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Tim Burton's films are laden with special effects, but this was his first time directing a movie shot primarily in front of a green screen. He told E! that he and Depp tended to bond over the general absurdity that is the art of moviemaking anyway, so "we tried to use what was negative and kind of treat it like a bizarre positive."
Helena Bonham Carter told the OC Register that working in front of a green screen was "in a way...more like acting than in a live-action movie because you have to make it more real. You have to bring the audience into this unreal world, and make it real for them." The secret was, "You have to imagine with great precision. You have to believe in everything because if you don't believe in it, the audience won't believe in it."