using the auteur theory witch elevates a director as not just a member of the film crew but as the artist bringing his personal style and personality to a film. Kubrick’s work will be analysed in accordance with the auteur theory in other to establish that he is one of the best directors in the industry. The auteur theory makes it possible for a film to be more than a collaborative industrial project but makes it possible for a film to be identified by its director who is seen by the auteur theory as
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“Auteur” is the French word for author. Very much like the author of a book is given credit as its sole creator‚ auteur theory gives the film director credit for authoring the film‚ “imprinting it with his personal vision”(goodykoontz‚ 2011‚sec.7.3‚para.1). While auteurist theory is a good starting point for film analysis‚ it places almost total responsibility for a film’s artistic success or failure on the director. The problem is that not all film critics agree on the same definition of what
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Introduced in the late 1940’s‚ the word auteur‚ is a french word for ‘author’ which is commonly applied to film directors who portray a personal and unique theme or focus element displayed in most of his movies. Auteur theory first originated in a French film magazine discovered by well respected French film critic and theorist‚ Andre Bazin‚ together with other film critics‚ such as Jacques Doniol and Joseph-Marie Lo Duca. You can call it a signature style for these types of directors‚ because they
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Analysis and Genres Auteur theory holds that a director’s film reflects the director’s personal creative vision‚ as if they were the primary "auteur" the French word for author. In spite of—and sometimes even because of—the production of the film as part of an industrial process‚ the auteur’s creative voice is distinct enough to shine through all kinds of studio interference and through the collective process. In law‚ the film is treated as a work of art‚ and the auteur‚ as the creator of the
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The emergence of Auteur theory in cinema can be associated with‚ among other things‚ the permanence of the medium. With regard to other art forms‚ especially theatre‚ the director is held hostage to the lack of repeated viewing and analysis concerning their final product. With cinema‚ this is not the case. In fact it’s repeated viewings that originally led to the advent of auteur theory when French film critics were able to view multiple films by a specific director in succession. They studied these
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I personally feel that James Cameron falls into the auteur theory as a director and falls within the parameters of the definition provided in the reading‚ “directorial style.” (Gocsik 92) Cameron is an auteur of his own filmography. Any concept‚ style of any idea‚ theme or attitude that can be considered as obsessively used. In Cameron’s case this can be seen with his obsession of space and water or combination of both. Cameron’s obsessiveness is apparently clear in his filmography‚ taking into account
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The auteur theory consists of a director’s own personality or attitude in each film that they create. Each film has his or her own style and they use their own personal technique in each film differently. In the article entitled “Notes on the Auteur Theory‚” written by Andrew Sarris‚ he states that there are three different premises of the auteur theory. The first premise is “the technical competence of a director as a criterion of value.” A director can be either good or bad‚ it all depends on the
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Mungiu. The discerning voice of a true auteur 1.Introduction “Only great minds can afford a simple style.” (Stendhal). “Style is knowing who you are‚ what you want to say‚ and not giving a damn”. (Orson Welles). “Style is an easy way of saying complicated things”. (Jean Cocteau). The greatest artists have all expressed their opinion about style as distinctiveness and individuality in art and have regarded the personality of the artist as the main criterion of value. According to their definitions
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Discuss whether Alfred Hitchcock can be considered an auteur. Illustrate your argument with specific references to two of his films. In order to ascertain as to whether Hitchcock can be considered an auteur‚ the understanding of what makes an auteur and its origin needs to be explored. It is believed that a director can either be classified as a metteur-en-scene or an auteur. The classification of an auteur originates from the early 1950’s‚ when a magazine in France‚ Cahier du Cinema’ produced
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