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Blu-ray Disc 1 Extras:***
* Circle-Vision Interactive: Creating The Castle Raid.
Through HDRI camera technology the Disney team allows viewers
to take a 360-degree look behind the scenes of the castle
raid sequence. First, start off in the CIRCLE-VISION preview
lobby, and choose to get a private tour of the castle raid
from Director Andrew Adamson, Producer Mark Johnson, or
a number of other key filmmakers and artists. Then, select
one of the exclusive CIRCLE-VISION experiences to be virtually
transported to the set in the Czech Republic. You'll be
able to turn in any direction to explore how this sequence
was created through progression reels, developmental animatics,
13 audio commentaries, pop-up facts, slide shows, and behind-the-scenes
footage with cast and crew.***
* Enhanced Disney's BD-Live Network exclusives, interactive
Narnia game, downloadable features and more.***
* Audio commentary with Director Andrew Adamson and
the actors***
Disc 2 Extras:***
* Inside Narnia: The Adventure Returns (34:38). Director
Adamson and crew journey back to Narnia a second time. Having
already got one film under his belt with this crew, Adamson
discusses how it was easier not to have to re-create a camaraderie
this time around. Obviously, there was also some sadness
at the end of the shoot, especially for the characters who
will not be part of future installments.***
* Sets of Narnia: A Classic Comes to Life (23:35).
Locations around the globe and the challenges of inclement
weather; lots of unexpected rain!***
* A Big Movie Comes to a Small Town (23:13). A very
interesting little featurette on the town of Bovec in Slovenia.
Featuring interviews with townspeople young and old (96!),
it details the (positive) impact that the film crew of 1200
had on this beautiful municipality. Film dailies were actually
screened in Bovec's fire department!***
* Previsualizing Narnia (10:03). Storyboards have gone
high-tech, as much of the movie was conceptualized in what
is referred to as "pre-vis." Using computer animation that
is rough (think primitive video arcade game), the crew is
able to time the movie, work out rough spots, and sell a
sequence. Hand-drawn storyboards are still used at times
though, especially since they are much faster to render.***
* Talking Animals & Walking Trees: The Magical World
of Narnia (4:43)***
* Deleted Scenes (11:17) with intros by Director Adamson.
Most of these 10 scenes were cut for pacing, and rightfully
so. Still interesting to watch.***
* Bloopers (3:04). Most of the time I skip the bloopers,
but it is great to see the fun interaction between the actors,
especially the Pevensie children, who laugh, cut-up, and
dance in-between takes. Especially impressive is William
Moseley (Peter) in a sword fight, falling down a flight
of stone steps, and continuing right on with his duel after
he lands!***
* Secrets of the Duel (6:41) is about the duel between
Peter and Miraz. The attention to detail (including the
armour) is astounding, and this featurette delves into all
of the intricacies of this sequence.***
* Becoming Trumpkin (4:46). Peter Dinklage transforms
from a Hollywood actor into Trumpkin. The ordeal of having
a face mask cast in latex is shown here. Ugh! Despite all
of the heavy makeup, fellow cast members repeatedly talk
about Peter's expressive eyes and how much they add to the
character.***
* Warwick Davis: The Man Behind Nikabrik (11:11). His
day begins at 4:37am in the Czech Republic for this featurette,
followed by THREE HOURS in the makeup chair. Not very glamorous!
And when it comes time to remove the makeup, as Warwick
says, "It isn't like Mrs. Doubtfire!"***
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