Prey

Realizing that using a real, living lion was not possible, and since filming with wildlife is prohibited in the Amsterdam city area, the crew contacted Dutch animation director Erik De Boer, whose company was responsible for the computer-generated tiger in Life of Pi: Schiffbruch mit Tiger (2012). However, De Boer calculated that one scene alone with a fully computer-generated lion would cost about a million Euros (one-third of the entire budget). The crew then turned to a Dutch special effects company, who built a very detailed, manually operated animatronic lion for the close-up scenes. A computer-generated lion was used for a few scenes that showed the creature in full.

The police official, Mr Zalmberg, is introduced as the head of the investigation unit (of the Amsterdam police department), which has the rank of a commissioner. His shoulder boards belong to rank of head commissioner, or chief of police.

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