AUTEUR THEORY

AND WES ANDERSON

What does Auteur mean?

An Author

Write down the definition of Auteur Theory

An author of a film and all the connotations that come with it.
Auteur Theory suggests that a director can use the commercial apparatus of filmmaking in the same way that a writer uses a pen or a painter uses pain and a
paintbrush. It is a medium for a personal artistic expression of a director.

List the main features of Auteur Theory

Film is art, not just entertainment.

Products of an individuals imagination
The directors projects have the same style
The commonality of theme seen in the films the director
makes
Reocurring collaborators, suggesting the directors are
leading a creative group.
In what magazine/journal did the idea originate from?
Cahiers Du Cinema.
Francois Troufrawh Politiques des auteus (Politics/styles of the author)

Make a note of each layer of the concentric circle auteur theory developed
by Sarris
Technique The Ability
to put a film together
with some clarity and
coherence
Personal Style
The auteur has a
distinct style that
can be instantly
recognized.

Interior Meaning- A film

maker must have a
body of work which can
be analysed for ongoing
themes and
considerations.

What are the oppositions to the Auteur Theory?

Film is a collaborative process

It can be argued that a film only comes together to create a
story in the editing
Self-indulgent