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DISC ONE: 4K UHD
- Audio Commentary with Producer Samantha Nisenboim, Screenwriter Ryan Ridley, and Crew Members - the full participants in this commentary are: producer Samantha Nisenboim, screenwriter Ryan Ridley, assistant editor Noah Cody, supervising sound editors Nancy Nugent Title and John Marquis, visual effects supervisor James E. Price, makeup effects artist Christien Tinsley and supervising digital colorist Dave Cole. The track is moderated by Nisenboim. The crew cover a wide variety of topics. Given the number of contributors, it's surprising the track isn't that disjointed. It's actually relatively well balanced. All participants speak in English, not subtitled.
DISC TWO: Blu-ray
- Audio Commentary with Producer Samantha Nisenboim, Screenwriter Ryan Ridley, and Crew Members - the full participants in this commentary are: producer Samantha Nisenboim, screenwriter Ryan Ridley, assistant editor Noah Cody, supervising sound editors Nancy Nugent Title and John Marquis, visual effects supervisor James E. Price, makeup effects artist Christien Tinsley and supervising digital colorist Dave Cole. The track is moderated by Nisenboim. The crew cover a wide variety of topics. Given the number of contributors, it's surprising the track isn't that disjointed. It's actually relatively well balanced. All participants speak in English, not subtitled.
- NEW & EXCLUSIVE Dracula Sucks!: How I Survived the Making of RENFIELD (1:01:41, 1080p, Dolby Digital 2.0) - this recent one-hour program is a Ballyhoo Motion Pictures presentation produced and directed by Daniel Griffith. It consists of four sections: "The Script," "The Cast," "The Production," and "The Opening." (Note: Scream hasn't provided any shortcuts to each section in the popup menu. Also, you can skip ahead by one chapter to the middle with your remote.) We hear from the following: screenwriter Ryan Ridley, producer/director Chris McKay, costume designer Lisa Lovaas, actor Ben Schwartz, production designer Alec Hammond, executive producer Todd Lewis, stunt coordinator Christopher Brewster, and special effects coordinator Ty Abrahams. The making-of doc does a fine job of extrapolating on topics covered in Universal's EPK featurettes and adding some items. For example, Ridley explains a key difference between Renfield's treatment and the screenplay. McCay, Schwartz, and some of the crew members deliver mini-commentaries on scenes from the film, which are intercut between their remarks. Cut scenes are also discussed and expansive coverage is given to the movie's opening and the motel sequence. Previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage in the form of pre-filmed stunt/fight choreography exercises, production stills, storyboards (sometimes animated), original animatics, and extracts from the Renfield script are shown. The materials were lent to Griffith to incorporate into his doc by Hammond, Abrahams, McKay, and Fotokem's David Cole. I would have liked to have heard more about how John Landis's Innocent Blood (1992), which is mentioned by McKay, served as a creative inspiration for Renfield. Dracula Sucks! occupies 6.42 GB on the disc and boasts an average video bitrate of 13999 kbps. All interviewees speak in English, not subtitled. See Screenshot #s 31-40.
- Deleted & Extended Scenes (17:32 total runtime, 1080p) - eight excised scenes play in succession with the following titles printed on vintage-looking cue cards: Open (1:41), Lobo Compound & Murder Room (3:18), Renfield's Dance! (2:40),Mark Gives Renfield Advice (2:17), Newscaster (0:45), Lobo Gang Meet Dracula (1:56), CoDA Kill (1:03), and Apartment Fight (3:49). All are extensions on what is already in the finished film. Each omitted scene is presented in 2.39:1 anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Stereo 2.0. In English, not subtitled.
- Alternate Takes (3:18, 1080p) - alternate takes from three different scenes in Renfield. In English, not subtitled.
- Monsters & Men: Behind the Scenes of Renfield (12:35, 1080p) - a promotional featurette with interview extracts from the actors who appear on other featurettes on this disc, as well as screenwriter Ryan Ridley, producers David Alpert, Bryan Furst and Sean Furst, Robert Kirkman, and Samantha Nisenboim. Also interviewed are costume designer Lisa Lovaas, production designer Alec Hammond, and special effects prop foreman Matthew Hall. The piece shows BTS footage and brief excerpts from Dracula (1931) and Dracula (1979). The actors discuss their characters and the film's locales. In English, not subtitled.
- Dracula UnCaged (4:48, 1080p) - a short featurette about Nicolas Cage playing Dracula. We hear from actors Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Cage as well as producers Samantha Nisenboim and Robert Kirkman. Cage explains his preparatory process for the iconic role and the inspiration he drew from Max Schreck in Murnau's Nosferatu (1922) as well as other screen portrayals of the Count. In English, not subtitled.
- Stages of Rejuvenation (6:15, 1080p) - a featurette that examines the physical transformation of Dracula. Appearing on camera to offer their thoughts on this process are Alpert, Cage, Bryan Furst and Sean Furst, Kirkman, Nisenboim, and makeup effects artist Christien Tinsley. The program shows the makeup stages Cage underwent to become the character. Tinsley highlights a 3D printer used to generate props. In English, not subtitled.
- Flesh & Blood (5:23, 1080p) - a piece that looks at gore and makeup effects. The interviewees include actors Awkwafina, Cage, Hoult, Marcus Lewis, Adrian Martinez, and Schwartz. Also featured are Kirkman, Lovaas, Ridley, and Tinsley. In English, not subtitled.
- Fighting Dirty (6:12, 1080p) - a featurette that discusses the stunt work in Renfield. We see footage from training sessions, rehearsals, and examples of fight choreography. Interview snippets are presented of Awkwafina, Cage, Hoult, and Schwartz. Crew members interviewed are Hammond and 2nd unit director/stunt coordinator Christopher Brewster. In English, not subtitled.
- The Making of a Deleted Scene: Renfield's Dance! (3:34, 1080p) - a brief featurette showing a glimpse into the dance choreography and acrobatics from a scene that was omitted from the final cut. In addition to BTS footage, the talking heads include Hammond, Hoult, Lovaas, and choreographer Kathryn "Kat" Burns. In English, not subtitled.
- Trailer (2:26, 1080p) - the American theatrical trailer for Renfield presented in 2.39:1 anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Stereo 2.0 (192 kbps).
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