In the early days of the studio, it mainly produced military educational films and news documentaries.
[2]: 167 Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Landmine Warfare depicts villagers who become guerillas bury homemade mines to oppose Japanese invaders.
[2]: 167 Tunnel Warfare highlighted the principles discussed in Mao's pamphlet On Protracted War and also taught viewers how to build underground bunkers.
[2]: 167 Bayi Film Studio adheres to the direction of serving the people and serving socialism, and implements the policy of "letting a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend", reflecting the struggle and life of the PLA through its history and on the military history of the Chinese nation at large over the centuries, and shaping the screen image of outstanding servicemen and women, to educate the PLA in general on socialism, patriotism, collectivism and revolutionary heroism, and to promote the revolutionization, modernization and regularization of the forces to all Chinese and viewers globally.
Professional positions offered included film restoration, color matching, pyrotechnics, scenery setting, costumes, photography maintenance and lighting.