Director David Fincher Surprises Film Students With Remote Masterclass

Over 450 students of the United Kingdom's National Film and Television School got a nice surprise when director, David Fincher, gave a remote masterclass in filmmaking. Fincher's filmography covers a multitude of major films like Fight Club, Seven, and Zodiac. With the United Kingdom going into lockdown on Tuesday over coronavirus concerns, the National Film and Television School used this as an opportunity to enlighten students. National Film Television School director, Jon Wardle, posted on Twitter about having Fincher on video with at least 450 students using Zoom.

It’s been a tough week so we wanted to do something to lift the spirits of @NFTSFilmTV students. So this afternoon 450 x students sat down for a masterclass via @zoom_us with THE David Fincher. Thx @nevpierce & @VenetiaHawkes for helping me set it up. David is a legend. pic.twitter.com/oaJLKi9tRh

— Jon Wardle (@jonwardle) March 24, 2020

UK film school students happily tweeted about the surprise despite all the chaos currently going on. Student Ryan Ninesling wrote, "everything is terrible but at least we got to hangout on zoom with the one and only David Fincher today!" Elle Haywood also tweeted, "Every afternoon should be spent hanging out with David Fincher". Fincher is currently working on the Netflix original, Mank, about the making of Citizen Kane, revolving around screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz. [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=every-delayed-movie-due-to-coronavirus-so-far&captions=true"] The movie industry has had a rough time recently with COVID-19 as movies have been delayed such as Black Widow, The Batman, and A Quiet Place Part II. While theaters chains like Regal Cinemas and AMC Theaters in the U.S. are closed temporarily, Chinese theaters are starting to reopen. Keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and understand how to stay healthy with these CDC guidelines. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Jeffrey Lerman is a Freelance News Writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @Snakester95.

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