More details about the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics are coming! Zhang Yimou mentioned a "prop" that has been prepared for many years

As the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics approaches, Zhang Yimou revealed more details.

Creative work began two and a half years ago

In 2018, a "prop" was prepared

Zhang Yimou introduced that the creative work of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics actually began two and a half years ago, and many attempts were made.

Although in the earlier past, he could not predict that he would become a "double Olympic person", Zhang Yimou's Olympic feelings were very deep, and he has been preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics.

In 2018, when preparing for the SCO Qingdao Summit lighting and fireworks show, he prepared a "prop", because the SCO performance venue was small and useless, "left to the future Olympic Games, (although) it was not known at that time", and it was not used in the 2019 National Day 70th anniversary party, and it was left behind by mistake. At the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, this "prop" can indeed be used, "which can be seen as a kind of preparation."

Zhang Yimou revealed that this "prop" is closely related to China's scientific and technological strength, and at the same time it is very simple, safe and controllable.

The opening ceremony is expected to last no more than 100 minutes

There are probably fewer than 3,000 actors

Compared with the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is relatively compact and is expected to take no more than 100 minutes.

The opening ceremony of theatrical performances of less than 3,000 actors, the performance into a part of the ceremony, back and forth, so that the entire opening ceremony in one go.

A new technology for actors to interact precisely with snowflakes

Previously, Zhang Yimou revealed that the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics used a sense of interaction captured in real time by the big scene, "that is to say, you may see the flow of snowflakes and actors on some venues, which is completely interactive, where people go, where the snowflakes go, or the snowflakes will be separated and let people out." This kind of interaction is not something you can do with accurate rehearsals or precise synthesis of videos and people, and something like this requires new technology. ”

Zhang Yimou also said: "We have a special link called 'Salute to the People', which can reveal these four words. It is to let ordinary people stand on the stage, including in the hot stage and performance session, we all hope that the people will participate as much as possible. "At that time, there will be linkage with all parts of the country and Zhangjiakou in Hebei."

Source: China Youth Daily