Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Music video director - David Fincher

David Fincher (born on the 28th August, 1962) is an American film director, film producer and music video director. He first began producing films in 1983 after the release of his first animation film ‘Twice Upon a Time’ and was later hired by the American motion picture visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic where he worked on productions for several films including Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.  Fincher later joined the video-production company Propaganda Films where he began to direct music videos and television commercials. He then went on to work with many top-selling recording artists including Madonna, George Michael and The Rolling Stones.

Throughout his music career, he received numerous awards including two Grammy Awards for ‘Best Music Video’ for his work in The Rolling Stone’s music video ‘Love Is Strong’ and Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z’s number one hit ‘Suit &Tie’. In 1989, he received three MTV Video Music Awards for ‘Best Direction’ being one of the most awarded directors in the category, alongside fellow director Spike Jonze.  His video ‘The End of the Innocence’ for American singer Don Henley won MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video in 1990.
Below is a full list of David Fincher’s videography:


Year
Artist
Song Title
1984
Rick Springfield
‘Dance This World Away’
1985
The Motels
‘Shame’
1987
Wire Train
‘She Comes On’
Patty Smith
‘Downtown Train’
1988
Ry Cooder
‘Get Rhythm’
1989
Paula Abdul
‘Forever Your Girl
Madonna
‘Express Yourself’
1990
Madonna
‘Vogue’
Billy Idol
‘Cradle of Love’
George Michael
‘Freedom 90’
1992
Michael Jackson
‘Who Is It?’
1993
Madonna
‘Bad Girl’
1994
The Rolling Stones
‘Love Is Strong’
1996
The Wallflowers
‘6th Avenue Heartache’
2000
A Perfect Circle
‘Judith’
2005
Nine Inch Nails
‘Only’
2013
Justin Timberlake and Jay-z
‘Suit & Tie’

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