DP/30: Ex Machina, Alex Garland

[@lucanreynolds1341]

Annihilation was one hell of a terrifying yet beautiful nightmarish experience.

[@bendkafka]

Alex Garland is so thoughtful and honest in his replies. Much appreciated. I learned a lot. He is so funny at the end. And, of course, the movie is outstanding.

[@jillmeredith2012]

Thank you, Alex Garland, for making the movie I have always wanted to see. I love the soundtrack, too. Ex Machina....stunning. So simple, quiet and visually engaging.

[@Statistic100]

Just want to say how much I love these interviews. I really loved watching this one and this is my go to youtube channel for interviews because you are my favourite interviewer. My all time favourite was the Samuel L. Jackson interview. Not only are they entertaining, they're also richly educational. It probably won't come as much as a surprise that I'm a wannabe film maker myself. Who knows, maybe I'll get to be interviewed by you one day. Keep making great content!

[@dp30]

dc c Thanks. Very kind.

[@anthonyjackson7899]

I couldn't agree more! I love these interviews, I wish you could get Denzel and Leo DiCaprio to these too

[@SARJdk]

I hope to see you interviewed here some day. And to see your film.

[@istvantoth7431]

After many DP/30 videos here (I recently caught up) I think I have to say -Thank you! - We are the fans who pay for the cinema tickets, dvds, blu-ray discs and you bring these Masterminds (Writers, Directors, Actresses/Actors) a bit closer to us. Just enough to give us a little bit more understanding about their 'drive'. It's really something man.

[@brianjanson3498]

Damn, I could listen to Alex Garland all day. What a brilliant and experienced guy. I want to own this movie right now, so that I can watch it over and over. This is a masterpiece of cinema.

[@joshsanchez8939]

brian janson honestly you listen to what he says and it takes you 2-3 seconds to comprehend give or take, this man hears a question and comes up with the whole answer in like 2 sec😬, imagine him judging what he will say and wether to say it or not, then thinking about what You are going to think about it, not expose too much and still use vocabulary. It’s just scary to think, what level they he’s on when he says it’s hard to think about or “it’s complicated to comprehend”, I would think it’s him really thinking outside the box, when the box is his actual consciousness

[@RobBluNett]

This movie was amazing. Alex Garland is great. I REALLY want to read some of his books now.

[@orr971]

He looks like a guy I would really like to have a conversation with. Really interesting speaker. And I like how everything is a team effort to him. "We..", "OUR movie...".

[@alexandercahoulan6583]

for years Ive thought Garland was brilliant. I realized years ago the same man wrote: 28 Days Later, The Beach, Sunshine, etc I was utterly impressed. When I heard he was finally stepping in to directing I was so excited to see what he was going to do. He SMASHED everyone's expectations. Showed his true brilliance as we all knew he had. I agree with everything Garland does or says in movies.

[@FakeNina]

A fascinating interview! Thank you David.

[@Cloroqx]

So much good stuff packed into this one. Thank you so much for doing the work that you do. For an aspiring filmmaker such as myself, this channel is an invaluable resource of knowledge.

[@qncsc]

"Dot on the horizon." Wow. *This film is one of the top 5 sci fi films ever made!* It might even be the best; in my mind, it rivals 2001 for its weight and intelligence. This film will attain cult/legendary status and will be appreciated for its intelligent conversation, amount of dialogue, wit/humor, and sensuality (among technical aspects of "fincher-like execution", excellence in scoring, excellence in effects, excellence in visuals...and on). This is a challenging piece (for humanity) and I know many will struggle mightily with it -- and for that reason I understand the "potential for obscurity." But the film hits at too much at what is going on today...and those trends are just starting to gain traction -- and are accelerating. The newest trailer, just released yesterday by A24, is excellent and those quotes are so impacting. But it will be the manifestation of trends _and the pressure of those trends (realized)_ that are going to push this film forward to ever greater heights in the future: (1) peak jobs, technological unemployment (yes), (2) races to advance automation into "robot cars" (yes), (3) continued internet disruption into other markets/industries (yes), (4) and of course the continued ascension of "AI" -- via large data, deep learning, and more extensive computational power -- (yes this too). All of these events correlate and drive the film's relevance.

[@shenkaed]

Such a great channel. For those interested in the craft, there's nothing better on KZbin. So informative.

[@fiazfarrelly3280]

LEGEND.

[@iamsheep]

Recent discovery for me....JUST AWESOME! Cast and crew are actually having a normal and informative conversation rather than the typical EPK promotional crap...Keep up the amazing work!

[@creature57]

This is a great bit of information for all up and coming actors. Great advice.

[@tim-finnigan]

David, thanks again for another great interview! It's so interesting to hear these directors and actors share their perspective on the movies they made.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

I don't know if Galard will win an Oscar for this movie, but I hope he gets it because he is brilliant

[@jeraldbrewer6087]

Poland does the best interviews of anybody out there. (Sorry, Charlie Rose & Jon Stewart). This was fascinating. Garland is a very interesting cat. It seems in this interview that he even finds himself hard to pin down. He reminds me of David Fincher, but I can't ever recall Fincher contradicting himself in an interview or a commentary."Ex Machina" is a fantastic film. I also love "Never Let Me Go".

[@martinalexander3311]

You're kidding right? This interviewer sucks. You only watch American tv?

[@qncsc]

3:25 yes. *and what is his next obsession!* cannot wait.

[@squamish4244]

The movie has blown up, for something made on a $15 million budget. It's gotten a lot of attention.

[@epictetus9221]

Rightly so, it's an excellent movie.

[@relinquis]

very unflattering zoom in the beginning... great interview otherwise

[@Cloroqx]

He was checking focus.

[@Cloroqx]

The lens is not parfocal.

[@Cloroqx]

If the lens would have been parfocal, it would have held the image sharp across the zoom range. The backfocus is off at either the wide/tele end.

[@liamriordan1204]

at about 31 minutes, why does he use a 97-minute assembly cut as an example of a problem? Wouldn't 97 minutes be a great length?

[@nevermindthebuzzcockz113]

I really love your interviews, the guy who pissed off Tarantino and Downey Jr. could learn a thing or two from you. How much of your questions are prepared beforehand , because of the interviews I've watched, the conversation always flowed which makes it seem more like a conversation than an interview really- and of the people you've interviewed, who was your favorite? Just curious......

[@dp30]

Ere Lent Thanks. I prep with information, but I don't formulate questions going into the interview. I am, indeed, trying to have a real conversation. It's different than most interviews are done, but I have been happy with the results. There are more than 1200 DP/30s, so to pick one is tough, but I love all of them in which the talent allows themselves to truly engage. William Hurt was one of my favorites, for sure. He took us on an exploration of what we were doing in the moment, which was challenging and interesting for me. Emma Stone last year was about as good as they get. Love Saoirse Ronan, who just goes for it with me.

[@zarobinski33]

Honestly, if a BioShock film were to ever happen, I would want it to be done by Alex Garland.

[@Alex2468ful]

If I could meet Alex Garland I'd like to shake his hand and thank him for bringing to life an A.I. Movie that answered all of my favorite A.I. Questions and made us think. Does Ava have human consciousness isn't even necessarily the question. Does a consciousness even need to be human and therefore does gender even exist in a consciousness?

[@MultiKarola]

the beach was a great film!

[@jed52]

I love that movie too, even though it was critically panned.

[@DirectorDebutOfficial]

What book did he read about consciousness?

[@pesahson]

+Director Debut I think it's something by Murray Shanahan. He mentioned it in a different interview.

[@DirectorDebutOfficial]

thanks for commenting :)

[@creature57]

Only watched this film last night for the first time. Loved it but I was creeped out by it completely. Haven't felt that way about a film in a long time. I did see the molecular connection coming to the shimmer as our main character was a biologist. That made sense. The guilt of the character following the affair was really interesting. The shimmer and the lives within it was incredibly creepy. Especially the bear. Awful.

[@jillmeredith2012]

Beautiful comment.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

British David Cronenberg

[@coilt]

Brilliant film but why such heavy-handed Alan Turing expsosition?

[@Avasive]

Deepack Garland

[@frncscbtncrt]

"wrote" Never let me go.... think you mean the script for the movie most likely. Kazuo Ishiguro would be very upset reading this intro.

[@nguyea09]

+Francisco Betancourt He does mean the script lol.

[@Elivasfq]

Dredd was genius. Awful promotion though.

[@elid377]

Brilliany movies, Annihilation sucked and so did Devs, looking forward to Halo