▁I ▁could ▁go ▁to ▁our ▁compos ers ▁who ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁and ▁we ▁could ▁literally ▁start ▁throwing ▁on ▁a ▁temp ▁score ▁while ▁on ▁set , ▁in ▁the ▁woods ." ▁ ▁And ▁saying ▁later , ▁" The ▁movie ▁is ▁dark ▁and ▁cra zy , ▁and ▁it ▁looks ▁brut al , ▁but ▁we ▁had ▁the ▁most ▁fun ▁making ▁this ! ▁ ▁People ▁[ who ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁film ] ▁still ▁compare ▁this ▁movie ▁to ▁every ▁other ▁movie ▁they ' re ▁on , ▁" Well ▁it ' s ▁not ▁Cold water !" ▁Cre atively , ▁you ▁could ▁do ▁anything ." ▁ ▁Post - production ▁ ▁The ▁movie ▁was ▁primarily ▁written ▁and ▁shot ▁as ▁a ▁linear ▁narr ative , ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁character ' s ▁pre - re form ▁camp ▁life ▁of ▁self - dest ruction ▁compr ising ▁the ▁first ▁act ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁first ▁cut ▁screen ed ▁for ▁the ▁cast ▁and ▁crew ▁even ▁maintained ▁this ▁structure , ▁but ▁Gr ash aw ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁linear ▁style ▁lack ed ▁a ▁strong ▁enough ▁element ▁of ▁discovery . ▁ ▁Before ▁its ▁premi ere ▁at ▁S X SW ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁first ▁act ▁and ▁begin ▁the ▁film ▁blind ▁with ▁Brad ' s ▁ab du ction ▁to ▁the ▁Cold water ▁facility . ▁ ▁The ▁removed ▁foot age ▁was ▁broken ▁up ▁and ▁carefully ▁inserted ▁as ▁flash back s ▁throughout ▁the ▁character ' s ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁in car cer ation , ▁having ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁triggered ▁mem ories ▁that ▁reve al ▁in ▁incre ments