Let’s explore the precise crafts of this filmmaker’s particular style.
At its best, filmmaking is a precise craft in which every decision serves the purpose of your story. When it’s done right, an audience won’t notice all of the carefully thought-out minuscule details that go into just a single shot. Every element, from the delivery of a line to the color of a wall, should ideally be working in unison to communicate or evoke a feeling.
For this reason, a good director is not necessarily conversing with their department heads about the technical ways in which they are going to accomplish a certain task — at least at first. Rather, the first and most important conversation is about the feelings and emotions that they need to evoke within a scene. A precise and carefully thought out plan comes together from these discussions about character and story.
And if filmmaking is an art of the precise decisions made to evoke a feeling, then David Fincher is certainly one of the best in the game. His films have become iconic for their dark tones and styles. He is renowned for his attention to detail.
Author: Ari Jacobson
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
