An explanation of Auteur theory
Auteur theory holds that
a director's film reflects the director's personal
creative vision. An auteur director will sometimes go against what the
studio expects of them, For example, a director is expected to go through the
standard process of making a film. When the director chooses something
different that can have a effect on their future because if there style takes
too long and costs too much to create then producers may think twice about
hiring them.
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 paint and a paintbrush. It is a medium for the personal artistic
expression of the director. The film theoretician, André Bazin, explained that:
auteur theory was a way of choosing the personal factor in artistic
creation as a standard of reference, and then assuming that it continues and
even progresses from one film to the next.
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.
Is Wes Anderson an auteur director?
When watching a film many would say that they can tell if
it’s Wes Anderson film because they can see a certain style in the camera work
and acting. Others would argue that Wes Anderson is just another film director.
The reason that Wes Anderson is seen as an auteur director is
when you watch his films like ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ or
‘Moonrise kingdom’. You will notice that there is a dysfunctional family;
there is also a lot of detail in the Misc en scene and many slow motion shots
that tend to have some folk or indie music playing over it. This is a signature
for Wes Anderson as no other direct does this. The opening shot at the start of
the film of the house and Royal Tenembahm entering the house is signature of
Wes Anderson because he makes the talent of enter the shot instead of following
the talent with the camera. There is also a central long shot and two shot of
the children and of Royal Tenemnahm around 15 minutes and 20 seconds in which
is common of Wes Anderson but it is also common to have mid shot of a character
when they are in conversation with another character.
Many people will say that Wes Anderson is just recreating the
effect of making films look like they are from the 1940’s or 50’s and they say
that Anderson is just bringing ‘look’ into the 21st century. Wes
Anderson’s love for the attention to detail is undesired by many movie fans who
feel that the detail adds little to the film and does not help with the story. Starting in the 1960s, some film critics began criticizing
auteur theory's focus on the authorial role of the director. One reason for the
backlash is the view of shooting a film, and in the theory's privileging of the
role of the director (whose name, at times, has become more important than the
movie itself).
In my opinion I feel that Wes Anderson is and auteur director
because he has a style that I like many film fanatics can clearly tell the
difference when I watch the film. I use the film ‘the royal Tenembahms’ the
talent is always in the centre of the scene and this is common throughout the
film. There is slow motion used in this film many times like in the 24th
minute, and at the end of the film.
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