His hand is trying to control my mind

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

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

Best head of hair in Hollywood

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

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

Goddamn, that hair is MAGNIFICENT

The Night Jazzman Smell

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.

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

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

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.

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

fingers....fingers.....

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

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

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

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

He forgot to put on his sock puppet.

Really has the mannerisms of a wizard or something.

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

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

amazingly lit shoot here

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.

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

David Lynch is some lightning away from becoming Darth Sidious

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

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

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

This is lovely, thanks uploader.

Falling in love with ideas

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

Truly inspiring words of wisdom

David Lynch casts a spell everytime he uses his hands.

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

David Lynch is my spirit animal.

Best director by far

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

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

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.

*Ethereal finger motion intensifies*

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.

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

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

great film maker.. .absolute genius

I love his hair.

Love him!

it's a beautiful thing

I love this guy

DUNE is my favorite movie. I own TWO copies.

I love his hair

god i love him

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.

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.

Love it.

The hand shows us the workings of his mind.

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

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

His movies are beyond my understanding.

Such an epic human being.

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

"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.

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

The only filmmaker in Hollywood

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.

mullholland drive is awesome along with lost highway ...

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

Such a cool man

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

That jedi hand power.

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

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.

Night-Blooming Jasmine - deeply moving in SoCal

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

He looks like a doll in a dream

Protect this treasure at all costs.

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.

'Ideas'!

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.

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

Can someone add magical sparkles to his fingertips?

Performing spells with the red right hand.

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

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.

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

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.

Argo was primarily shot with an Alexa Plus...

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.

Cool director.

he's jasmine, like the flower...I smell it too.

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

Great hair

I had to send the link in a message.

Once you go digital, you don't go back - Dievid lyncher

I am glad he is back on film!

The Hand is becoming self-aware!

remarkable hair

Ya, a real digital cam, like a Red, fine.

unexpected take

If only this guy was my HS guidance counselor