Why burn incense at the boot ceremony?

Originated from folk beliefs, ancestor worship, etc.

1, similar to the opening ceremony, foundation laying ceremony and crew mobilization meeting, is also to attract the attention of the audience.

2. Because there are many uncontrollable uncertainties, such as the actor's illness, natural and man-made disasters leading to a day off, it will lose a lot of money, so pray for God's blessing. Sometimes the machine breaks down and there are other unpredictable losses.

It is said that this program stems from the fear of "dicing". The so-called "dicing" refers to the early film era, when the film in the camera was shot, it was accidentally scratched by the parts inside. If "scribing" happens, it will cause immeasurable losses to the crew, but machine scribing is unpredictable and difficult to prevent-the only thing that can be done is to cover the lens with red cloth to "suppress evil".

3. Some supernatural movies. Whether it is a makeshift scene or a legendary "fierce place", before shooting, the crew usually burns paper money in the scene. In order to borrow the light from the "good brothers" who may be wandering on the scene. When you get to the real shot, if you find anything unusual: props, shots, scenes, etc. The crew usually stops working temporarily to wait and see. In addition, even if it is not a supernatural drama, as long as it is a scene shot at night, it is not recommended for senior crew members to stay alone. In film and television works, it is inevitable that some special characters will appear, such as the disabled, or "death" in the middle, or "photos" on the tombstone as soon as they appear. These special roles also have special treatment in the crew. Each of them will get a red envelope. According to the "degree of seeing red" and the funds of the crew, the amount of red envelopes varies, just seeking good luck. For those scenes such as looking in the mirror in the middle of the night, going to the grave on Qingming Day, and the scene of the murder case, the senior crew will never take pictures there as a souvenir. Even if you need to leave some stills in the supernatural movie, it is done by retouching in crowded or broad daylight. Once the filming is finished, the crew will go to "hot" places and go home to avoid unnecessary "followers".

You are lucky to have a picture. There is also a folk saying that poor fortune-telling means that fate can't be controlled, and incense is not wrong. Therefore, business people generally like to burn incense and worship Buddha, mainly for psychological comfort.

This ceremony originated in Hong Kong, and the commercial operation of film and television dramas in Hong Kong was earlier than that in Chinese mainland. There are no certain rules for the object of worship. Buddhists worship bodhisattvas, Taoists worship immortals, and nihilists worship their ancestors, even Guan Gong and Lu Ban. One of the most famous is Bai Longwang, Thailand. At that time, Universal Asia Film Company in Lin Jianyue was fearless and demoralized, and still worked hard in the market. In collaboration with Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ceng Zhiwei, Huang Qiusheng, etc., the film Infernal Affairs with a production cost as high as 40 million yuan was produced. Also held a very ostentatious ceremony to open the mirror, filled with flowers and sacrifices, including red wine, chickens and ducks, fruits and stir-fry, and even invited Bai Longwang to come from Thailand. There is also a legend that the title of Infernal Affairs was renamed at the suggestion of Bai Longwang, and it sold well later.