By this point, David Fincher's preference for shooting literally dozens of takes of a single scene is well known, and comes with the territory if you're going to sign on to work with him. Some actors have clearly gelled with the filmmaker, working with him more than once (Brad Pitt, Rooney Mara) while others found the process exhausting and creatively unrewarding (Jake Gyllehaal). All this is to say that on Fincher's currently in production "Gone Girl," it's a not shock to learn that once again he's doing everything he can to get the most he can out of a scene.
The Southeast Missourian recently chronicled an afternoon of shooting in Cape Girardeau, an extras-filled sequence that the paper noted found Fincher filming "over and over again for several hours." The scene featured over one hundred people acting as media and regular citizens, chasing down a police car with someone of interest inside. Approximately 20 takes were done of this scene, which according to Fincher's longtime producer Cean Chaffin is on the low end for this film. She told the paper Fincher is averaging about 50 takes per scene in "Gone Girl," a figure markedly up from 27/per scene in previous movies. "... it's an odd business. A lot of times it's more like doing construction than painting a picture," she said.
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