Creating Daniel Plainview [1/2]: Research, Voice, Costume, and Development | There Will Be Blood
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Today, we take a 'behind the scenes' look at how Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day-Lewis came to work together, how the character was written by Anderson versus how he was developed by Day-Lewis, how Day-Lewis came up with Plainview’s iconic voice, how the costumes were chosen and much much more.
This is making film…
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This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen.
Sources:
‘There Will Be Blood’: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Epic Take on American Identity with Day-Lewis’ Performance of a Lifetime - Cinephilia & Beyond - bit.ly/2mLaFRM
Paul Thomas Anderson on Set Psychology: The Narrative Art - • Paul Thomas Anderson o...
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15 Surprising Facts About There Will Be Blood - Mental Floss - bit.ly/2qPrSLx
Interview with Paul Thomas Anderson by Josh Modell - bit.ly/2HjMpSD
Daniel Day-Lewis Interview - Indie London - bit.ly/2qIDUq3
In 'Blood,' Day-Lewis Revisits His Darker Side - NPR - n.pr/2HIZYdE
Giant Ambition by James Ponsoldt - bit.ly/2F5Hlvg
Daniel Day-Lewis: interview - Time Out London - Rob Greig - bit.ly/2Hgc8HG
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Standing Ovation: Paul Dano in ‘There Will Be Blood’ by Jack Smart - Backstage - bit.ly/2K3S0KH
Did Daniel Day-Lewis Really Freak Out His Co-star on There Will Be Blood? By Nate Jones - Vulture - bit.ly/2Hgvn8b
Paul Dano Exclusive Interview THE EXTRA MAN; Plus THERE WILL BE BLOOD Talk and Working With Paul Thomas Anderson by Ron Messer - Collider - bit.ly/2HgcnX7
There Will Be Blood - Entertainment Weekly - bit.ly/2Hg42Pm
There Will Be Blood - Interview with Daniel-Day Lewis & Paul Thomas Anderson (2007) (Charlie Rose)
Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson on There Will Be Blood- Reel Pieces with Annette Insdorf
Creative Spark - Mark Bridges (Academy Originals)
Museum of the Moving Image Pinewood Dialogues - Daniel Day Lewis + Paul Thomas Anderson
Pinewood Dialogue moderated by chief curator David Schwartz (December 11, 2007)
Blood for Oil - American Cinematographer - Stephen Pizzello - bit.ly/2HguMDk
15 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About There Will Be Blood - Shortlist - bit.ly/2Jd52UK
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Epidemic Sound - Zábava
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I met Day Lewis in Dublin a few yrs ago ,he was staying in the Burlington hotel. I was speechless and stuttering and Day Lewis was just laughing, I should've known I'd run into someone famous.
DDL raised something from Hell in this character that seemed so real, so authentic, that it appeared artless. I see Daniel Plainview everywhere these days. Once you see There Will Be Blood, it stays with you forever.
Yes, the Daniel Plainviews run this country. They made this country
But he is also very funny as Plainview too, something even Day Lewis laughingly admits to in the Charlie Rose interview Tyler shows clips from. I know I was laughing at him during the 'give me the blood' scene. I swear Paul Dano almost breaks once or twice during those scenes too. It must have been an amazing experience to be playing opposite Day Lewis when he was in full flight like that.
It took me 3/4 of the way through the movie to realize Paul Dano was playing twins. I watched it again and it made much more sense.
moncorp1 Inc fucking same dude, so confusing
same here. i thought his character has some kind of dissociative identity disorder at the beginning.
You caught on quicker than me because I didn't realize until like the 3rd time watching it lol. In all fairness though it's not made super obvious that they're twins, but then again it would have been clunky if Eli said "good to meet you, I am Paul's identical twin" for dummies like me who couldn't figure it out on their own lol.
same homie - i was so confused
Scary to consider that he is the devil returned to torment Plainview, and indeed a false prophet.
There Will Be Blood is one of the greatest movie experience I have ever have. Absolutely top notch film.
Seeing the pure greed and ambition in his eyes was just .....wow amazing acting
I watched this movie and " no country for old men " for 2 years straight. I still love them
LOL who also had a character featured in the SNL skit "I drink Your Milkshake!"
Funny cause they were filmed next to each other, There will be Blood I believe had to pay a fine for interrupting No Country's filming by shooting smoke into their set.
yo. For real.
Two of my faves too
Wow. So did I. Ive never watched another movie as much as i watched those two.
I really like that you talk about how Daniel Day Lewis developed Plainview’s voice. That’s one of my favorite parts of his performance in this film.
"Yes I Do!" haha
Made me laugh out loud, which is rare!
Definitely got a like just for that!
That made me laugh too
Paul Dano was overlooked in this film! Deserved an Oscar Nomination!
Well there was some pretty stiff competition. You had Javier Bardem in No Country For Old Men and Tom Wilkinson in Michael Clayton but I agree. He at least deserved a nomination. I didn't think Phillip Seymour Hoffman was so great in Charlie Wilson's War and Johnny Depp got nominated, enough said.
Bill Hader with the spot on impression... that guy's awesome.
Yup!!! 😂🤣
Good work. I was in the cast during the scene where he and his son try and enlist the support of the Signal Hill families, and I watched him do that famous speech about 8 or 9 times. It was in a small house built for the scene up in an area near Valencia, CA called "Mystery Mesa", and it was about 100 degrees inside; we shot it day for night, with the whole house covered with black cloth. We were all in wool, period clothing. It was glorious.
Woah, great anecdote. Must have been so cool to have seen that unfold. I'm jealous!
Hey Jim, I love picking you out in that scene when I watch this movie.
I still get a kick out of your Shakespeare speech (King Richard III, I believe) done in modern voices.
Great stuff! Glad to see you still on this platform.
Thank you! It takes good eyesight to pick me out in TWBB, but it was a great experience. @@insanejughead
@omertahagoktas1804 good luck my friend! Although I am not an actor I am a US citizen, and will do some research on my own and see if I can figure it out for you
There Will Be Blood is my favorite movie of All Time. It Used to Be Pulp Fiction, until 2007, Daniel Day Lewis is the greatest living actor. Hands down
You and I have something in common. Both are on my top 5 list. And There Will Be Blood is right at the top. It's not a movie. It's an entire experience. Just amazing!
He was bad ass in Last of the Mohicans too
Day-Lewis gives the same performance over and over. He's massively overrated.
Burt Reynolds in Sharky's Machine. /s
@@vidneypopples the same performance with entirely different yet believable accents? I think you are confusing him with John Wayne.
I know that Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master isn't as popular as There Will Be Blood but I believe that it's main protagonist Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) deserves a character analysis.
Great movie, great performance!
David Kirby Joaquin Phoenix’s Performance is the best of this decade
I like The Master much more than this one.
Joaquin Phoenix had to become an sex crazed mouth wash drinking war vet, that’s much harder than an oil baron lol
David Kirby fair enough🤓
I have mad respect for method actors.
No one better than Daniel. Did you hear his acceptance speech for this film? He seems so gentle and mild mannered.
golgariSoul What about people like Joaquin Phoenix who just seem to pull it out of a hat without so much preparation. What he did in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” is no less impressive and maybe even better.
Total Freedom Living phoniex is just as thorough with his character prep I mean he is a method actor too
Christian Bale and Daniel Day-Lewis are the best method actors of all time
@@PaganMinDNW Christian bale is a bit overrated
Incredible movie, one of the best (if not THE best) movies of all time.
I always got the vibe - more from the soundtrack than anything else - that this was intended as a horror film. That’s cool to learn about the ‘Dracula’ component.
Yes, please give us more about There Will Be Blood. I remember the first time I saw it; I was expecting a straight western, and this film blew me away. It has been years since I first saw it, but I still catch myself thinking of the images, sounds, pacing, Daniel Plainview's character and just the pure sense of being transported through time to another place. Excellent film. Excellent video too.
You should do one about philip seymour hoffman’s process for getting into character for capote
He's dead.
@@tence_6965 your point is?
Tenzeter One I’m sure this isn’t news to them
Great video! It's such a fascinating film and its always great to learn about the story behind the story!
Thanks!
CinemaTyler Hi, I just discovered your channel and am loving what I’m seeing & am about to subscribe.
I LOVE and adore Clint Eastwood, my daughter bears his last name as her middle name. I just saw ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ & saw many amateurs (I believe)- like the general movie going audience, ones who DON’T dissect the who, when, or why- LOVING it, saying C.E. is ‘amazing- the man!’; I’d be interested to know your thoughts on his recent slump in film. I have many friends who are still sore about the chair incident. Full disclosure, I’m a liberal and overlook this, as I don’t believe it has anything to do with his work.
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The character that Daniel Plainview came to be seems to have been from a person from the past speaking and acting through the actor who was just allowing him to manipulate his actions.
Incredible persona .
Daniel Day Lewis, you are one incredible actor !
Daniel Plainview, is one of my all time most liked characters. When I watch the trailer for There will be blood, I felt a incredible need to see this film, I got the same sensation when I recently watch the trailer for JOKER, so the day JOKER opened here in Australia, I went to see it. As in There will be blood...I wasn't disappointed. Joaquin Phoenix and Daniel Day Lewis are two of the most talented actors of our time.
Possibly my favorite movie loved all the knowledge you explained so well about the formation of the movie
Fantastic video. One really gets a great feeling for the almost crazy obsessiveness required to make a film immersive and convincing
That's my favorite movie. DDL is the best actor I've ever seen. He is amazing.
Film research that is always filled with surprises and fascination. Thank you.
Outstanding..a truly superior cinema essay. Impeccably recorded, narrated, perfect use of source film. Really great job, keep them coming and anything on the master Day-Lewis
Gets better the more times you watch the movie.
“We Can’t Pay Them Oil Prices, We’ll Pay Em Quail Prices. >:•D”
There will be blood might be my favorite movie. This video just made me appreciate it that much more. Thank you.
Your videos are so FREAKING GOOD!!! I'm still in shock with your Blade Runner video essay, It is a reference to me every time I want to play with a noir vibe in my short films. Thank you so much for this amazing insight on this brilliant movie!!
Thanks! That makes me very happy to hear!
Dreams _do_ come true. I knew if I waited long enough, this day would come
My gosh the amount of research and work that you put into this video is absolutely incredible Tyler!!! This movie will alway be my favorite. And every time I watch it, I learn something new. Thank you for this upload I learned so much about my favorite movie.
greatest film ever made
One of the two best films of 21st
FP What's the other?
Mulholland
GeorgesThoughts There are many you just need to research.
No, I have. This is the greatest film ever made to date.
LOL.
The first time I heard his voice in the movie..I thought of John Houston.
This is the most obvious thing ever.
This is genuinely one of my favourite videos of all time from CZcams.
Thank you.
Really enjoyed this! I always love to hear the details behind the movies, and There Will Be Blood is a top 5 favorite of mine so this was really fascinating to watch!
Thank you so much for all the videos. I have rewatched your series about 2001 a Space Odyssey so many times. One of the best documentaries I have ever seen!
Regarding the Dracula comparison: there's video somewhere of the TWBB world premiere, which happened at Fantastic Fest in 2017 as a surprise screening. At the end, PTA sat down for an interview with Tim League, where he mentioned that he always thought of Plainview in the third act as "Dracula hiding in his castle" (paraphrasing).
If oil is the "blood" of the land and he wants to suck it out then the comparison seems well suited to me.
LOVED this! Can't wait for pt.2!!
Wonderful job mate! It was mesmerizing to watch this essey! Keep it up!
Great video. Awesome to see what was done to create such a well written character.
Fascinating video. I absolutely love this film. Watched it countless times.
Dude, love your channel - this video was really informative and flowed perfectly. Great look at this character and actor together
Solid stuff. Thanks for all your work.
this is my favorite movie, so quality content about it is much appreciated
Thanks for the work, man. Absolute pleasure to watch.
Yes!
One of my favourite youtubers on one of my favourite actors!
great video and thanks for the Free Mubi trial, I found out about them today and coincidentally you give us this offer
I see these videos are getting better and better.
Thank you so much for this video! The amount of knowledge you've shared here is priceless to any inspiring film maker or fan of cinema. I can't wait for more
These pieces are extraordinary. Provides such thoughtful insight into the process and craft of film making. Thanks for doing them.
Fantastic video! I'm really excited for the next parts
Absolutely LOVE your videos man! Keep ujp the fantastic work!
Lewis looks so different when he's not in character - pretty remarkable and unrecognizable transformation in his roles.
Good study, great presentation... Bravo to you Tyler!
Fantastic work on the film and this video.
This fantastic! The first of your videos that I have seen, but definitely not the last! Great work!
And the music was stupendous. It inches you closer to the core.
Great review as well! Lot's of interesting little details of history that makes me want to watch the movie yet again. Also amazed how Lewis got that voice, yet was able to sound like he was on helium for Abraham Lincoln.
Yes, more please. Great video. Thank you for this.
Cinema Tyler, love your cinema videos. Thanks for creating them!
LOVE the citation that came along with the subtitle!
Truly amazing study. Thanks Tyler
The greatest acting performance in history.
I recently finished Oil! and I bought it because it was the “inspiration” for There Will Be Blood. And the stories themselves have almost nothing in common. I’m glad he clarified this.
Is it a good read?
@@thomasellis445 not particularly. But sort of. I would say it’s an important book, as in it hits on a lot of the ideas and themes that Sinclair was known for. But. It isn’t exactly a page-turner.
@@j.oakley9588 Okay thanks, I was keen to read it but not if it doesn't have much relevance to the film
@@thomasellis445 yeah, it doesn’t. The only real similarities are an oil man (who was actually a pretty agreeable dude in the book) who raises his son in the oil business. The family that they bought the land from. And the two brothers-one of whom was a charlatan preacher. Other than that, barely anything remarkable.
That's because Anderson only used the first third of the book, mainly as a source for portraying the life of prospectors and aspiring oilmen at the turn of the 20th Century.
The main elements of this movie were based on the life of Edward Lawrence Doheny, a real oil tycoon who operated in the American West and Mexico during the period in which this film was set (At one point Doheny was even richer than JD Rockefeller). The similarities are too many to list, but just a few off the top:
*Edward Lawrence Doheny (ELD) starts off silver and gold mining with limited success; Daniel Plainview (DP) starts off mining for silver and gold with limited success.
*ELD strikes oil and provokes a petroleum boom in Southern California; DP strikes oil and sets off a petroleum boom in Southern California.
*ELD was rumored to have killed a man in Texas; DP kills a man posing as his brother (ie both men had a murderous rage in them).
*ELD sells a majority share of his company (Pan American Petroleum & Transport) to Standard Oil; DP sells a majority share of his company to Standard Oil.
*At the end of ELD's life there's a murder-suicide in his mansion; DP kills Eli in his mansion (which was ELD's actual mansion) at the end of the film.
Edward's son, Ned, was killed in a murder-suicide in real life (although not by Edward). Daniel kills Eli, who at that point in the movie was functioning as his surrogate son. This is a good example of how Anderson either portrayed actual events in ELD's life, or used certain aspects as inspiration and then added an original spin.
Margaret Leslie Davis wrote a book about ELD called The Dark Side of Fortune. Highly recommend that over Oil!.
10:12 to 10 :35 , I can totally relate to that feeling of knowing what bastards people are , so this scene had me roaring with laughter. " just give me the blood lord and let me get away ".
I hope youve looked into the fact you "totally relate" to a sociopath
Well, it's basically that people tend to want to manipulate things in their favor. I don't believe that people are so bad as much as they are self serving especially when there is money involved. Daniel didn't understand the desperation of people around him like the guy pretending to be his brother.
Great upload. Such impressive analysis and research. Subscribed.
Thank you again Cinema Tyler. Love your work.
Great video, please more om there will be Blood. thanks man
Your video production is so well done, it is simply irresistible. Bravo. Two thumbs up!
A good friend of mine growing up had Cerebral Palsy......lemme tell ya....D.D.L absolutely fucking NAILED the motions and mannerisms of that horrible disease.....incredible performance in My Left Foot. He is the best actor of this generation. Period.
This is amazing! Thank you!
I just found your channel. Perfect! This is beautiful stuff you’re making. Thank you so much for what you’re doing!
More and more about PTA. Thank You!
such an interesting movie that was - thanks for the background.
GREAT VIDEO! i want more! you deserve more subs i mean you analysis surpass the ones from other content creators, keep rocking the world!
Your analysis of the film is spot on!
Great choice. Love your work man.
Every film you see with DDL you are mesmerized, he is a genius, Unreal, talent in his pores
One of my favorite actors of all.
Amazing performance, fantastic creepy grinding soundtrack, great supporting cast. A masterpiece
Great insight, well developed and paced
Fantastic upload well paced great info and research... thanks
Ok This is content I've been looking for and didn't know it. Excellent.
Great episode, great channel, great movie. PTA and DDL are incredible in their own right, too have heavyweights such as them to collaborate is an absolute gift. Not to mention the people who contributed throughout. Also, to another episode,
This is awesome. Thank you!
I can’t express how much I am enjoying your analysis on there will be blood. One of my all time fav movies and i was always fascinated to know wht went in to making of the character. Brilliant performance .
Thank you
PS. I am amazed by your research
one of the best video essays on TWBB ❤
This channel is absolutely fantastic. Thank you for the wonderful content, and I'm going to try out Mubi with your free trial code. Thanks again
Great video man!!!!!
Great pick of a film to analyze!
More on TWBB immediately please
One of my favourite films, great music too..
I was looking for for this video on this movie, on this actor so far, please do the second part...and thank you!
@cinematyler Thanks Tyler, I think this is a fantastic video.
I'd never thought of Daniel as count Dracula but you pointed out a whole heap of "blood as oil/oil as blood" references that make for a good argument.
DDL and PTA are both incredulously articulate and smart and it seems as if PTA isn't too hung up on controlling everything-the bit about him collaborating with Seymour-Hoffman and Jonny Greenwood, that's where I feel like PTA's writing style is so unique-it allows for that type of experimentation and it ends up being generative towards the characters and the film. I was reading the original screenplay for There Will Be Blood, and although the movie is pretty spot on in terms of how much it adheres to the script, the script is pretty bare when it comes to any detailing about Plainview's aesthetics or the sound of his voice or any of the things that he left up to Day Lewis to consider.
BUT! There's one part they didn't put in the movie about Daniel Plainview being impotent. In the screenplay, he admits it to Henry by the fire when the two of them are drunk. When I read that, it changed Plainview's motives in my mind-made me feel like his ambition and motivation were replacing his sex drive, or lack thereof. I'm glad it didn't make it into the movie, I think it would have caused us to figure him out too quickly.
The part about Day Lewis choosing the clothes for Plainview very carefully and how that allowed him to enter the world even more-that's such a beautiful thought that an actor was that concerned about the character's actions and motives that are outside the storyline.
I think these videos are fascinating and insightful and very helpful for someone who wants to make films. Tyler, as far as more videos on this movie, I'm curious about how the two parts that PTA has written for Daniel Day Lewis (Plainview and more recently Reynolds Woodcock) relate to something that Christoph Waltz had said about casting. He was talking to Jerry Seinfeld on Seinfeld' Netflix show and he had said there's no such thing as good acting, only good casting. Obviously this was in reference to his own performance as Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds, and the fact that I could literally not imagine anyone else to have carried out that role better than he did, I started to consider what he'd said. In his Charlie Rose interview, PTA says he originally wrote Dirk Diggler for Leo, and that his parts for Tom Cruise and Julianne Moore in Magnolia were written especially for them. To what extent do you think this shapes the characters in PTA's movies?
Thanks! I read that bit about Plainview's impotence. It does explain his lack of interest in women, but it seems more interesting and makes more sense for his character if he isn't interested in women because he is fixated on his business. I wonder if they cut that bit specifically to keep some mystery there.
I totally think that casting is one of the most important aspects of the success of a performance. Although, I think the best examples of this are the productions that cast non-actors. I think Leo could have been successful as Dirk Diggler. What seems to make Day-Lewis so unique in PTA movies is that he is contributing to the writing of the character as well as performing them (more than it appears other PTA actors are doing).
Great video . Hope to see more.
Very professional video... Keep going!
This is an under rated masterpiece.
I know a good movie when I see it. This is one of them.