Tuesday 13 May 2014

5. David Fincher

Now we're starting to mark unfamiliar territory. At least with David it's most likely his name that's unfamiliar than his work. One might know him as the creator of the movie Fight Club. Other popular works by him are also Seven, Zodiac, The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo, Curious Case of Benjamin Button and the producer that got the new House Of Cards series off the ground.

There's a lot I look for when it comes to choosing a favourite director, and not everyone makes the cut. Great sense of pacing, their own way of telling a good story they've either hand picked or wrote themselves and a uniquely different style from the rest. David meets all of this criteria to a "T".

Fischer is known for creating stark, dramatic worlds with many anti-political undertones. From Fight Club to House of Cards, I would not believe for a second that he lets studio heads take control of his work, and it shows. His hand in nearly any project he undertakes truly is great.

Source: IMDb