Sochi Olympic Opening Ceremonies Live Chat

[dvsDave]

There are a LOT of elements being flown at the moment, this is incredible!

 

[rsmentele]

The figures remind me of a Christmas display

 

[wolfman005]

Not just flat out flying either. All of them have roll, yaw, and pitch control in addition to XYZ movement.

 

[wolfman005]

Pyro time!

 

[llecount]

Ok now that was pretty cool how they did the torch.

 

[wolfman005]

I have some great ideas for my high school which is hosting a special Olympics.

 

[dvsDave]

Very cool torch! Sweet pyro!

 

[rsmentele]

I didn't think the old guy was gonna make it....

 

[dvsDave]

I can't wait for my new t-shirt to arrive!

 

[dvsDave]

So, recap. Were the Sochi Opening Ceremonies better than London or Beijing?

 

[josh88]

The projections were awesome, the flying elements were great and the scale of scenic elements were great. Overall I liked London better. I felt like a lot of the "chaos" looked better with London. Some of the red on red industrial stuff got muddy and then all of the road and newspaper projections got a bit busy for me, London had it organized in a way that looked cleaner visually. But the aerial coordination and the scale made for some great moments.


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[lighttechy]

I doubt anything will top Beijing for long while, simply because they put everything into their Olympics. The size, complexity, and coordination are really second to none. That said, it's exactly why London chose to make their ceremony the way they did. They knew it, and they didn't try to compete with it in the same ways. I was impressed with the ring forging from London, but the show wasn't as "big" as either Beijing or Sochi. Sochi is definitely bigger "feeling" to me than Beijing, but only in the scale, they went for a very large feel with minimalist elements (the elements themselves not always being minimal by any means).

Pity it will probably be remembered for its failures rather than the technological marvel that it is.

 

[zmb]

First, everyone's camera flash shows up on TV but isn't doing squat for the audience's photos.

Loving the bright colors for the intro sequence after the Parade of Nations. That projected floor is flat out neat.

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[zmb]

Those are some impressive strobes too. Effect works on the whole room im in.

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[gafftaper]

Just got home at 10:30 pm in time to see the EL wire jellyfish hats. This ceremony is going on forever!

 

[MarshallPope]

Does anyone have a (legal, of course...) source to watch this online? I had a show tonight, and now I'm not finding it on NBC or anywhere.

 

[JohnD]

This just in......the snoflake snafu was all the stage managers fault.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olymp...-about-opening-ceremony-glitch-223348111.html

 

[wolfman005]

To add to what John provided here is the Huffington Post edition.

 

[wolfman005]

So the guy who was supposivly responsible for the snowflake malfunction is dead?

Is this a reputable site?

 

[josh88]

Daily currant is satire, like the onion.


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