How David Fincher Hijacks Your Eyes

I’ll watch this with interest, as my main focus is MOOD:
Eg: they would have to pay me to watch ‘Se7en’ again, but I’m haunted by the Public Library scene…the most beautifully devised & photographed sequence that I’ve ever seen - it’s everything!
Ditto - ‘the magic of the hotel lobby in the middle of the night’ in ‘Benjamin Button’ - it is Peace personified:
Wondrous! 🙏🏻

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So, essentially, a VIDEOGAME camera movement.

i have watched a few videos of yours and they are SPOT ON . I am not a film student , yet I take out time to appreciate the details and subtleties of certain actors and film makers . Your videos put precise words for the feelings I personally experience while watching anything . Rarely I feel that connected while watching anything on yt these days , as much as your videos . I specially like how you don't over explain yet provide a clear idea by including almost all relevant scenes . Have a good one mate , love your content .

this is honestly the best video that i watched. the editing is spot on, the explanation is great, such a great video.

So so right on 🎉

Thanks!!

He's the best out there as a director he's on a different high.

This was excellent and I commend you

Alot of classic directors have this , relying on creative blocking ,staging , and motivated camera movements. Reason fincher stands out , is obviously the nature of his scripts , and that other directors have forgotten this classic style of filmmaking

Fantastic observation.

Great observation, thank you for sharing

I believe that Finchers camera operator uses a geared head for precise camera movement

amazing video thank u

Congrats you just hijacked my eyes did as well, I been searching for and long time why fincher’s film can leave me in such an shock after watching it despite it being full of simple action

😲In all these decades this the first time anyone has pointed this out. It is so precise you don't even notice it.

The only other time you'll ever notice this is in video games cinematics, the camera is locked perfectly tracking. Some actually add in shake or speed ups and downs to mimic natural cinematography.

Fincher is the only one who can and does it in real life.

I actually tried to do this before but I am only a beginner. So I failed as I am not that experienced with moving the camera by hand, I was pretty sure I tried this way of matching the subtle movements of the camera with the character movement, but the technical part got me

This aren't traits of this particular director.

It's got to be a lot of work for the actors. I mean...the responsibility of captivating the audience along with these camera angles.

Fincher owns our attention from the first scene to the last

Gracias

this is so good actually, you explained it very clearly and concisely :)

its been years but i still think about this essay every time i watch a fincher movie

What a great video.

is he using movement of the frame or movement of the camera in the frame ?

I read he does this on wikipedia, and the moment i saw the title of this video I knew it was about this. I didn't expect a video-essay so concise, with just the right amount of observations and posits. Bravo!

wow, awesome

tks for brilliant observation

Amazing- thanks for the insight

the goat

This was absolutely great!

What is the BGM used in this video?

Great analysis, very interesting

Damn but those 110 scenes of just walking... it was exhausting to watch man

OK, my head is spinning after the first 2 minutes! 😂

Great video!

Nicely resolved point. Well done.

Practical 👌

Great observation. Thank you

I hope viewers revisit this video every now and then. In his latest movie (The Killer), Fincher makes sure the audience won’t let go of Fassbender and the stellar audio design certainly helps in this aspect.

I just wish I could increase the bgm of this video because it isn't loud enough

The bgm in your video is so unsettling it has hijacked me

A unique director

where can i find the music from in this video? also whose this fincher guy? did he make Zack Snyder's Justice League? Seriously about this music though please tell me it's a musician so i can download

superb bro

That background music was a bold choice and it totally worked

This video essay was a revelation. In 5 minutes and 30 seconds, you managed to articulate what I have loved about Fincher's films since I first saw The Game in theaters in 1997, but could never put my finger on. Great job! 👏

I'm in the middle of Blank Check's Fincher series and wanted to revisit your video. I'm going to really watch for this in the next movie.

Girl with a Dragon tattoo was going to watch again just now that one film has something I don't know what but you can watch it again and again and again even though you know the plot...... but just for those visuals are his best of the best.