The Auteur Theory It compares the film director
to the author of a book, it attributes artistic control to the
director and proposes that the film is the artistic project of the
director primarily. His or her vision, creativity, and design
determine the end result, the finished film. Basically, it means that
if the director is an auteur, the film will be completely their ideas
and visions and they have complete control of it. I believe Danny
Boyle uses this control to make his films.
Danny Boyle was born in Manchester in 1956. He started a career in
theatre at the age of 18 and by the time he left the Royal Court
Theatre in 1987 he was the deputy director. He also did some
television direction in the 80s including Mr Wroe's Virgins and
episodes of Inspector Morse.
Shallow Grave, released in 1994, was Danny Boyle's first film. It took
30 days to film and had a budget of £1,000,000. £150,000 was from
Glasgow Film Fund and the remaining £850,000 came from Channel Four.
Although the film was set in Edinburgh, the money from Glasgow meant
that a lot of the film was made there. The film's scriptwriter John
Hodge was very clear minded about how to get the film made for
"virtually nothing", for instance the majority of the film is filmed
inside a flat. Danny Boyle said the film has "fascinating character
development" but not in the "traditional" way because "audiences are
not there primarily to watch a character being drawn...they want the
excitement and speed of the journey that cinema can provide". He
described the film as "intelligent en...
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Leonardo DiCaprio's character Richard is English. Boyle felt this
would not have worldwide appeal so he chose to make him American and
chose Leo to play him. In the film, Richard lies to his girlfriend
about sleeping with another woman and later splits up with her. The
studio tried to get Boyle to change these things but he retained his
creative control. This film is a perfect example of how he lures
audiences into his films then shocks them. This film has all elements
to make a film popular - big Hollywood star, soundtrack, adventure,
romance - but the story soon changes to a much darker one than an
average Hollywood blockbuster. There were reports of Boyle being
disrespectful to Thailandauthorities and damaging land but he made
every effort not to and he is proud of his end result, as this quote
shows.
In the film industry, there are directors who merely take someone else’s vision and express it in their own way on film, then there are those who take their own visions and use any means necessary to express their visions on film. The latter of these two types of directors are called auteurs. Not only do auteurs write the scripts from elements that they know and love in life, but they direct, produce, and sometimes act in their films as well. Three prime examples of these auteurs are: Kevin Smith, Spike Lee and Alfred Hitchcock.
of getting what he wanted no matter how long or how hard he had to
“The Only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”
What is an auteur? Answer this question with detailed reference to one film director: Alfred Hitchcock
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” – Edmund Burke
Even at a young age, those who knew him well knew that he would one day become an actor, just like his father. When he was 17, he made his first official acting debut in Baltimore with a role in the Shakespeare play Richard III. He was wildly popular and toured ar...
With his down-the-rabbit-hole approach to design and obsessive attention to detail, Wes Anderson, writer, director and auteur, is best known for his highly stylized movies. His extremely visual, nostalgic worlds give meaning to the stories in his films, contrary to popular critical beliefs that he values style over substance. Through an analysis of his work, I plan to show that design can instead, give substance to style.
him to keep trying his hardest and to not let anything or anyone get in his way.
“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
My day started kind of rough, because I and my wife couldn’t agree to manage our diverse schedule. I was scheduled to meet with members of my class in downtown San Diego, and she was scheduled for her event at work. Ultimately, after a brief argument, we utilized two different vehicles heading the same direction. A conflict in timing was the cause of our disagreement. As a result, the day for me started chaotic resulting in no inner peace of mind. I didn’t sense no normal pattern of tranquility in my thoughts. I felt mentally exhausted, anguish and pain at the knowledge I that couldn’t be trusted to go to a museum on my own. I started my day with an attitude of frustration and anger. To make matters worse, I thought I was going to a place where historically I found peace and tranquility in my mind. I was always very fond of art, and believe artist today have the freedom to express themselves with whatever style and methodology they have in life. Contemporary artist have greater freedom and influence than artist in the past, because they can use their artistic works to persuade individuals and help them realize or understand they have psychological or emotional personal problems. I believe art can help identify and expose underlying emotional and personal issues that some would normally be reluctant to share openly. This is my own profound personal self-realization.
Shakespeare was known to have a good relationship with Queen Elizabeth I who was on the throne during his time and also back when Shakespeare was born in 1564. She supported theatre work and also had her own acting company that she named ‘The Queen’s Men’. During this time, puritans were determined to close down theatres. “Puritans regarded theatres as abominable haunts of vice and corruption which a well-regulated state would
This new theatre was an extremely risky venture. Any actor caught performing would be imprisoned. Box office receipts would be confiscated for the Commonwealth. Enormous fines would be levied against any daring to sit in an audience. Entire playhouses would be destroyed, their interiors gutted or exteriors burned. Theatre faced extinction. It became an obsequious art, catering to Cromwell's strict moral code. Killigrew would survive, and eventually form the Theatre Royal, but he lived in constant fear. Davenant worked through legal channels to produce theatre Cromwell could not dispute. His pieces were simple, more opera then play, and propaganda for the Commonwealth. Interestingly, the first woman to appear on the British stage did so in this time, in Davenant's The Siege of Rhodes. He began pushing the envelope, uncomfortable in his new sycophantic role. He renewed his ties to the British aristocracy, exiled to France. He befriended Charles II, and when the young king made his triumphant return to power, Davenant was given the monopoly on all theatre in London. He shared this power with his old friend Thomas Killigrew. Under their guidance, the theatre exploded back into being.
With this short but very interesting and informative class I have just scratched the surface of the what it takes to make a full fleged film. It takes much more than I had presumed to make a movie in Hollywood. The number of people that it takes to make a minute of a movie let alone the entire movie was astonishing to me. There are many things that it takes to start making a movie but without an idea of some sort there is no movie to be made.
Baz Luhrmann uses a postmodernist style throughout his films (Moulin Rouge, Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet, The Great Gatsby) to create a unique viewing experience. Baz Luhrmann creates films that reflect on real, emotional, moral stories that both excite and enthral his audience through a world so deceiving, while telling a story that inflicts on pain and the power of loss. He uses mis-en-scenes of shots, proxemics space and lighting that enhance his post-modern style. He embraces change through re-imaginings, capturing the youth through music and his very unique editing techniques. One simply cannot separate a director from his art. Therefore I strongly agree with this statement and I will elaborate on each film individually on his post modernistic style of directing.
” … an auteur is able to maintain a consistency of style and theme by working against the constraints of the Hollywood mode of production.” – Warren Buckland (2008)