In that era when special effects were underdeveloped, how did Yang Jie film The Journey to the West?

It can be said that the six-year edition of The Journey to the West really left a deep impression on us. It is a classic and a memory of several generations.

When I watched TV as a child, I must have thought the Monkey King was a superhero. I wonder how many children dream of becoming the Monkey King when they grow up.

However, the shooting level at that time was limited, and it was certainly not as developed as technology now. So how did the Monkey King get bigger and smaller, and the true and false Monkey King walked around?

It turns out that when they walk in the clouds, their feet are on skateboards. I think if you watch those clips carefully, you will definitely find traces of skateboarding.

The Monkey King often goes to the Dragon Palace, and the Dragon Palace appears quite frequently in the Journey to the West, but do you know how the Dragon Palace was filmed? As long as you put a fish tank in front of the camera, you will feel the Dragon Palace.

Moreover, when Chang 'e dances, like a fairyland, there is white smoke, which is actually caused by constantly shaking the dry ice bottle.

The Monkey King was enchanted and easy to move, but the photographer couldn't keep up. The director told Wukong to turn clockwise, and then the photographer was carried counterclockwise.

But in this way, director Yang Jie, who pursues perfection, feels that there are not enough special effects and the scenery is beautiful. So Journey to the West was filmed in real life. It took more than six years to travel all over China, and then went to Thailand to learn from it.

The most unexpected thing is that there is only one photographer in the whole journey to the west. We have to admire director Yang Jie's persistence and dedication, so how can the works made with heart not be classic?