David Fincher's career in his own words | Filmmakers in Focus
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A biography in David Fincher's own words detailing how he became a filmmaker. This video essay takes you on a journey through his life and career leading up to the production of "Se7en", culminating with a super-cut montage of all of his films.
"Filmmakers in Focus" is a series dedicated to examining the story of how filmmakers found their way into the business, and what sets them apart from other directors.
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Welcome to Phase Four! This video took an insane amount of work, so I hope you all enjoy it! If you DO happen to enjoy it, I'd really appreciate if you'd give the video a like, or maybe share it on Reddit or Twitter! That would be awesome! Anyways, thanks so much for watching and have a great day
Entirely possible! This one took a long enough time that it probably won't be a little while before I do another one(unless this video blows up, that might motivate me more :P) But he's definitely on the list of directors I intend to cover!
Film Radar your videos are greatly under appreciated, the editing and creativity put in is incredible. Nice one man
Thank you so much for saying so! I've definitely always felt like the underdog in the video essay space, but I've always had such great support from folks like you that help keep me going!
Michael Mann,Antoine Fuqua,Ron Howard ,JC Chandor and Spike Lee next please
This video was incredible.
The final montage alone feels like it must’ve taken months.
Thanks so much! It took a realllly long time, but I think it was totally worth it!
My only problem with this video is that it isn't an hour long. I was completely captivated through Se7en and then it became the concluding montage. I wanted you to continue through his entire career because it was so damn captivating how you edited it all together. Just wish you could complete a person's entire career. But I know this had to take you forever combing through all those interview blurbs. More like this please! Well done.
Thank you so much Adam! That was the original intention, but I scrubbed the internet for about a week and couldn't find anything juicy for several of his films, nothing in the way of how the movie came together beyond a couple of fun anecdotes, and then I felt like people would think I was leaving out bits and pieces or playing favorites with his filmography, so I ended up leaving it after the bit about Se7en because that's where his career really began anyways. But no question I would have loved to tie a narrative together leading through all of his films, I find director's stories so fascinating! Thank you, I look forward to doing more of these for sure!
Not even in the special features of the films? So many commentary tracks and behind the scenes features. @@daniel_netzel
There's a TON of interesting stuff revealed in BTS and director commentaries, but nothing that lent itself to the narrative I was trying to craft, certainly not for all of his films. Mostly fun tidbits about stuff on the day of shooting that he could recall, or things of that nature.
What a great montage to a great filmmaker. All hail David Fincher.
Thank you! I think I worked harder on that short ass clip than some of my entire videos haha. All hail the King!
Really great montage editing at the end. Kudos.
Thank you so much my dude! I worked forever on it, but I think it came out great :D
@@daniel_netzel I mean great editing overall. Great video overall... and let me just preface by saying I am no editor nor do I have video making experience but I know how hard editing can be especially montage editing. Like I said great video. I just discovered your channel and I subbed two minutes into this video. Keep up the great work.
I appreciate you saying so! Haha, the montage took longer to put together than the rest of the video, so you're not wrong there XD Thanks so much, I appreciate the kind words! And thank you for subscribing!
i just love Zodiac and Social Network so much. all of his stuff is fantastic but those two are just near perfect
One of my favorites,genius...
Me too, he's incredible.
Excellent work as always! Awesome editing of the interviews, I know how tricky those can be to find someone else saying exactly what you need them to, but you did it marvelously! The editing was spectacular and really managed to compliment what was on screen!
Great video and welcome back! Can't wait to see what you bring next!
Thanks Jack! It's super tough to find exactly what you need, even harder to trim it in a way that works for narrative flow, but I think it came together pretty well! :D Thank you so much!
That final montage was ecstatic! Fantastic editing!
Thank you for the kind words! Not gonna lie, I'm really pleased with how it turned out.
I know that Fincher receives much acclaim from film enthusiasts, but it frustrates the hell out of me that more people don’t know him. I think out of all the working directors right now he is a true auteur who has such a suave way of telling a story.
I'm just always frustrated when directors don't get more credit in general. People seem to know actors well enough, but directors never seem to get the credit they deserve in my opinion. They take words from a page and turn it into pure magic, it's fucking beautiful what good directors do.
I heard when Fight Club came out, Tarantino praised it while P.T Anderson called it an "irresponsible mess" which seems unfair knowing Fincher's talent.
That One Guy I saw that and it’s so odd to me that PTA would say something like that about Fight Club yet openly talk about Goodfellas being a great film and an influence on Boogie Nights. Both are violent and I’d say have a way of glamorizing the relentless lifestyle, but I’ve never wanted to go out of my way to hurt someone after watching either of them. Guess it all comes down to personal preference (both are fantastic films though).
Film Radar agreed and killer job on the editing dude, the montage at the end is super dope
PTA lost his father to cancer and found the support group scenes highly offensive due to his own personal tragedy that it was parodying. Not saying I agree with him, but I can imagine someone who lost someone to cancer to find those scenes uncomfortable at the least.
I nearly missed a flight because of this video
That In Motion soundtrack is the best way to start the video. Great Work.
Right? I thought it was a perfect fit too! Thank you so much!
Exactly... that's what I was thinking.
It truly sucks you in.
When Radar comes back, he comes back in style
I do what I can ;)
The social network score in the background just fits so fucking perfect.
Yeah cos it really captures the ambitious vibe of the video
This video is slick as hell. Excellent job weaving a narrative out of the interviews and finding dank footage to emphasize the narrative. There is also hella insight into the baddest of boys, David Fincher, very cool to know how he worked his way into the industry.
Thanks brother! His story fascinates me, so many incredible professional connections so early on, homeboy was straight crushing it.
@@daniel_netzel you did an amazing job with this vid. All the visual effects and on screen texts and editing.....how?
This video moves so beautifully, awesome work! I love that its literally the Fincher's voice, telling his own story, great idea, exceptionally well executed!
Thanks buddy! I appreciate you saying so! I hope to do something similar for other filmmakers in the future, I just think it's so interesting to learn how they broke into a business that is notoriously hard to get into, and Fincher has a pretty wild story. SO many connections and amazing opportunities that led him to where he is today.
It was so well done, fantastic idea! I’m really looking forward to more of these
I look forward to making more of these!
That last montage of all of his films was god like. Thank you for this my man.
That ending gave me chills and almost made me cry. Excellent Job.
Dude, this quite honestly isn’t just the best video essay you’ve made, but for sure one of the most interesting and innovative video essays I’ve seen. Outstanding work man, you’ve outdone yourself.
Montage at the end, is one of the coolest things I've ever seen
That outro tribute to Fincher gave me chills - so well edited and just plain awesome. More vids plz
Yup, my friend this might be my new favourite channel. Props for the level of effort that goes into these videos. big love
This is one of your best videos so far
i absolutely in love with this video, great editing pal
I'm in love with this comment! Thank you so much
This video was incredible. Please please make more, that final montage was awe-inspiring
Thank you kindly! I fully intend to revisit this series with some of my other favorite filmmakers!
I was completely intoxicated with the editing and pace of this video, fantastic job man!
Thank you so much for saying so, I appreciate you checking out the video!
Great vid, Daniel. Loved it.
LOVE that final montage. Great video Daniel.
Thank you Sam! It took an incredibly long time to put together, but I'm soo happy with how it turned out!
Amazing episode mate! Please, keep up the great work!
This is genuinely really, really well made
Thanks so much Will, I appreciate that!
Great work. Especially the final montage was extraordinary.
Thank you Rahul! The ending montage may be my favorite thing I've ever edited.
Just found your channel and watched the Superbad video and then this. I’m blown away. The montage at the end of this is incredible, and my only complaint is that I wish this was longer. Just subbed.
Summed up why he is my most admired filmmaker.
I'm not a fan of some of his works, but he always got this delicate touch on each of them -- That's something I've always look up to.
Excellent work.
It's always a pleasure to discover channels like yours! Even more if we consider that Fincher is one of my favourite directors.
Pretty interesting videos, keep em' up!
even though not the kind of content i was expecting, i support you trying new things, the editing you did is amazing!
Thank you! Yeah, I'll definitely still have my regular stuff in the future, but every once in a while it's fun to try something different.
Great video as always, man! Really love this creative take on everything and you really did some amazing stuff with the editing here. Also just insightful to know about Fincher's background as a filmmaker. Welcome back!
Thank you so much Justin! I always love trying new things when I've got the time, and this video was the most fun I'd had editing in a long time. Thank you, good to be back!
great video as always💯💯
Thank you kindly for saying so! :D
Bro, you just blew me away. From 8:28 onwards I was taken on a visual journey displaying his work in all the movies. The shots you pick and the interchanges and merges are insane. Tremendous work. Wish you could make a video showing how you came out with some of the interpretations.
Wow, thank you so much! I worked really hard on it so I'm really glad you enjoyed it so much! Maybe some day, for now I'm just trying to bust ass to finish this next video xD
ending was marvelous
My favorite director. Thank you so much. 🙌🏻
One of mine as well! Top spot still belongs to Kubrick for me, but Fincher might well be #2 in my book.
The editing here is absolutely outstanding. The way sound is used is brilliant as well. Kudos. Please offer your services to aspiring filmmakers, if you don’t already.
This was so good.
Dude, I never like videos. I never comment. You are an amazing editor, and have an amazing eye and ability to enthrall. Please continue to grow and thanks for loving movies as much as you do! Good Luck!!
As more and more video essays get made it’s nice to see one that makes them with such distinct style and care.
Thank you! I've always been compared to people here and there, mostly Nerdwriter(and mostly for my voice) but I've really tried hard to do my own thing with each video to stand out from the crowd.
@@daniel_netzel I've really enjoyed watching your work. It would be interesting to see you tackle a more classic director. Just a thought, keep putting out great stuff!
Thank you for saying so! We'll have to see, I play everything by ear and just kind of figure things out as I go haha, but I would definitely be interested in exploring more filmmakers from any given era within this sort of format.
Loved this
Great video thank you. Praises to the editing, I love Fincher's work and the editing was pure eye candy.
Thank you Justin! I definitely wanted to make the editing as slick as I could, it'd feel like a crime to do it any other way in a Fincher video.
@@daniel_netzel Immigrant Song starts, heralded by Tyler Durden's laugh, as we hear R. Lee Ermey quote Paradise Lost over images of Michael Douglas falling from The Game. Spectacular. Fincher's work presented as a fallen angel.
I know I thought that would be one hell of a way to kick off a montage ;)
Subscribed 👍👍👍
This is one of the best videos I have ever seen
Thanks for saying so and thanks for subscribing!
Ayyyyy you're back !
I am and it feels great! :D
Oh man, a new video about David Fincher by Film Radar?? This is awesome
Haha, yeah, that makes 3 now, and honestly I have no issues with that. I could solely make videos about Fincher and be happy to be honest.
@@daniel_netzel I'd be happy too, he's probabbly my favourite director and I share a birthday with him. Maybe that's a sign?
nice little animated details in this vid. good job
Thanks so much for saying so!
What another great video, you captured David Fincher so perfectly. The cuts of footage from each of his film with dialogue being overlapped with music from each film overlapped with the immigrant song speak volumes about Fincher as a director. I don't know if you were trying to give an impression of sensory overload with the images and music overlapped but I think it was brilliant. Fincher's films are an overload but nothing at the same time, it's almost hypnotizing. That might sound pretentious but its the best way I can describe it. I find his films give a sense melancholy, they don't make you sad but it reflects a world with sadness in it that cant be avoided and his films don't end on happy notes so to speak, they end on life moments which I think why his films come across as so real, every time I watch a Fincher film can feel them and no other director has really achieved that for me at least. Social network truly resonates with me in a way I can't describe, as much of a good Biopic, it is better as a fiction story with its masterful soundtrack. The addition of Trent Raznor and Atticus Ross in his films become tenfold better, as they write music that fits in the worlds his creating so well. Their tracks come off as sterile, sci-fiesk and almost imitating white noise in a way. I can't wait for what they do with the Watchmen series. sorry for the mess of opinions. Great video, your best one yet. Definitely worth the wait
Thank you JJ! I definitely wanted to create something intense and exciting, something I think his entire body of work shares. Something of a tribute that I could see the man himself putting together. David Fincher is one of the most talented filmmakers of all time, not every one of his films is a masterpiece, but they all shine through in ways that few other filmmakers can boast. And oh for sure, granted, some part of me will miss his collaborations with Howard Shore, but there's no question that Trent and Atticus work really well with Fincher's style. Thank you so much! I'm so glad you feel that way!
Wow. Another David Fincher video. Great. Thanks..
I can't tell if this is sarcasm or not but...you're welcome?
Man that montage at the end is fucking unreal, I love that song cover aswell.
Impecable.
editing kicks ass
Thank you for saying so!
I don't understand why people don't like Alien 3. This was a fresh take on an already established movie. The fact that he was brave enough to show that both Hicks and Newt didn't make the crash landing was a shocker, even though fans wanted the 'family reunion' to continue. The other interesting point was the grungy, abandoned prison planet that gave it a great setting for the film. Plus, I enjoyed that she was working off of british actors. I really enjoyed the movie, I don't care what other people think.
It's just sloppy compared to what he could have done if given free reign. Fincher has stated that no one hates the film more than he does. That said, I think it's MUCH better than people give it credit for. It has a great score, terrific cinematography, and fantastic performances all around. Is it great? Not in my opinion, but hardly the worst in the Alien franchise.
You are doing God's work
Nice Tribute, it could easily play on the Oscars!!!
I would die of happiness if that happened!
i fucking love the soundtrack for The Social Network, you playing it is seriously making me want to watch it again
It's fucking perfect. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have some serious film composing talent.
Such a beautiful video, Fincher is pretty good too.
Thank you so much! Haha, yeah, he's pretty alright.
And by alright, I mean perfect.
Yes he is.
David Fincher is my favorite director.
One of my favourite all time directors
Totally, same for me.
@@daniel_netzel What's your favourite Fincher film? Mine is Zodiac! Also can't wait for Mindhunter season 2, Fincher is heavily involved in the production of that Netflix series.
It's so tough to say, it's basically a three way tie between Zodiac, Fight Club, and The Social Network. They're all perfect in my eyes. Same! Loved the first season.
Who made this?!!! Brilliant work!
And the visuals are boner inducing. Great work Radar, you are constantly improving video by video, my dude. Never stop making this. I'll try to patreon sometime in the future
Thank you so much! I always want to keep stepping my game up, I think it's all too easy to fall into a rut with making these sorts of videos, but I always want to keep improving as much as possible. That would be very generous of you!
His video for Aerosmith’s Janie’s got a gun does an excellent job of showcasing his work & vision in its primordial stage.
He was always a boss at what he did, it only shines even more with his films.
Really great work!!
Thank you kindly for saying so!
Holy shit this is nice!
Thank you for the kind words Aidan!
I really wish he would make more movies. Haven't seen a movie of his that I didn't at least enjoy thoroughly. Zodiac is my favorite and Panic Room is very underrated.
Plenty of projects have fallen apart for him unfortunately, and that always hurts a director's output. Zodiac is probably my favorite as well, and I couldn't agree more about Panic Room. It may be just a fun Friday night movie, but it's soooooo well made it's ridiculous.
One of the Best directors of the decade
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For the love of god, PLEASE make videos about how you edit. PLEASE!
I've made a couple of tutorials that are available on my Patreon(for free), but nothing TOO in depth and certainly nothing recent. I've definitely considered making more though, and it's good to know that there would be interest!
I find it crazy that this interview only has 69k views when EVERYBODY loves Fincher even if they dont know who he is
It's actually a compilation of a lot of audio clips, from DVD commentaries to interviews that I cut together and added the visual to. But trust me I wish I could interview him!
That 8:27 montage though...
MEEEEEERCH!
BUY DAT MERCH. BUY DAT MERCH.
This should be called "A Look into Fincher's Life Pre-Seven." It was really interesting and then . . .
Does anyone know the name of the soundtrack?
What’s the background music that plays during 2:55?
As a screenwriter, im Trying to stay consistent in my filmmaking. I have so many older films im putting out and just biting the bullet on. Would love everyone's input.
Any intel on what Fincher's next project is?
So excited for Season 2.
Fincher is a genius!
Couldn't agree more!
@@daniel_netzel I still remember when I saw Seven the first time. When the movie ended there was dead silence instead of the usual chitchating when the movie ends. It was surreal. Seven is by far my favorite Fincher movie, but from the technical viewpoint I think Zodiac is a masterpiece.
Music playing at the 2 minute mark?
Hand Covers Bruises it's from the Social Network OST.
My three favorite living movie directors are Scorsese, Fincher, and Tarantino.
When is David doing another movie!?
He's supposedly doing World War Z 2 next, but that was delayed while he worked on Mindhunter, so it's not a 100% certainty at this point. But I'm itching for one, it's been four years!
Film Radar I been keeping up with the WWZ news. It would be nice. At this point I'm ready for him to sign on to anything. I'd like to see him take a crack at the rumored H.H. Holmes movie!
That would be awesome, but I thought Scorsese was doing it? Either of them would totally crush it though.
Film Radar Scorsese was the first one in talks with DiCaprio playing Holmes. It got put on the back burner so Scorsese could do The Irishman. Haven't heard much since. Fincher doing it is wishful thinking on my part.
That's what I remember seeing as well, but checking on IMDb and it looks like he's not a part of the project anymore. Hey man, nothing wrong with wishful thinking!
Why did you include scenes from Nightcrawler when he had nothing to do with it?
Which parts are you referring to? There's no clips from Nightcrawler anywhere in the video. You might be thinking Zodiac?
How is this not copyright infringement?
Honestly copyright is so tricky, but I would say this falls under fair use. It doesn't hurt the original brand, if anything it stirs up a buzz and gets people to revisit his work, ie: generates profit for the original copyright holder. There's plenty of work done to all of the copyrighted material that I would consider it transformative(I didn't just upload the full movie or uncut scenes) and it serves as a commentary on the original work.
Everyone : AT-ST
Fincher : Chicken Loggers
fucking awesome. know i wanna go watch zodiac or social network (his best work)
Do it! Zodiac, Social Network and Fight Club are my favorites of his for sure.
Zodiac > Fight Club
Yeah, I think so too. Not that Fight Club isn't great, but Zodiac is freakin' incredible.
Go fuck yourself > You're right.
No need for incivility! An opinion is an opinion my dude.
I mean, it's like comparing Mona Lisa to The Last Supper.
@@malcolm4737 Well, Mona Lisa is just Da Vinci's most famous work. As a painting, The Last Supper is definitely better.
Only a few other directors can compare to him, but for me, even Tarantino is not better than him. They have different structures and creative processes, but Fincher is a real magician and can do whatever you throw at him...drama, thriller, horror. Tarantino only makes his own kind of films...
"this guy has no talent" i guess that shows how when people tell you to give up or that you're not good enough you have to show them what the fuck is up
I feel like every person of incredible talent and success has been told at least once that they were no good. Gotta just push through that shit if you really want it bad enough, you're never going to impress everyone no matter how hard you try. I mean, people turned down J.K. Rowling when she tried publishing Harry Potter, people turned down The Beatles, Meryl Streep. It's so common it's crazy, but it shows that true talent and perseverance will win out.
7:30 That's (not so) funny, because James Cameron said he got shit from the crew at Pinewood too, but Ridley Scott they treated like a King. Some kind of bullying/prejudice going on there. Sorry you had to go through that David, I too have experienced gas-lighting and it is REALLY unpleasant and I'm English. Well... I was raised by television so I'm more American really
Studios have a notorious history of over-controlling their directors, it's a damn shame.
Fincher-Renzor is as good as Nolan-Zimmer
Honestly I'd say they're even better personally.
Fight Club ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤
Spoiler alert! Hella major spoilers.
Only for Se7en, and frankly that's a movie that is more famous for its ending than anything else. It's like The Sixth Sense, people know the twist even if they've never seen the movie.
@@daniel_netzel And, The Game.
Oh duh. Yeah, I guess you're kind of right about that :P
But I guess my thinking as that people might not know what the hell they're even looking at, at least I hope.
I had The Game spoiled for me so that one hit a little close to home.
I'm genuinely sorry, but I will say, The Game is on the lesser end of his work. It's first two acts are quite strong, but the last act sort of falls apart, and even Fincher has stated basically the same thing.
OVERRATED GARBAGE DIRECTOR
Overrated? Mayyyybe. Garbage? Objectively and demonstrably false.
Thanks for replying. First time a channel has done that to me. Love your channel, I just have extreme views on this Director
I do what I can to respond to every comment I get. Thanks for saying so! I get it, he's not for everyone, but he's one of my favorites.
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