The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest . It started at 20:00 Chinese Standard Time (UTC 8) on Friday, August 8, 2008, as the number 8 is considered profitable. The number 8 is associated with prosperity and confidence in Chinese culture. The artistic part of the ceremony consists of two parts entitled "Brilliant Civilizations" and "Era of Glory" respectively. The first part highlights Chinese civilization and the second part showcases modern China and dreams of harmony among the people of the world. The stadium is full of 91,000 capacity according to the organizers.
The ceremony was directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, who was president and assisted by Chinese choreographers Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya. The music director for the ceremony is composer Chen Qigang. Noted because of its focus on ancient Chinese culture, and for its creativity, as well as being the first to use weather modification technology to prevent rain. The final ascent to the torch featured Olympic gymnast Li Ning, who seemed to run through the air around the stadium membrane. Featuring 15,000 players, the ceremony lasts for more than four hours and is reportedly costing more than US $ 100 million to produce. The opening ceremony was lauded by spectators and a lot of international pressure as spectacular and fascinating, and by many accounts "the biggest in the history of the Olympics".
Video 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Attending a head of state
More than 100 heads of state, heads of government and sovereignty attended the opening ceremony. The number of heads of state attending the opening ceremony was the largest in Olympic history.
Maps 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Event sequence
Countdown
The welcome ceremony begins with a flame and an ancient Chinese watch, awakened by the light of time from the sky, lighting a bronze drum in 2008. The drum, running like a time machine, forms giant numbers (in Arabic and Chinese numerals) to count down the last seconds to the Olympics.
The welcoming ceremony - Song-Fou
The 2008 drummer plays the bronze drummer Fou and sings a quote from The Analects of Confucius written 2000 years ago: "Is not it nice to have friends coming from afar?" to welcome friends from all over the world.
Traces of History and the Olympic Ring
Fireworks are triggered at a speed of one second per second; each representing one of the 29 Olympics, marking the Beijing Olympics as the modern-day XXIX Olympics. The 29th trail arrived at Bird's Nest and transformed into Star Olympic Rings. Furthermore, the rings were picked up by twenty "fairy Dunhuang" (Buddhist angels of the Mogao Cave).
National flag raising ceremony
The attention then changed to 56 youngsters representing 56 modern ethnic Chinese groups, and dressed in their own costumes. They marched on the flag of the People's Republic of China as a young red-shirt girl, 9-year-old Lin Miaoke (???? LÃÆ'n MiÃÆ' ok? ), seen performing "Ode to the Motherland", imitating Yang Peiyi's voice. Only a third of "Ode to the Motherland" is sung, to save time. The flag of the People's Republic of China was then handed over to eight well-dressed People's Army soldiers carrying flags on slow and sluggish footsteps to the flag podium and the Chinese March of the Volunteers singing was sung by a 224-membered choir as the flag was raised.
Artistic Section
The Artistic section tells about the history and art of China.
- Includes historic scrolls
- And bamboo and bird books
1. Scroll Painting
At the beginning of the section, Beautiful Olympics , a short film, screened depicting papermaking, another of the Four Great Discovery, ends with a rolled scroll painting to set the stage for the next segment. Ceramics, porcelain vessels and other Chinese artifacts are emitted on a giant LED roll, representing the first of China's Four Great Inventions, papers, and animated chart displays, slowly unfurling. In the center there is a piece of white canvas paper, which then accompanies a dance show costumed black whose hands hide a brush that has been dipped into the ink. They perform the dance while leaving their mark on the white paper block, reminiscent of Chinese ink and washing paintings. This is accompanied by the guqin sound, the ancient seven-string lute of China, as played by Chen Leiji (S: ???, T: ???, P: ChÃÆ'Ã… © n LÃÆ' Â © ij? >). The LED scroll then shows a rare old painting by Wang Ximeng. 2. Written characters
The giant coil was then moved sideways to show a moving 897 type 897 moving block of fluid forming three variations of characters? ( HÃÆ' Â © "harmony" ), representing the third major Chinese invention: the type of moving press. Characters are shown, in sequence, in bronze inscriptions, Seal scripts and KaisScript (Chinese Modern manuscripts). Perpetrators in the Zhou era outfit representing "3000 Disciples of Confucius", carrying bamboo slips, quoting quotes from Analects : "Is not it nice to have friends coming from afar?" (??????, ????) and "All men are brothers in Four Seas" (????, ????). The blocks were transformed into smaller versions of the Great Wall, which then gave rise to peach flowers, the Chinese symbol for openness. At the end of the sequence, the top of the type block moves out to reveal 897 players, who are waving vigorously into the crowd, indicating that individual block type blocks are not controlled and synchronized computers, but rather the combined efforts of a perfect 897 synchronized player.
3. Opera
The next segment saw ancient terracotta troops and Chinese operas, followed by Beijing opera doll shows. The Wusheng type of Beijing opera player is also enforced.
4. The Silk Path
A Dunhuang fairy dance on paper - which has become a golden desert under projection, held by hundreds of men in the clothes of an ancient diplomatic envoy. On the giant rolls is a depiction of the ancient Silk Road on land.. This is followed by a procession of men, with a blue costume, which with a large paddle jung formation, symbolizing Zheng He expedition. A player who holds other Chinese inventions, a compass, in its ancient form, a metal spoon floating in a color changeable vessel, dances in the center of a giant LED roll that shows a sailboat image and a Cheng Ho travel map seven times sailing the Maritime Silk Road in the Dynasty Sun.
5. Li and Yue (Ritual and Music)
This segment represents the prosperity of ancient China as the "State of Li and Yue". Accompanied by music Kunqu , one of the oldest surviving Chinese operas, the giant rolls expand and showcase some of the beautiful classic ancient paintings of the Tang Dynasty, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing. At this point, the two rows of huge royal dragon pillars called huabiao (S: ??, T: ??, P: HuÃÆ'¡bi? O ) appear and extend to sky, with the performers dancing in an ancient tone Ch? nji? ng Hu? YuÃÆ'¨yÃÆ'¨ (?????), like the pink and orange fireworks that go above.
6. Starlight
Then follow the modern segment where five-year-old Lang Lang and Li Muzi pianists performed the melody of the Yellow River Cantata. In the vicinity of the pianist, an ocean of glowing rainbow-shaped luminescent swinging like a shared wave to suggest the Yellow River flow. The shining players, symbolizing modern China, then set themselves up in the form of the Dove of Peace, whose wings then move as the players move. They formed a bird's nest from the Beijing National Stadium. When a young girl flew a kite - as well as Chinese discovery - above them in the air, the lights of the players twinkle in a complicated pattern.
7. Nature
The TÃÆ' ijÃÆ'quÃÆ'¡n performance by 2008 master shows the fluid motion achieved when in tune with nature. They demonstrate martial arts when combining to form human geometric mass formations. A skit performed with school kids drawing and coloring paper scrolls and chanting poems. These are the same children who represent 56 ethnic Chinese groups. They symbolize the Green Olympics (to protect the world). As their series ends, the giant white paper is lifted vertically to reveal images of mountains and water with a smiling face as the sun. Then, there was a lightweight presentation that showed the birds flying brightly colored, symbolizing the rebirth of the phoenix and the bird's nest stadium itself.
8. Dreaming
The next segment is a celestial show and the arrival of astronauts that symbolize China's space exploration, with a giant, 60-foot, 16-ton soccer structure representing the earth. 58 acrobat slips up, sideways or upside down on its surface, which then turns into a shining giant Chinese lantern.
9. Theme song
Chinese singer Liu Huan and British singer Sarah Brightman stand on the main stage and sing the theme song of the 2008 Olympics: "You and Me" with global international international countries under 204 countries around the world.
2.008 players then stretched out an umbrella with smiling faces of young children. This is followed by red and orange fireworks in the form of a smiling face. Representatives from 56 ethnic groups danced strong folk dances.
Parade of nations
The athletes who took part in the 29th Olympic march of countries marched to the center of the stadium.
In accordance with the Olympic tradition, the Greek national team, which hosted the last Summer Olympics, in Athens, came in first, in honor of Greece's status as the birthplace of the Olympics, while the host country came last. Traditionally, countries are ordered in alphabetical order of the host country's national language (or if there is more than one, more dominant than the host city language); because Chinese writing is not alphabetical, teams parade with the first character sequence sequences of their respective country names in Simplified Chinese.
Countries with the same number of strokes in the first character are sorted by the order of five basic punches in Chinese characters (?,?,?,? And?). If the names of two or more countries have the same first character, then they are ordered according to the stroke sequence of the second character. For example, Latvian (Chinese: ???? ), Great Britain (Chinese: ?? ), and the British Virgin Islands (Chinese: ??????? ) are 114, 115, and 116 to be entered in sequence while the first character of their name is all eight strokes. However, the first Latvian stroke character sequence (?) Is ???????? while England is ????????. The third stroke of Latvia (?) Was before England (?), Which gave Latvia a priority to England. The United Kingdom and the British Virgin Islands have the same first character,?. But the second in the English name is ?, which has 8 punches, while the second in the British Virgin Islands is ?, which has 12 strokes. Thus the United Kingdom entered before the British Virgin Islands. Guinea (Chinese: ??? ) is the second country to enter Greece because it only takes two strokes to write the first character in the country name (?). Australia (China: ???? ) line up to -202, right in front of Zambia (Chinese: ??? ), which is the last country to line up before China. The first character of the names of these countries (? and ? ) is written with 15 and 16 sweeps each.
Broadcasters at the stadium read out the names of countries marching in French, English (official Olympic language), and Standard Chinese Language with music accompanying the athletes as they enter the stadium. The main signs of the delegation, carried by young Chinese women in red dresses, are named in these three languages: Chinese versions in traditional Chinese calligraphy; and above it in two other languages, using a Roman alphabet letter that mimics a calligraphy brush.
The Chinese names of most countries are condensed into their short forms whenever possible. For example, Bosnia and Herzegovina (??????????) entered as ?? Bohei in Chinese, while Saudi Arabia (?????) comes in as simple as ?? Shate . One exception is the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which enters in Chinese as the full term (???????????) due to a Macedonia naming dispute (though the country is sorted by its short name, ???). China entered as People's Republic of China/RÃÆ' Â © publique populaire de Chine in English and French, but only as ?? Zhongguo in Chinese, the most common short name. ????? (Indonesia) is used instead, ???? (Malaysia) is used, is not it ??, and ??? (Qatar) is used instead?
The athletes marched along the rail to the center of the stadium, which is surrounded by Chinese cheerleaders who welcomed the white of each contingent. When they do so, they will step on the colored ink before stepping on Chinese paintings done before by children and performing artists.
Throughout the Parade of Nations, Olympic athletes are treated to traditional music performances, elected directly by Chinese Olympic committees from around the world. Each ensemble represents the continent of five Olympic rings. The groups include Chinese orchestra, Scottish Bagpipers, Mains of Fintry Pipe Band, Aboriginal musicians and Australian dancers (William Barton), drummers from South Africa (Drum Cafe), and North American Mariachi Mujer 2000 mariachi group.
Unlike previous years, North Korea and South do not send united teams; their athletes lined up separately as the Republic of Korea (South Korea, China: ?? ) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea, China): ?? ????????? ). Taiwan lined up under the name "Chinese Taipei" (Chinese: ???? ; pinyin: >>>> Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Zh Táib? I ) according to the 1989 agreement and the Olympic Games since then - and the Chinese media have followed it, referring to Taiwan as the > Zhonghua Taibei instead of used and controversial Zhongguo Taibei (Chinese: ???? ; pinyin: < span lang = "zh-latn-pinyin"> Zh? ngguÃÆ'³ TÃÆ'¡ib? I , literally "Taipei, China").
The Chinese contingent, the latter, was led by Yao Ming and Lin Hao, a 9-year-old primary school student who had rescued two schoolmates during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
Speech by president
Liu Qi, chairman of the Beijing Olympic Committee, gave a speech in Mandarin to welcome athletes. His Excellency Count Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, followed by a speech in English, praised the Chinese for their warm welcome and effort. The Count urges athletes to "have fun" and doping rejects and improving the performance of drugs. This reminder is reaffirmed in French. After that, Hu Jintao, China's most important leader, officially announced the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics by speaking in Mandarin:
On behalf of the 29th Olympics, I officially announced the Beijing Olympics... open.
Setelah itu, bendera Olimpiade dibawa oleh delapan mantan atlet dari Tiongkok.
- Zhang Xielin (tenis meja)
- Pan Duo (Pendaki gunung Everest)
- Zheng Fengrong (atletik)
- Yang Yang (A) (speed skating jalur pendek)
- Yang Ling (menembak)
- Mu Xiangxiong (berenang)
- Xiong Ni (menyelam)
- Li Lingwei (badminton)
They then pass the flag to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) army and the Olympic song played when the flag is raised. The 80 children's multinational choir sang the Olympic song in Greek. Chinese table tennis champion Zhang Yining and arbitrator Huang Liping took an Olympic oath, representing athletes and officials respectively.
There is a short dance presentation, followed by bright yellow fireworks - representing the release of peace doves.
Torch relay and cauldron lighting
At this point, the Olympic flame enters the stadium as a continuation of Beijing's relay foot from the outside. The Olympic torch was broadcast around the stadium by seven athletes, and eventually forwarded to Li Ning, a former Olympic gymnast, the eighth and final athlete.
The eight athletes, in order:
- Xu Haifeng (filming, China's first Olympic gold medalist in any event, 1984)
- Gao Min (dive, China's first Olympic gold medalist in any event, 1988 and 1992)
- Li Xiaoshuang (gymnastics, first gymnast in China, world champion and Olympic gold medalist, 1992 and 1996)
- Zhan Xugang (weightlifter, China's first double Olympic gold medalist in lifting weights, 1996 and 2000)
- Zhang Jun (badminton, double Olympic gold medalist in mixed doubles doubles, 2000 and 2004)
- Chen Zhong (taekwondo, China's first and double taekwondo gold medalist, 2000 and 2004)
- Sun Jinfang (volleyball, team member who won the first major Chinese championship in the sports team)
- Li Ning (gymnastics, athletes most decorated in China at the first Olympics, 1984)
Li Ning, who was suspended by a wire, then appeared horizontally along the stadium wall to the Olympic pot, which is still unseen. As he ran along the top wall of the stadium, the projection showed an open scroll in front of him, which was broadcast with a recording of previous torch relays around the world. At the last moment, the spotlight revealed the last resting place of the Olympic flame, which appeared during the torch. A colossal torch located at the top of the stadium is lit by a large proportional fuse.
A spectacular fireworks of various colors and shapes, some projected Olympic rings, others form circles, flowers outside, fountains or floats, accompanied by the end of the ceremony. The ceremony ends at 12:09 am, August 9, 2008 CST, which is slower than the planned time: 11:30, 8 August.
Encore
As the audience began to exit the stadium, singers from Mainland China and Hong Kong came to the stage to provide music as a way to make the audience stop at once. Jackie Chan, Karen Mok, Han Hong, and Sun Nan (??) sang the first song, "Stand Up", while Andy Lau, Nicolas Tse, Joey Yung, Wakin Chau, Wang Feng and Sun Yue sang the second song, "Cheering to live". Because the ceremony has gone on over time, this portion is not broadcast on television.
Creative team
The creative team for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing consists of a list of famous people. The artistic performance of the Opening Ceremony, entitled "Beautiful Olympics", has internationally acclaimed filmmakers Zhang Yimou as Director-General, and Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya as Deputy Director General. The core planning team consists of some of the best artists and technologists in the world, including Yu Jianping, Lu Jiankang, Cai Guoqiang, Chen Qigang, British stagecraft designer Mark Fisher, Chen Yan, Sha Xiaolang, Japanese designer Eiko Ishioka, Xu Jiahua, Cheng Xiaodong, and Tan Dun.
In 2006, the Beijing Organizing Committee (BOCOG) initially chose American filmmaker Steven Spielberg, Yves Pepin, head of the French entertainment group ECA2, and the opening ceremony director of Sydney Games Ric Birch as a special consultant.
After working in collaboration with Artistic Director Zhang Yimou on original creative and production proposals for BOCOG, David Zolkwer, Project Director for the 2004 Athens Olympic Ceremonies was officially commissioned to provide ongoing Creative and Production consultations for the Opening Ceremony directly to BOCOG along with colleagues -Mark Auckland (Technical) and Celia Smith (Production) - all working for Jack Morton Worldwide at the time.
In February 2008, Spielberg withdrew from his role as adviser in protest over alleged continued Chinese support from the Sudanese government and ongoing violence in the Darfur region. American composer Quincy Jones offered to write the theme song for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and decided to stay and contribute to the Beijing Olympics. Chinese filmmaker Ang Lee is also part of the team that created the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.
Gillian Chung was originally scheduled to become a player at the opening ceremony, but due to photo scandal Edison Chen, director Zhang Yimou succeeded him and his partner Charlene Choi (not involved in the photo incident) with PRC C-pop acting A-One. A-One is not part of the show on August 8th.
Incidents and controversies
Accidents during training
Liu Yan, one of China's top Chinese dancers, fell from a three-meter platform during training on July 27, 2008 and suffered a severe spinal cord injury. He was paralyzed down after a six-hour operation. Although he did not appear in the ceremony, the deputy director Zhang Jigang confirmed Liu's name was written in the program as a main dancer.
In an interview after visiting Liu Yan at the hospital, Director Zhang Yimou said, "I feel sorry for Liu Yan, my heart is full of regret, I am very sorry Liu Yan is a hero He sacrifices a lot for the Olympics, for me, for the ceremony opening ceremony. "Shortly after the opening ceremony, in a previous media interview, Zhang stated:" I regret many things, many details of this show, many things I can do better, for example, there are players who are hurt. therefore.. "
Leak exercise
South Korea's Broadcasting System (SBS) secretly filmed the opening ceremony drills and leaked its parts, violating the ban by the Executing Committee. The video was uploaded on YouTube on July 30, 2008, but it was deleted as soon as it was uploaded. However, some additional videos have been uploaded by other users. The Inquiry committee investigated the unauthorized filming, and on August 6, 2008, banned the SBS cameras inside the stadium during the ceremony in retaliation for the leak.
Girl slips lips to record by another singer
The song "Ode to the Motherland" appeared to be sung by Lin Miaoke at the ceremony, but it turns out she imitated her appearance for recording by another girl, Yang Peiyi. It was a last-minute decision to use lip-synching, following the Politburo's objection to Lin's voice. Executive Director of the International Olympic Committee, Gilbert Felli defends the use of more photogenic double. Despite the good names of Lin Miaoke and Yang Peiyi appearing in the program notes, most who watched the broadcast were unaware of Yang Peiyi's role until a few days later when music director Chen Qigang admitted it.
Performers at previous Olympic opening ceremonies sometimes synchronized with recordings of their own performances, such as tenor Luciano Pavarotti at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, due to his pancreatic cancer. Then the nine-year-old Eleonora Benetti was also shrouded with previous recordings of the Italian National Anthem. The Sydney Symphony Orchestra appeared to perform at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, but the music audience heard was fully recorded before, with some music recorded by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Computer fireworks simulation
Television coverage of the fireworks show featuring 29 "footprints" of fireworks outside the stadium simulated by computer animation. Twenty-nine sets of fireworks in the form of footprints completely went out, but it was decided that it would be difficult and dangerous to get a good shot from a helicopter that captured all 29 footsteps (which exploded every two seconds), so the CGI of 27 footprints was made for broadcast television, and only the last two were filmed live. The 55-second screen takes BOCOG a year for choreography. The substitution of the CGI recordings was mentioned during the pending time of the US broadcast of the ceremony at NBC by broadcasters Matt Lauer and Bob Costas.
Children representing minority groups
On August 15, Wang Wei, vice president of BOCOG, confirmed that children who appeared in the costume opening ceremony of 56 modern Chinese ethnic groups belonged not to the ethnic minorities shown by their costumes, as described in the publicity material. , but otherwise all or most are members of Han Chinese majority. Wang said it was "traditional" and unusual for Chinese actors to wear different ethnic costumes.
Reception
Count Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, described the ceremony as "spectacular" and "an unforgettable and memorable ceremony celebrating the imagination, originality and energy of the Beijing Olympics." He also praised the Beijing National Stadium as "one of the new wonders of the world" and "the fitting setting for the Amazing Opening Ceremony." Hein Verbruggen, Member of the IOC and Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the XXIX Olympic Games, called the ceremony "a night to remember", "a stunning peak of seven years of planning and preparation" and "unprecedented success" that exceeded all expectations.
The AFP called it "a spectacular opening ceremony." The BBC and The Times agreed to call it a fascinating and spectacular show in Beijing. The Associated Press praised the show as spectacular with the marching extravaganza and "interlude of spirit and magic" and became "fascinating" and noted the event away from modern politics. The USA Today describes it as an exhilarating display of Chinese art and culture tradition for thousands of years, and Art Daily declares it is a celebration of ancient Chinese history, along with luxurious costumes of the imperial dynasty different. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times commented that "the scope, precision and beauty of production is, you will agree, surprisingly." The Spanish media was impressed by the opening ceremony, with Antenna 3 describing the ceremony as "an astonishing effort," while Cuatro called it "admirable and impressive." Cadena COPE said it was "the most dramatic opening ceremony ever." Deutsche Welle of Germany also praised it as a spectacular show and firecracker, and a journey through rich Chinese history.
Steven Spielberg called the show "an unforgettable spectacle" and "arguably the grandest spectacle of the new millennium." At the end of 2008, the American Film Institute selected coverage of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics as one of their "Eight Moments of Significance" in 2008, and stated: "The opening ceremony, directed and staged by recognized Chinese makers film Zhang Yimou, marks the most important live event of the year "and describes the opening ceremony as" staged with amazing poetry. "
World leaders were also impressed by the opening ceremony. US President George W. Bush described the ceremony as "spectacular and successful". Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair called it "spectacular to end all spectaculars and may never be better."
While praise for the opening ceremony was widespread among the world's media, the Singapore newspaper The Straits Times described some of the western media's reaction as "cynical" and "hostile". The Globe and Mail has a column with the title "The iron hand behind the magic show", some questioning the "heavy military theme". Asia Times , despite hailing the show as a "stunning opening ceremony... with complete color percentages, meticulous choreography and portraits of Chinese culture and abundant history" refers to the game as one of the " not fun "in his article titled" Awe (but no laughter) in Beijing ". Artist Ai Weiwei also criticized the ceremonies, comparing them improperly with the 2012 British Olympic ceremony, which resulted in a sense of intimacy and a "clear understanding of what the British are." Others have pointed out that the ceremony committee deliberately tries to find a Chinese aesthetic that values ​​the community and works together to produce good results.
Television
Estimates of global television audiences vary: "about one billion" (Reuters); "experts estimate... more than two billion" (Wall Street Journal); "2.3 billion" (MindShare); "Billions... probably the largest live television audience in history" (Bloomberg); "3 billion" (Sky News); "nearly 4 billion" (Xinhua); "as much as 4 billion" (Washington Post); "estimated 4 billion" (McClatchy). This includes about 842 million viewers watching on Chinese broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), with polls ranging from 63 and 69 per cent of the Chinese audience population, exceeding 51-58 per cent watching the annual Lunar New Year gala network.. BBC reports five million viewers in the UK, Network Seven has 7.8 million viewers in Australia, The Hollywood Reporter said 4.4 million in France watched the ceremony, ARD estimates 7.72 million viewers in Germany, while in Italy, RAI has 5.5 million viewers, and in Spain, TVE gets 4 million viewers.
In the United States, the NBC network is delaying its broadcast for up to 12 hours to watch late evening even though Americans in a market bordering Canada can watch it on CBC Television, and others watch previous clips on YouTube and other online video sites. However, it managed to capture an average of 34.2 million viewers and a total of 69.9 million viewers. Despite this large sum, NBC's coverage is not without criticism, some of whom take the network to task for what is seen as a slight cultural incompetence during the ceremony, as described by author James Schiffman:
The athletes' parade demonstrates a clear example of CCTV proudly emphasizing the cultural peculiarities that NBC emphasizes within acceptable limits. When athletes enter the stadium, CCTV shows that banners containing country names written with brushes in Chinese and English, reflect the peculiarities of other Chinese cultures. NBC described the arrangement not as an expression of Chinese cultural pride, but in pragmatic terms that include a sense of dissatisfaction. When the athletes start marching into the stadium, Bob Costas explains why Guinea follows Greece: "There is no alphabet here, so if you expect one nation to follow the others, as they usually do at the opening ceremony, think again." Matt Lauer added, "You're out of luck so we'll have a graphic at the bottom of the screen that will give you an idea, if you look to the right, which country is approaching the tunnel." In this way, the coverage of the NBC commentators says that China does not do things as they generally do, and as viewers, you might be "out of luck" if it were not for the graphics NBC provided.
However, the Opening Ceremony in Beijing became the most watched Olympic Opening Ceremony ever held in non-US cities by American audiences, a record previously held by the 1994 Lillehammer Games. It was the largest US television show in 2008 since the Super Bowl , and it also surpassed the ratings for the 2008 Academy Awards ceremony and the end of American Idol year.
In the United States, NBC closed its broadcast with a message saying that their coverage of the opening ceremony was dedicated to the memory of Jim McKay, the longtime Olympic broadcaster with ABC rival, who died on June 7. ABC "borrowed" McKay to NBC to serve as a special correspondent during their coverage at the Salt Lake City Olympics.
See also
Media related to the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Wikimedia Commons
- the closing ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Flag of National Olympic 2008 flag bearer
- Four Great Discovery
References
External links
- Official website
- Event sequence
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