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David Fincher
David Fincher
Music Video Auteurs
David Fincher is a music video director and film director.
There is a link between most of the music videos that he has directed, the link is a black and white colour scheme as you can see from the music videos he as directed below.
As a music video director he has won two Grammy awards for Best Music Video, for his work in ‘Love Is Strong’ by the Rolling Stones and ‘Suit and Tie’ By Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z. He has also won 3 MTV Music Awards for Best Direction. He is one of the most awarded directors.
David's Trademarks:
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His movies often features several single frames that flash on the screen it normally occurs in the middle of a scene.
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He uses wide shots alot.
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Low angles are also used alot in his work
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Most of his movies start with creative title sequences which often express the theme of the movie.
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Some of his films are based on real-life events.
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He frequently collaborates with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for musical scores.
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Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze is and American music video director. Jonze is well known for his music video collaborations with Fatboy Slim, Weezer, Beastie Boys and Bjork.
To the right are some music videos that he is directed.
Spike's Trademarks:
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He frequently collaborates with cinematographer Lance Acord, actor Chris Cooper and Charlie Kaufman.
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His films and music videos are off-beat in their visual storytelling, particularly their mix of puppetry, animation and live-action.
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Intergrates special effects into live-action photography.
 Weezer |
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 Bjork |
 Fatboy Slim |
Eric Wareheim
 Depeche Mode |
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 MGMT |
 Tommy Sparks |
Eric is an American music video director. Some of the artists he has worked with are Depeche Mode, Tommy Sparks and MGMT.
Chris Milk
Chris is an American music video director. Artists he has worked with to direct music videos are, Johnny Cash, U2, Green Day, Natasha Bedingfield and Jet. To the right are some of the videos he has directed. Chris is signed to @radical.media in the United States for music videos.
These Words
The Saints Are Coming
Ain't No Grave
These Words
Chris has been awarded the “Music Video Production Association” Award for 2008 “Music Video Director of the Year”.