Olympic Opening Ceremony

alphabassettgrrl · 08-10-2008, 07:05 AM

I doubt the individuals talked to each other, just listened to the calls of the stage-manager.

Still a danged impressive piece of performance- getting everybody on and off the field in the time they did, to have everybody perfectly arranged, to move the drums, and the tai chi people? They went from a mass to perfectly straight lines with no adjusting- they knew exactly where the lines were. I still wonder if there were some small marks on the ground or something to help them line up so perfectly.

I don't mind if they had stage calls for "go now"; I'm still impressed. I did have to laugh; some official was asked about the fact that there were 15,000 performers (turns out that number is both performers and crew), and he said 'well, we have the people".

08-10-2008, 07:05 AM	#11
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I doubt the individuals talked to each other, just listened to the calls of the stage-manager. Still a danged impressive piece of performance- getting everybody on and off the field in the time they did, to have everybody perfectly arranged, to move the drums, and the tai chi people? They went from a mass to perfectly straight lines with no adjusting- they knew exactly where the lines were. I still wonder if there were some small marks on the ground or something to help them line up so perfectly. I don't mind if they had stage calls for "go now"; I'm still impressed. I did have to laugh; some official was asked about the fact that there were 15,000 performers (turns out that number is both performers and crew), and he said 'well, we have the people". __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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