I did not watched all of the live telecast of the Beijing Olympics opening, because the medication I took for my cough was seriously making me woozy, so I dozed on and off in front of my tv.
Eventually I managed to catch the ‘encore’ (repeat) telecast of the opening ceremony highlights on my local tv free-to-air channel. Like most of the world, I was impressed by the spectacular visual treat presented by the Chinese. I also got a sense of deja-vu, like I’m watching some scenes from the movies Hero and Curse of the Golden Flower. And finally, I did wonder as I watched the perfectly formed footprint fireworks, how director Zhang Yimou managed that kind of precision.
Apparently, it was really too perfect to be true – some parts of the fireworks were ‘faked’. It was all CGI! Read about it here.
That's one small click on the mouse; one giant CGI footprint for all mankind
华人万岁 by 王力宏 Wang Lee Hom
August 14, 2008 at 10:50 pm
[...] top of the ‘fake’ fireworks, it is now revealed that China has done a Milli [...]