Production
Uniform was filmed primarily in Diao's home province of Shaanxi on digital video and on a shoe-string budget in September 2002. The film is Diao's first behind the camera, he had previously worked with the Beijing independent production house, Imar Film Company as a screenwriter, and as an occasional actor, most notably with Yu Lik-wai in the film All Tomorrow's Parties.
Both Yu Lik-wai and director Jia Zhangke served as artistic advisers to Diao during Uniform's production. The film's crew also included several Jia and Yu collaborators, including editor Chow Keung (see e.g., Unknown Pleasures) and producer Li Kit Ming (see e.g., Xiao Wu).
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