This Homage to Famous Modern Directors Was Made Entirely With Stock Footage

Shutterstock's ode to Fincher, Anderson, Tarantino and more

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Shutterstock has scoured its library of footage and music to compile a truly impressive tribute video to some of today's most visually iconic directors.

Tracking shots, wide shots, old-school technology? Yep, that's Wes Anderson. Low-light, blue-filtered, almost voyeuristic images of shadowy chambers? Totally David Fincher. Quentin Tarantino and arthouse favorite Terrence Malick also get their due.

Representing Alfonso Cuarón with random spacewalk footage a la Gravity seems a bit reductive, but otherwise, the video does a surprisingly effective job of capturing each director's aesthetic. 

If you've got an idea for more directors Shutterstock should show tribute to, you can leave a comment on the company's blog or try making your own with its in-browser editing tool, Sequence.

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