17 replies to this topic

[Donna]

Absolutely loved the Opening Ceremony was quite impressive, anyone watch it?

Some gorgeous photos if you missed it: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/08/2...g_ceremony.html

[Mr. Matt]

I caught 30 mins of it at work, and from what I saw it was amazing, i saw the moving blocks with the people in them, you just cant describe it, the amount of work they must have put in with the timing and co-ordination. I think it was around 15,000 performers, and I would have loved to seen more of it, kinda makes me think how we are gunna top that in 4 years time, either way, i am making sure I am there

[CrazedLlama]

Our school stoped just for this opening, pretty big deal in Brasil.
Im still amazed at the organization truely art

[N4Z.]

Didn't see it all, i see the scroll with the hands and feet painting as they danced or something. Pretty good.

London has a lot to do to impress everyone in 2012!

[Donna]

Mr. Matt, on Aug 9 2008, 02:11 AM, said:

i saw the moving blocks with the people in them, you just cant describe it, the amount of work they must have put in with the timing and co-ordination.

Yeah the timing and coordination was incredible, I think I only saw one guy slightly out of timing and he quickly compensated for it.


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2 americans were just attacked, one being killed then the dude jumped to his death.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/0...rder/index.html

[Lollipop-]

Opening Cermony was unbelieveable, it was so awsome, I cant find the words to describe how good it was.

Lollipop-

[Illinifan91]

Found this pretty interesting
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26139005/

Quote

Part of Olympic display altered in broadcast
Some aerial footage of fireworks digitally created months in advance

MSNBC
updated 11:16 a.m. MT, Mon., Aug. 11, 2008

Part of the elaborate Olympics fireworks show broadcast to the world in the opening ceremony was altered, done digitally in 3-D computer graphics, according to several news reports.

While the dramatic display actually happened as portrayed on television, members of the Beijing Olympic Committee said it was necessary to replace live video with computer-generated imagery because the city’s hazy, smoggy skies made it too difficult to see, according to The Beijing Times, which first reported the story.

Committee members also said they were concerned that the helicopter pilot who would have flown overhead to film the fireworks would have been “at risk by making him try to follow the firework route,” according to a quote from a committee member reported in a Daily Telegraph story.

what it really looked like

[Ghost]

Yeah, I thought the animated sequence was noticeable.. so I'm not sure if they were trying to convince the audience it was real, or if they just wanted to show the audience what was happening outside. The fireworks still went off in that order, so it's not like they were trying to show something that didn't happen.

Thought this was pretty funny: BSoD error

[Illinifan91]

Haha the blue screen of death.

[Faken]

Would be nice if Canada wasn't an epic failure so far...

[Bug]

Australia seem to be doing well, so I'm happy Especially in the Woman's relay - we weren't expected as ones to break the world record at all.

[Mr. Matt]

Wait until the Rowing finals and the indoor cycling starts, thats when the medals will come pouring in for the UK

[sez318]

I live in the USA but im from the UK so im cheering on the UK, They are doing alot better than i expected...

[N4Z.]

http://www.break.com/index/usain-bolt-slow...ion-replay.html

Usain Bolt Slow Motion Replay! =]

[sez318]

That guy Usain is crazy fast

[Illinifan91]

Haha that video is pretty funny.

[Donna]

Faken, on Aug 13 2008, 05:24 PM, said:

Would be nice if Canada wasn't an epic failure so far...

Far from failure if they made it to the Olympics lol

Anyways that was the best Olympics ever.........patiently awaits for Vancouver, Canada 2010

[Mr. Matt]

Donna, on Aug 25 2008, 06:48 AM, said:

Faken, on Aug 13 2008, 05:24 PM, said:

Would be nice if Canada wasn't an epic failure so far...

Far from failure if they made it to the Olympics lol

Anyways that was the best Olympics ever.........patiently awaits for Vancouver, Canada 2010

1432 days from today until the London 2012 Olympics.