This theory was mainly based from Astruc's elucidation of the concept of caméra-stylo, which holds that the director is seen to be more like a ‘author’ of the movie which he/she is directing rather than the writer. This is largely because the director oversees the visual and audio of the film and by doing this they are able to build on the mood and portray the message of the film better, than maybe the writer themselves. This brings words to life and therefore makes the director have a larger impact than the writer of the screenplay. It originated from the french criticism of the late 1940’s of the value system and is viewed as Auteurism. These Critics invented the concept as a way of distinguishing French New Wave filmmakers from studio system directors. The Auteur theory now also is applied to directors of video games, as well as producers of popular music.
An Auteur is referred to as singular artist who controls all aspects of a collaborative creative work, a person comparable to the author (writer) of a novel or a play. An example i'll be using is the director Micheal Bay.
There are both supporters and non-supporters of the Auteur Theory. Those who support the theory argue that the most cinematically successful films will bear the unmistakable personal stamp of the director. Those who do not support argue that this Theory takes away the value of the writer/ author of the screenplay, novel.
Auteur theory applied to
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