Creating Daniel Plainview [2/2]: Method Acting, Direction, and False Starts | There Will Be Blood

►►Try MUBI Free for 30 Days: https://mubi.com/cinematyler Join CinemaTyler on Patreon and get 90 Days of MUBI for Free! → https://bit.ly/2E36m9T Today, we’ll take a look at Daniel Day-Lewis’ method acting and technique of staying character throughout shooting, how Paul Thomas Anderson directs actors, how Daniel Plainview is defined by his interactions with other characters, and the false start of production that recalibrated and refined the character. Twitter:   / cinematyler   Facebook:   / cinematyler   Tumblr:   / cinematyler   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 - https://bit.ly/2mLaFRM Paul Thomas Anderson on Set Psychology: The Narrative Art -    • Paul Thomas Anderson on Set Psychology   The Intensely Imagined Life of Daniel Day-Lewis - By Richard B. Woodward - https://nyti.ms/2qfRMrE 15 Surprising Facts About There Will Be Blood – Mental Floss - https://bit.ly/2qPrSLx Interview with Paul Thomas Anderson by Josh Modell - https://bit.ly/2HjMpSD Daniel Day-Lewis Interview - Indie London - https://bit.ly/2qIDUq3 In 'Blood,' Day-Lewis Revisits His Darker Side – NPR - https://n.pr/2HIZYdE Giant Ambition by James Ponsoldt – https://bit.ly/2F5Hlvg Daniel Day-Lewis: interview - Time Out London - Rob Greig - https://bit.ly/2Hgc8HG The hat makes the actor - The Denver Post/The Washington Post - https://dpo.st/2JdJuaO Standing Ovation: Paul Dano in ‘There Will Be Blood’ by Jack Smart – Backstage - https://bit.ly/2K3S0KH Did Daniel Day-Lewis Really Freak Out His Co-star on There Will Be Blood? By Nate Jones – Vulture - https://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 - https://bit.ly/2HgcnX7 There Will Be Blood - Entertainment Weekly - https://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 - https://bit.ly/2HguMDk 15 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About There Will Be Blood - Shortlist - https://bit.ly/2Jd52UK Paul Thomas Anderson on Working with Daniel Day Lewis (Jimmy Kimmel) 2017 Music: Epidemic Sound