The behind-the-scenes production of the Three Kingdoms

Practical performance

The 90-episode new version of "Three Kingdoms" gives people a majestic feeling at the beginning, because the largest and most luxurious palace scene in the show appeared early. According to reports, the Qin Palace Square and Sihaiguiyi Hall located in Hengdian Film and Television City, Zhejiang are the largest filming locations used by the crew of "Three Kingdoms". In the play, it serves as the royal palace of the Han Dynasty. After the furnishings were changed, It can also be used as the main hall of the Wei State after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne. It was first built during the filming of "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", with a large pool in the middle. Wang Yitao, the art director of the production team, said: "This scene is very majestic. By using it as a scene, you can ensure that the most magnificent scene will be presented at the beginning and end of the whole play." Many film and television works have used this scene over the years. The scenery is different, but the photos are almost the same. In order to avoid similarities, the crew decided to make great efforts to transform. "This place is too big, and there are too many lights to be lit. When we shot here, we had to go three days in advance and add about 50 people to set up the lights to illuminate the place and achieve the ideal lighting effect. It can be seen that the light entering here Regular filming costs a lot of money, and it costs even more money to renovate it, so those crews gave up in the end. So this time it was our "Three Kingdoms" crew who completed the renovation, and we also spent a lot of money. , the pool was filled in, the ground was changed into three steps, the colors of the interior walls were all changed, the columns and beams were also built, and a huge jade back wall, the Emperor's Dragon Seat, etc. were also built. One scene costs millions."

Action special effects

The fighting scenes in the new version of "Three Kingdoms" are more enjoyable than the old version. When the three heroes fight Lu Bu, Lu Bu In a fight with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he suddenly "flew" off the red rabbit horse, touched the saddle with one foot, Fang Tian flicked his halberd in the air and stabbed Guan Yu, then sat down gracefully on the red rabbit. Lu Bu was a master of light kung fu. Zhang Fei and his mount fell sideways. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yide's equestrian skills were extraordinary. He gently pinched the reins and lifted the horse's head slightly, and the horse stood up with Zhang Fei on its back. It was very magical. In addition, the martial arts scenes were also shot very carefully, with the martial arts instructor demonstrating the moves on the spot, and the horse master holding the horse's head in position. In order to show realistic horse-riding and archery shots, the crew moved the shooting onto a truck to simulate the dynamics of archery. When filming Zhao Yun's horse-riding fighting scenes, the horse was also fixed and a fan was used to simulate the wind, so that close-ups and close-ups were shot. Unlike some historical films that show martial arts flying around, the new "Three Kingdoms" absolutely prohibits flying around, and it is neither frivolous nor superficial. The movements need to be real, steady, with real swords and guns, and require a strong sense of strength. The most representative one is Changbanpo Zhao Zilong, facing thousands of troops, seven in and seven out, riding the savior alone. The martial arts director said: "The wires are not used to hang the actors flying around, but to show the intensity of the blows, because the ancient warriors were very powerful, and the intensity of the blows must be ruthless and fierce to set off the The heroic moment."

Special Effects Production

The new "Three Kingdoms" uses large-scale cluster technology for the first time in a Chinese TV series to best represent thousands of troops on the battlefield. Shots of battle. This special effects technology, which had only been used in movies before, was used on a large scale in TV series for the first time. In order to reproduce the scenes in the classic scenes of "Three Kingdoms" such as "The Death of Sun Jian", "Borrowing Arrows from a Straw Boat", "Burning Red Cliff", etc., when making the special effects of the boat, the production staff first spent a lot of money to create it one-to-one in the studio. We made several real warship models, and then during the special effects production, the sky in the lens, the mountains in the background, the reflections in the water, the large-scale ship array of soldiers, the military flags fluttering in the direction of the wind, and so on, were meticulously detailed. A lot of complicated work, all of which were ignored by the special effects personnel, achieved the best combination of reality and special effects in the effect of a swarm attack on the water by tens of millions of warships. There has never been such a detailed and perfect representation of ancient water boat battles in a TV series before "Three Kingdoms". In addition, many of the actor's martial arts scenes were performed without real objects. Sha Yi, who plays Sun Ce, said in an interview that there was a scene where he was hit by an arrow in the face, but because there were no real objects, the whole process of performing was difficult. It all depended on thinking about it. Pulling out the "arrow" with your hands and showing pain is a big test of your acting skills. In the clip of the Three Heroes' Battle with Lu Bu, Lu Bu fired 18 arrows in a row, and the long arrows that smashed the pillars of the city tower were also made with special effects, which were very coherent and realistic.

The shooting process

The picture that the audience enjoys now is perfect, but the shooting process in the early stage is unimaginable by ordinary people. During the nearly one-year filming process, the entire cast experienced varying degrees of hardships, ranging from falling off a horse to covering up heat rash. No one, including Taiwanese actors Peter Ho and Ruby Lin, ever complained. bitter. It is reported that most of the martial arts scenes were done on location. Action director Lin Feng said: "I experienced severe cold and scorching heat for more than 10 months. I filmed at the tank training ground for 4 months, and I ate a lot of sand and cement dust. In In terms of action design, although the martial arts actors have protective measures, in order to show the real war scenes and action intensity, many actions have a high risk factor. More than 30 horsemen and more than 30 martial arts actors have all been injured to varying degrees. After the fire in Chibi, I went to every room to see whether there were blisters on the arms or a layer of skin burned off the legs. At least a dozen people were injured, and it was common for them to need two or three stitches. There are also horse masters. It is common for them to fall off their horses, be kicked or hit by horses.

"There was also a shot of a group of dozens of shields. Lin Feng was very serious about filming, "The temperature was nearly 40 degrees that day, and the light was constantly moving. In order to make the light intensity and angle of the front and back scenes consistent, I asked the shields to be Always moving with the light. So our on-site props brothers kept moving these dozens of large shields under the bright sun. You must know that these are all made of fiberglass, and a shield is heavier than a person.