Comments on: Every David Fincher Film: A Visual Production Design Retrospective

By: DreamFactory Entertainment

DreamFactory Entertainment — Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:57:48 +0000

Enjoyed reading this, always do when it comes to Art Departmental articles. And many of our favorite pictures here too. *thumbs up* Entertaining as well as informative. Thank you.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 11 May 2019 00:43:48 +0000

His work is so calculated. People also underestimate the production design in his films. It’s just as good as the cinematography and the photography builds off the sets always moving the eye where Fincher wants it to go.

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By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:30:56 +0000

I love Fight Club forever because it’s perfect. And it was only later in life, after I’d grown to become a man, that I realized that the people who made this movie just thought that they were interesting ideas – they didn’t necessarily live by these ideas. For Fight Club to end up being so so so special & important and to have come out of the Hollywood machine defies a million laws of probability as I see them. I had a 10th anniversary screening and gave a big speech!

By: David

David — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:16:15 +0000

In reply to Art Departmental. Oops. Yes, that's the link I meant to grab. I don't think it will win Best Picture, though. We'll see what the DGA, SAG and WGA give out, but I bet that The King's Speech will prove to be the one to beat. The Social Network is a critic's movie, but The King's Speech is a filmmaker's movie.

By: Art Departmental

Art Departmental — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:36:36 +0000

In reply to David.

http://www.chinokino.com/2011/01/second-look-social-network.html#more

I think that’s the link you meant.

But yes. I couldn’t agree with you more. The film will likely win a lot of awards including Best Picture but I think another reason is that they also want to praise him for his previous solid work. While The Social Network is a decent film it is not the film the Awards committees are making it out to be.

Despite the shortcomings of Fincher’s latest work I find his work beautiful. He cares about his design as much as he cares about the cinematography. I appreciate that when you watch a Fincher film it holds his stamp no matter which Designer he has hired which says to me he is the ultimate visionary of his film. That isn’t the case with many director’s these days.

My favourite of his work would be Fight Club or Seven. Alex McDowell’s work in Fight Club is extraordinary and outmatches all of his previous work.

By: David

David — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:23:15 +0000

Fight Club is easily his greatest film. The Social Network will for sure win Best Director and Adapted Screenplay and maybe some technical ones, but I would argue it shouldn’t win any at all.
http://www.chinokino.com/2010/12/16th-annual-bfca-critics-choice-movie.html