2. The Auteur theory was introduced in the 1950’s by French
film directors like Francois Truffaut who advocated a focus on
the contribution directors made on the style and form of film,
he said:
“A true film auteur is someone who brings something
genuinely personal to his subject instead of producing a
tasteful, accurate but lifeless rendering of the original
material”
Francois Truffaut’s auteur style is to use a lot of wide shots so
that the audience can pick and choose where they look on
screen. This tied in closely with theatre.
This theory holds that a film's director is its “author”
(French, auteur). An auteur is a film maker whose style and
practise is distinctive which creates a signature auteur status
for them. It is also a film maker who has a personal, signature
style and keeps creative control over his or her work.
3. Making a music video with
an director who is the auteur would
not be possible for them to create
the entire production by themself.
So they therefore collaborate with
others such as a writer,
cinematographer and actors but the
director is still an auteur as they
have full control of the production.
An example of a music video auteur
is Chris Cunningham. Chris
Cunningham is a British music video
film director and
video artist. Cunningham is known
for his warped style and disturbing
imagery, he has worked
and produced music videos for the
likes of; Aphex Twins, Bjork,
Placebo and Madonna.
4. Harold "Hype" Williams
(born 1970) Previously known
as HYPE, is an
American music video and film
director. As the definitive video
director for late-'90s rap
music, Williams worked with
every major rapper of the era,
from Nas and Kanye
West to Missy Elliott and Puff
Daddy, and even made the
admirable leap to feature films
as well. In 1993, he launched
his own production company
called “Big Dog Films” and
made his first major video in
1994, Wu-Tang Clan's "Can It
Be All So Simple
5. SIGNATURE STYLE FEATURES
Throughout his work, certain iconic auteur
styles and elements can be seen time and
time again. Some examples of this include:
Use of coloured banners across the top and bottom of
the screen
6. Use of bold, primary colours, - often block
colours
