The Fincher Analyst

The Work of Director David Fincher. By Leonard Zelig. "First learn your craft; It won't stop you from being a genius" (Delacroix, via Jack Fincher)

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Fincher’s ‘Zodiac’: A Suspenseful and Thrilling Combination of Police Procedural and Newspaper Film That Masterfully Chronicles the Progression of Obsession

Zodiac poster by Barret Chapman Koraljka SutonJanuary 24, 2020 If you asked David Fincher about the childhood years he spent in San Anselmo in Marin County during the 1960s, the topic that would un…

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"David F*cking Fincher" Awards Brad Pitt His Modern Master Award at SBIFF

Sasha StoneJanuary 23, 2020AwardsDaily Roger Durling’s wildly successful Santa Barbara International Film Festival is underway with tributes and with honors being handed out for the next week or so…

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Fight Club. How (Not) To Become A Space Monkey

Tom van der LindenLike Stories of Old (YouTube) Movies have always had a strong impact on me, they affect the way I look at the world and help make me a better person. With this channel I want to e…

Fight Club. How (Not) To Become A Space Monkey

A video essay on Fight Club by Tom van der Linden (Like Stories of Old) that examines how charismatic leaders like Tyler Durden turn men into Space Monkeys.

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LGATs and Fight Club. Dissecting a Delusion

In 1989 Chuck Palahniuk participated in a controversial type of “personal development” seminar, known generically as a large group awareness training (LGAT) and, according to Palahniuk, this semina…

In Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk and David Fincher satirized a controversial type of "personal development" seminar known generically as large group awareness training (LGAT).

Why have you never heard about LGATs before? Because “You do not talk about what goes on in the LGAT”.

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David Fincher:  "I'm not putting make-up on Norton. That's somebody else's department. Blood is my department."

Empire Magazine: David Fincher Opens His Personal Fight Club Archive

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Mindhunter Season 2 VFX Breakdown by Territory Studio

November 1, 2019Territory Studio Charting the development of the FBI’s behavioural science unit in late 1970’s USA, and based on the true-crime book ‘Mindhunter: Inside the FBI&#8…

"We initially produced a promo shot for their social media channels, and then we created some stand-alone VFX shots."

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“Only Two Guys to a Fight”

Fight Club At Twenty. Ray PrideOctober 31, 2019Newcity Film, Newcity “Fight Club” is twenty years old. In the decades since its release, box-office disappointment and reinvention through myriad DVD…

The world had not yet seen, or reacted, to David Fincher’s film at the time of this 1999 bantering interview with Pitt and Norton.

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Mindhunter Season 2 VFX Breakdown by Artemple

October 31, 2019artemplehollywood (vimeo) Breakdown reel showcasing David Fincher‘s invisible visual effects in the Netflix Original Series Mindhunter, Season 2. artemplehollywo…

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Fight Club Turns 20: Interview with the Film’s Screenwriter Jim Uhls

The fight cannot be a lie. October 7, 2019 Storius Magazine This month, Fight Club turns twenty. David Fincher’s adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel, written for the screen by Jim Uhls and starri…

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The Mindhunter Art Department

October, 1, 2019Mindhunter Art Department (Instagram) Production Designer: Steve Arnold Mindhunter, Season 1 Mindhunter, Season 2 House of Cards Sketches Art Director: Oana Miller Set Decorator: An…

Stephen Shore’s photography? No: Mindhunter Season 2 set photos from Andrew Baseman, Set Decorator.

How Stephen Shore’s Photographs Inspired Netflix’s Mindhunter

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The Mindhunter Art Department

October, 1, 2019Mindhunter Art Department (Instagram) Production Designer: Steve Arnold Mindhunter, Season 1Mindhunter, Season 2House of CardsSketches Art Director: Oana MillerSet Decorator: Andrew…

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Kirk Baxter Talks About Methods and Madness in Editing Netflix’s ‘Mindhunter’

Patrick Z. McGavinSeptember 25, 2019CineMontage In a world filled with police procedurals, Netflix’s “Mindhunter” has attracted a lot of attention. Created by Joe Penhall, the series is a police pr…

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What Makes Mindhunter So Compelling? An Analysis

Thomas FlightAugust 16, 2019Netflix UK & Ireland (YouTube) Mindhunter is not like other crime shows. In this video essay, Thomas Flight explores some of the inventive techniques creators Joe Pe…

"What Makes Mindhunter So Compelling? An Analysis" 

 "Mindhunter’s Brilliant Editing. A Breakdown" 

 Two video essays by Thomas Flight.

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DP Erik Messerschmidt on Mindhunter, Season Two

Erik Messerschmidt on the set of Mindhunter (Merrick Morton / Netflix) “If a Director Feels the Need to Move the Camera Simply to ‘Make It Interesting,’ It’s Likely an Indicator t…

"If a Director Feels the Need to Move the Camera Simply to ‘Make It Interesting,’ It’s Likely an Indicator the Scene Itself Isn’t That Interesting".

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‘Fight Club’ 20th Anniversary: Holt McCallany on Standing Behind Brad Pitt in ‘Iconic’ Photo

The “Mindhunter” star portrayed a fight club member in David Fincher’s 1999 film. Omar SanchezSeptember 10, 2019The Warp Holt McCallany currently stars in Netflix’s “Mindhunter,” but two decades ag…

Film Still by Merrick Morton, on his first work for David Fincher.

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Pop Disciple: Jason Hill

Paul GoldowitzSeptember 6, 2019Pop Disciple Jason Hill is the hypnotic composer, producer, recording artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, admired for his arcane musical stylings and idios…

"Legendary director, David Fincher invited Jason to conjure a musical macrocosm for Netflix’s gripping criminal psychology thriller series, Mindhunter. Over two critically acclaimed seasons, Jason’s score negotiates the liminal space between masks of normalcy and unbridled savagery, masterfully evoking unseen traumas. In our sprawling discussion, Jason details his lifelong rejection of sonic mores and how he made Netflix history with his haunting re-imagining of the Mindhunter theme for the season two finale." 

The Glass Armonica, invented by Benjamin Franklin.