Music video auteur

Francis Lawrence

Partial list of directed songs; “Gone Till November”, Wyclef Jean (1997); “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”, Aerosmith (1998); “Fortunate”, Maxwell (1999); “Girl’s Best Friend”, Jay-Z (1999); “I’m A Slave 4 U”, Britney Spears (2001); “Cry Me A River”, Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland (2003); “Bad Romance”, Lady Gaga (2009)
 (source; http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/08/the-15-most-accomplished-music-video-directors/francis-lawrence)

Similar camera angles in his music videos; medium shots with a focus on facial expression.

His RnB style music has futuristic noir elements to them, as shown in Cry Me a River & Pump It.

There's also an emphasis on effortless "flow." A trademark of his appears to be that the artists have to appear stationary some of the time, but any movement is incredibly smooth.

The characters are usually presented in a melodramatic on a large scale way. Sweeping opening scenes and quick editing between distances that aren't too far apart, make the videos appear more like a film.

To surmise; his signature styles appear to be a mix and match set of close-ups and art direction, with editing to fit the different genres. One size fits all with heavy adaptation.