Auteur Theory: David Fincher

David Fincher, born 28th August 1962 in Denver, Colorado USA. From the age of 18, Fincher was working on film sets, trying to work his way up. Now, he has directed television advertisements for many well known clients such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Budweiser, Levi's, Converse and Chanel, aswell as directing many music videos for huge international artists, including Madonna, George Michael, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith. He has also directed some very popular, well known movies. For example, 'Se7en' (1995), 'The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button' (2008) and 'The Social Network' (2010).This shows that people who begin their careers directing TV advertisements and music videos can go on to do great things.

As I mentioned, David Fincher has worked with a huge number of artists and so has produced many iconic and popular music videos. Some include:

Madonna - Express Yourself (1989)

Aerosmith - Jamie's Got A Gun (1989)

Michael Jackson - Who Is It (1993)

Many of David Fincher's music videos are shot in black and white, with lots of quick shots to add pace to the video. For example:

Foreigner - Say You Will (1987)

Sting - Englishman In New York (1988)

Madonna - Vogue (1990)

The Rolling Stones - Love Is Strong (1994)

Like many of Fincher's music videos, my groups will be filmed and edited in black and white to add an element of class to the video. We will be creating an almost ironic statement by doing so as the subject matter is very dark and disturbing. The black and white colouring could also connote the lack of colour or happiness in the protagonist's life. Fincher uses lots of 'random' shots of buildings, which was an idea we had to use for our video, it implies that the events taking place on the screen happen in normal places, in streets and in buildings you walk by everyday. His work also inspires our video because of the quick cuts, our music video will have lots of quick shots to add pace to her life which seems to be flying right by her.