The 2010 Vancouver Olympics brought a new level of Patriotism and pride to Canada and it all started with the igniting of the olympic flame in Greece. This Great Land was a documentary commissioned by the CTV Olympic Consortium to highlight some of the personalities that would be carrying the torch across Canada. This one-hour documentary, airing on numerous networks across canada in both french and english with a premiere airing on CTV, attempted to ignite the excitement of the flame before it got here.
We traveled all over this country learning about people that would cary the torch and people that were in charge of the relay. We learned about the inspiration of the torch's design and about its historic journey in 1988. The documentary was delivered at the very last second as to include footage of the flame's ignition ceremony, in Athens, just a couple days before the documentary's aired. As the flame embarked on to a plane to make its journey to Victoria BC, "This Great Land: Canada Welcomes The Torch" aired across the country as Canadians across the country watched in anticipation.
I'm particularly proud to have been a large part of this project. I believe it is something I'll be able to look back on as a true reflection of Canadianism and it will remain a piece of work that I can hold dear to who I am and where I come from.
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