David Fincher is an American film director known for mainstream hits like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Social Network. Some of his most notable directorial works include Fight Club, Se7en, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. He started his career in the 1980s directing music videos before breaking into films in the 1990s. Fincher is known for his fluid camera movements, use of silhouettes for suspense, and changing color temperatures to distinguish scenes. Spike Jonze is an American director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his creative music videos. He was part of the magazine Dirt and directed videos for artists like Fatboy Slim, Daft Punk, and K

2. David Fincher

3. David fincher
Fact file:
-Fincher was born on 1962 in Denver ,Colorado ,America
-He is considered one of the best Directors in the industry with
huge successes with mainstream films including The curious
case of Benjamin button, which got him nominated for an
Academy award for best director,
His film The social network earnt him a Bafta and a golden globe.
He has been involves with well- known projects here are a few
examples:
-Fight club
-The social network
- Se7en
-The girl with the dragon tattoo
-House of cards

4. Career timeline
● Age 18- Joined Korty films as a production assistant He was promoted up the ranks and
became visual effects producer.
● 1983-1984 -he worked on two blockbuster films: Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones
● 1986-started directing music videos such as “we don’t have to take our clothes off “ (
Jermaine Steward)and the 3 Madonna hits of “express yourself” ,”Vogue” and “Bad girl”
● 1990’s Fincher directed Seven starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman which had a
$100 million domestic gross income.
● During the late 90s He directed Fight club which was ranked the number 1 on the list
of 50 Essential DVDs
● 2000s Fincher directed Panic Room, Zodiac and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
which where all major hits.
● 2010’s Fincher directed projects such as The girl with the dragon tattoo and the social
network as well as directing the Netflix hit the House of cards.

5. Fincher’s style
- Fincher also applies a fluid
camera tracking movement
which gives the director the
advantage of the of accessing
the full set
-Flincher Uses many silhouettes to
generate mystery and suspense so the
audience cant fully see the faces
-In many of Fincher’s music videos
Fincher tends to be unorthodox with
his approach for instance many of his
music video’s are in black in white
examples include :
Stabilizers - "One Simple Thing"
And Madonna’s Vogue
Fincher also uses
a single frame
insert ,this is
where a frame is
inserted in a
middle of a scene
Fincher also changes colour temperature to
distinguish flashbacks and the present day.

6. Title: Vogue
Date: 1990
Artist: Madonna
Duration :4:54
YouTube views(29th June
2016): 50m
Chart peak success: 1
commentary:
The video focuses on various aspects of fashion
and displays elegance and class. The video is
both performance and conceptual. The video
includes a retro 50s feel .In the video Madonna
is surrounded by men who preform strange
dances which make it original and unique.

8. Spike Jonze is one third of a trio who are responsible
for the success of dirt magazine with Andy Jerkins and
Mark Lewman . He has also has directed many of the
most famous music videos out there.

9. Born in 1969
Worked as a
photographer
for Free-stylin
magazine- mid
80s
2006- nominated for "Outstanding Achievement
in Commercials by the Directors Guild of America
In 2007 he became
A creative director
at VBS.tv
In 2011 He collaborated with
The Beastie Boys with their
project ‘"Don't Play No Game
That I Can't Win’
Jonez played a role in
the Wolf of Wall street

10. Factfile
He directed the video for "Weapon of Choice "in
2001 by Fatboy slim.
He was a member of Propaganda Films.
He is well known for shooting many skate
boarding scenes in films such as Blind's 1991
magnum opus "Video Days" and Girl's 2003 "Yeah
Right!".
He’s worked with many artist ranging from Kanye
west to Daft punk.
Many consider him one of the most successful
directors for music videos, he has received
numerous awards many from companies such
MTV for his outstanding work in the industry .
He originally worked on magazines before
entering Directing .

11. Jonez also plays
with the camera
often which allows
him to apply
movements such as
floating camera,
framing which is
completely
centered,
Style
Jonez had the tendency to make music videos off beat
with the storytelling making his videos consist of live
action, puppetry and animation. This is to portray a
certain artistic vision
he also uses a good
combination of special
effects and live
photography
Jonez also generates strange and
peculiar visuals which may be
considered to be elements of
fantasy.

12. Title: Otis
Date: 2011
Artist: Kanye West feat Jay Z
Duration : 3:15
YouTube views(29th June 2016)
96 million
Chart peak success:2
commentary: This music video stars two of the
most gifted rappers of the decade :Kanye west
and Jay Z and the song is considered to be a fan
favourite of the genre. The video includes the duo
racing in a sports car.

14. Born In 1963
In the 1980’s
He joined an
Art school
To develop
his graphic
skills
First feature in 2001
‘Human nature’
2004
His Levi’s
commercial
had the most
awards for a
commercial
Became an
Artist in
resident at
the
Massachus
etts
Institute of
Technology
‘The thorn in the
heart’
Was released in
2009
His film the we and
the eye was released
in the 2012 film
festival

15. -Gondry is considered by many as one of the most creative and
artistic projects .
-Gondry spent much of his youth in Versailles France where at a
young age he aspired to be an inventor and artist
In the 80s he formed the pop-rock group “Oui –Oui “
The band released two albums and eventually split in 1992
As a band member he often directed their music videos which was
shown on MTV
He later Formed a partnership with Bjork he helped her with 6 music
videos.
He later got world recognition and got requested to direct
commercials for Nike and levis
He then Became a hollywood Director and filmed films including
‘Human nature’.

16. Title: Come into my world
Date: 2001
Artist: Kylie Minogue
Duration : 800 thousand
YouTube views(29th June 2016):
Chart peak success:2
commentary: The Music video is filled with weird
multiple versions of Kylie walking in a circular
motion.

17. He’s been often dubbed as crazy
and insane for his artistic vision
Gondry’s style
Uses various references to
dreams and visions.
Uses weired settings
Unconventional cutting
Excessive visual effects
Scenes which are obscure and
strange .