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NBC OLYMPIC GAMES 2012 - 2022

A global journey following the Olympics with NBC

NBC came to Britain in 2012 to cover the London 2012 Summer Games.  I was hired as a local to help them source materials for set building and logistics operations in the capital.  I worked four four months helping design and build for their teams from catering to cameramen, technicians to talent, drivers to directors.  Anything that could be made out of wood I would build.  Ten years later and I'm still with the same family that I started out with, helping that broadcast get on air.

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A decade of ice and fire

I have worked on both Summer and Winter Olympics all around the world.  From the tops of freezing Russian mountains to the blistering heat of beaches in Brazil.  I have made television possible in -30°C coastal winds of Korea and also aided the broadcast in the caldera-like heat of the Tokyo bay.  No challenge is too much.

An unbeatable team

My team is usually four or five carpenters and I spearhead the communication, design and logistics of the job.  I project manage the incoming and outgoing items and lease with the heads of department in the broadcast team at NBC.  Special care has to be taken around the ever changing schedules and rules at each Olympic venue in the home country.

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Left to right:
Al Abelman, me, John Pickersgill, Ben Rai-Green

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Credits

Emmy

For our work in Sochi 2014 the team faced huge logistical challenges in the mountains.  The road networks couldn't handle the surge in traffic for the Olympics.  Accidents owing to the winter weather would shut down entire days of transport.  This reached a boiling point when unsafe working conditions in the Extreme Park couldn't be fixed by the host country in time.  Broken ankles on the ice ensued and we were sent to the mountains with a small squad to fix the issues.  Our team made the venue work safe by building giant cable risers, anti slip surfaces and stairs on the sides of mountains.  For helping the entire productions of many different broadcasters, our whole team was awarded Emmys for:

Technical Supervisor
'Outstanding Technical Team Remote'

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Our team continue to solve issues, make safe work spaces and support the NBC broadcast infrastructure at every Olympic Games.

Credits 2012 - 2024

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BEN DE MONTAGNAC
2023

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