Fake Fireworks

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The opening ceremonies for the Beijing Olympics was the most watched thing on TV, but did you know that alot of the fireworks were faked?(Photo credit : CBC)All of the airborne camera views you were really watching, was really a 3D graphics sequence that took almost a year to produce. It even included a 'camera shake' to mimic the effect of filming from a helicopter. The designers even added some haziness to simulate the polluted Beijing skyline. The dupe was revealed by China's Beijing Times. Speaking to the paper, the man responsible for the animation said he was pleased with the result. The footprint fireworks were there for real, but they wanted to make sure it turned out perfect - so they recreated them instead.