10 Tips from David Fincher on how he directed Fight Club and The Social Network

David Fincher Mank Interview Commentary on Directing and Screenwriting we go Behind the Scenes and lessons from the screenplay of his movies Se7en, Mank, Alien 3, Zodiac, Fight Club, The Social Network, Panic Room and Gone Girl with Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike.
He was also a director for Netflix tv series Mindhunter and House of Cards. He directed numerous films, commercials and music videos, most notably for Madonna Express Yourself and Vogue music video and the famous Gap commercial. He is known for his psychological thrillers, his films have received thirty nominations at the Academy Awards including two for him as Best Director Oscar nominations. His latest film Mank is a film about screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and his development of the script for Citizen Kane based on a screenplay by his late father Jack Fincher.

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0:00 - Intro
1:17 - TIP 1 - Directing a movie is like a three dimensional chess, everybody has to peak at the same time
3:14 - TIP 2 - Write your screenplay as visually as possible so that the images will stay in the readers' minds for a long time
5:19 - TIP 3 - Ask for as many takes you need. It’s not just about the actor, that’s the focus, but it’s a ballet between so many people.
6:18 - TIP 4 - It’s about taste. It’s not about equipment. You can make a complete film just with your ipad, you can write on it, film with it and edit with it.
6:49 - TIP 5 - If you truly want to get the rights for a certain book, then come up with a complete plan, with actors, storyboards, budget, schedule and a script.
8:12 - TIP 6 - With every collaborator, from an art designer to a composer you are trying to do one key thing, which is to make strangers FEEL something
10:03 - TIP 7 - “It’s my way or the highway.” Whether it’s for real or whether it’s fake on the set you got to project CONFIDENCE.
11:05 - TIP 8 - The old rules of storytelling don’t necessarily apply in the 21st century, so find new and unpredictable ways to tell stories
12:47 - TIP 9 - Prepare for things that can go wrong on the set, but at the same time leave the room for creativity so it doesn't become just a boring execution.
13:48 - TIP 10 - Do THE BEST as you can, but be aware that there are so many careers and factors in the process that when a movie really works it is usually the result of LUCK.
14:10 - Outro

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