China dubbed little girl’s voice at Beijing Opening Ceremony
Remember the cute little girl in the red dress who sang “Ode to the Motherland” at the Opening Ceremony? Well, she didn’t really sing the song. Apparently, the little girl whose voice was used, Yang Peiyi, wasn’t cute enough. It was deemed bad for China’s image to show a little girl with [...]
Opening Ceremony Footprints Computer Generated
Media sources revealed today that the stunning footprint fireworks seen in the televised Opening Ceremony were inserted into the tape utilizing computer graphics. There were actual fireworks, but the organizers of the ceremony weren’t sure they could safely be captured on film by a helicopter camera. It took a year to create the [...]
Did you watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics?
A lot of you did. And, even more interesting, more of you recorded it to watch later than didn’t watch at all. With American Idol-like stats, I suppose it’s not surprising that so many of you answered that you would be watching.
Will you be watching the opening ceremony tonight?
Yes: 76% (93)
No: 11% (14)
Not [...]
Replay of NBC Olympic Opening Ceremony Broadcast
You can view a recording of the Opening Ceremony by visiting NBCOlympics.com. The video did not work for me in Internet Explorer. I had to open it in Firefox. You might have to look around a little bit to find it.
One thing that is not on there in full is the really [...]
Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Pre-show Just Started
It seems that NBC will be in usual form. Even the pre-show was full of inspiring instrumentals and serious voiceovers. But at the same time some of it does manage to pull at the heartstrings (maybe I’m just overly sentimental).
I’m off for the evening, but I’ll be back with results and my take [...]
Preview of Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies
If you just can’t wait for tonight, a few You Tube videos are already showing footage. So, if you want a sneak peek, watch the videos below.
Lopez Lomong to serve as flag bearer for U.S. team at Beijing Opening Ceremony
Yesterday, I wrote a post about ten U.S. athletes to watch. One of those I mentioned was the Sudanese “lost boy” Lopez Lomong. Now the whole world will be watching Lopez, as he has been chosen by his fellow teammates to carry the U.S. flag at the Opening Ceremonies this Friday in Beijing. [...]
Six Days Until Beijing Summer Olympics
There are only six days until the Opening Ceremonies for the Beijing Summer Olympics. Beijing officials are gearing up for the Opening Ceremonies with rehearsals that have been shrouded in secrecy. They can’t hide the fireworks, though.
Bush Will Attend Beijing Opening Ceremonies
George Bush has chosen to attend the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics despite calls from human rights activists for him to join other foreign leaders in a boycott of the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony. Is attending the right decision? It’s a really complex issue. My gut reaction is that he shouldn’t [...]
2008 Summer Olympics Theme Song
March 10th was the deadline for submitting a song to be used as the theme song for the 2008 Biejing Summer Olympics. Over 50,000 songs have been submitted. They are looking for 25 songs for the main Summer Olympic Games, and 10 songs for the Paralympics games.
“Chris Babida” was already named as the theme song [...]
British Prime Minister Will Skip Open Ceremonies Of 2008 Summer Olympics
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that he will be skipping the opening ceremony for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing China. Although, he did say that he will attend the closing ceremonies.
Other major world leaders are considering skipping the games. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has already announced that he is not going to attend [...]