(24 Aug 2008)
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Wide shot of fireworks over Tiananmen Square to mark end of Olympic Games
2. Wide of fireworks over temple roof
3. Close-up of fireworks
4. Mid of police security with fireworks in background
5. Wide of police security with fireworks in background
6. Mid of people watching and taking photos
7. Close-up of woman with little girl covering her ears
8. Wide of crowd next to police security
9. Close-up of woman taking photo of fireworks with her camera
10. Close-up of fireworks
11. Wide shot of fireworks over lake, located north of Beijing's "Forbidden City"
12. Wide of trees, then tilt up to fireworks
13. Wide shot people coming out of National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
14. Mid shot of people taking photos, crowds walking past behind
15. Mid shot of Chinese woman waving Chinese flag and toy Olympic torch
16. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lu Nan, Chinese Olympic Games spectator
"The Olympics is over but the Olympic spirit is still here. Beijing is more beautiful; people like to exercise more. I think it is indeed a very successful Olympics."
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Jackie Lauff, Australian Olympic Games spectator:
"Unreal! Congratulations to Beijing for a fantastic Olympic Games."
18. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Wang Tianjun, Chinese Olympic Games spectator:
"Our dreams of a hundred years have been fulfilled."
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Max Rothkoaf, German Olympic Games spectator:
"It's a sad feeling, like, seeing the flame disappear. So, it's all over now, starts again in four years in London."
20. Wide of Chinese girl with toy torches and leaping
21. Mid shot of young girl with toy torch on father's shoulders, waving goodbye
22. Mid shot of crowd walking out of National Stadium
STORYLINE:
Spectators spilled out of Beijing's National Stadium on Sunday night after the spectacular closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, many waving toy Olympic torches which were part of a gift pack given to everyone who attended the ceremony.
Tourists and Chinese alike were full of praise for the way the Chinese had staged the 2008 Olympic Games.
"Unreal! Congratulations to Beijing for a fantastic Olympic Games," said Jackie Lauff, an Australian who had travelled to China for the Games.
"Our dreams of a hundred years have been fulfilled," said Chinese spectator Wang Tianjun.
But although the sixteen day long event has officially come to an end, for some the legacy will live on.
"The Olympics is over but the Olympic spirit is still here. Beijing is more beautiful; people like to exercise more. I think it is indeed a very successful Olympics," said Chinese spectator Lu Nan.
The Olympic Games ended with as much style as it began.
A superstar-studded closing ceremony capped a 16-day pageant of state-of-the-art logistics and astounding athletic feats.
Tenor Placido Domingo was on hand, joining a Chinese soprano in a lyrical duet. Soccer icon David Beckham and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page were there, helping London take the reins as host-to-be of the 2012 games.
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