commentary on directors from the thriller genre

David Fincher started making short films with a video camera he received for his eighth birthday. He was influenced by films like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Instead of going to study film at school, David Fincher went straight to work on films, getting a job handling cameras for director John Korty and later joining Kortys boss, George Lucas as an employee at Industrial Light and Magic. At the special effects company.

Fincher worked in the matte department, getting his hands in two of the '80s most popular films; Return of the Jedi and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

He is now an Academy Award-nominated American film maker and music video director, he is liked for his stylish dark movies such as Se7en which came out in 1997, Fight Club and Zodiac.





Alfred Hitchcock was an English filmmaker and producer, he developed and reveled the suspense in thrillers. His career which lasted over six decades gave him enough experience to direct more than fifty films.
Hitchcock's approach to film was different, it was narrative and suspicious as he kept information secret about characters, he included twists and surprises for the audience and he loved to engage the emotions of the viewers.


Hitchcock's first British film was 'Blackmail' it was produced by British International Pictures, it was a major success. Hitchcock then was making on average a film a year, his 1935 film 'The 39 Steps' has recently been re-released for cinema and is also being shown in London.
In the 1940s Hitchcock broke through to America and Hollywood. He made several successful films, including Rope which was his first technicolour film.
After the 1940s, Hitchcock's work in the late 1950s to early 1960s may have been the highlight of his career, with blockbuster successes such as Vertigo, The Birds and world renown Psycho.