As BNRT'S ident music plays, the above message is shown on TV screens across the multiverse, with BNRT welcoming people to the greatest show on Earth. At home and in the Caenana Stadja, people watching wait in anticipation of the show to come. Then, as the ident ends, the logo of the contest fades onto TV screens everywhere, and the cheering of the audience in Caen can be slightly heard, adding to the tension.
Music For The Opening
After that, audiences at home are showed two children, 10 year old Marcel from Caen and 7 year old Myafrom Britonisea. They stand in a central square at the top of the Cola Pau Sefetral. They both begin to run, and from behind them "Moments", represented by spheres of different colours, come from behind and into the air, following them as they go down the hill. As they run down, they pass through sites such as the "Escrigavan", an old street home to boutiques and jewellers for centuries and a piece of music by Caen based group "Junson and Co" entitled "The Run" plays as they do so. As they go, the cameras occasionally look up and show the moments flying through the air, with the occasional shots of the modern waterfront of Caen, home to the Caenana Stadja where the show is being held. The children stop in the "Velensplaza", where they get onto bikes decorated with the flags of the competing countries, created by Raðon Velner, a specialist in bike-making born in Caen. They then ride towards the River Caen, after which the city is named, passing sites such as the Cathedral of St Andrew and the People's Assembly Building before eventually reaching the river. Throughout this little film, it has been getting later and later, and by this point it is evening. The two children are seen getting on a boat, with the Normand flag, Britonish flag and the WorldVision flag, and as it begins to sail down the River towards the Bay of Esfelron, the cameras pan up, now showing it to be night-time, and those watching now see the moments converging at the Caenana Stadja.
The cameras then turn back towards the two children, in the boat they boarded earlier and approaching the stadium. Now, a second piece of music entitled "Moments" plays (OOC: From 2:52); "Moments" was composed by students at the Caen College of Music. Also seen are crowds of people waving flags outside of the stadium - who will be watching it on a series of giant screens outside as they weren't able to get tickets for inside the stadium - waving flags from countries across the multiverse, from Ekoz to Kishrael and Polkopia to Izmedu. The two children's boat stops and the girls disembark onto the little plaza area around the stadium, and they then walk together through the crowds whilst the WorldVision flag is carried behind them. They then enter the stadium, and the crowd inside cheers loudly as they do so. They continue to walks towards the stage, on a bridge-like construction that has been lowered above the centre of the crowd. Behind them, a representative of each nation walks onto the stage with the flag of that nation. All around, WorldVision fans are shown waving the flags of their respective countries and cheering as they know the show has begun.
The two girls then reach the centre of the stage, where the girl from Britonisea passes a small version of the WorldVision flag to the Normand boy, which is representative of the contest being handed from Britonisea to Normandy and Picardy. Then, the three hosts of the night, Martin Selenoer, Irinja Volend and Wenðín Askvalen, walk onto the stage to the loud cheers of the Normand crowd, and the general cheers of the rest of the crowd. The two children stand with Wenðín, who will be in charge of the greenroom. The other hosts begin to speak, as Wenðín leads the two children off stage to go to the greenroom, the flag bearers leave the stage and the opening music ends, the camera turning away from them as they do, and towards Martin and Irinja.
M: Bonjasorlí WorldVision! Good Evening everyone! I am Martin Selenoer
I: I am Irinja Volend
M: and Bonjavis, or Welcome, to the WorldVision Song Contest, live from Caen
(The crowd cheers as this is said, and, as would be expected, the main cheering is from the Normand section of the crowd)
I: Yes, we are here in Caen, and this year we invite you to "Feel The Moment"
(The logo of the contest appears on the background, again to the cheers of the crowd)
M: This year, __ countries will compete for the ultimate title, WorldVision champion
I: But to do that, they have to convince all of you to vote for their acts
M: Each country will perform in a randomly selected order, and after all of the acts have performed, you will vote for your favourite
I: Then, once you have voted, we will reveal how each country voted and who the winner of the contest will be this year
M: Now, no more talking from us, here is a performance by local artists Esvelen and Orvetin. Without further ado, let's get this party on the roll!
(The two hosts then leave the stage, as the opening act begins)
Opening Act
Esvelen and Orvetin - Feel The Moment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pf-ZCI-UuA
Esvelen, fully Esvelen Arskon, was born in the Öfendalle district of Caen, but soon after his family moved to the nearby town of Gervason. Gervason, coincidentally, is the centre of the folk scene in Normandy and Picardy and hosts the Folki Festivalé pau Gervason, a large annual folk festival popular with thousands. Meanwhile, in the heart of Caen and in the Waterfront District, Orvetin Jullensför was developing a taste for rock music. The Normand rock scene is alive and kicking and has been for decades, and Orvetin got caught up by what is, in Normandy and Picardy, called the Second Wave, when a series or young rock musicians replaced the older talent and changed the genre. Orvetin was part of a group called Mermouétör (Seagulls) who had limited chart success. You will now be wondering how these two people who seems worlds apart met each other. The City Council of Caen organised a large music festival a few years ago, and both Esvelen, at the top of the Folk scene, and Orvetin - slowly making a name for himself - were invited to the show. The two met at the show, and in a moment they became friends. Both began experimenting with their music together, and soon they created a duo, Esvelen and Orvetin, and have since had a series of chart successes with their Folk-Rock style. They were commissioned by BNRT to create an opening song and theme for this contest, and this is what they came up with...
As the opening instrumental plays, the cameras shows us Esvelen and Orvetin on different sides of the stage, and a man playing a large Timpani set in the middle. As Esvelen and Orvetin both sing, there are bursts of pyrotechnics.
Jé, Jé
Jé, Jé
As the song begins, the camera zooms in on Esvelen, who sits on a "tree stump" on the left side of the stage, decorated in the flags of different competing nations, as representatives of each competing nation dance around him and on the stage, from Polkopia to Izmedu and from Tödlichebujoku to Ekoz. They all perform a traditional Normand dance, the Evöndansa, which is like a traditional Breton dance, and the background shows the word Sensalés (Feel), the word made up of the flags of each competing nation. The cameras pan around the stage, showing the dancers from many nations like Britonisea and Kalosia.
Sensalés erön (Feel it)
Sensalés ar momenta (Feel the moment)
Savalés esa poual (You know you can)
Et jenvalés esan céura (And your heart yearns)
Sensalés touli pau er (Feel all of it)
Et saval ne einalés esa (And know you are not)
Solan dan cet monde (Alone in this world)
Nesa ö quasetem et touli (Tonight or anytime at all)
Sensalés ar momenta (Feel the moment)
Sensalés erön ave nusa (Feel it with us)
The cameras change to show Orvetin, who is singing in Picard, spoken - as you may expect - in the Picardy region of the country. BNRT has done this deliberately, especially as the Picards are having an independence referendum soon, to show the unity of the nation and of everyone. The dancers rip of their traditional clothing to reveal more modern ones, and they begin a more tango like dance. He is on a stand on the right hand side of the stage.
Conéa en tóan (Believe in yourself)
Conéa en witt tó puan aciven (Believe in what you can achieve)
Avenaðina Mundðinoff (The future of the world)
Einan tóna, nan ccaéa erden (Is yours, now shape it)
Kofoa moninstðinnó (Make the moments)
E sensoa erlad acg nosadtol (And share them with us all)
Moninstccó einádd nosé (These moments are ours)
Lankofloð becófeu erladoffósc (Let's make the most of them)
As the chorus begins, the dancers leave the stage, dancing off, as Esvelen and Orvetin meet each other in the middle of the stage, having walked from the sides. They first face each other and then, as the second line is sung, they turn to the audience.
Feel the moment, feel it with us
Feel the moment, let yourself free
In the small instrumental bit before the verse, the tree stump vacated by Esvelen is now sat on by a man in traditional Normand clothing playing a Lötop, a traditional Normand lute, pretending to play the instrumental. As the verse begins, dancers return to the stage, all wearing traditional Normand clothes and doing a small ring dance in the corner. On the left, the audience can see some actors, performing a traditional Normand scene called "The Story of Orela", similar to the story of St George and the Dragon. The background shows moments flying through the air, coming from locations through the multiverse.
Just let yourself go
Don't be afraid of anything
No matter how hard
It seems, just keep on going
Find your moment
Find the things that make you feel
Greater than ever
And share them with everybody
As the chorus begins, the dancers gather around Esvelen and Orvetin and carry on their dance, and the actors - out of sight of the cameras, leave the stage. The background shows the motto of the contest, "Feel The Moment", made up of the moments. Each of the moments shows a webcam image, with a family from each of the competing countries. They are supporting their own country with banners and the like.
Feel the moment, feel it with us
Feel the moment, let yourself free
Feel the moment, feel it inside
Feel the moment, let yourself be
As Orvetin plays the guitar solo, sparks fly out of the end and the area where Esvelen and Orvetin are standing rises up. The dancers go wild, looking like they are in some sort of rave. As the final chorus plays, the crowds are singing the song along and the dancers return back to a somewhat organised dance.
Feel the moment, feel it with us
Feel the moment, let yourself free
Feel the moment, feel it inside
Feel the moment, let yourself be
The crowds cheer wildly as the song end, as the contest is about to begin. On TV screens across the multiverse, the following message shows, which means "Welcome To Caen".
(Then, Irinja and Martin return to the stage, the crowds still cheering wildly in anticipation of the show ahead).
Now, you don't have to wait any longer.
Let The WorldVision Song Contest Begin!
