David Fincher shares his likes and hates about filmmaking and why he loves editing

David Fincher recently sat with Steven Soderbergh during a panel at the Tribeca Film Festival to talk about cinema. During that conversation, Fincher talked about remastering Se7enthe parts of the filmmaking process he likes and hates, and explains why he loves editing.

The first thing that touches, however, is the fact that he doesn’t like to see his old films again, explaining: “I don’t like it. I’m not brave. Basically I’m like, look, no, I can’t. It’s like looking at middle school pictures. I don’t even want to admit it.

When he has to review them, though, it’s during the remastering process, which is what he’s currently doing with Se7en. Talking about the remastering process, he explains the kinds of problems he’s trying to fix:

“There’s a lot of shit that needs fixing because there’s a lot we can do now. But I am fundamentally against the idea of ​​changing what is. You can fix… if there’s something serious that needs fixing. But, you know, I’m not going to take all the guns out of people’s hands and put flashlights in them.”

When asked by Soderbergh which Fincher he considers the fun part of the filmmaking process, the director said:

“I love rehearsals. I love talking to people about intention. I love haggling over every single word and the meaning of the script and listening to people reading it and hearing their ideas. I love casting. I love the casting process. I love designing the film. I love sitting down with, you know, the production designer, the cinematographer and, you know, talking about what we want to say and where we want people’s attention, and what are the things we need to emphasize.

As for the least appreciated part of the process, it’s the actual look of the film shoot, one of the most important elements of making a movie. He went on to say:

“When it comes to the shooting… I find it unnecessary. I would much rather just have a workshop and then have someone else take it over after all these conversations and bring it home… But you have to be there.

As they continued their conversation, Soderbergh asked about the editing sequence Fight Cluband this is where Fincher explains why he loves a good edit:

“I love editing because you know, it’s pure cinema. It’s inference. It’s like, this goes against this, as fast as we can we can make a point and get the fuck out of dodging.

Many movie fans like a good editing! They can be a lot of fun! The filmmakers were also questioned by aspiring filmmakers when asked to “compromise and resist disappointment in an increasingly complicated landscape.” Fincher said, “Stick to it. It’s easier to make something now, something that looks good, for little money. But it’s more difficult to show it. It’s harder to get bought.”

He added: “When I started a long time ago, it was really hard to find the money to do anything, even cheaply. Because cinema costs money. It was hard to do cheap stuff and look good. But if you managed to do that, you stood a better chance of people actually seeing or buying it.

Source: Deadline