The director of "The Lost Purple Spotted Butterfly" Zhan Jialong regards all "accidents" during filming as "surprises".

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[Reporter Liao Lihui/Comprehensive Report] The ecological documentary film "The Disappearing Purple Spotted Butterfly" was directed by Zhan Jialong. He shared that he was almost stuck on a cliff in order to get closer to the butterfly's perspective. A warning shot was fired, and the director regarded all "accidents" during filming as "surprises", and even described: "Many times we are like betting against the purple butterfly. We predict which way it will fly, and the camera will zoom in there , like a football goalkeeper.”

The director of "The Vanishing Purple Butterfly" Zhan Jialong ventured across the cliff in order to shoot the insect perspective, and even almost got stuck on the cliff.

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The purple butterfly will cycle with the four seasons. Every autumn and winter, they will fly hundreds of kilometers in groups to the southern valleys to escape the winter. Among them, the Kaohsiung Maolin is the main wintering area, creating a great spectacle of "Valley of Purple Butterflies". It is also a treasure handed down from generation to generation by the Rukai people.

Director Zhan Jialong said that during filming, he also received a conservation entrustment from the Forest Service, and then lived in an aboriginal tribe. What impressed him was that he was mistaken for hunting purple spot butterflies at first, and was even "fired into the air" by local residents. Warning", not only learned the Rukai language, but also became friends with the local aborigines.

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The director of "The Vanishing Purple Spotted Butterfly" once lost his memory card after filming.

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On the way, he crossed the cliff in order to shoot the angle of the butterfly. He was almost stuck on the cliff due to unfamiliarity with the mountain conditions, lack of climbing ability, and the weight of the photographic equipment. However, the director still insisted that "you can ask others for help if you have many difficulties." , but no matter what, you still have to do it yourself" attitude, showing professionalism.

Every autumn and winter, the purple butterfly will fly hundreds of kilometers in groups to the southern valleys to escape the winter.

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Once the memory card was lost after the shooting, but because of this, he captured unexpected pictures during the re-shooting. Director Zhan Jialong said with emotion, "There will always be more exciting content, and this is also the fascinating part of ecological records." He believes that every moment of shooting is unique. It's a surprise, you can never expect what kind of content you can get.

Director Zhan Jialong used an ultra-high-speed camera to capture the moment when a purple butterfly larva emerges from its eggs, bringing audiences a visual shock of fine-grained detail.

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"The Disappearing Purple Butterfly" takes the butterfly as the protagonist of the story. The director said: "Actually, the story of the purple butterfly has been rehearsed in my mind many times. The way I shoot is that there must be a story before the image." The main reason is to hope that Play down the educational meaning of the ecological documentary film, and use a relaxed and simple way to talk about the importance of the purple butterfly to Taiwan.

The documentary film "The Vanishing Purple Butterfly" will be screened across Taiwan on May 19.

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