20 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Children Of Men
10. The Unconventional Approach To One Of The Film's Most Important Scenes
The pivotal birth scene in the film’s third act is one of its most memorable, and its single-take approach is incredible and engrossing. However, this was not meant to be the case as the scene was meant to have cuts in it, meaning that Cuaron, the crew present and the actors had to improvise when shooting began.
Additionally, they used a prop baby on set which was then replaced by a CG baby in the final product, though this may have been to overcome any limitations posed by using a doll on set and the prop itself most likely served as a reference point for the VFX team to work off of.
Fortunately, playing fast and loose (relatively speaking) when it came to the filming of the crucial scene paid off as the birth of Dylan is another immersive, nail biting scene in a movie filled to the brim with them.