Second Act (2018)

In the scene where the women walk out of the office and see a cat walking in the hallway, the animal wrangler carried the cat in a carrier and placed him on his mark. On action, the actors walked out of the elevator and saw the cat acting naturally.

In the scene where the actors walk into the laboratory and we see several cats, this scene was filmed on a closed set. The wranglers stood off frame and reset the cats in between takes. Prior to shooting the scene, the wrangler placed the cat on top of a container with baby food and cat food on top, and then the other handler placed food on top of a laboratory table. On action, the cats ate food.

In the scene in the vet’s office where we see the vet treating a dog on the table, the wrangler brought the dog to set, placed him on his mark, and they shot the scene.

In the scene where the actor releases from a cage, and a few of the doves flew into a truck across the street and burst into feathers, this scene was shot in several takes. The wranglers gave six of the birds to the two actors which held them in their hands. On action, the actors bent down and walked around the table, then released the birds. On action, the actors picked up the birds from the crate. Then, they place them back inside the crate and the action was reset and repeated. The birds bursting into feathers was accomplished through CGI in post production.