The shooting budget of "Demonstration" is 28.17 million U.S. dollars, which is 8 million more than "Indiana Jones". Filming began in Kandy on April 18, 1983, and on May 5, the crew returned to Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England to continue shooting. 80% of the film was filmed in the studio, and a large number of sets built by the crew accounted for 8 of the 9 studios in Elstree Studios. One of the most daunting is the scene of insects.
In order to sing and dance in the film, Kate Capshot, who plays Willie, learned standard Mandarin and tap dancing. However, during the official shooting, Capshaw was unable to perform because of tight clothing, and her red dress was swallowed by an elephant. Since "Indiana Jones" art director Norman Reynolds will participate in the filming of "Star Wars Episode VI: Samurai Revenge", the producer invited his mentor Eliot Scott to do the work. To build the cable bridge in the film, the crew also turned to engineers who built a dam near the studio.
All scenes related to the cable bridge were filmed on three continents. The real cable bridge was built in Sri Lanka, and the scene where Jones cut the cable bridge was also shot locally; the cable bridge overhangs the cliff with someone hanging on the bridge was shot in the studio of Elstree Studios in London; the suspended cable bridge The scene with a crocodile at the end was filmed in Florida.
During the filming of the film, Ford suffered from a herniated lumbar intervertebral disc due to inadvertent riding of the elephant. On June 21st, Ford, whose condition worsened, had to fly to Santinaira Hospital for rehabilitation. Lucas had to suspend the film. Shooting.
Unable to enter mainland China to shoot, the crew chose to shoot the Shanghai scene in Macau. During this period, photographer Douglas Slocombe had a fever and was unable to work. The filming had to be interrupted again for two weeks. Nevertheless, after Spielberg's unremitting efforts, the film was completed on schedule within the established budget.
