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MOSS in "The Wandering Earth 2" is popular! Is the "little moss" actually printed?
2024-09-03
As soon as "The Wandering Earth 2" was released, it won both word-of-mouth and traffic recognition. Whether it is the vivid characters in the play or many imaginations about future technology, in addition to the intelligent quantum computer 550A/550C/550W, drone jammers, space elevators, Ark space stations, etc., many 3D printed props appeared in the movie. Director Guo Fan mentioned: "Specifically in film creation, Chinese films have achieved breakthroughs in many aspects. For example, thanks to the strong manufacturing industry, especially the application of 3D printing and CNC machine tools, the precision of the special props we made has reached the product level, creating a realistic picture texture..." In the movie, many props are 3D printed, including the space suits worn by the actors and special props such as MOSS (ie 550W) that are popular with the audience. In principle, 3D printing is a rapid prototyping technology, also known as additive manufacturing, which can be based on digital model files and use powdered metal or plastic and other bondable materials to construct objects by printing layer by layer. Tian Shun, the project leader of Keheng, introduced that after the prop design drawings are confirmed, it only takes 3-5 days to complete the production through 3D printing. If the traditional process is used, it will take nearly 35 days to open the mold. Even so, the time is still more urgent than expected. This one and a half months is not only the time for printing and production, but also the time for designing various props, communicating and adjusting. In order to catch up, Tian Shun and the project team stayed up all night, optimizing the design, adjusting and producing with the designer, and finally completed the task on schedule. The manufacturing advantage of 3D printing can respond to emergencies in a timely manner.

During a shooting process in November 2021, a mechanical arm in the prop suddenly had a problem, and it needed to be remade within 24 hours and sent to the shooting site.

After receiving the notice at 7 or 8 o'clock the night before, the project team immediately started working overtime. The printing was completed and post-processing was carried out the next morning, and it was sent to the Qingdao shooting site by flight at around 1 o'clock in the afternoon. In recent years, in addition to "The Wandering Earth 2", the company has successively produced props for the crews of "The Wandering Earth" and "The Lone Moon" through 3D printing technology, and has accumulated rich experience in design, materials, and craftsmanship. For example, some helmet masks worn by astronauts must not only meet the requirements of one-way visibility in appearance to ensure that the actors' vision is not obstructed; they are also required to show a good shattering effect when the mask is broken, and the fragments cannot scratch the actor's face.