Production
In order to adapt the book effectively, director Peter Care and producer Jay Shapiro decided to use segments of animation throughout the film. Since most of the book is from Francis' perspective and takes place in his mind, they needed to find a way to stay true to this "internal narrative". "Animation seemed like a natural way to go in and out of this interior world and use that as the thread that ties everything together," says Shapiro.1 The sequences were created by Todd McFarlane, and they are visually similar to basic superhero comic strips. Screenwriter Jeff Stockwell helped to create the storyline for the animated sequences.
Cinematography is done by Lance Acord, who also worked on Being John Malkovich and Buffalo 66 . Production design was done by Gideon Pointe, who also worked on Buffalo 66, as well as American Psycho.1
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