The rain that fell onLady Gagaalso falls on the audience watching from the riverbanks, he said.
A geographic arena
Speaking alongside Jolly this morning, Herrero said she treated the ceremony as a geographic arena.
There was the idea of movement and this natural set that was given to us, she added.
Lady Gaga performs at the Olympic opening ceremonySina Schuldt/picture alliance via Getty Images
This is what we wanted to tell a country that never stops and an identity not set forever.
It has elements from here and there, from the underground, from the bar.
It was as if France was a character.
The beauty, the pride, the pain and sorrow, that was the way I looked at it.
Jolly detailed how the River Seine gave us a rhythm with the once-in-a-lifetime ceremony.
The Seine gave us for the first time the opportunity to change everything, he added.
We could think about another structure of the ceremony.
We wanted to check that others could see these eclectic tastes, he added.
It brought about unity.
Everyone was represented on screen.
My job was to represent people in terms of narrative, in terms of character.
He came under particular attack for a controversial scene entitled festivity featuring drag queens sitting around a table.
Earlier this month, seven people stood trial on charges of making death threats and cyberbullying against Jolly.
Jolly and Herrero were speaking at Series Mania in Lille, which ends Thursday.
Other high-profile speakers include Charlie Brooker, James Norton and Sally Wainwright.
