David Lynch Directing Style Explained — How Does Lynch Make Us Dream?

David Lynch Directing Style — a dissection of seven different filmmaking elements that make up that singular and disturbing style called Lynchian.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to the work of David Lynch
01:10 - Who is David Lynch?
04:46 - Story
07:08 - Production Design
11:04 - Color
13:45 - Cinematography
19:41 - Editing
23:05 - Sound Design
29:50 - Music
33:38 - Takeaways

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DAVID LYNCH DIRECTING STYLE

There is no filmmaker quite like David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Twin Peaks, Eraserhead). An artist in every sense of the word, David Lynch makes movies that are equal parts evocative and abstract. He thrives on mystery, and his films are intuitive puzzles that are difficult to solve but spark our imaginations nonetheless. In this video, we will sink into the depths of David Lynch’s unbounded consciousness by examining seven different aspects of his directing style. We can’t solve these puzzles, but we aim to help you solve them for yourself.

DAVID LYNCH EXPLAINED

At their core, much of what we see in David Lynch movies is centered on duality. This concept is expressed in both the worlds of his films and also within the characters themselves. The world is both violent and beautiful, strange and familiar. We also see many examples of doppelgangers where this division between good and evil can be literally manifested.

There are many ways to interpret David Lynch films, but there are more objective techniques we can point to that might help us understand them a bit more. David Lynch is a big fan of mystery in film — questions that get posed that activate the audience’s imagination. He calls this “dreaming.” So, what about the David Lynch directing style makes the audience dream? We found two things in particular: fragmentation and abstraction.

Fragmentation means that there are gaps in the story and things left unexplained. For example, in Lost Highway, we are presented with two realities in which Renee and Alice are the same person, or Alice is merely a projection. It is up to the individual audience members to figure it out for themselves. The other technique is abstraction, where themes or concepts are represented in abstract forms. For example, Jack Fisk who portrayed The Man in the Planet from Eraserhead claims that the levers his character operates are meant to represent karma.

As David Lynch himself explains, these movies aren’t meant to be understood but felt. This makes sense when you know that his creative process follows a similar route. Lynch “feels” his way through the writing, directing, photographing, sound designing, and scoring — following his intuition instead of any sense of strict logic. Dreams are subjective, and the dreaming we do watching David Lynch movies is equally so.

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♬ SONGS USED:

Songs by Angelo Badalamenti:
“Twin Peaks Theme”
“Harold’s Theme”
“Haunted & Heartbreaking”
“Mysterioso”
“Silencio”
“The Pink Room”
“Diane and Camilla”
“Audrey’s Dance”
“Accidental / Farewell Theme”
“Rita Walks / Sunset Blvd / Aunt Ruth”
“Fred’s World”
“Mulholland Drive”
“Dark Mood Woods”
“Rose’s Theme”
“Red Bats With Teeth”
“Frank Returns”
“Diner”
“Blue Velvet Main Theme”
“Solo Percussion 1”
“Police”
“Mysteries of Love”
“Mulholland Drive Main Theme”
“Dance of the Dream Man”
“Laura Palmer’s Theme”
“Mr. Roque / Betty’s Theme”

Songs by David Lynch:
“Ghost of Love”
“Woods Variation”
“Call From The Past”
“Wishin’ Well”
“Good Day Today”

Songs by Julee Cruise:
“The Nightingale”
“The World Spins”
“Questions In A World of Blue”

Songs by Nine Inch Nails:
"The Perfect Drug"
“She’s Gone Away”

Songs by John Morris:
“The Elephant Man Theme”
“Pantomime”

“I’m Deranged” - David Bowie
“Jazz Suite No. 2” - Shostakovich
“Blue Velvet” - Lana Del Rey
“Dune Main Title” - Brian Eno
“Blue Frank” - Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch
“Apple of Sodom” - Marilyn Manson
“Driver Down” - Trent Reznor
“Perdita” - Rubber City
“Hollywood Sunset” - Barry Adamson
“Up In Flames” - Koko Taylor
“I Love How You Love Me” - The Paris Sisters
“Rammstein” - Rammstein
“Slaughterhouse” - Powermad
“I Am (Old School Hip Hop Beat)” - BluntedBeetz
“True Love’s Flame” - David Lynch and Jack Cruz

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