Now nominated for a whopping 10 Oscars, David Fincher’s third Netflix collaboration, Mank, is a film we highly recommend everyone watch. For those who’ve already seen it, be sure to follow up with the latest Mank interview episode of Shot Talk below, where Fincher and Messerschmidt spoke about their work on the movie. Shot in black and white using RED‘s Helium Monochrome 8K cameras, Mank portrays Hollywood through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter, Herman J. Mankiewicz, as he races to finish the screenplay for 1941’s Citizen Kane (a film which incidentally was nominated for one less Oscar than Mank!) The drama was first written by Fincher’s late father Jack and stars Gary Oldman as Mankiewicz, as well as Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies and Lily Collins as Rita Alexander. It’s a fantastic film, with a fascinating behind-the-scenes story, as told in the latest episode of Shot Talk. David Fincher and Eric Messerschmidt talk Mank This episode caught our eye, as it involved fascinating technical deep dives with Fincher and Messerschmidt as they spoke about the philosophy of black and white vs. color cinematography, detailed FX breakdowns on several important scenes from the film, and why Fincher avoids Steadicam at all costs. Fincher began the interview by revealing: “Originally, the idea was to do something in 4:3 – this was 1992/93 when I read the first draft and we talked about getting the movie made. At the point where Netflix said we might be interested, that’s when the conversation started...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 21 April, 2021