86 version of "Journey to the West" is an old TV series that has been regarded as a classic by our generations. In the 1980s, my country's film special effects technology was not developed. Many film special effects that can be easily achieved now were impossible to achieve in those days. Fortunately, the director Yang Jie and the crew at the time continued to overcome the difficulties they encountered in a responsible attitude to the work, and only then has this excellent work we see today.
Presumably, after watching the 86 version of "Journey to the West", many children will be very greedy for the golden hoop inside. Since this treasure has been with Monkey King, it has the function of becoming bigger and smaller. When it is big, it can stir the sea, and when it becomes smaller, it can be stuffed into the ear. The editor just said that the special effects technology at that time was very backward, so what method did the crew use to solve the problem of the golden hoop?
In order to be able to shoot good special effects, the crew specially found Wang Chongqiu, who was regarded as the best domestic technology, and Wang Xizhong, who was known as the first person in the Chinese film makeup industry at that time. After discussion by the crew, the staff made four golden hoop rods with different thicknesses and lengths. In this way, the problem of golden hoop rods becoming larger and smaller was smoothly solved. When I later filmed Princess Iron Fan's banana fan, I got experience and it went smoother.
This is just one of the manifestations of the crew's brains. In actual work, they use one by one to achieve the desired effect of shooting. For example, in the part of the spider essence spinning, tape is directly used instead; in the dragon palace, the effect that needs to be displayed in the water is displayed through a fish tank. You can also imagine the hard work at that time.
Do you like this version of "Journey to the West"? In the editor's opinion, it is a miracle to be able to use such backward special effects technology and limited financial resources to produce a TV series that will not be outdated after decades.
