Auteur theory!!

What does Auteur Theory mean?

In 1954,  François Truffaut wrote an essay entitled A Certain Tendency in French Cinema. In this work he claimed that film is a great medium for expressing the personal ideas of the director. He suggested that this meant that the director should therefore be regarded as an auteur.  In fact, Truffaut once provocatively said that: "There are no good and bad movies, only good and bad directors"

    In simpler terms….
Auteur means: A director with their own style, they play such an important part we can draw parallels with authors.

Famous Auteurs.-Alfred Hitchcock

-Tim Burton

-Frank Capra

-Wes Anderson

-Woody Allen

-Stanley Kubrick

-Martin Scorsese

Tim Burton

Tim Burton can be a director that can be considered an Auteur. His films have a very distinct style, For example he has his wild swirls in each of his films and also a lot of his films star Helena Bonham Carter and Jonny Depp. He often deals with similar themes, The main character is normally separated from the norms and values in some way. With an gothic theme Tim Burton is also known for using stop-motion animation in his films. For example he uses this techniques in ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ and ‘The Corpse Bride’. Finally Danny Elfman regularly provides the right music for his soundtrack. He had directed many films and when compared have similar styles and recurring themes.

Martin ScorseseMartin Scorsese, Like Tim Burton he has his own style when it comes to making films, For example, Most of his films are violent, Just like ‘GoodFellas’ which was made in 1990. Also like Tim Burton he re-uses actors such as Robert Di Niro and Joe Pesci. A few of his films show drug abuse such as ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Casino’ This is because in the 80’s he began to create characters that deals with the highs. He brings his catholic upbringing into his films, e.g. ‘Last Temptation Of The Christ’. He creates a gritty realism on screen that drives from his experience of life.

Style…

Tim Burton uses a gothic style
and portrays this by using special
effect films. He also does psychological
films that usually have a love story,
such as Jack and Sally.

Plus, he's married to Helena Bonham Carter.
He's just better than you all.








                       

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