"volunteers: heroic attack" released "ingenuity" special reappearance of "not seen in 20 years" on a grand scale

25000 sets of costumes, more than 100,000 props, a shooting site covering a total area of one million square meters, 1500 people participated in the shooting, and 1:1 restored aircraft, tanks, and other heavy weapons used in the battlefield to resist US aggression and Aid Korea. These figures all come from the first installment of the film "volunteers" trilogy, which will debut on National Day on Sept. 28. Director Chen Kaige laments, "this is the biggest movie I've ever made in my life, and it won't happen again."

Chen Kaige: make the crew run like heavy machinery

Scale, scale! This is a word repeatedly mentioned by director Chen Kaige in the special. Because of the repetition of the scene, because of the rationality of the road slope of the battle scene, and because the shooting atmosphere was not warm enough, the director constantly put forward his opinions, creating a sense of tension on the set like a battlefield. Chen Kaige said: this is a film that is different from any previous film on the theme of the War to resist US aggression and Aid Korea. It is more macro, more dimensional, has a larger scale, and is beset with difficulties in actual shooting. In order to maintain a full working condition during the continuous shooting, "the whole crew has been running like a heavy machine for more than a year."

1500 people filming scenes that haven't seen "20 years" for a long time

The production special, called ingenuity, presents a series of numbers that are rare in the history of Chinese films. Zhao Fei, director of photography, said that at most, the photography team had 100 people working at the same time, and when filming the scene of the bloody battle for Songgufeng, there were eight cameras together. One of the largest scenes, which mobilized 1500 people to shoot at the same time, "I haven't seen a scene like this in 20 years." According to Lu Wei, the art director, in the early days, he drew tens of thousands of art concept maps and built a prop library of more than 10,000 square meters, with more than 100000 pieces of props, many of which of heavy weapons such as airplanes and tanks were restored according to 1:1. Some scenes are directly scrapped after shooting. Costume designer Ji Lei said that all the actors' costumes add up to 25000 sets, and the whole crew has more than 20 washing machines working 24 hours a day for more than a year.

Zhu Yawen's little white head and Zhang Ziyi's pearl earrings

"if you have a little more white hair, you have a little less white hair, which is what happens to people who are worried deeply." This is director Chen Kaige's suggestion for the styling of Wu Benzheng, a returning military expert in the film. Chen Tongxun, the styling director, said that the director looked at such details very carefully. The special also shows a passage in which he designed earrings for Zhang Ziyi. "the earrings she wears can shake slightly and move naturally when she speaks, and there will be a little emotion in it."... " . "realism" is their common feeling. Huang Xiaoming, who plays Changjiang Chao of the 38th Army and 113th Division, said, "I really realize that it is not easy to volunteer." Zhu Yawen lamented, "I am doing something full of pride and responsibility. This is the working attitude of everyone at the scene."

2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the victory of the War to resist US aggression and Aid Korea, and our memory is the best tribute to the hero. The creators of the film "volunteers" restore the three-year War to resist US aggression and Aid Korea in a panoramic manner on an unprecedented scale, not only to break through the current film and television industry, but also to pay high respect to the heroes.

The film "volunteers: male soldiers" is led by China Film Co., Ltd., produced by China Film Creative (Beijing) Film Co., Ltd., Bayi Film Studio, Beijing Rongyou Film Culture Media Co., Ltd., Beijing Bona Film Group Co., Ltd., released by China Film Co., Ltd., directed by Chen Kaige, the film will be released nationwide on September 28, 2023.