<P> The Internet is watching us now . If they want to . They can see what sites you visit . In the future, television will be watching us, and customizing itself to what it knows about us . The thrilling thing is, that will make us feel we're part of the medium . The scary thing is, we'll lose our right to privacy . An ad will appear in the air around us, talking directly to us . </P> <P> Minority Report was the first film to have an entirely digital production design . Termed "previz", as an abbreviation of previsualization (a term borrowed from the film's narrative), production designer Alex McDowell said the system allowed them to use Photoshop in place of painters, and employ 3 - D animation programs (Maya and XSI) to create a simulated set, which could be filled with digital actors then used to block out shots in advance . The technology also allowed the tie - in video game and special effects companies to cull data from the previs system before the film was finished, which they used to establish parameters for their visuals . When Spielberg quickly became a fan, McDowell said "(i) t became pretty clear that (he) wouldn't read an illustration as a finished piece, but if you did it in Photoshop and created a photorealistic environment he focused differently on it ." Filming took place from March 22 to July 18, 2001, in Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Los Angeles . Film locations included the Ronald Reagan Building (as PreCrime headquarters) and Georgetown . The skyline of Rosslyn, Virginia is visible when Anderton flies across the Potomac River . During production, Spielberg made regular appearances on a video - only webcam based in the craft services truck, both alone and with Tom Cruise; together they conferenced publicly with Ron Howard and Russell Crowe via a similar webcam on the set of "A Beautiful Mind" in New York . </P> <P> The location of the small, uncharted island in the last shot of the film is Butter Island off North Haven, Maine in the Penobscot Bay . </P> <P> Although it takes place in an imagined future world of advanced technology, Minority Report attempts to embody a more "realistic" depiction of the future . Spielberg decided that to be more credible, the setting had to keep both elements of the present and ones which specialists expected would be forthcoming . Thus Washington, D.C. as depicted in the movie keeps well - known buildings such as the Capitol and the Washington Monument, as well as a section of modern buildings on the other side of the Potomac River . Production designer Alex McDowell was hired based on his work in Fight Club and his storyboards for a film version of Fahrenheit 451 which would have starred Mel Gibson . McDowell studied modern architecture, and his sets contain many curves, circular shapes, and reflective materials . Costume designer Deborah L. Scott decided to make the clothes worn by the characters as simple as possible, so as not to make the depiction of the future seem dated . </P>

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