The reverse-tracking shot out of the trash can, an elaborate digitally animated sequence, was the very last shot to be added to the film. It required so much processing time that it almost had to be spliced in “wet” - i.e., fresh from the lab - so that the film could be duplicated on schedule. Due to the amount of reflective surfaces in the shot, it took almost 8 hours to render a single frame. The entire shot took 3 weeks to render.
Happy Birthday, David Fincher!
“This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.”
“I wanna report a murder. No, a double murder. They are two miles north of park headquarters. They were in a white Volkswagen Karmann Ghia. I’m the one that did it.”
Fight Club (1999)
“You met me at a very strange time in my life.”
Zodiac (2007)
Dir. David FincherI need to know who he is. I need to stand there, I need to look him in the eye, and I need to know that it’s him.
Now, let’s talk about Dakota Johnson first. Again, pretty thankless role, but we needed somebody who would be sort of unforgettable in the introduction of Sean Parker. In a weird way, she tells us more about Sean Parker than a lot of people in the movie. It’s how we tee him up. The fact that she wanted him and that she was seduced or seduced him, without knowing who he is. I thought that was such a smart idea and a wonderful way to dramatize how charming Sean can be. It’s not his fame that gets him this particular girl, it was something else. It’s only in hindsight that she goes, ‘Good heavens, that’s who you are?’ - David Fincher, TSN commentary
