Rickshaws and bicycles
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Set at Xiqiao Mountain Film Studio
These photos are from a trip to the Xiqiao Mountain Film Studio in Fo Shan (in Guangdong, China). The set builders and prop artisans are getting prepared for the start of filming of a Hong Kong-Mainland China co-production—Ip Man: Final Fight, the third film in the Ip Man martial arts trilogy. They are recreating a few different districts in 1950s Hong Kong, with the set covering several city blocks.
Across the main square
At present the buildings are covered with bamoo scaffolding as workers apply the finishing touches to the exteriors. Shooting will begin in early August.
Workers take a break in the scaffolding
What I found most interesting about the site was that everything was fake. I had though a lot of things might have been sourced from antique stores; however, everything has been (or is being) created from scratch, including…
Fake roast chicken and geese
Fake bottles
Fake mailboxes (with fake weathering)
Fake phone booth, fake rotary phone, real girl
The props are created in a nearby warehouse/factory (the photo at the top of the page was taken there).
Making money
Money!
Most of the ground level rooms seem to be functional. For example, here is a beauty salon.
Beauty salon
And here is equipment for a dentist’s office.
Now rinse thoroughly
Apparently, the set will not be dismantled at the end of filming. It will be kept intact for future productions taking place in Hong Kong around the same time period.
All aboard for a trip back in time
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