Being a director doesn’t mean that your favorite part of filmmaking is being behind the monitor on set.
We all have our favorite parts of filmmaking, whether it’s creating the shot list for production, working with actors on set, or watching the first cut of the film. There is a part of the filmmaking process that speaks to each of us. This sentiment holds at every level of a person’s filmmaking career.
During the 2023 Tribeca Festival, David Fincher joined Steven Soderbergh in a conversation about his favorite part of the filmmaking process. Surprisingly, shooting the film is not at the top of his list.
“Shooting for me is a lot of indigestion,” Fincher said.
This begs the question: What is Fincher’s favorite part of filmmaking, and why?
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
