Iconic Thriller Directors

 David's Work 

Alfred Hitchcock also known as 'the master of suspense'  is one of the most prolific and influential directors of all time. His first fully completed film as director was The Pleasure Garden (1925). His films were often thrillers in which sex, suspense and comedy were combined. Hitchcock's first big film was The Lodger (1926), other popular works by him include: Vertigo (1958), Rear Window (1959), North by Northwest (1959), and Psycho (1960). His films often involved a young blonde woman who experiences some form of violence due to their actions. He also regularly had cameos in his own films. Here is the trailer for his famous film Psycho.

Toby's Work

David Fincher, (David Andrew Leo Fincher),was born on August 28, 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and  is famous for his ability to direct film's and music videos (mainly thriller genre)  in a original dark stylish way. David became known as an influential director after the production of the film ,Se7en (1995) , starring Brad Pitt. Which got great reception and reviews from an audience's perspective. After Se7en , David went on to direct worldwide famous thriller films such as : Fight Club (1999), Panic Room (2002), Zodiac (2007) and The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo (2011). David owns a recognizable style in each of his films through the consistent aesthetic style and his direction of cinematography , elaboration of camera moving shots for transitions, style of close - ups and lots of pretty original visual shots. All these elements put together in a production instantly tell the viewers its a Fincher Film. Here is the trailer of Se7en.

Toby's Work

Born in march 1963, Quentin Tarantino, up till now he has received many awards, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a bafta and the Palme d'Or. FIlms he has directed include, reservoir dogs (1992), Kill Bill (2003,2004) and deaf proof (2007). He often portrayed his films in his view that the world is a dark place that is full of greed, this may be considered a theme of his work. His films often involve high amounts of energy and action which has lead to high critic and IMDB scores. The video shows a trailer for Kill bill, one of his earlier films he directed.

These three iconic thriller directors (Hitchcok, Fincher and Tarantino) all use various techniques whether it is parallel editing, a gun shot or  dark lighting in order to create suspense. As all of us have watched their films we plan to apply their techniques and use them in our thriller film opening. For example, 'Kuleshov effect' in which Alfred Hitchcock uses to create suspense.