Nick and Amy Dunne's muted, lifeless home is lit so perfectly that it's hard to believe it was shot on a sound stage. However, the breakdown reel shows that everything beyond the walls of the house was a green screen. Shooting on a sound stage allowed Fincher the flexibility to shoot without being concerned with natural lighting.
Cats
Everyone knows that Tom Hooper's nightmarish live-action Cats wasn't exactly well-received. A violent response from audiences and critics alike to the Cats trailer forced the visual effects team to redo all of their CGI immediately after its release. Hooper was working on the film right up until the day before its world premiere. Fortunately, the film's "digital fur technology" may revolutionize the portrayal of CGI animals in the future.
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