Get a Good Look: Supercut Vid of David Fincher's Extreme Close-Ups

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David Fincher is one of my favorite filmmakers still working today. He’s a master of style and storytelling, with ten excellent films under his belt so far. Video editor Jacob Swinney has put together a new video essay taking a closer look at Fincher’s extreme close-ups (he’s made videos on Tarantino’s “ECUs” and PTA’s “ECUs”, too). Featuring footage from all ten of Fincher’s films, from Alien 3 to Se7en to Fight Club to Zodiac to The Social Network to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to Gone Girl, it shows how Fincher uses these close-ups to add extra context to the stories he’s telling and the characters he’s following. They’re sometimes subtle or they can be quite powerful, focusing on a very important detail at the moment. Take a look below. ›››