The huge success of the TfL Travel Ambassador scheme in presenting a smiling face of London Transport to the world.
London 2012; Documentary: The public transport legacy for London (By Transport for London)
The film tells the story of the lessons learned by Transport for London during the 2012 Games, and outlines what it plans to carry forward into the future.
IOC; “Making of” videos
The International Olympic Committee has uploaded a series of ‘Making of’ videos;
All links refer to YouTube
PyeongChang 2018; “Behind the Scenes” videos by the IOC
The International Olympic Committee has uploaded a new series of videos about a variety of subjects. They all give an interesting look behind the scenes at an event of enormous scale.
All links refer to YouTube
Press Operations – Media Village
Building Event Capability within an OCOG
Press Operations – Olympic Information Services (OIS)
The PyeongChang 2018 Games Experience
The PyeongChang 2018 Spectator Experience
PyeongChang 2018 Technology Overview Film
Daily schedule of activities (C3 forums)
Venue Communications Center – VCC
The Critical Role of Radio Communications (TEC)
Telecoms Networks at the Olympic Games – Fixed & Mobile (TEC)
London 2012; Documentary: London Streets Traffic Control Centre: Keeping London Moving 24/7 (By Transport for London)
A film showing the processes and technology for managing traffic in London, that allows TfL to handle major events such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
London 2012; Documentary: TfL 2012 – On the Road (By Transport for London)
The Story behind TfL’s work in preparing the road network for the 2012 games. Including TfL’s commitment to deliver the Olympic and Paralympic road network as part of the 2012 bid.
London 2012; Documentary: All Stations to Stratford (By Transport for London)
Documenting how TfL managed stations to ensure smoothing running during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Olympic Channel: Design Focus
There is a good documentary series at the Olympic Channel about the (graphic) design of the Olympic Games. (link)
List of episodes
- Mexico 1968
- Munich 1972
- Los Angeles 1984
- Salt Lake City 2002
- Athens 2004
- Beijing 2008
- Vancouver 2010
- London 2012
- Olympic Rings
- Olympic Games Logos
- Pictograms
- Look of the Games
IOC; Documentary: A Day in the Life of the Olympic Games
IOC; Documentary: ‘One Shot’ Photographing the Olympic Games’
Video: My Daily Art on YouTube
‘‘One Shot’ Photographing the Olympic Games’ offers a unique behind the scenes look at photographing the Olympic Games, from the photographers themselves, but also from the operational perspective of the organising committee and the host city.
‘One Shot’ is built around the 100m men’s final in Rio de Janeiro and features Lucy Nicholson (Reuters), Bob Martin (Sports Illustrated/SilverHub), Tsuyoshi Matsumoto (Yomiuri Shimbun), Tim De Waele (Freelance), Denis Paquin (Associated Press) and Ken Mainardis (Getty Images).