A slide share on Director David Fincher

1. DAVIDDAV IFF FIINNCHCERHER
28th August,1962

2. WHO IS
HE?
• David Fincher who born in Denver, Colorado. He is an American film director, film
producer, and music video director.
• He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for films The Curious Case
of Benjamin Button(2008)and The Social Network(2010). In addition he won the Golden
Globe Award for the best director and the BAFTA Award for Best Direction for, The Social
Network. The most current film he has done is, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(2011).
• When Fincher was two years old, the family moved to San Angelo, California. And he
moved again as a teenager to Ashland, Oregon where he graduated from Ashland High
School
• Inspired by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), he started to make movies when
he was only eight years old with an 8mm camera

3. HIS WORK
• When he was 18 years old he went to work for John Korty at ‘Korty Films’ in Mill
Valley
• Also he worked at, Industrial Light and Magic from 1981-1983
• After that Fincher went on to direct TV Commercials and Music Videos after being
signed with, N. Lee Lacy in Hollywood
• He then went on to find, Propaganda in 1987 with other directors
• TV commercials he has done have been for companies such as:
Converse,Pepsi,Coca-Cola and Chanel
• As a film director he has achieved huge successes with, Se7en(1995),Fight Club
(1999) and Panic Room (2002)
• The music videos he has directed for have been for world wide known artists such
as : Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Aerosmith and Billy Idol
• More recently he directed the video for Justin Timberlake’s and Jay-Z’s
collaboration, Suit & Tie

4. MUSIC VIDEOS
MADONNA - VOGUE
AEROSMITH –
JAMIE’S GOT A GUN
The Rolling Stones – Love
is strong
Justin Timberlake Ft.
Jay-Z– Suit & Tie

5. Signature style
• Fluid tracking camera – this can access anywhere in the set of a music video or film set, a digital age
phenomenon in camera movement
• Silhouettes - he has characters are seen in the shadows so you cannot make out their faces(Brad
Pitt in ‘Fight Club’)
• Stationary shot – an unfocused background with a character walking into focus is a convention that
is shown frequently in Fincher’s work
TRADEMARK IN MUSIC VIDEOS
• Fincher’s films often have low-key lighting with green or blue tinted colour temperatures
• He often uses these different colour temperatures to create depth and dimension within
his films, this creates an atmosphere for the narrative
• Fincher’s most recent blockbuster film, ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ this shows his
trademark style through the changes of colour temperature between present day in
Sweden and the flashbacks
SWEDEN FLASHBACK