In order to present the magic of special effects, the film party invited an international team to join and a joint special effects army composed of behind-the-scenes staff. It took three years to make, and the investment in special effects exceeded 40 million US dollars. During the filming process, 8 3D cameras were used. For the camera, there are more than 2,400 shots in the whole film, and 98% of the shots are processed with CG special effects. Only a few hundred shots are in charge in China, and the other nearly 2,000 shots are completed in North America, South Korea, India, Thailand, Australia and other regions
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The film completely retains the core scenes of the original novel, and presents it on the big screen with special effects. In addition, it also adds the dragon guarding the heaven, the giant dragon coming out of the cloud, the beautiful monkey king, the jade emperor, and the bull demon king. , Erlangshen opened the eyes of the sky, the magic cow shook the sky and angered and other special effects scenes. The film is presented with IMAX-3D technology. Daniel Simmons, the father of American 3D film, is the 3D stereoscopic designer and chief photographer. Almost every shot has 3D special effects
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