Why do Hong Kong and Taiwanese people worship gods and burn incense when filming starts?

Since the 1980s, when a Hong Kong movie starts filming, a ceremony must be held, that is, burning incense and worshiping Buddha, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, and covering the camera with a red hijab. This series of behaviors has become a common practice in the film and television industry. Written rules.

Then why does this clock behave slightly mysteriously? What other unknown behaviors are there within the crew? People on the crew will burn incense during the start-up ceremony. People will hold three sticks of incense in their hands, respecting heaven, earth, earth and people, hoping that heaven, earth, people, and the three wealth will bless them well. Finish shooting.

Of course, some people say that the crew is looking after the camera and the future of the crew, because they are afraid of accidents such as scratches. During filming, the film in the camera is damaged by other parts. Scratch it, this will destroy a segment or everything previously shot. In order to prevent this kind of phenomenon, all the crew can do is worship the gods and put a red hijab on the camera to block evil spirits. People during filming.

There is also a rule that men can appear in front of the camera, but women cannot, because in traditional culture, men are yang and women are yin. Or when filming scenes such as school uniforms, the director will prepare a red envelope for the actors to put on the soles of their shoes or on their bodies to ward off evil spirits. Whether the red envelope is more or less is a matter of intention and respect for the actors. In fact, the customs that have been around us for a long time have their own reasons.