"The Seven Swords" was released by Oriental films, with an investment of over HK$140 million. The group was established in 2002, and during the three years from 2002 to 2005, Hark Tsui no longer served as the director of feature films. In order to cope with many large-scale actions and martial arts scenes in the film, more than 500 extras, 300 horses and more than a thousand weapons were used throughout the film. During the filming, Hark Tsui led a team of actors and over 300 people to the Tianshan Mountains, which are located at an altitude of 3000 kilometers, with severe cold temperatures and harsh environments, for live shooting. In addition, the team also conducted 4 projects in Xinjiang, Urumqi, and Shanshan. Many months of filming work
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Go to Australia, Japan, Thailand and Beijing for post-production of special effects, editing, and sound effects. In terms of special effects, the investor invited Peter Webb, an Australian special effects artist who has produced visual effects for films such as "Batman" and "Ambush on Ten Sides". The visual effects of "The Seven Swords" will be mainly used in environmental rendering and atmosphere processing. , Hark Tsui's "live martial arts" style was not affected in any way. Later, the "Lord of the Rings" crew was used, and the company that produced "Lord of the Rings" in Australia then converted the digital to film. The costume stylist of "The Seven Swords" is Huang Jianan, the costume stylist of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" by Ang Lee. The director specially invited the Japanese soundtrack master Kenji Kawai to score the film
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The post-production coordination of "The Seven Swords" is in charge of the editors of "Kung Fu" and "Ambush on Ten Sides". Incurring box office losses, Hark Tsui re-edited the 150-minute and 120-minute versions. In contrast, the 120-minute version only relied on fast-paced martial arts to create a climax and lacked the emotional performance of the characters, so the investors finally decided The release version lasts for 150 minutes, and the 4-hour director’s cut version is released on DVD
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