25 Things You Didn't Know About Bram Stoker's Dracula

Coppola insisted he would only use 'in camera' effects to capture the feel of early cinema. After his original FX team were unable to deliver, he fired the entire department and tasked his son, Roman, to complete the project instead. Matte paintings, forced perspective and rear screen projection were used with stunning results in the final cut.

The shot of Reeves aboard a train, reading a journal, with Dracula's eyes and a speeding train superimposed, used a combination of these techniques. Oldman's eyes were projected onto a matte painting of the mountains behind the window of the train, while a miniature train was shot moving across an over-sized diary, combining all three elements for the finished shot.