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Olympics fireworks : We’ve been fooled damn it !

August 12, 2008 by |1f34|-|1r3
Filed under: link and info sharing, my life, pictures, youtube 

I know some of you have been reading this news but I’ll repost this to you guys just for the sake of information sharing. Damn, I though it was real. Seriously, I thought it was damn great and real. And it’s all faked ? How in the hell did they manage to fool us ? :vangry:

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Here’s the excerpt from Malaysian Insider news for you guys.

From SkyNews

LONDON, Aug 12 — The global television audience of more than three billion people watched in amazement as a series of giant footprints outlined in fireworks proceeded through the night sky from Tiananmen Square to the Bird’s Nest stadium — except they were watching a computer animation.

Even the giant television screens within the stadium itself broadcast the fake images.

Stunned viewers thought they were watching the string of fireworks filmed from above by a helicopter.

But in reality they were watching a 3D graphics sequence that took almost a year to produce.

It even included a “camera shake” to mimic the effect of filming from a helicopter.

The dupe was revealed by China’s Beijing Times. Speaking to the paper, the man responsible for the animation said he was pleased with the result.

“Seeing how it worked out, it was still a bit too bright compared to the actual fireworks,” Gao Xiaolong told the newspaper.

“But most of the audience thought it was filmed live — so that was mission accomplished.”

The designers even added some haziness to simulate the polluted Beijing skyline.

Broadcasters around the world had no choice but to show the footage because it all came from one feed provided by Beijing Olympic Broadcasting — the organisation responsible for filming the games.

The ceremony has also been strongly criticised by architect Ai Weiwei, who helped design the Bird’s Nest stadium.

Full news here : Malaysian Insider

So who did watch the Olympics fireworks? Seems like not all is fake I think… only parts of it were faked…or is it all of it ? Damn..damn…damn…I still can’t figure it out…anyone might want to point me to the right direction ? Anyway, let me just give you one of the real videos for the Beijing Olympics fireworks.

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p/s : I don’t watch it live on TV though. In fact, I haven’t seen any of it? Do I have the right to be mad when the fireworks are faked ? I think I have the right to be mad because a lot of my friends were fooled by it. Care to comment Knizam ? :!:

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26 Comments on Olympics fireworks : We’ve been fooled damn it !

  1. fark.my on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 4:24 pm

    Olympics fireworks : We’ve been fooled damn it ! | :: my life 4 hire ::…

    I know some of you have been reading this news but I’ll repost this to you guys just for the sake of information sharing. Damn, I though it was real. Seriously, I thought it was damn great and real. And it’s all faked ? How in the hell did they man…

  2. negaraku.net on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 4:27 pm

    Olympics fireworks : We’ve been fooled damn it ! | :: my life 4 hire ::…

    I know some of you have been reading this news but I’ll repost this to you guys just for the sake of information sharing. Damn, I though it was real. Seriously, I thought it was damn great and real. And it’s all faked ? How in the hell did they man…

  3. kenwooi on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 4:35 pm

    I heard that it’s not fake. The fireworks did go up the sky but it was filmed earlier and they used computer to enhance the fireworks and broadcast it to the whole world.

    That’s what I heard. Not sure myself. =)

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    |1f34|-|1r3 Reply:
    August 12th, 2008 at 5:15 pm

    really? I seriously don’t know which one I should believe..the video in youtube shows that there was fireworks but maybe it’s not that much compared to the ones in the TV :cool:

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  4. callister on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 5:23 pm

    citer betul ke ni… :shock:
    nasib xtgk and tertipu…
    hehe..tp china kan di antara negara pengeluar bunga api yg terbesar..
    apesal nak fakekan lak..
    nak save budget or takut sarang burung terbakar?? :razz:
    anyway hari khamis ni ada class geology and ada sorg foreign student dr china..
    maybe i can i ask her for u whether it’s fake or not.. :wink:

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    |1f34|-|1r3 Reply:
    August 12th, 2008 at 11:38 pm

    entah ler..dengar cerita nyer pasal sebab keselamatan..xtahu la kalau ada reason lain plak kan…cantek gak tuh..sama2 kita leh tahu apa reason sebenarnya…huhuhuhu~~ :?:

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  5. KittyCat on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 11:48 pm

    I watched it live on CCTV2 in China and also posted a Google video someone took of the ceremony. Anyhow, does it really matter? To me, it’s even better if it’s animation - less air pollution! Less fire hazards esp during the HOT summer now.

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    |1f34|-|1r3 Reply:
    August 12th, 2008 at 11:56 pm

    i didn’t watch the opening but if they broadcast it without informing the public that it’s not the real fireworks…i think a lot of people might be angry at them….maybe this is the gimmick that China kept in secret…

    on the other point..I agree with you..no fireworks..less dangerous..less pollution !! :wink:

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    bongkersz Reply:
    August 14th, 2008 at 1:55 am

    “To me, it’s even better if it’s animation - less air pollution! Less fire hazards esp during the HOT summer now”

    Ehem, you probably confused whether there were fireworks fired off or just CGI effects, hence you thought it was better - less air pollution.

    The fireworks were really fired off, but China decided to feed the broadcasters the CGI effects, duping billions of people watching the opening ceremony ‘live telecast’.

    What environmental issue? The fireworks were fired off! Of course, one one the commentator said, “and the 90,000 people at the stadium not watching TV look no less enthralled.”, sure for they watched the real thing on the ground! Only those watching the ‘live telecast’, were duped.

    It’s funny when people do not understand the issue, and straightly equate criticisms against China is ‘bashing and degrading China.’

    The issue here is honesty. Why only after these ‘revelations’ China tried to explain? Should have issued a disclaimer before hand, yes :)

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    |1f34|-|1r3 Reply:
    August 14th, 2008 at 2:03 am

    ok..now i totally understand…that’s why in the youtube video there was fireworks..in fact there was fireworks !! but only the one on the TV is the enhanced version right ?

    and yeah…what I mean in my comment earlier is less fireworks, less dangerous, less pollution…my bad :sad:

    so bong..correct me if i’m wrong here…. :lol:

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    bongkersz Reply:
    August 14th, 2008 at 2:06 am

    wah bro, don’t like say like that..telling me to correct you on your blog hahahahhahaha! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

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  6. Jo on Wed, 13th Aug 2008 12:38 am

    I for one don’t give a damn.

    And the 90,000 people at the stadium not watching TV look no less enthralled.

    This is the Western press taking the usual opportunity to degrade China. It could have spun the news as, China achieved a technological marvel of the fireworks effects.

    Would the environmentalists rather millions of dollars be wasted on environmenttaly-unfriendly fireworks?

    Granted, China could have issued a disclaimer to warn viewers that the fireworks were enhanced.

    We watch $200 million even more fake spectacular movies like Batman, Independence Day.. and we still enjoy it very much. (No, Batman can’t really do that.. and they didn’t really blow up the White House).

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    |1f34|-|1r3 Reply:
    August 13th, 2008 at 4:59 pm

    I agree with you on most parts especially the part where it’s environmental friendly…what I disagree..I’ll just keep it to myself.. :grin:

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  7. Iris on Wed, 13th Aug 2008 3:36 am

    Oh crap..i am confused. Can someone guide to the right info?:P :vangry:

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    |1f34|-|1r3 Reply:
    August 13th, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    i’m still looking for the updated information..i’ll post it in the blog when I got a real situation on the fireworks thing :up:

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  8. melbie on Wed, 13th Aug 2008 6:45 am

    If this is really true.. then … dang! I was one of them who was duped! LOL

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    |1f34|-|1r3 Reply:
    August 13th, 2008 at 5:08 pm

    welcome to the club which I’m not belonged to… :lol:

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  9. KittyCat on Thu, 14th Aug 2008 3:07 am

    bongkerz - Thanks for the correction. This means China pulled a Shanghai switch on both the live and TV audience? In this case, my opinion is thumbs up to China for the CGI and I’m with Jo in terms of Western media trying to do what it does best.

    However, I still have a BOO to China for the fireworks. With their creativity (exemplified by that magnificent multi-coloured scroll), I’m sure they’d be able to figure an equally explosive and environmentally-friendly opening gambit. They were probably 50-50 on this decision because a) they invented firewworks, b) it’s Chinese culture and c) it makes a big bang!

    Life4Hire - Nice discussion you set off here :)

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    |1f34|-|1r3 Reply:
    August 14th, 2008 at 4:12 am

    thanks KittyCat…everyone has their own thoughts on this fireworks thingy..but I’ll be more than glad if there’s more people commenting on this or come out with the truth about it…

    maybe next Olympics the host will provide the audiences with 3D glasses like you’re watching 3D movies…maybe someday fireworks will be banned from Olympics and everyone will rely on China’s first attempt for “faking” fireworks as a standard for world’s health. :up:

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  12. Danesh on Sun, 17th Aug 2008 3:25 am

    Well dude, it still the best Olympics ever!!;)

    The chinese make us Asians proud actually.

    It’s like going to a concert, not everything is what it seems.But in the end it’s to WOW us.

    I enjoyed it

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    |1f34|-|1r3 Reply:
    August 17th, 2008 at 6:04 am

    yeah.. I agree..I usually doesn’t find Olympics interesting but with so many world records shattered…I put some interest in it now..

    and we might have another Malaysian RM1 million richer today..

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  14. John Bull on Sun, 24th Aug 2008 3:45 pm

    You are just jealous of China. You coward guys. haha..

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    |1f34|-|1r3 Reply:
    August 25th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

    yeah..right..we’re damn jealous !! :razz:

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