Wednesday, 18 May 2016

What is Auteur Theory?

What is Auteur Theory?
GOOGLE DEFINITION:
The auteur theory, which was derived largely from Astruc's elucidation of the concept of caméra-stylo (“camera-pen”), holds that the director, who oversees all audio and visual elements of the motion picture, is more to be considered the “author” of the movie than is the writer of the screenplay.

MY DEFINITION:
The auteur theory is the idea of a director having complete control over his films and therefore creating a very distinct style within all his films. However, this definition can change between each director. Lots of directors are auteurs but in different ways, because their films are made distinguishable to their own personal style.

PROBLEMS:
The problem with Auteur theory is that it is so vague that many directors can be considered auteur but it is debatable. Some directors are considered auteur because they do their producing, camera work, storyboards, scripts. Other directors do not do all of this but they have a very distinct style in their filming.

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