Olympics opening ceremony faked

[Necuno]

theres talk that some of it was cgi-ed....

As incredible as the Olympics opening ceremony fireworks looked on our television screens, it's disheartening to learn that some of what we saw was a computer-generated illusion.

http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/11/1541249&from=rss
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/08/olympics-openin.html
http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/be...g-Ceremony-fireworks-were-faked?urn=oly,99745


...still it was nice if even if it was an illusion - right ?

 

[w1z4rd]

Some of the fireworks were graphically edited. The foot prints part specifically.

 

[Devill]

Making mountains of mole heaps?

The fireworks themselves were real enough, but if you were watching on TV, what you saw was a CG simulation of that reality, happening in real-time. Confused yet?

 

[Franna]

"Olympic child singing star was a fake":
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=4&art_id=nw20080812101705886C147916

 

[LilJohn]

Why must we always criticize???

 

[Debbie]

DISINGENUOUS!

 

[Devill]

"Olympic child singing star was a fake":
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=4&art_id=nw20080812101705886C147916

If this is true I feel sorry for the poor kid who actually sang the song

 

[JK8]

And where did all the smoke come from? Smoke machines?

 

[LCBXX]

I bet the organisers of the 2010 Soccer WC are breathing a sigh of relief. They were probably very worried on how they can trump all the effects of that ceremony.

People seem surprised & shocked at this; why? Copying, faking, pirating - that is what the China is known for?

 

[ToxicBunny]

A large portion of the fireworks were real...

the footsteps part, was CG'd (at least the ones leading up to the stadium)... Personally its a LITTLE bit disappointing that it wasn't all real, but at the same time absolutely astounding that they could make it look so real.

 

[Ou grote]

Cool, was going to download 2 gigs worth of the ceremony.

 

[EchoZA]

Now we know why so many videos or the ceremony are/were pulled from YouTUBE

 

[Necuno]

D I S I N G E N U O U S !

makes for better reading hehe....

 

[waynegohl]

Posted this yesterday when i heard.good old chinese.

 

[Keeper]

"Beijing Olympics a fake, a country doesn't even exist with the name beijing":
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=4&art_id=nw20080812101705886C147916

 

[UnoPanelvan]

"Olympic child singing star was a fake":
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=4&art_id=nw20080812101705886C147916

Bl@@dy cheats. What is it with these international fakers? Those actions is reserved

 

[d0b33]

So? most movies use CGI what wrong with using the same technology for an opening ceremony?

The aim was to wow people and they pulled it off, most of the fireworks were real anyway.

 

[milomak]

so people want a spectacle. they are given one. at the time they loved it.

so what if technology was used? it really baffles e this.

 

[HavocXphere]

Why stop there. We should scratch the whole thing and render the whole Olympics.

The guys from Pixar can do the Opening & Closing ceremony. The Unreal3 engine is ideal for those competitions that require teams & fast paced action. PhysX for the archery events etc.

Reality is so last century.

 

[Necuno]

Why stop there. We should scratch the whole thing and render the whole Olympics.

The guys from Pixar can do the Opening & Closing ceremony. The Unreal3 engine is ideal for those competitions that require teams & fast paced action. PhysX for the archery events etc.

Reality is so last century.

lets just pray the power doesn't file while the 2010 cgi event is on the roll and everyone see the real RSA