The behind-the-scenes production of Tianci

The seven-year hardship of "Tripod"

"Godsent" is a bird movie, the movie only talks about birds, not people. But off-screen, the film crew endured difficulties that ordinary people can't imagine. Director Sun Xian, who has been filming for seven years, and photographers Yu Hui and Wang Jiantao were nicknamed "Tripods" by people in the local photography circle because they were assigned to three camera positions every day.

In order to make the shooting effect more realistic, the three of them often climbed vertical cliffs more than 6 meters high. All three were injured. Sun Xian's head was hit by a falling stone and bled, Wang Jiantao suffered multiple injuries to his legs, and female photographer Yu Hui suffered a dislocation of her lumbar spine. The filming crew also had to overcome the hardships of large temperature differences and erratic weather on the island. Sun Xian said that because the shooting period is from late April to early August every year, the temperature difference on the island is very large, and duck down jackets are required to be worn in early May. In June, the temperature increases sharply, and the surface temperature of nearly 40°C lasts for two days. Half a month, each person's face will be exposed three times a year. Heavy rain and fog will delay the shooting. When it rains, you would rather let yourself get wet than let the camera get wet. There are also dangers and difficulties such as mosquito bites, snake and insect infestations, and weight-bearing rock climbing. Yu Hui said: "At first, the snake chased me, and then I chased the snake." When she saw a snake on the island for the first time, she took pictures for a while. When she saw the snake crawling back, she dropped the camera and ran back. Later, she took the initiative to look for different postures and scenes of snakes slapping the snakes, and even took the initiative to get close to the snakes to capture the shots of the snakes attacking.

After going through many difficult experiences in photographing birds, when evacuating the island, Yu Hui said to Director Sun: "If you still want to photograph birds in the next life, then I will be a bird, and I can photograph whatever you want." fly……".