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- C ommentary track with writer/director Frank Darabont and producer Denise Huth. He spends time discussing how the film was created on a shoestring budget. He also discusses the methods he employed to lend the film a documentary feel. There is a discussion about the CGI effects, in-camera effects, and the creation of the mist. He also discusses the changes in the ending from the original Stephen King novella and how it ties in with a few lines found in that work, Stephen King's approval of the ending, and the influence of Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone."
- Eight deleted and extended scenes (1080i, 14:47) with optional commentary with Frank Darabont are included
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A Conversation With Stephen King and Writer/Director Frank Darabont (1080i, 12:17) piece featuring the director of the film and writer of the story discussing the themes of the story, the ending, and more.
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When Darkness Came: The Making of the Mist (1080i, 37:27) in-depth piece that features interviews with the cast and crew (and Stephen King), behind-the-scenes footage, and more. The piece begins with Darabont reviewing his career and how he's come back to make The Mist. Darabont recaps information here that we learned in the commentary, but the visuals and behind-the-scenes footage lend a fresh edge to the information. There is also discussion about the film's visual effects, set creation, casting, the cast discussing their roles, and more.
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Taming the Beast: The Making of Scene 35 (1080i, 12:10) takes a look at the making of the film's most action-packed and biggest sequence, and how Darabont was "making it up as [he] went along."
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Monsters Among Us: A Look at the Creature FX (1080i, 12:44)
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The Horror of it All: The Visual FX of 'The Mist' (1080i, 16:02) takes viewers behind-the-scenes of the special effects, the contributions of CafeFX, how the effects were rendered and implemented into the film, and more.
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Drew Struzan: An Appreciation of an Artist (1080i, 7:31) is a look at this artist who has created some of the most famous movie posters of all time with special attention paid to his contributions to The Mist.
- Three "webisodes" (1080i, 10:13) are included. These pieces look at the making of three scenes
- Earthquake
- Burn Man
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Franny, the Flamethrower.
- Three trailers for the film, presented in 1080i.
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