Chapter 559 Dark Visual Aesthetics

In fact, as early as half a month ago, Ronan transferred the script written by Lindsay Bill to David Fincher through his agent. After David Fincher conveyed his interested attitude, Ronan finally Formally ask him to return to Los Angeles to meet.

Unlike the movies he shoots, which are always full of cold black lenses and cruel themes, David Fincher himself speaks slowly, like an ordinary middle-aged man who has been smoothed by life.

The two greeted each other with a handshake, and David Fincher said directly: "Mr. Anderson, I like several horror films made by your company very much, especially the jigsaw in "Saw". Will there be a sequel? Will it be?" To dig deep into Jigsaw's life and psychology, and thoroughly explore the psychopathic side of the character?"

Having seen all the films directed by David Fincher, Ronan was not surprised, and said: "This project is currently being directed by James Wen, and I am not particularly clear about the specific content."

What David Fincher said is indeed one of the directions that the film can develop in the future, but the focus of the second sequel is still the brutal mechanism killing itself, rather than digging out the perverted psychology of jigsaw.

In fact, including the first one, the film's shaping of jigsaw is just a little bit.

After all, James Wen is not David Fincher, he is a very commercial director.

David Fincher touched his sparse beard and said: "I really like the anti-social character of Jigsaw."

Ronan smiled: "That's why there are "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Fight Club"."

Hearing this, David Finch couldn't help laughing.

Ronan remembers very clearly that David Fincher once said a word - I think people are very abnormal, at least I have it in my character, which is the foundation of my director career.

Starting from "The Seven Deadly Sins", David Fincher's films so far, almost all of the prominent characters are anti-social or perverted.

Someone once said this: If you like David Fincher, then there will be some "abnormal" elements in your character.

At that time, Ronan thought about this issue very seriously, and it seemed that there was some truth in what he said.

For example, when he was a child, he had a kitten at home. Ronan liked it very much. Every time he held it in his arms, he would suddenly have the idea of ​​wanting to hug it tightly.

This is real!

I am afraid that many people have experienced similar situations.

But in the end, reason prevailed, and reason overwhelmed the dark side.

David Fincher's movies just expand the dark side infinitely.

In some ways, David Fincher is good at making scar films.

David Fincher put away his smile, took a picture of the script next to him, and said, "I like stories that reflect humanity and the dark side of society, I like this script, and... the heroine in the script!"

Ronan answered, "We can cooperate on this project."

David Finch was silent for a short while, and Ronan did not speak, quietly waiting for David Finch to make a decision.

This is a standard noir project, which not only needs to create the noir style of the film, but also takes into account the commercial value. Ronan can't find a more suitable director than David Fincher for the time being.

Although David Fincher did not come from a major and did not undergo systematic film studies, he joined George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic in 1980 and participated in the production of many films.

Five years later, David Fincher filmed the documentary "The Drum of Life". With the filming experience and accumulation of network resources, David Fincher got the opportunity to shoot commercials.

Since then, David Fincher has focused on commercials and music MVs, and won the Best Director Award at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards.

Then there is the well-known resume. Twentieth Century Fox came to the door and hired David Fincher to direct the sci-fi thriller "Alien 3". David Fincher officially moved to the big screen.

David Fincher's films have great visual impact and strong personal style, but because of his long-term experience as a commercial and music MV director, he can better express his personal style and have commercial value at the same time.

Whether it was in the past or now, except for a very few films for the Olympics, David Fincher's works are often full of horror and suspense, and the focus of the film is directed at the darkness of human nature and society.

In particular, the commercial failure of "Fight Club" allowed David Fincher to learn a lot of experience and lessons. While maintaining the characteristics of film noir in the latter few films, they also innovated on the basis of traditional film noir and integrated modern business. Elements.

"Mr. Anderson, I am very interested in this script." David Fincher did not hide this, but as a director with a personality, a director who has experienced the fucked up "Alien 3", some words must be said first: "In order to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future, there are a few things I must explain."

Ronan nodded slightly: "Please tell me."

David Fincher said slowly: "I'm currently working on a film project called "Lord of Dog Town". I have to wait for this film to be completed before I can start preparing for a new film."

"No problem." Ronan knew this: "The schedule can be coordinated, and Relativity Entertainment is not in a hurry for this project."

The most basic prerequisites were met, and David Fincher gradually revealed his true intentions: "I have studied the script carefully, and I have made some basic assumptions recently."

Ronan asked: "The script has two endings. I discussed it with the screenwriter Ms. Lindsay Beal many times, and finally decided to listen to the director's opinion."

"I suggest choosing the second ending. The heroine's life is the greatest mockery of this society." David Fincher made his suggestion without hesitation: "She can shake the audience's psychology more than her death. My ideal style, this film is a wild black comedy, it will make people feel socially absurd, make people laugh at the same time, deeply disturbing, even heartache."

"I hope it's another "Seven Deadly Sins." Ronan stated his request very directly: "Not "Fight Club."

David Fincher has not just entered the film circle, understood what Ronan meant, and said: "I will not ignore the commercial value of the film. I will let the audience enjoy watching this film, but I will not let Viewers can leave their seats easily and happily after watching it.”

Ronan nodded slowly: "Director Finch, I believe you have this ability."

"Alien 3" back then was really a big pit, which caused David Fincher to be cautious when he took on any film project, so as not to cause fierce conflict with the producer, which would cause him to completely lose control of the film.

He did study the script carefully, and he had some ideas, so he opened his briefcase and pulled out several sketches of shots that were obviously carefully prepared.

The first piece David Fincher handed to Ronan wasn't a sketch, it was a photo.

A delicate woman in a black professional suit stood in an apartment with her back to the window.

The curtains of the apartment were drawn, and the dark-colored curtains covered the windows, making the sky outside seem extremely gloomy, resulting in dim light in the room, and a few white decorations showed a vague gray instead. The woman in front of the window looked at first glance It is very delicate, and if you look closely, you will find that her entire face is covered by shadows, making it impossible to see clearly.

"This is..." Ronan asked.

David Fincher simply explained: "I took advantage of the conditions of the crew to shoot this picture about the composition of the heroine's apartment in my spare time during filming, in order to more directly reflect the style of the movie I was thinking about."

Ronan understood that David Fincher was not generally interested in this project, but he was worried that the producer would interfere too much.

David Fincher said: "The temperament of future films will be very dark." He pointed to the photos: "Dark human society, dark tones, and finally blended into dark visual aesthetics."

He simply said: "Just like this picture of the scene, when the heroine walks on the path of her choice, even in the scene with direct sunlight, the character is always hidden in the shadows."

Combining the movies he has seen, Ronan has a feeling that for David Fincher, his unique visual aesthetic style and the image world he built that make the audience feel strongly substituting are also the reasons why he is "loved" .

In his films, he has a very "Virgo" high standard for the details of each frame in the film, and no frame appears by accident or at random.

At the same time, each frame has been analyzed and decided before it can be presented.

David Fincher gave Ronan a few shot drawings, and when Ronan looked through them, he said: "This is a scene where the heroine graduates from college, which is very representative. The graduation ceremony is held during the day, but I will make people feel Like in the middle of the night, the sun is white, but I keep the saturation so low that it feels like the sun is only responsible for lighting the place.”

He also said: "But darkness and light are relative. The tone is dark, but the overall picture is bright. This can highlight a sense of desolation, and it is more in line with the characteristics of the entire movie."

Ronan thought about David Fincher's words carefully, and occasionally tried to recall the movies that David Fincher had made, such as "House of Cards" and "Gone Girl".

David Fincher is a very individual director. Because of the bad experience of "Alien 3", even if he is very interested in this film project, he will still choose to give up without Ronan's commitment.

"Okay." Ronan didn't keep David Fincher waiting too long, and quickly made a decision: "Director Fincher, you are in charge of the film from preparation to shooting to post-production, but I have a request, the edited version you submitted , must satisfy me, the shooting and production of the film will be considered complete.”

Although David Fincher was not given the final editing rights, it was not much worse.