25 Things You Didn't Know About Bram Stoker's Dracula
20. There Were Barely Any Post-Production Effects
Despite Coppola's insistence that all FX remain 'in camera,' one particular sequence, a memorable moment from the novel, required the use of an optical effect. As Harker approaches Castle Dracula, the coach passes a ring of blue flames rising into the night sky, repeating one after the next.
"Suddenly, away on our left, I saw a faint flickering blue flame. The driver saw it at the same moment; he at once checked the horses, and, jumping to the ground, disappeared into the darkness" writes Harker in his diary.
These shots stand, amazingly, as the only post-production effects work in the entire film.