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Disc One:
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ommentary track featuring Director David Fincher. Fincher offers a solid track that flows well and proves entertaining and informative. His information is pertinent and insightful, discussing the small tidbits of the film and lines of dialogue that lend to the film it's overall feel, casting, the performances, effects, and more.
- Timeline where viewers may select a scene based on the segment of the film or the themes of the commentary.
Disc Two
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Features The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1080i, 2:55:24), a documentary lengthier than the film itself. The piece is divided into four sections (First, Second, and Third Trimester and Birth) with some segments not included in the "play all" option.
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Preface (3:08), a piece featuring Director David Fincher discussing life, death, and briefly touching on the overreaching theme of the film.
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Development and Pre-Production (28:56) examines the history of the project more than 20 years in the making, featuring a series of interviews with most of the primary cast and crew and behind-the-scenes footage, focusing on, among other things, the casting, the proposed use of technology in the film, and the shooting locations. Next up in First Trimester are three features not included in the "play all" option:
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Tech Scouts (12:23), a piece featuring the crew discussing shooting locations and how they will be incorporated into the film, Storyboard Gallery, and Art Direction Gallery.
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Production: Part 1 (26:15) and Production: Part 2, a pair of segments that look at the making of various scenes and a discussion of the breadth of the production, populated by raw behind-the-scenes footage, plenty of interview clips with cast and crew, a look at the construction of props, sets, and special effects, the challenge of assembling some shots and creating specific looks for each location, the importance of precise acting to the film, and more.
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"Play all" option, the self-describing Costume Design (7:38) and Costume Gallery.
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Visual Effects: Performance Capture (7:43) looks at the role that advanced, computer-based effects techniques played in bringing the movie to life.
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Visual Effects: Benjamin (16:55) takes a look at the complexities of bringing Benjamin's character to life, showing the lengthy physical and digital processes necessary to get the look and performance just right.
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Visual Effects: Youthenization (6:21) looks at the technology behind "digital facelifts."
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Visual Effects: 'The Chelsea' (8:48) examines the process of bringing the ship and the environments around it to realistic life.
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Visual Effects: The Simulated World (12:52) features an examination of bringing historical locations to the screen.
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Sound Design (16:06) takes an interesting look at adding to and editing the film's sound effects and dialogue.
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Desplat's Instrumentarium (14:53) takes an in-depth look at the film's score.
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Premiere (4:20), a piece showcasing the film's New Orleans premiere on December 1, 2008, accompanied by reflections from the cast and crew.
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Production Stills.
- Theatrical trailers (1080p, 1:49 & 2:42).
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