David Lynch - On shooting in digital

From Blu-Ray Inland Empire

[@Federicosk8ter]

His hand is trying to control my mind

[@maggyfrog]

that hand has a mind of its own. it controls your mind via telepathy

[@RED01SEA]

i know it !!! that his stand '' the piano fingers " it might even rivel gorge lucas "the swipe hand'' or harrison ford ''the 1 finger''

[@willmcpherson2]

_trying_

[@jacopobasso5457]

Nah it’s just the italian subtitles

[@Nicefro1976]

So true! It’s cracking me up so much watching this now

[@thelittlepasty8360]

It’s interesting that he really likes digital. Most filmmakers of his age love film

[@Ferocious_Imbecile]

35 mm film stock is fantastically expensive to buy and process. $10 million for a cheap movie. Most of it ends up on the editing room floor. Digital = economic freedom from having to grovel to the big money.

[@Ferocious_Imbecile]

Also, Lynch said Inland Empire cost him something like $125,000.00 to shoot and edit and process to 35 mm finished cut. Thus anybody can afford to make a feature length movie if they have a dedicated small crew. Throw in a 4k quadrocopter and skilled pilot and you've even got magnificent moving shots any boom operator could envy.

[@NoOne-ky1er]

He also wants a smaller crew to get better hold on things.

[@charlescalthrop2535]

Yeah, digital is much more practical. Still surprised though.

[@dirkmaes3786]

I think that's mainly because early digital cameras were notorious for having bad contrast in low lighting.

[@RhysClark97]

David Lynch being one of the few directors to praise the absolute convenience and reliability of digital is so refreshing.

[@TruDis01]

Best head of hair in Hollywood

[@kylejohnson5764]

at that age aswell i dont understand how its possible lol

[@MrBojangles901]

Kyle Johnson Transcendental meditation apparently.

[@Sajuukar]

Even if you aren't into film, you can learn a lot about what it means to be alive from David Lynch.

[@annalisavajda252]

He's an interesting old guy people can learn from guys like that it's just sad were he not a respected artist people would probably just dismiss him as crazy or tell him smoke less drink less coffee be quiet etc. not let him live his life and share his perspectives. He would be interesting if he just stayed a carpenter or painter I think also but he likes film and music making too very creative and credits meditation for much of that also.

[@benjamingentile1660]

he such a poetic speaker, I could listen to this guy speak all day

[@sol20006]

Goddamn, that hair is MAGNIFICENT

[@dickenbacker]

The Night Jazzman Smell

[@rochajraphael]

dickenbacker those jazz cigarettes...

[@Cugelclever]

Jasmine

[@mortalmannequin4091]

Aaron Singleton jazz men*

[@kylecaffyn-parsons8163]

@@Cugelclever The people of Jazz would like a word.

[@Cugelclever]

I don't even remember this damn comment. It was 2 years ago.

[@That1Guy]

Watching Inland Empire again and I can’t understand how he made that SD digital camera look so amazing. It’s proves he’s truly a master of his craft.

[@razegod]

Appreciate ur music g

[@botero01]

INLAND EMPIRE and the new Twin Peaks both look absolutely gorgeous in digital. And both are very specifically digital, not "wannabe film"

[@frostychickenprods]

Lynch loves dreams and factories. And Hollywood is the dream factory. Perfect

[@KaiserSchuldig]

It's also a rape factory which a little less whimsical.

[@thiccumboi]

@@KaiserSchuldig I don't think he loves those.

[@kre_dopeprod.3766]

All his movies about ruined life

[@jackal59]

Lynch says about Laura Dern, "A great actress makes it real from a deep place." Arguments about DV aside, shooting this the way he did gave her the freedom to do some of the best work I've seen by any actress in any film.

[@johndawhale3197]

My mother thinks she's the worst actress ever...

[@ruipedrofonseca1043]

JohnDaWhale3 and Now shes nominated..

[@johndawhale3197]

@@ruipedrofonseca1043 LOL

[@youlovejoe]

How she fuck up in the last Jedi theb

[@razorbeard6970]

"Arguments about digital video aside..." What argument? Lynch, who loved (still loves) film finds a practical, creative, and economical need to shoot in digital. He makes no argument. George Lucas notoriously makes arguments in favor of digital because he's invested, but I don't find that Lynch does.

[@Koldeman]

fingers....fingers.....

[@MacGuffinExMachina]

I think it's how he catches those ideas. His fingers are antennae to the eldritch depths of existence and non-existence.

[@MrMarioguy888]

He's going to cast a spell.

[@powertuber3.047]

I thought it was Parkinson's.

[@quincycampbell9828]

Watch it Peewee! We all know where fingers got you the last time...

[@CannibalRitual]

I feel like I'm being tickled by David Lynch watching this.

[@peacecoyote1592]

I agree, that smell of night blooming jasmine and the warm breeze in spring and early summer is magical.

[@kishjugo4685]

Really has the mannerisms of a wizard or something.

[@staywellandstrong4199]

How beautiful, serene, sparkling, and refreshing. Thank you So Much

[@sigitasilina4475]

amazingly lit shoot here

[@avramidis3d]

His hand is like painting, playing music, picturing his words into images!

[@gumundurarnarsigursson2322]

+Dimitris Avramidis I love it too

[@henryjackson2357]

Dimitris Avramidis Oh shut up

[@ienjoyapples]

Hell is David Lynch doing the wiggle fingers on your belly for all eternity.

[@carolfromhr9900]

*Heaven

[@canturgan]

He forgot to put on his sock puppet.

[@brandonwilson7371]

canturgan so good

[@VAVORiAL]

Like a regular sock?

[@deBurrows]

This man is a genius and it's very sad he doesn't have the budget to make on film what he has in his mind.

[@liquidpebbles7475]

bullshit total fucking bullshit

[@J43rv1]

he did once, it was called Dune, and it did not go well because the studio didn't like his vision. I also think he's generally not interested in big budget hollywood productions to begin with. Like when he declined to direct Return of the Jedi.

[@johnappleseed9546]

“The absence of limitations is the enemy of art”- Orson Welles

[@SCWood]

He should start a kickstarter or something, if he actually likes making movies.

[@1324Potato]

Showtime gave him an insane budget for twin peaks season 3

[@rasmusjuuljensen1175]

I hope that he'll somehow continue the Twin Peaks story...

[@athenapictures]

as long as he doesn't use a GODDAMN FLIP CAM TO FILM IT WITH!!!!

[@melikecomedy]

arthousefanatic lmao

[@thailandgens1]

looks like your dream came true

[@frostychickenprods]

Rasmus Juul Jensen hello from 2017...I have good news

[@rasmusjuuljensen1175]

Yeah, it's awesome :-D

[@famartinezpiquera]

sus manos interpretan y unen las palabras e ideas, gracias David por tu generosidad!

[@athenapictures]

his hand's growing a little Brain. He and David Cronenberg should get together and write about it.

[@JamesBigica]

Brilliant

[@athenapictures]

a match made in heaven

[@JamesBigica]

We can only dream on that duo. I have dreamt this for many, many years.

[@athenapictures]

James Bigica Hey, if David Lynch could team up with Werner Herzog, anything's possible

[@Ragify7]

Actually - if their offspring was Japanese - it would probably be called "Tetsuo - The Iron Man".

[@freddy2nt]

Nobody: Absolutely no one: . David Lynch's fingers: ~~~~~ ~~~~~~

[@AnnaLVajda]

Jazz hands.

[@getsome4806]

Where did you get that interesting comedic premise? It's such a fresh, new take. I've never seen it before. Ever.

[@freddy2nt]

@@getsome4806 LOL, I'm a natural I guess.

[@Jay-Ninja]

I love what he says at the end about dreams - So true ! Good one Lynchey

[@PJV1990]

David Lynch is some lightning away from becoming Darth Sidious

[@WatekFox]

Light Sidious

[@0BirdFilm0]

This is lovely, thanks uploader.

[@globalcombattv]

I'm watching this high, and his hand gesticulations are cracking me up, hahahahah. What a genius.

[@bobdylan6454]

+Stormy Molnjavichen My high is in the middle of gestation. Hope I make it somewhere before this video ends.

[@henryjackson2357]

Stormy Molnjavichen How does his hand gestures make him a genius?

[@adamtelford9764]

Henry Jackson you have to be high to understand that

[@Somiten]

Stormy Molnjavichen Lynch is a fucking genius artist, one of a kind for sure

[@mikeisapro]

I also smiled and then laughed. It was like he was tickling me in the brain.

[@ravenshadevox]

with his magik hand he's casting spells......

[@Mr_Rob_otto]

Falling in love with ideas

[@manchesterisblue1023]

Best director by far

[@johnnyatab]

I lived in Hollywood near the cemetery. The city was a nightmare. One day I will make a film about it. Love this guy.

[@TICSTUDIOSLLC]

Truly inspiring words of wisdom

[@MrMarioguy888]

David Lynch casts a spell everytime he uses his hands.

[@DalecooperZ]

The fingers... THE FINGERS!!!!!

[@jackfahy2283]

I hope to have that head of hair when I reach his age

[@AnnaLVajda]

When he goes to the barber he should save the cuttings and sell them he would make a fortune it's so glorious.

[@jhjhjhjhjhjhify]

I was at Cameraimage (a cinematography festival) one year where Lynch was the main guest. He did a Q&A I was lucky enough to see. He was asked by someone "How do you direct your actors?" Lynch's response was "I look at them in the eyes. I talk real slowly. And then I move my hand like this." And then proceeded to move his hand about just as he does at times in this video.

[@longscrewdriverorangehandle]

David Lynch is my spirit animal.

[@ConsumerDV]

It is not about film vs digital. It is about shooting interlaced vs shooting progressive, in particular 24p. The DVX100 was released in October 2002. David Lynch shot Inland Empire in 2006. Why did he shoot interlaced with PD150 instead of shooting 24p with the DVX? Oh, right, because he fell in love with the PD150.

[@ceniza_honey]

*Ethereal finger motion intensifies*

[@StarChildInABubble]

I watched Eraserhead, Dune and Blue Velvet recently. Love his style.

[@marcelinhuguet7853]

Lost highway and mulholland drive are great too

[@adamlane6453]

Also check out Wild at Heart! Nic Cage at his finest and freest, plus Laura Dern, Diane Ladd (Dern's mother), Willem Dafoe, and Harry Dean Stanton.

[@StarChildInABubble]

@@marcelinhuguet7853 I want to watch ALL of his movies :D

[@marcelinhuguet7853]

@@adamlane6453 yup, great cast in that one, love the music also

[@williamromero-auila7129]

I'm simple-minded. I see a cow and a placard, I recognize a great actress

[@sadenb]

great film maker.. .absolute genius

[@henryjackson2357]

sanch Sanchayan What makes him a genius?

[@derlanger1939]

Henry Jackson Watch Twin Peaks season 3 episode 8 to know

[@chavez9938]

Derlanger Omg yes

[@JoshBurcham104]

Im sad we live in the reality where he didn't make a ton of cheap digital movies after Inland Empire but i love what we got with Lynch anyway

[@cecilialins9820]

Love him!

[@refoliation]

I love this guy

[@imjack1041]

I love his hair.

[@thedavecorp]

DUNE is my favorite movie. I own TWO copies.

[@MyVidMix]

thedavecorp - Same. Films like Dune, Blade Runner & Paris Texas helped shape my inner world. I have no idea why it isn’t universally seen as a masterpiece. I watched it alone at 10 on VHS. It was an almost spiritual experience. It also further opened my sensibilities to design and music. As a fan of Jean Giraud, I would have loved to have seen Jodorowsky’s version. But can’t 2 masterpieces exist at the same time? A potential, yet unmade masterpiece and an actual masterpiece. I honestly think most people just jump on a films reputation without giving themselves to it. Or maybe it’s only for some people. Heck, I thought Clan of the Cave Bear was a great film experience.

[@scheddoc]

god i love him

[@jimmerhardy]

Yesterday I completed a four hour breakdown of Twin Peaks. At the end, my mind was blown: it all meant something, the entire show and its characters were metaphors. Incredible. Find it and watch to learn what Lynch was telling us. Brilliant.

[@singularmusing970]

I saw it too. It changed my mind about the show completely.

[@321southtube]

Narcissists eventually get to the point that the attention they had dies down, and the need to be seen and heard becomes overwhelming. You don't have to be seen or influential 24/7...it's too much. This is a dose of a healthy mindset. "I have enough. I've done enough. I am enough." Jim Carey.

[@blaynestaleypro]

In 2010 Laura Harring was quoted as saying that Lynch was working on a sequel but in a 2012 (I think) interview with Lynch, he said that there's currently nothing that excites his passion... so who really knows.

[@nikczemna_symulakra]

One can argue this approach is a variation on automatism, a classical method of surrealism:)

[@elchiponr1]

it's a beautiful thing

[@sourbaileys]

Such an epic human being.

[@shivabreathes]

I love his hair

[@acsone3546]

I don’t know any of his work I just like hearing him talk lmao

[@JoeySinko]

Love it.

[@MaahesMa]

These are not the droids you're looking for :D

[@TheObserver83]

The hand shows us the workings of his mind.

[@bernardgome5564]

The only filmmaker in Hollywood

[@imwithname843]

I am alone..and I feel twin peaks in Ilola Finland---It will happen again--

[@nazeemameen1253]

His movies are beyond my understanding.

[@Mario-tx4ll]

In my opinion, one of the greatest benefits of seeing a film shot on celluloid in a digital medium like a 4K disc or digital projector is that when the film is scanned from the original negative, all the grain one sees is what originated on the negative. When a film is projected on celluloid, additional grain is introduced, even if the print is a second generation away from the negative. So ironically, when a filmmaker like Tarantino champions that his films should be seen on celluloid, digital projection can in some ways represent more accurately what the negative captured. One advantage celluloid has had over digital projection for a long time is in contrast and resolution. But with 4K laser projectors I think that advantage will slowly disappear. Especially considering that 99.99% of all movies shot on celluloid today are finished using a Digital intermediate. Which means that even if celluloid prints are being made, they will be struck from that DI and be limited to the resolution of the DI, which most likely will be lower than the resolution of the film print. If you then add on the extra grain and softness that get introduced from the print I think that a film that was shot on celluloid and then receives a 4K DI will look better on a 4K laser projector than on a film print. But I do believe celluloid has the advantage when it comes to older movies that were finished photochemicly and shoot on large formats like 65mm and VistaVision. Because then the true resolution of film is being taken advantage of (as long as the print doesn't come from a digital restoration of that movie, even 2001 a space odysseys 8K restoration probably don't take full advantage of a 65mm print, but digital restorations has of course other benefits, like damage removal.) After the introduction of the Digital intermediate the full potential celluloid has been lost when it comes to resolution, but has also given the filmmaker more freedom with color grading and special effects. I look forward to the day when 8K,10K,12k DIs are the norm.

[@sclogse1]

One look at a Blu-Ray Lawrence of Arabia or Doctor No from original negative shows me the perfect marriage of film and digital. Tarantino shoots on film then transfers to digital, losing nothing.

[@ConsumerDV]

Grain is a defect.

[@Rivan98]

Such a cool man

[@zetaconvex1987]

"They're not necessarily going to change their vote if they see me with a cow, either". Ah David Lynch. Can't fault his logic, mind.

[@TheSuperQuail]

Can someone add magical sparkles to his fingertips?

[@jakewestbrook3214]

Two thoughts 1a- digital works because it's accessible, and there's a lot of potential with post processing 1b- film is probably better because it forces you to buckle down and pay attention to what you're doing. [ these thoughts are based on my experiences with photography. I have yet to develop film on my own] 2- Tunde Adepimpe had this to say about dreams "Most people don’t want to hear about the weird dream you had. It may be interesting or bewildering to you, but really no one else cares." Don't believe me, try telling your coworkers about a vivid dream you thought meant something, and see how long it takes them to laugh at you.

[@LfunkeyA]

yes, people suck, big deal. some care.

[@beltenebrosgr1904]

David Lynch and his hand! Hahahaha... Amazing director, amazing guy, one of the most recognizable hair(cuts) in the history of cinema!

[@Robersora]

Protect this treasure at all costs.

[@meio4744]

If he attached his hand to his face he would be Zoidberg.

[@geoffdoor]

mullholland drive is awesome along with lost highway ...

[@zetetick395]

That jedi hand power.

[@mmmmmmm3246]

Argo was primarily shot with an Alexa Plus...

[@cometcourse381]

that film is terrible and looks like shit

[@MrDantres]

'Ideas'!

[@mrkschbrg139]

He looks like a doll in a dream

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

As someone who too uses the Sony PD150 model he used back then, it makes perfect sense why he fell in love with that workflow. The camera itself is very fun to use thanks to all the easily accessible function keys and buttons. And the 3CCD Image sensor of that camera (and that goes for most sony videocameras in general) is very light sensitive so you can shoot wonderful shots even with low light and mostly available light conditions. The fact that you instantly see what you get is also very rewarding and for a visual artist VERY encouraging and motivating to do more in a lot less time since you don't really depend on a huge crew. The only downside is the DV material of the PD150 doesn't look as good if upscaled to HD. Unlike material shot on the similar Panasonic DVX100 which looks much better if upscaled to HD & Full HD. Still thou, thanks to that carefree workflow we got one of his most unbound and interesting films that is "Inland Empire" because the digital workflow can indeed be very liberating. Especially since digital Video only uses either inexpensive videotapes or solid state storing mediums, you are not wasting precious filmstock but just use digital filespace that can be easily deleted and used again. Something you cannot do with filmstock. Shooting film really isn't for everyone and David clearly found his perfect workflow thanks to that camera. And i'm very happy for him. Personally i realized that i'd much more prefer to shoot on film rather than digital video.

[@ConsumerDV]

The DVX has insufficient resolution for widescreen, but it has 24p. The workflow is the same. Choosing between the two, the DVX is the clear winner for movies, and it was available for FOUR YEARS prior to Lynch started shooting Inland Empire. Unbelievable.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

@@ConsumerDV Yeah the DVX really depended on the anamorphic lense that was available for it, if you wanted to shoot widescreen. Then it could look really fantastic, like Wim Wender's "Land of Plenty" shows.

[@legalgal12]

Don't you wish you could Vulcan mind-meld with him just to get an inkling of the magical brilliance of his brain??!

[@adavari17]

This is the water and this is the well. Drink full and descend. The horse is the white of the eyes and dark within.

[@AstraVex]

Those wiggly fingers, This entire interview has been one long jedi mind trick!

[@ShootMeMovieReviews]

Inland Empire is Dern's best performance, and in some ways I think the movie to end all movies. After seeing it, I seriously considered never watching another film.

[@staywellandstrong4199]

Night-Blooming Jasmine - deeply moving in SoCal

[@jeffkelly4721]

I went out with a cow a couple times. It was all roses at first but after a little while it just kind of fizzled out. Quite sad, really. I still think of her occasionally.

[@blaynestaleypro]

What about the red epic 617?

[@michaelangeloh.5383]

Someone should make an edit where the video only tracks the hand up close.

[@user-tk6ul6qp5k]

😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

[@IONHowTo]

Idea is when hand shows it floating when he puts the idea in cinema his hand places it on an imaginary shelf. Kind of like capturing a butterfly. Oh wow.

[@mmmmmmm3246]

I do agree with your points, but you must consider the fact: would you rather watch a movie that spent 95% of it's budget on film? Or would you watch a movie that spent 95% of it's money on the actual film itself? Shooting an entire film on 16mm is would amount to $4000 plus transfer to digital tapes, and that's at a 2:1 ratio.

[@constantinezh7156]

His fingers are actually speaking, the head is just a distraction.

[@korpienmahtijullit7508]

Like this chap way more than his films, lol. Charismatic dude.

[@EliasCrowe]

"Celluloid no more: distribution of film to cease by 2013 in the US"

[@Thespeedrap]

Cool director.

[@MatthewWilliamsFly]

Performing spells with the red right hand.

[@dirty06maggot]

is that u in the picture?

[@6020e3]

The Hand is becoming self-aware!

[@MrMushroom123]

is he trying to summon something?

[@blaynestaleypro]

4k minimum for the big screen I'd say. The Alexa is good for TV. I'm really tired of people saying no one cares about the way it looks, they just want to be entertained.

[@fuckererbitcher8689]

Great hair