Lego Olympics! Enjoy!

Team Singapore clinched a Silver!

Even though we lost to China, I'm still proud that we managed to clinch a 2nd place. Congrats to Team Singapore.

What ELSE did China fake during the Olympics?

This is a follow-up of my previous post on 'What did China fake during the Olympics'. Some Marists have responded by highlighting another fake - the sweet little girl singing during the opening ceremony was merely lip-syncing. So, what happened to the real singer? Well, they told the poor little girl that she was not attractive enough! Thanks Xinhan (not too sure what class you are in) and Jun Xiang (4L) for bringing this up. Anyway here's the now famous photos of the 2 girls.

I thought the real singer is quite cute. She may not be your typical saccharine sweet kind (which I personally DO NOT like), but if you doll her up a little, I'm sure she'll look presentable enough. Even if they DIE, DIE (pardon the Singlish lah) MUST HAVE a sweet little thing up there, then get a sweet little girl with a good enough voice! Don't reject someone and then still exploit her!

What does the vice president of the Beijing Olympic organizing committee has to say to the uproar?

Wang Wei, vice president of the Beijing Olympic organising committee, said an artistic decision was made by the producers of the ceremony and that he did not believe it was unethical.

"I do not see there is anything wrong with it," he said ~ Channelnewsasia

For those who are not aware, China has inposed a MEDIA BLACKOUT on this whole saga.

What did China 'fake' during the Olympics?

As the ceremony got under way with a dramatic, drummed countdown, viewers watching at home and on giant screens inside the Bird's Nest National Stadium watched as a series of giant footprints outlined in fireworks processed gloriously above the city from Tiananmen Square.

What they did not realise was that what they were watching was in fact computer graphics, meticulously created over a period of months and inserted into the coverage electronically at exactly the right moment. The fireworks were there for real, outside the stadium.

But those responsible for filming the extravaganza decided in advance it would be
impossible to capture all 29 footprints from the air. As a result, only the last, visible from the camera stands inside the Bird's Nest was captured on film.

The trick was revealed in a local Chinese newspaper, the Beijing Times, at the weekend. Gao Xiaolong, head of the visual effects team for the ceremony, said it had taken almost a year to create the 55-second sequence.

Meticulous efforts were made to ensure the sequence was as unnoticeable as possible: they sought advice from the Beijing meteorological office as to how to recreate the hazy effects of Beijing's smog at night, and inserted a slight camera shake effect to simulate the idea that it was filmed from a helicopter. ~ Telegraph

Wow! Even though it's faked, you've got to give it to them for the effort!

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