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there is reason why in those 5 minutes you see them together in same shot with audience only 2 times and only for few seconds there is reason why most of the s

by Markoff 8mo ago

there is reason why in those 5 minutes you see them together in same shot with audience only 2 times and only for few seconds there is reason why most of the shots are not wide angle showing whole scene, seems they learned their lesson from last year where you could easily see on the edges all the failures this was heavily edited and repeated, I mean is it really surprising considering all CGI you see during whole gala? I watched whole 5 hours (though skimmed through a lot), they just can't make show same as seen by real people on the site, what you see in TV is very different from what audience has seen edit: the whole gala show is recording, it would be impossible to organize such event across many cities with so many performances live, olympics opening ceremony is walk in the park compared to this

krackers 8mo ago
>this was heavily edited and repeated While I don't know whether this was indeed broadcast live, at least this recording is missing a section since as the YT comments point out at 1:25 the staffs appear out of nowhere.
- somenameforme 8mo ago
  Can you elaborate on where? I'm not seeing anything at all at 1:25. This is a timestamp to 1:24: https://youtu.be/mUmlv814aJo?t=84 https://youtu.be/mUmlv814aJo?t=84 I was initially somewhat skeptical as well because this looks like a surprisingly massive leap in robotics capability, but haven't been able to find anything particularly sus.
  - polishdude20 8mo ago
    Start watching at like 1:19 and see the kids don't have their own staff. Then at around 1:24 they do.
    - somenameforme 8mo ago
      Ahhh! When he said staffs I assumed he meant people, not staves! Yeah, that's 100% CG. Here [1] you can see where the kids take a stance where it was to be edited in, and if you pause at the exact moment - it looks pretty bad, with something like a lightsaber just popping in the kid's hand. Hmmm. Not sure what to make of this. I wish it was possible to see the raw unedited footage. It makes me question everything else. [1] - https://youtu.be/mUmlv814aJo?t=82 https://youtu.be/mUmlv814aJo?t=82
      - unsnap_biceps 8mo ago
        If you watch at 0.25 speed, you can see the staff is actually a magician's cane. It's a coiled up bit of plastic that springs open when you release the ends. You can see similar tricks on YouTube, like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-j6G4sPwWU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-j6G4sPwWU
        jhanschoo 8mo ago
        That's true, and the wobbliness of the cane is indeed characteristic of this device.
        somenameforme 8mo ago
        That definitely does seem viable. I suppose never say 100%...
        krackers 8mo ago
        That's fair, I think the fact that at 1:16 when they land on the floor one hand remains coiled as if holding something in it makes that a likely possibility. Guess I wasn't expecting a magic trick!
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    - Splinelinus 8mo ago
      I think you're seeing a magic trick that's been around forever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-KDuOvMAfQ&t=80s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-KDuOvMAfQ&t=80s
- torben-friis 8mo ago
  Have you seen the full gala? There are many sections where they interlace full intense cgi, it’s kinda like the new apple conference transitions where they purposefully don’t aim for reality, more like an enhanced experience that may or not have a purely live version.
ddxv 8mo ago
Yeah, I noticed the heavy editing of the gala this year too and it was very disappointing. Even in tons of performances / dances where they really shouldn't have needed to there were obvious cinematic shots were not 'live' from the same recording. While for the robots I can imagine the pressure might have lead to editing a few takes, it really took away from the regular dancing performances and made it feel a bit more like watching a heavily edited music video.
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seekdeep 8mo ago
> there is reason why in those 5 minutes you see them together in same shot with audience only 2 times and only for few seconds Reason: otherwise, you will be asking what happens when the shot is switched between the stage and the audience.

by Markoff 8mo ago

krackers 8mo ago

>this was heavily edited and repeated While I don't know whether this was indeed broadcast live, at least this recording is missing a section since as the YT comments point out at 1:25 the staffs appear out of nowhere.

somenameforme 8mo ago
Can you elaborate on where? I'm not seeing anything at all at 1:25. This is a timestamp to 1:24: https://youtu.be/mUmlv814aJo?t=84 https://youtu.be/mUmlv814aJo?t=84 I was initially somewhat skeptical as well because this looks like a surprisingly massive leap in robotics capability, but haven't been able to find anything particularly sus.
- polishdude20 8mo ago
  Start watching at like 1:19 and see the kids don't have their own staff. Then at around 1:24 they do.
  - somenameforme 8mo ago
    Ahhh! When he said staffs I assumed he meant people, not staves! Yeah, that's 100% CG. Here [1] you can see where the kids take a stance where it was to be edited in, and if you pause at the exact moment - it looks pretty bad, with something like a lightsaber just popping in the kid's hand. Hmmm. Not sure what to make of this. I wish it was possible to see the raw unedited footage. It makes me question everything else. [1] - https://youtu.be/mUmlv814aJo?t=82 https://youtu.be/mUmlv814aJo?t=82
    - unsnap_biceps 8mo ago
      If you watch at 0.25 speed, you can see the staff is actually a magician's cane. It's a coiled up bit of plastic that springs open when you release the ends. You can see similar tricks on YouTube, like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-j6G4sPwWU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-j6G4sPwWU
      - jhanschoo 8mo ago
        That's true, and the wobbliness of the cane is indeed characteristic of this device.
      - somenameforme 8mo ago
        That definitely does seem viable. I suppose never say 100%...
      - krackers 8mo ago
        That's fair, I think the fact that at 1:16 when they land on the floor one hand remains coiled as if holding something in it makes that a likely possibility. Guess I wasn't expecting a magic trick!
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  - Splinelinus 8mo ago
    I think you're seeing a magic trick that's been around forever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-KDuOvMAfQ&t=80s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-KDuOvMAfQ&t=80s
torben-friis 8mo ago
Have you seen the full gala? There are many sections where they interlace full intense cgi, it’s kinda like the new apple conference transitions where they purposefully don’t aim for reality, more like an enhanced experience that may or not have a purely live version.

ddxv 8mo ago

Yeah, I noticed the heavy editing of the gala this year too and it was very disappointing. Even in tons of performances / dances where they really shouldn't have needed to there were obvious cinematic shots were not 'live' from the same recording. While for the robots I can imagine the pressure might have lead to editing a few takes, it really took away from the regular dancing performances and made it feel a bit more like watching a heavily edited music video.

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seekdeep 8mo ago

> there is reason why in those 5 minutes you see them together in same shot with audience only 2 times and only for few seconds Reason: otherwise, you will be asking what happens when the shot is switched between the stage and the audience.