That’s Gotta Be Some Kind of Record

Michael Cervieri — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:18:26 +0000

NewTeeVee runs the numbers and reports that NBC served 75.5 million streams during the Olympics while the BBC had upwards of 200,000 concurrent viewers getting their games on.

Meanwhile, China’s state run CCTV reported to the New York Times that 100 million people accessed video streams on its Web site. Gotta be gold in there somewhere.

Beijing’s Digital Fireworks

Michael Cervieri — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:15:40 +0000

It’s long been commonplace for networks to pimp their sponsors by overlaying virtual — or digital — logos over playing fields and basketball courts. But faking an entire fireworks display? If you ooh’d and aah’d while watching the opening ceremonies last Friday, what impressed you was the digital handiwork of Gao Xiaolong, head of the visual effects team for the ceremony. The 55-second sequence took almost a year to create as motion graphics experts consulted with meteorologists about how to recreate smog in just the right light.

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That’s Gotta Be Some Kind of Record

Beijing’s Digital Fireworks