2. General facts
• Born 28th August 1962.
• American film and music director.
• Known for his dark and stylish thrillers.
• His thrillers include violent content, resolutions, dark
colours/tonnes and low angles.
• Unique and Iconic features in his films.
• Inspired by the film ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid.’
• He began making movies at the age of eight with a 8mm camera.
• Fincher joined video-production company ‘propaganda films’ and
started off directing music videos and commercials before
moving on to feature films.
• ‘Zodiac’ – best reviewed film of the year.
• ‘Fight Club’ – best of the year.
3. Famous Thriller Films
• Panic Room
• Seven
• The game
• Fight Club
• Zodiac
• Alien 3
• The girl with the dragon tattoo
4. Trade Marks
• Wide shots
• Low angles
• Downbeat endings
• Backstories filled with flashbacks
• Films often end in suicide attempted or successful
• Silhouettes – frequently had characters in the
shadows where you cannot make out their faces
– examples; ‘Seven’ (1995) and ‘Fight Club’ (1999)