Elements of Style - David Fincher: An Introduction

If one filmmaker could be named to sum up the cinema of the 1990s, it would be David Fincher.

From the insidious encroachment of corporations into the fabric of our reality in 1997’s ‘The Game’ to the disassociation of character in 1999’s ‘Fight Club’, Fincher captured a sense of pre-millennium angst in the end of a century that was coated in the uncertainty of a changing climate, technological advancements, and work that increasingly offered less job security and less purpose.

In this brief introduction to one of modern cinema's greatest narrative voices, Fincher’s techniques and style will be explored to show how he made such distinctive films that spoke to an entire generation and continue to influence those who are coming up fast behind.

Film clips featured: Alien 3 (1992), Seven (1995), The Game (1997), Fight Club (1999), Zodiac (2007)