Dr Keith Clavin is Lecturer in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

David Fincher is perhaps the greatest American director of our times but he has not yet been the subject of a book that matches the quality and diversity of his work. With ReFocus: The Films of David Fincher, we now have that book. Highlighting the importance of Fincher's music videos, television and streaming shows, not to mention his films, this book sets a new standard for Fincher studies. As uncompromising as Se7ven, as tough as Fight Club, as mysterious as Zodiac and as compelling as The Killer, this collection is a must-read for anybody with an interest in twenty-first century Hollywood.

• AcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsFilm and Television Directorial Work by David FincherList of Figures IntroductionKeith Clavin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Part I. Fincher and the Small Screen 1. “David Fincher’s Music Videos”Mathias Bonde Korsgaard, Aarhus University2. “Profiling Seriality: Mindhunter and the Televisual Auteur”Gillian H. Harkins, University of Washington, Seattle 3. “Let Conscience Be Your Guide”: Ethics, Narrative, and Influence in “Bad Travelling”Tom Ue, Cape Breton University4. “Paranoia and the Television in the The Game and Zodiac”Graig Uhlin, Oklahoma State UniversityPart II. The First Feature: Alien35. “Reframing the Abject in Alien3: Contaminated Spaces, Institutions and the Bodily Turn”Fran Pheasant-Kelly, University of Wolverhampton 6. “Fincher Calling: The Existential Drama of Alien3”Daniel Conway, Texas A&M UniversityPart III. Technology and Culture 7. “Control Freak: Dimensions of the Digital Auteur in Zodiac & Benjamin Button”Zachary Sheldon & Max Romanowski, Baylor University8. “Fincher’s Open House: Metacinema and the Image of the Director in Panic Room”Mike Miley, Metairie Park Country Day School 9. “Investigating Objects and Cameras in The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, & Gone Girl”Travis R. Merchant-Knudsen, North Carolina State University10. “The Failures of Journalism and Media (Un)Certainty after 9/11 in Zodiac”Nicholas Orlando, University of Florida11. “Adopting the Father: Gothic Relations in Fight Club and Mank”Keith Clavin, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPart IV. Collaborator Interviews 12. Interview with Eric Weidt: Digital Colorist and Color Grader for MindhunterInterviewer: Carol Vernallis, Stanford University13. Interview with Jason Hill: Composer for MindhunterInterviewers: Dale Chapman, Rhys Davies, Eric Lyon, Joanna Nadolny, Holly Rogers, Carol VernallisIndex

Dr Keith Clavin is Lecturer in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

David Fincher is perhaps the greatest American director of our times but he has not yet been the subject of a book that matches the quality and diversity of his work. With ReFocus: The Films of David Fincher, we now have that book. Highlighting the importance of Fincher's music videos, television and streaming shows, not to mention his films, this book sets a new standard for Fincher studies. As uncompromising as Se7ven, as tough as Fight Club, as mysterious as Zodiac and as compelling as The Killer, this collection is a must-read for anybody with an interest in twenty-first century Hollywood.

• AcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsFilm and Television Directorial Work by David FincherList of Figures IntroductionKeith Clavin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Part I. Fincher and the Small Screen 1. “David Fincher’s Music Videos”Mathias Bonde Korsgaard, Aarhus University2. “Profiling Seriality: Mindhunter and the Televisual Auteur”Gillian H. Harkins, University of Washington, Seattle 3. “Let Conscience Be Your Guide”: Ethics, Narrative, and Influence in “Bad Travelling”Tom Ue, Cape Breton University4. “Paranoia and the Television in the The Game and Zodiac”Graig Uhlin, Oklahoma State UniversityPart II. The First Feature: Alien35. “Reframing the Abject in Alien3: Contaminated Spaces, Institutions and the Bodily Turn”Fran Pheasant-Kelly, University of Wolverhampton 6. “Fincher Calling: The Existential Drama of Alien3”Daniel Conway, Texas A&M UniversityPart III. Technology and Culture 7. “Control Freak: Dimensions of the Digital Auteur in Zodiac & Benjamin Button”Zachary Sheldon & Max Romanowski, Baylor University8. “Fincher’s Open House: Metacinema and the Image of the Director in Panic Room”Mike Miley, Metairie Park Country Day School 9. “Investigating Objects and Cameras in The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, & Gone Girl”Travis R. Merchant-Knudsen, North Carolina State University10. “The Failures of Journalism and Media (Un)Certainty after 9/11 in Zodiac”Nicholas Orlando, University of Florida11. “Adopting the Father: Gothic Relations in Fight Club and Mank”Keith Clavin, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPart IV. Collaborator Interviews 12. Interview with Eric Weidt: Digital Colorist and Color Grader for MindhunterInterviewer: Carol Vernallis, Stanford University13. Interview with Jason Hill: Composer for MindhunterInterviewers: Dale Chapman, Rhys Davies, Eric Lyon, Joanna Nadolny, Holly Rogers, Carol VernallisIndex

Dr Keith Clavin is Lecturer in the Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

David Fincher is perhaps the greatest American director of our times but he has not yet been the subject of a book that matches the quality and diversity of his work. With ReFocus: The Films of David Fincher, we now have that book. Highlighting the importance of Fincher's music videos, television and streaming shows, not to mention his films, this book sets a new standard for Fincher studies. As uncompromising as Se7ven, as tough as Fight Club, as mysterious as Zodiac and as compelling as The Killer, this collection is a must-read for anybody with an interest in twenty-first century Hollywood.

• AcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsFilm and Television Directorial Work by David FincherList of Figures IntroductionKeith Clavin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Part I. Fincher and the Small Screen 1. “David Fincher’s Music Videos”Mathias Bonde Korsgaard, Aarhus University2. “Profiling Seriality: Mindhunter and the Televisual Auteur”Gillian H. Harkins, University of Washington, Seattle 3. “Let Conscience Be Your Guide”: Ethics, Narrative, and Influence in “Bad Travelling”Tom Ue, Cape Breton University4. “Paranoia and the Television in the The Game and Zodiac”Graig Uhlin, Oklahoma State UniversityPart II. The First Feature: Alien35. “Reframing the Abject in Alien3: Contaminated Spaces, Institutions and the Bodily Turn”Fran Pheasant-Kelly, University of Wolverhampton 6. “Fincher Calling: The Existential Drama of Alien3”Daniel Conway, Texas A&M UniversityPart III. Technology and Culture 7. “Control Freak: Dimensions of the Digital Auteur in Zodiac & Benjamin Button”Zachary Sheldon & Max Romanowski, Baylor University8. “Fincher’s Open House: Metacinema and the Image of the Director in Panic Room”Mike Miley, Metairie Park Country Day School 9. “Investigating Objects and Cameras in The Social Network, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, & Gone Girl”Travis R. Merchant-Knudsen, North Carolina State University10. “The Failures of Journalism and Media (Un)Certainty after 9/11 in Zodiac”Nicholas Orlando, University of Florida11. “Adopting the Father: Gothic Relations in Fight Club and Mank”Keith Clavin, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPart IV. Collaborator Interviews 12. Interview with Eric Weidt: Digital Colorist and Color Grader for MindhunterInterviewer: Carol Vernallis, Stanford University13. Interview with Jason Hill: Composer for MindhunterInterviewers: Dale Chapman, Rhys Davies, Eric Lyon, Joanna Nadolny, Holly Rogers, Carol VernallisIndex