Author Topic: Beijing Olympics, Fire Works faked on television? (Read 1860 times)

IcyGamma · October 27, 2008, 10:41:01 PM

I read in a few magazines that the Beijing Olympics fireworks were faked on television using CGI. In fact the animators had been working on the 55 second video for a while, adding smog and even making the camera shake to make it realistic. Apparently they really did let off the fireworks afterwards. They only showed the fake one on TV, because the fireworks may have been too large and posed a danger for camera crews filming above.

Anyone else know this? I only found out the other day...

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Sgt. Pepper · October 27, 2008, 11:07:33 PM

Sounds like something among the lines of "The moon landing was fake..."

IcyGamma · October 27, 2008, 11:09:16 PM

Quote from: Sgt. Pepper on October 27, 2008, 11:07:33 PM

Sounds like something among the lines of "The moon landing was fake..."

I think it was. But its not about that. Besides, Im not saying the fireworks didn't happen. They just showed you a fake to prevent aerial camera damage.

Otis Da HousKat · October 27, 2008, 11:10:32 PM

Seems like a lot of work for little pay off. Oh no, our fireworks weren't the greatest thing ever! And now they have to deal with it being exposed.

Good job China.

IcyGamma · October 27, 2008, 11:21:45 PM

Packer · October 27, 2008, 11:28:41 PM

Actually they filmed it a week or so before hand because it was apparently going to rain. But still its a country led by commies and handicaps.

Robo Noob · October 28, 2008, 12:32:23 AM

^ lol

Resonance_Cascade · October 28, 2008, 03:14:47 AM

yuki · October 28, 2008, 10:31:59 AM

The government did it.

Jannet · October 28, 2008, 10:49:50 AM

what does this have to do with blockland?

Seriously

yuki · October 28, 2008, 11:12:03 AM

Quote from: Jannet on October 28, 2008, 10:49:50 AM

what does this have to do with blockland?

Seriously

This is the "Off-Topic" section.

Ephialtes · October 28, 2008, 11:54:12 AM

They announced on TV as it was happening that in the opening ceremony the video of the fireworks forming footprints walking towards the stadium were done using CGI because it wouldn't be possible to actually film from a helicopter. All the other fireworks were genuine though, and i'm pretty sure they did the footprints one for real at one point, just not the time you saw it for the opening ceremony.

General Nick · October 28, 2008, 09:38:06 PM

I thought there was something fishy about those footprint fireworks. I really didn't care, because my uncles wedding was about to happen and I WAS RINGMAN :D

NotInsaneChef · October 29, 2008, 05:07:15 AM

the little girl also mimed cause the real singer was deemed too 'ugly'

Jannet · October 29, 2008, 10:21:46 AM

Quote from: yuki on October 28, 2008, 11:12:03 AM

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