Olympic Opening Ceremony - Page 14

Nephythys · 08-10-2008, 07:23 PM

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alphabassettgrrl · 08-10-2008, 10:11 PM

Kevy- I do agree that the performances were amazing. The fact that I saw the earpiece did not ruin it for me; on the contrary, I like to know how they do things.

The type boxes would have to have some kind of simple code for each set of moves. Not sure how they would do it blind, though, since a lot of the wave things require precision of height that would be difficult to gauge blind. Some of it is regularity of speed; if you know 16 counts in to be at a particular height it can work. It's tricky, but the execution of it was perfect, as far as I could tell. All pieces rising and falling with perfect even rhythm. Even with electronic coding, click tracks, or whatever, it's still pretty impressive.

Kevy Baby · 08-11-2008, 11:55 AM

Two news stories on the Opening Ceremonies:

Fake feet trip up Olympic opening coverage
The Whole Story

Olympic Opening Mastermind Regrets Injuries
One Story with minimal details
I am curious what the injuries were

innerSpaceman · 08-11-2008, 12:07 PM

NBC made it abundantly clear during the broadcast that the Footsteps portion of the fireworks was a CGI re-creation.

Motorboat Cruiser · 08-11-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

NBC made it abundantly clear during the broadcast that the Footsteps portion of the fireworks was a CGI re-creation.

"Abundant" might be a strong word. I was watching intently (I thought) and never heard them mention this.

(Of course, I could have also been paying more attention to the visuals than the commentary at the time)

innerSpaceman · 08-11-2008, 02:37 PM

Um, they said it three or four times WHILE the improbably photographed shot was going on. This is Fake, This is Fake, This is Fake.

Kevy Baby · 08-11-2008, 02:48 PM

The funny part is that I don't specifically remember the footsteps. But I have never been a fan of fireworks on TV anyways, so I may have mentally tuned out during that segment.

Alex · 08-11-2008, 03:00 PM

Sheesh, even I heard them say it was fake and at that moment in time I was across the street in a movie theater watching Pineapple Express.

(Not really.)

(The hearing part, I really was watching Pineapple Express.)

JWBear · 08-11-2008, 03:19 PM

I don't remember them saying it either.

Not Afraid · 08-11-2008, 03:19 PM

Silly people. The entire Olympics are GCI.

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08-10-2008, 10:11 PM	#132
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Kevy- I do agree that the performances were amazing. The fact that I saw the earpiece did not ruin it for me; on the contrary, I like to know how they do things. The type boxes would have to have some kind of simple code for each set of moves. Not sure how they would do it blind, though, since a lot of the wave things require precision of height that would be difficult to gauge blind. Some of it is regularity of speed; if you know 16 counts in to be at a particular height it can work. It's tricky, but the execution of it was perfect, as far as I could tell. All pieces rising and falling with perfect even rhythm. Even with electronic coding, click tracks, or whatever, it's still pretty impressive. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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08-11-2008, 11:55 AM	#133
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Two news stories on the Opening Ceremonies: Fake feet trip up Olympic opening coverage The Whole Story Olympic Opening Mastermind Regrets Injuries One Story with minimal details I am curious what the injuries were __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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08-11-2008, 12:07 PM	#134
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	NBC made it abundantly clear during the broadcast that the Footsteps portion of the fireworks was a CGI re-creation.
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08-11-2008, 02:37 PM	#136
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Um, they said it three or four times WHILE the improbably photographed shot was going on. This is Fake, This is Fake, This is Fake.
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08-11-2008, 02:48 PM	#137
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	The funny part is that I don't specifically remember the footsteps. But I have never been a fan of fireworks on TV anyways, so I may have mentally tuned out during that segment. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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08-11-2008, 03:00 PM	#138
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Sheesh, even I heard them say it was fake and at that moment in time I was across the street in a movie theater watching Pineapple Express. (Not really.) (The hearing part, I really was watching Pineapple Express.)
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08-11-2008, 03:19 PM	#140
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Silly people. The entire Olympics are GCI.
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