Color in David Fincher Movies - Fincher Explains How He Uses Color Palettes in His Films
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 พ.ค. 2024
- A breakdown of the David Fincher color palette from the director and his collaborators in their own words discussing Se7en, Fight Club, The Social Network, Mindhunter, and more.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to David Fincher's Colors
00:41 - Desaturated Palette
02:37 - Colors & Characters
04:51 - Settings & Tone
07:55 - Wrap Up
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The typical David Fincher color palette isn’t very colorful. Exceptions aside, Fincher typically forgoes any bright or saturated colors for something much more subdued. Beyond a simple aesthetic choice, there is also storytelling value within a David Fincher color palette. A filmmaker as precise as Fincher doesn’t leave any decision unconsidered so what is behind his choice of colors? In this video, we’ll hear from Fincher and his collaborators on color in David Fincher movies and how it fits into his overall approach.
The David Fincher Color Palette - Desaturation
If there is one consistent trait to a David Fincher color palette, it is desaturation. As Production Designer Arthur Max explains, Se7en is a “no-color color movie.” Creating such a muted and controlled palette, especially away from primary and vibrant colors, has a number of effects. One effect is that when a bold color is used, the audience will notice it. In Se7en, it also allows the appearance of bright red to stand out even more - which is reserved for blood, John Doe, and the relationship between them.
David Fincher's Color - Characters
Fincher will often attach color to a character. In The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the color red was used exclusively for Daisy. In Se7en, Det. Somerset is surrounded by dark colors. In his apartment, we get dark Earth tones and deep greens to match his pessimistic worldview.
Color in David Fincher Movies - Settings
Where Fincher does make pronounced choices in his color palette is in settings. Often he will wash the entire room in a single color - like the nostalgic yellow in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button or the oppressive orange heat in Alien 3. For the “Sloth” crime scene in Se7en, cinematographer Darius Khondji explains how they used green in the lighting to give the scene a “moist, fungal” look.
The David Fincher color palette isn’t bold or even that visually appealing but that’s the point. To create the dark and dangerous moods of his subject matter, it makes perfect sense to let color become equally dark.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to David Fincher's Colors
00:41 - Desaturated Palette
02:37 - Colors & Characters
04:51 - Settings & Tone
07:55 - Wrap Up
I always wondered how David Fincher managed to create such atmosphere in his films. Color plays an important role in visual storytelling.
A very tangible effect!
David Fincher may not be crazy with using colors like Wes Anderson. But when does, it’s effective.
Great video as always Studiobinder.
Like all of it's filmmaking, it's precise!
Especially when you consider Edward Norton was in David Fincher and Wes Anderson films, wearing muted colors in both Fight Club and Grand Budapest Hotel. But each of them deliver very effectively
The smooth and nuanced movements in many seem-like-steady shoots really define Fincher's style.
he loves that type of camera movement; works really well with his stories!
His voice alone makes you learn 80% of the material!
No better teaching voice ;)
Thank you StudioBinder. You Explain Brilliantly the Reason that David Fincher is one of my Favorite Filmmaker. With his Precision definition of his Characters and his Color Palette who is a complete character in his Cinematography.
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Literally just finished Mindhunter yesterday, now you're uploading this
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I can't get enough of how Fincher intentionally controls each aspect of his films for a specific reason.
That's a great director for you!
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this vid came at a perfect time. currently working on a video essay on fincher for my senior project
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I love The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, until the ending which makes me sad because I was looking forward to the next two movies. Sadly it just cost too damn much
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Color is something that I take very personally while watching a movie. It it something that sets the mood for the story that is to follow.
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"The color red is distracting, unless it's your intention to distract."
Suddenly I have a greater appreciation for The Matrix now. Thanks, David Fincher!
The color palette of Se7en really sets the dark tone/atmosphere of it, it's very effective, but all David Fincher movies does this especially this and The Game as well as Panic Room, He really has a eye for knowing what he wants in the frame. I would love to know what his stance is on Film vs. Digital if he's for one or against one, as well as his favorite cameras and lenses to shoot on.
He has a few comments in this documentary, though I can't be bothered finding all the timestamps. th-cam.com/video/Lly_iRGVB3U/w-d-xo.html
He's all for digital, though, since it gives him a lot more freedom to shoot as much as he needs to and see exactly what the shot is going to look like instead of waiting for dailies.
@@IsraelStorey Oh thank you for that, I really appreciate it, I'll definitely give it a watch.
he has no issue with digital from what I've heard
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@@robertobuatti7226 most of his modern films have been digital. Actually I think they all have apart from, maybe, Mank?
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Perfect as always. Just by watching such short powerful lessons in film one cannot ignore the urge of getting into film production.
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Honestly, this is probably the best film video essay I've ever seen.
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Great Video as always! I would still love to see a film vs digital shot list video. I don’t see why films now would use film. I also don’t understand how film can give a different visual effect. I would really love to see a studio binder video about that.
That's not a bad idea!
Just like b/w his style of desaturation makes it more texture to the characters and the scene
It has an important effect on tone and mood!
Please make a video on Andrie tarkovsky's reflection shots...
We definitely are going to do a video on him!
The only thing I know about Fincher and Colour is that he loves Yellow and he is like one of my favourite directors ever...thanks to this video I now know a lot more.
Wes Anderson loves yellow too check out moonlight kingdom
@@jennifersun2638 Totally forgot about colour while I was appreciating Wes's OCD.
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There's one more important thing: He HATES pink, especially when it comes to people. Be thinks the notion of "perfect happy pink people needs ro be destroyed" (paraphrasing his answer during a masterclass he gave).
Yellow is FIncher's favorite. And, I love it!
Thank you so much for this! This is extremely helpful and useful for someone interested in color usage and tonality in my own short films!
Happy filming!
Another superb insight.
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I would be curious to see your take on Death Note the anime.
What would you want covered?
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David Fincher. Should make more movies.. specifically crime thrillers.. he will hit the headlines.. Iam a big fan and follower of him
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More things Fincher please
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Please do this for Denis Villeneuve as well. I feel like there a lot of similarities but also differences that make you feel you watch their movies and not others.
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His colours drive me insane, i could mute any fincher movie nd just absolutely get lost in his worlds! the mood, the vibe its soo scintillating
Great work
Do one on this movie "The Human condition" by koyabashi
His framing is impeccable
Thanks for the suggestion!
They are called "compliments". Colors typically across from each other in the triptic that color can create and create shadows from even with a light presence.
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Unpopular opinion but, I love seeing the cinema world evolve, and with the majority of the Cinema world gone Digital, Color Grading and its Techniques have been stepped up so much, can't wait to see what its like in 5 years.
Cinema has great potential to evolve compared to many other art forms 👌
Fincher is in my top 3 Directors.
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While low contrast desaturation works for other movies I really miss when movies used to have vibrant colors, you can still create a gritty atmosphere while still using vibrant colors but nowadays many filmmakers are using this trending color palette to cut corners or they're just lazy learning color theory.
It's also dependent on the genre and content matter of the film. Fincher's stories tend to fit desaturated color palettes
fincher should direct hbo max arkham series while matt reeves focus on the batman sequels IMO
That's an interesting idea!
Yellow is the color of the investigaion in Zodiac, the hunt for the truth. over the years, as proportioned by the length of the fade in/out, characters leave and go back to the hunt, with yellow appearing on their clothes and enviorments. the whole newspaper office is yellow when the killings start, but fade with fading intrest - RDJ has a yellow vest while in the middle of the case, but becomes just as desaturated by his character's retiring from the story.
Great observation!
Should you ever do the directing style of Steven Spielberg, I feel like the Adventures of Tintin should be a point of focus.
Great
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What was the song? 0:19
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0.19 which music is this
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Please make one on the Batman
Probably will!
Dont get it wrong though new film makers. fincher still absolutey uses colours just on a more technical and meticulous level which can be hard to distinguish for newer film makers like myself who might take desaturation as meaning barely any colour in the shots and scenes when thats just not true.
A good example is the bride of frankenstein
A black and white film that still heavily relied on colour to make the film work with what they needed to stick out like her hair and other things in the scene. Furniture, lights, etc
Desaturation does not mean no colour in the scene as a matter of fact it often means the opposite
It mostly means more work in post to achieve a more desaturated look and more time on set propping areas that are full of colour that will later be edited down in post.
Hence why they allowed brad to wear all those flashy colours around the 3.45 mark in this video. it actually adds to desaturated colours looking more natural after post as opposed to wearing muted colors on set which would almost come off colourless when desaturated in post and ruin the whole effect.
Extremely technical and something i hope to learn more about one day on actual sets and not just doing my own little one man crew shorts as its hard to learn all these techniques by yourself without second eyes and opinions and someone to remind u to pay attention to all these techniques
Yup, Fincher is great with colors!
0:19 which song is this
The Pixies - Where is my mind
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Every Marvel fan watching this: "Wait? There are different colors than bright neon?"
Ah, Fincher . Just captures your eyes. Low the warmth and desaturation ...of his frames.
He directs your eyes 💯
Oh he has a sense of humor hehe
Always :)
Tq
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To me David Fincher movies always were crushed blacks and a green tone.
2years~
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What about colour in animation?
Techniques may change but storytelling principles can still be used
@@StudioBinder I see thank you I'm gonna go watch some animated films with colour in mind now.
Please make videos on demon slayer anime direction or one piece direction.
we might!
Please make Hindi movies tutorial sir 😀
I wonder what Hitchcock would say about all these color-shy top directors
I don't think Fincher is color-shy
Finchers movies are the most brightest an colorfull of all.
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This guy never used natural colours in his life.
Yep, David definitely does not like pink. 😁
not his style 😂
Love these videos, but I feel like you guys are recycling the same handful of information over and over. You did a video about David Fincher, then a video about color, now a video about David Fincher's color... lmao