The Happening BluRay & DVD Specs

FOX Just sent over the specs for the BluRay and DVD release of The Happening which is coming to dvd October 7th. From M. Night Shyamalan, the writer-director of The Sixth Sense and Signs, comes a gripping thriller about a family on the run from a mysterious and deadly phenomenon. Academy Award® Nominee Mark Wahlberg (2006 Best Supporting Actor – The Departed) stars as Elliot Moore, an ordinary man trying to save his family from a terrifying, invisible killer. As Elliot begins to discover the true nature of what is lurking out there, it soon becomes clear that no one—and nowhere—is safe.

DVD Specs:

The Happening –-Single Disc Widescreen Edition:

• 5.1 Dolby Surround Audio
• Spanish, French Dolby Surround Audio
• English, Spanish and French Subtitles.
• The Hard Cut (9 min.) – Behind the scenes preparations and execution of graphic scenes with Robert Bailey, special effects crew, images of the squibs, make-up, and prosthetics giving this piece an “anatomy of a scene” feel.
• I Hear You Whispering” (9 min.)
• A Day for Night (7min) – A day in the life of Night during production. Footage shot by a mini-DV cam contributes to the raw “in the moment” style of coverage for our one day with Night.
• Elements of a Scene (10 min.) – In cinema-verite style, dissect the staging of an elaborate scene, from planning, to adjustments, to nailing the last shot of the sequence.  Stand-up interviews from cast and crew personalize the piece with a glimpse at all the contributions needed to capture the scene and move on.
• Visions of The Happening: A Making of ( 12 min.) – Making of documentary
• Deleted scenes with introductions from M. Night Shyamalan
•  Gag reel

Blu-Ray Disc Specs:  The Happening Blu-ray 2-Disc includes Digital Copy

• All VAM from the DVD
• Scene specific PIP
• The Hard ‘R’:
• Train Shooting:  (4 min.) The specifics of shooting on a moving train
• Forces Unseen (4 min.) Wind special effects piece – the piece focuses on how the wind was created for the film and how they gave it that eerie look.