DAVID FINCHER IS LEGENDARY. Some argue he is an AUTEUR. His iconic films such as SEVEN, FIGHT CLUB, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, PANIC ROOM, THE GAME, THE SOCIAL NETWORK, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO distinguish him from his peers as a visual genius. This has led Scott Rudin and Angelina Jolie at ends with each other, each wanting Fincher to direct their dream projects, STEVE JOBS (Rudin) and CLEOPATRA (Jolie). Finchers breakthrough pathway was through Award Winning Music Videos: Madonnas EXPRESS YOURSELF and Michael Jacksons WHO IS IT? which cemented his visual style in the industry and heralded him as a future great storyteller. Having made three award winning short films myself through government grants; like M Night Shyamalan my chosen strength for my breakthrough pathway is to focus on brilliance in screenwriting. To that end I am now enrolled in a Masters in Screenwriting (by coursework) at the Victorian College of the Arts (adjunct to University of Melbourne) to deliver a 4th draft ELVIS BIOPIC feature screenplay as my coursework. This was one of two features that I pitched at my interview. This was the pathway of Francis Ford Coppola who wrote THE CONVERSATION, Sabrina Dhawan (MONSOON WEDDING) and Fina Torres (WOMAN ON TOP) for their Masters in Screenwriting (by coursework). I want to share this video with you so that you can get an insight into the mind of a visual genius. This was made before Fincher directed his first feature film, ALIEN 3. Film makers are often told that your first feature needs to be a very low budget. That is only because of the risk of a return of investment. Lower the budget, the lower the financial loss, it is investment by attrition. Not if you have the ability to convince the financiers that you can create a product with commercial viability. ALIEN 3, Finchers debut feature (at age of 40 years old) had a budget of $50 million USD in 1992, equivalent to $100 million USD in todays inflated value terms. Please listen to the lyrics and see how the mind of a visual genius transformed this song, WHO IS IT? into another dimension. Music Video is the commercialised avenue of showcasing ones visual narrative skills. Short films is the established showcase for earmarked talent through government grants in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and USA (where they are privately financed). The impossible becomes Im Possible when you... B E L I E V E. RIDWAN HASSIM CREATING MAGIC.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 01:31:17 +0000
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