The Olympics Opening Ceremony was a sight. Here's a look at the making of the show, from Beyonce's surprise appearance to Celine Dion's performance.
prime-time producer Rob Hyland woke up a little before 7 a.m. in his Paris hotel room and had a sinking feeling. “I had some breakfast, looked out the window and noticed the rain falling,” he recalls toIn just a few hours, the eyes of the world would witness the grand opening of the Paris Summer Olympics, a gargantuan undertaking that has been in the works for years.
For Hyland, a 20-time Sports Emmy winner who is also the coordinating producer for the popular Sunday Night Football broadcast, it was a delicate dance as rumors flew. “By the midpoint of the week, we did get to see two dress rehearsals without any performers, just stand-ins,” he shares. As a result, he planned his coverage around that.
“It was a complete collaboration with NBC and her creative team to help bring that to life,” says Hyland of the video featuring the superstar in a call-and-response with Team USA stars including Simone Biles, Lebron James and Noah Lyles set to the superstar’s“The first time I saw it, I literally wanted to run through a wall with red, white and blue,” jokes Hyland of the video that was directed by Beyoncé herself, styled by frequent collaborator Shiona Turini.
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