Olympic Ceremony 2008

MerkabaMerkaba Digital Harmony Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 22Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester
edited August 2008 in Off-Topic
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The ceremony was the most awesome live performance I have ever witnessed; they really pulled out all the stops with making it one of the most large scale dramatic pieces of performance art ever to be performed.

The wow-factor was often moving up and down throughout the ceremony, but it was all good, and some moments were simply unspeakably amazing (the countdown springs most to mind). I can't even imagine how it must have felt to be there in person (except maybe quite tiring after a while!)

Did anyone else see it? What are your thoughts?
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder "Das est NTLDR?" Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    If China can pull of something as awesome as that in such a well disciplined manner, I would fear for the world should all 1.3 billion of them rise up and declare themselves our new communistic overlords D:

    Not only that, but when people mention how China spent 40 Billion dollars on their olympics and we (Canada) are only spending 2.5 B for our whole shebang/stadiums it kinda makes me wonder what piddly little thing we have planned for our opening ceremonies. I'm thinking about four Inuits and our stupid chinese-rip-off mascots doing a polka around a few totem poles aught to cover it.

    stupid vanoc.
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  • FraxinusFraxinus Join Date: 2008-03-02 Member: 63783Members, Constellation
    All i have to say is that it will be a hard act to follow.
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  • pSyk0mAnpSyk0mAn Nerdish by Nature Germany Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19166Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, NS2 Community Developer
    edited August 2008
    I didn't see it, but I've read news that part of the liveshow broadcasted was faked.
    Some of the fireworks scenes were produced with the computer. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/nerd-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::nerdy::" border="0" alt="nerd-fix.gif" />
    Imho not really surprising considering we are talking china here.
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1685641:date=Aug 11 2008, 12:34 AM:name=pSyk0mAn)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(pSyk0mAn @ Aug 11 2008, 12:34 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1685641"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I didn't see it, but I've read news that part of the liveshow broadcasted was faked.
    Some of the fireworks scenes were produced with the computer. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/nerd-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="::nerdy::" border="0" alt="nerd-fix.gif" />
    Imho not really surprising considering we are talking china here.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    iirc the only scene that was faked was the 'footstep-fireworks' approaching the stadium itself, however all of the fireworks around the stadium and above it seemed quite real and no one had indicated otherwise, either on the broadcast or any other source.
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  • MerkabaMerkaba Digital Harmony Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 22Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester
    edited August 2008
    aw, the footsteps were faked? <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />

    I suppose I am not surprised; noone at the Bird's Nest could have seen them were they real, anyway. It was a cool effect anyway, a giant god walking toward the stadium!
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    I'm not quite sure if the footsteps were entirely faked or only the broadcast version. There may very well have been real fireworks just like those footsteps traveling towards the bird's nest stadium, however due to 'camera logistics' they wouldn't have been able to film it like they intended to, so they cgi'd it.
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  • EpidemicEpidemic Dark Force Gorge Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17781Members
    Well, this youtube video sort of proves it:

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbZrI8onelg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbZrI8onelg</a>
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