Highlights of Big Cat Legend

Protagonists from all factions all appear

Compared with other physical geography documentaries, this film pays more attention to the portrayal of "characters", that is, each episode uses a fixed animal as the protagonist. Starting from its own characteristics and status in the group, it focuses on the various "rivalries" between it and the animals, competitors, and target prey within the group. This way of expression not only makes the protagonist's image vivid and distinct, but also makes the content of the film have a storyline and is extremely attractive.

For example, in the first episode "Glory of the Lion King", efforts were made to "portray" the majestic image of a 13-year-old male lion. It has ruled Timbavati's 150 square kilometers of high-quality territory for nearly 9 years, which is much longer than the average lion king's term of only 5 or 6 years. The film uses a lot of story content to show his role as a powerful leader of the Soberi lion group. Majestic: He led 2 lionesses and 5 cubs in a planned hunt to keep the entire group well fed; in the face of intruders such as leopards and hyenas, he remained calm in the face of danger and adopted effective strategies to snatch back prey; how to be effective Training and cultivating the defensive strength of cubs...

In the second episode of "The Gentle Killer", the film mainly focuses on two leopard mothers: young, strong, beautiful, with a pair of distinctive green Rockefeg has two eyes, and is smaller than Rockefeg and is 13 years old. Mbali is the "old woman" in this area. Both single mothers worked hard and overcame all difficulties to protect and care for their cubs, but the film focused more on showing the different parenting styles of the two mothers.

The unique lens expresses the inner "drama"

The film uses a large number of medium shots and close-ups to allow the audience to see the subtle expressions of the animals. It shows the inner changes of the animals, makes the "plot" compact, and reflects the "excellent acting skills" of the "actors".

For film and television actors, inner drama is a great test of their acting skills. In this film, the filming team carefully arranged the photography equipment and used a large number of close-ups and mid-range shots to capture the subtle expressions and various body movements of lions, leopards and other animals in different situations, allowing us to The "inner drama" of the animals can be seen clearly and truly.

For example, when three young male lions who have just learned to hunt are approaching the prey, they face the sudden appearance of a lioness. The uneasy eyes of the three male lions reveal their inner hesitation and express their feelings. They don't know what to do, so do they choose to fight? Or choose to accept it?

When Mbali the leopard was preparing to capture a small chamois that was eating, it slowly approached, and its concentrated eyes revealed that every step Mbali took was carefully calculated.

The music of the film also cooperates well with the "plot", making every scene even better, and sometimes even makes the audience think that they are one of the "big cats", and their heartbeats follow the pictures and "big cats". The plot” fluctuates.