David Ayer
Film director · 5 films (2014–2025)
David Ayer is a director whose work here spans Fury (2014) to A Working Man (2025), across action and thriller. 2 of those films were photographed by Roman Vasyanov. All 494 frames from 5 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
David Ayer is an American filmmaker known for making crime films that are set in Los Angeles and deal with gangs and police corruption. His screenplays include Training Day (2001), The Fast and the Furious (2001), and S.W.A.T.
Born 18 January 1968 · Champaign, Illinois, USA
Directing style
David Ayer constructs tense, claustrophobic action-dramas through a reliance on shallow-depth-of-field medium shots and closeups captured strictly at eye level. His lighting design favors gritty, interior-heavy environments shaped by natural window light and motivated practicals, transitioning into cool, desaturated color grades dominated by slate grays, muted blues, and industrial steel tones. This bleak, lonely atmosphere is occasionally punctuated by harsh, metallic gold and warm amber accents, grounding his high-stakes thrillers in a raw, unvarnished realism.
Films directed by David Ayer
About David Ayer
When was David Ayer born?
David Ayer was born on 18 January 1968 in Champaign, Illinois, USA.
What films has David Ayer directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 5 of them: Fury (2014), Sabotage (2014), Suicide Squad (2016), The Beekeeper (2024) and A Working Man (2025).
Search every frame of David Ayer’s films
All 494 indexed frames from 5 films directed by David Ayer — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.