have typically British rain clouds overhead - just to make it feel like a genuine trip to the countryside - with one that will actually provide real rain.
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o1 J3 X0 ?, m! F: C5.39.217.76‘You especially see it with the weather at the moment that we have an island climate. Just when you think over the past few years that we have been developing a Mediterranean style climate more and more the island climate reminds you of where you really are.
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‘One of these clouds will provide rain on the evening just in case it doesn’t rain, so we’re ready for all eventualities. If it does rain we won’t need our rain , but we’re developing these clouds so we will have rain coming out of one of these clouds.’公仔箱論壇" v( G0 m% I8 g( Y4 Q4 C- E
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Each of the four nations will be represented by their national flower – the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the daffodil of Wales and flax from Northern Ireland. . z# I: b. r, t3 e5 W5 Y
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The £27million production will be showcased at the opening ceremony, titled ‘Isles of Wonder’, inspired by Shakespeare’s play The Tempest, on July 27 and is expected to be watched by one billion people.
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It open with the ringing of the largest harmonically-tuned bell in the world, produced by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, measuring two metres tall by three metres wide and weighing 23 tonnes.1 `" F7 e0 k! e1 j6 ?7 y- \: k# S
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Circling the meadow will be a strip made to look like water that will act as a parade ground where the competing athletes will walk during the ceremonial sections of the opening.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 ^; A8 l; N1 G2 E& I% B7 R: m
8 S7 G" D0 t/ P [4 d' L公仔箱論壇Film director Mr Boyle has reserved a role for NHS nurses in the show to celebrate the National Health Service, and there have already been 157 cast rehearsals, showing the scale of the work.( l: O. l' T3 M! O. Q
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He said: ‘The ceremony is an attempt to capture a picture of ourselves as a nation, where we have come from and where we want to be. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 a0 @ J' x1 ~# Q- ^# G
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, l# a" v Z: p# s0 }6 dTraditional: The set will be complete with meadows, fields and rivers, and featuring families taking picnics, sport being played on the village green and 10,000 volunteers are taking part
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) h$ Z ?; c# G/ aFarmyard feel: There have been 157 cast rehearsals for the opening ceremony and staff are working on 23,000 costumes公仔箱論壇: g( v# |5 u& b
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Budget-wise, the opening ceremony is 'comparable' to the cost of making a film, said Mr Boyle, who is working with Stephen Daldry, director of film hits Billy Elliot and The Reader on the show.
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The Oscar-winning director of Slumdog Millionaire said: 'It is in the same ball park and I think it is extraordinary what we are hoping to achieve for that cost.
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# @" ^6 F% R* {'We are trying to make the whole evening feel like you are watching a live film being made.公仔箱論壇" j b6 I: u" A0 q
6 G) N+ f5 {* B5 e& g) w公仔箱論壇'We are both film-makers and we have both worked in theatre as well.
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. H2 G5 ]! {8 \4 z/ kTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Workers having been working for the last seven days to construct giant aluminum Olympic rings on the side of the famous Tyne Bridge in Newcastle ahead of the flame's tour of the North East
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'It does feel like that sometimes. It feels like we were planning a big sequence in a film with stuntmen and all sorts of technical people.
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'The difference is that with film, you do a bit of filming and you get your minute of film for that day. All the planning for this comes together for this one evening.
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) w& b7 ]" f' [4 V公仔箱論壇'We are trying to make it feel like it is the live recording of a film.'
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They are trying to generate 'more emotion and warmth' through close-ups of people, both in the audience and among the performers, according to Boyle.: |% u; C" G4 m- g( c: ]$ ?
Seb Coe, LOCOG Chair, said: ‘With only 45 days to go to the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony one of the biggest sets ever built for a show is beginning to develop in the Olympic Stadium. 7 B; t$ X- t0 Q Y5 [& S: Z/ M* `' L; d
9 t$ X1 Q7 Z- ]. r9 b! g$ {'With a worldwide TV audience of a billion people and a cast of over 10,000 talented volunteers, I’m sure that Danny’s ceremony will be a fantastic celebration that will welcome the 10,500 athletes from around the world and make our nation proud.’
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1 T) W+ R2 e) z G& w& nRunning ahead: Torchbearer Colin Montgomerie carrying the Olympic Flame between Cults and Aberdeen+ N) l7 }2 F6 A* [
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) g& W3 ]! n+ o# z0 |公仔箱論壇Torchbearer James Brown carries the flame between Marykirk and Brechin as it is carried through Scotland
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The prop department are in charge of arranging almost 13,000 props - 100 times more than a West End musical - and other staff are working to complete 23,000 costumes for all four ceremonies, including sewing 24,000 buttons on.公仔箱論壇 S4 C% z/ V* h% H$ A6 d! B
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There will be 1,000 conventional lamps, 500 LED fixtures, 32 fellow spots and 1,100 automated lamps lighting up the 15,000 square metres of staging, and a million-watt sound system using more than 500 speakers.
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7 B, d4 L/ @& k j$ U( \' W6 utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe ceremony details come as the Olympic flame continued its relay through Scotland today making its way from Aberdeen to Dundee via Angus, Perthshire and Fife.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* }1 p7 e% \7 ` @
: B% n) l9 B1 J: gIts 25th day got under way at BP's North Sea headquarters in Dyce, Aberdeen, where a special outdoor reception was held with live music and a festival atmosphere.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。' a- Q' r0 x% t2 J7 D
N) _- a' p8 H/ u3 ^- i! LLindsay Rennie, 46, from Arbroath, carried the flame from the stage and along Wellheads Drive.
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. S G. Y! ^/ Z& e; r8 mHundreds of people lined up to cheer him on despite the early 7.21am start.5.39.217.76. i/ _, m5 J1 k
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Mr Rennie, a well services supervisor at BP North Sea, has swum across the River Tay on three separate occasions, raising more than £7,000 for charity.7 k, s7 B* ?& w- r, T9 J* T
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3 ~% ~- k) K$ \. {: G) V1 W# y( ~ X5.39.217.76The torch is also passing through Stonehaven, Marykirk, Hillside, Montrose, Brechin, Forfar, Meigle, Coupar Angus, Woodside, Burrelton, Balbeggie, Scone, Perth, Abernethy, Newburgh, Cupar, Dairsie, Guardbridge, Leuchars and Dundee.
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5 M1 Q: r H5 c" ]1 `5.39.217.76The day will finish with an evening celebration in Baxter Park in Dundee, with music from Scottish singer Emeli Sande.公仔箱論壇" K( o! m! u Q% t
Meanwhile, in Newcastle, giant Olympic rings have been built on the famous Tyne Bridge especially for the Games.
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( S8 h) M {' `% B1 P+ V: SThe aluminum circles measure 25m wide and 12m high and have been put up in time for the flame to begin its route around the North East.
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OLYMPIC FLAME'S TOUR OF FIFE
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Runners will then carry it up the Forth Valley passing through several places including Dunblane before heading south to Stirling and Cumbernauld.
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本轮销售50万张奥运门票，包括开、闭幕式。
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James Taylor, one of the UK's top teenage athletes, has been banned from carrying the Olympic Torch through Staffordshire
Christos Angelides (left), the Next executive, and Tom Foley, the boss of Intersport, who both ran the Olympic Torch on June 7 
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