David Fincher
David Fincher emerged from the late-1980s Los Angeles music video scene, working with Propaganda Films to craft sleek, high-contrast visuals for pop and rock artists. His videos for Paula Abdul's "Straight Up" and Madonna's "Express Yourself" demonstrated precise choreography staging and controlled lighting that influenced pop video aesthetics into the next decade. Fincher moved into feature filmmaking in the 1990s, where he continued to work in dark, visually meticulous narratives.
80s
Jermaine Stewart — We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
The Outfield — All the Love in the World
Foreigner — Say You Will
Johnny Hates Jazz — Shattered Dreams
Sting — Englishman in New York
Steve Winwood — Roll With It
Paula Abdul — Straight Up
Paula Abdul — Cold Hearted
Madonna — Express Yourself
Aerosmith — Janie's Got a Gun
Don Henley — The End of the Innocence
90s