David Fincher is an American film director and producer known for his signature directing style which features single frames flashing on screen in the middle of scenes. Fincher got his start directing successful music videos for artists like Madonna and Rick Springfield in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning several MTV Video Music Awards and Grammys for his work. He was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado and began his career in the film industry as a production assistant and visual effects producer before focusing on directing music videos, which led to opportunities to direct major feature films.

1. Famous Auteur: David Fincher

2. Who is David Fincher?
David Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado. Fincher is an
American director and producer, mostly known for films, television series
and music videos. He is most known for his signature that features in his
work. It includes several single frames flashing on the screen, usually
happens in the middle of a scene. Fincher is a huge impact on the media
world, with his several awards including; back to back MTV music awards
for best direction in1989 for his work in ‘’Express Yourself’’ and again in
1990 for ‘’Vogue’’ . He won two Grammy awards for best music video for
‘’Love is strong’’ in 1995 and ‘’Suit in Tie’’ in 2013, and finally three MTV
video music awards for best direction.

3. His Music Video Work
His work first stood out with his work with Madonna, ‘’Express Yourself’’
and ‘’Oh Father’’ etc.. Allowed Fincher to make his work and his signature
style stand out, this allowed him to go to do more work in big films and
feature television programmes. In the music video to ‘’Bop 'til you drop’’
by Rick Springfield, you can see what he tried to do with his movie Alien
3. It matches the pep of Rick Springfield’s song, but in a weird kind of
way.

4. His background Information
Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado. Fincher was first employed at
Korty Films as a production assistant, He moved up the ranks and became a
visual effects producer, working on the animated Twice upon a Time (1983.)
He was hired by Industrial Light & Magic in 1983 as an
assistant cameraman and matte photographer.
Fincher began to then focus on music videos. He
directed the video for 1986’s ‘’We Don’t Have To Take
Our Clothes Off’’ which was the biggest commercial
success for pop/R&B singer Jermaine Stewart., he then
worked extensively with Madonna, directing videos for
‘’Express Yourself’’, ‘’Oh Father’’, ‘’Vogue’’ and ‘’Bird Girl’’