The crew spends most of the time shooting outdoors in the open air. In addition, there are many large-scale action and battle scenes. The actors have to wear heavy costumes. In the event of bad weather, all the staff in front of and behind the stage will be able to shoot. It’s even more difficult. In order not to work too hard for the actors, Ridley Scott and photographer John Matheson will use five to twelve cameras to shoot, in order to "shoot once and pass" to capture every wonderful picture .
In order to film a scene of a large-scale war scene in which France attacked Britain, the crew was mobilized to Wales and recruited more than 1,500 actors and staff, more than 100 horses, and used nine standard cameras, a positioning camera and A helicopter was shooting, and the shooting scene was spectacular.
Since the war scenes were shot on the beach, all the shooting work was very affected by the weather and tides. During the shooting period, the weather was extremely bad for two weeks. There were either heat waves or heavy storms, as well as rising tides and screaming waves. Continually arranging 1,500 actors and staff, as well as more than a hundred shooting tools and machines, to walk on the beach to ensure their safety and smooth shooting.
