Chen Kaige: "Volunteer Army: The Battle for Survival and Death" is a hit hit for martial arts

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Jiuzhi.com Film Beijing News on September 27, the National Day film "volunteers: the Battle of Survival" was premiered in Beijing. Director Chen Kaige, chief producer Chen Hong, screenwriter Zhang Ke, actors Zhu Yilong, Xin Baiqing, Zhang Zifeng, Zhu Yawen, Chen Feiyu and Zhang Youhao appeared after the screening to share their insights and behind-the-scenes stories with the audience.

Volunteers: the Battle of Survival focuses on Tiehara's blocking battle. In May 1951, just after a month-long battle, the 63rd Army of the Chinese people's volunteers was ordered to be stationed on the Tieyuan battlefield to confront the four divisions of the "United Nations Army." The volunteers fought a bloody battle and finally brought the enemy to the negotiating table.

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At the premiere, Chen Kaige said that "martial arts shooting, martial arts shooting" is the tone he set for the film. "as soon as you hear these eight words, you will understand that we have to combine all the action, rhythm, scheduling, speed and passion contained in this film. War is dynamic, and even the characters in the middle of literature and drama should bring the feeling that the hearts of the audience are moving. Martial arts is even more like this. The Battle of Tieyuan alone has been filmed for more than three months, and it is very difficult to shoot. "

"what do you mean by" bang "? That is, we have a lot of elements to control. For example, the relationship between the front and rear scenes, the actors perform in the foreground, and the extras in the background also have to perform emotionally, so that the front and rear scenes can be combined well. At the same time, there are a lot of schedules on the set, and the camera is always in motion. Even run very fast, there are countless blasting spots, explosions and so on. Can the combination of these factors be perfect? It takes a great deal of patience. Chen Kaige revealed that the Volunteer Trilogy has a total of 12,000 shots, while usually a film has more than 1500 shots, less than 2000. He thinks that making this series is to grind with time, patience, and the desire to make a good movie.

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"our behind-the-scenes crew has been following the director for more than 20 years. I am proud to say that this is a very dedicated, professional and hardworking team, and it is one of the best behind-the-scenes Chinese film production teams. " Chen Hong, the chief producer, was quite emotional in her speech. "it is precisely because our team is very good, the biggest pressure for me is the security issue. At the Tianmo studio in Hebei, at its peak, there were almost more than 3,000 people. Especially when filming the Battle of Tieyuan, sandstorms often start at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and the staff at the scene should hold on to their tents tightly. As for the actors, this gust of wind has passed, and the texture of everyone's face that has experienced gunfire and smoke is very real. It can be said that nature puts on makeup in front and behind the scenes of our team. "

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"secondly, because the first and second films were filmed together for a total of 399 days, there were about 28 main actors and more than 80 supporting actors, with a total of 112 actors. These actors have been screened by the director one round after another, and he requires that as long as the actors appear in the camera, they should be in line with the temperament of volunteers, simple, simple, and can not be fat, but should be very capable. Many actors have been with us for nearly two years, and some actors have taken on other plays in the middle, so it is also a great challenge to co-ordinate. " Chen Hong said.

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Zhu Yilong, as the protagonist of the second film, said that he saw so many people at the scene for the first time. There may be 1500 people on the scene, and the whole trench was full of people. A long shot has to go through countless rehearsals, during which there are many uncontrollable factors. It is very difficult to recall that period of shooting now, but I didn't think of anything else at that time. I just devoted myself to that scene and finished my performance.

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The velvet flower sandwiched in Li Xiang's notebook in the film not only connects the story of the two films, but also bears witness to the sibling relationship between Li Xiang and Li Xiao. Zhang Zifeng, who plays Li Xiao, a battlefield translator, said the velvet flower has a nickname, "immortality". "this is my sister's implicit expression, her hope and sustenance for her brother's safe return on the battlefield, showing such a glimmer of warmth and hope in the cruel war."

In the Battle of Survival, Li Moyin, a volunteer staff officer on the front line, met with his two sons and daughters in Tieyuan. The director specially gave his father's actor Xin Baiqing a close-up of his hand. in the open palm of his hand, there is a key to the house, showing the feelings of the volunteers to defend the country. The close-up also made the calluses on the actors' palms clearly visible, which Xin Baiqing said was not made. "before turning on the machine, we conducted special military training for a period of time, and every day we would kick straight steps and stand in military posture, including spurs with guns. This is how the cocoons on everyone's hands are piled up by time."

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Sun Xing, the deputy company commander played by Chen Feiyu, is a survivor of the battle of Songgufeng in the previous film "Xiongbing attack". He went through a fierce battle and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder at the beginning of the sequel. "Sun Xing's symptom is amnesia. In fact, his memory is still there, but it is like a rope that has broken several sections and cannot be connected. According to this character setting, I was performing in the sequel with a belief that his psychological trauma was the pain caused by watching one comrade-in-arms fall beside him and continue to fight with the unfinished mission of every comrade in the past. "

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Yang Sandi, played by Zhang Youhao, is a war damage recorder in the Battle of Survival, which is a rare role in domestic war films in the past. His task is to record the names and names of his comrades-in-arms who died in battle. I think this matter is very meaningful and important. Otherwise, we might not know that there are so many heroes who have fought for our happy life today. I hope you can learn more about that history through this film. "

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Screenwriter Zhang Ke revealed the origin of the names of the characters in the film: "in fact, the director and I thought of it at the stage of screenwriting, and of course there is a saying about the names of these characters." You can think about what the first sentence of 'hundred surnames' is, and whether 'Zhao Qian Sun Li' is correct? In fact, they represent tens of thousands of ordinary Chinese. "

It is reported that "volunteers: the Battle of Survival" will be released on September 30.