ASSIGNMENT TASK 2 : Auteur presentation

Task 2: Film Theory- The Auteur  Study 

    Select a film director of your choice that can be considered  an auteur.  

An auteur is a director with a creative signature. 

Instead of the most important elements of a film occurring through audience expectation and rules and conventions of genre, it can be stated that some directors have an individual creative signature that is more important to the film. This means that the director's use of genre conventions ( settings,characters,narrative and themes) and film techniques( colour, lighting,special effects, music etc.) is so unique and personal  that we can recognise their work. They may also use the same actors in different  films. 

Examples of auteurs  could include Edgar Wright ( Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End ) , Quentin Tarantino, George Romero and Martin Scorsese.

Look at www.imdb.com for information about your director.

      TASK : Create a visual presentation justifying and explaining why your selected director can be considered as an auteur by studying their background and creative signature and giving a wide range of specific  examples from their work. This should involve close analysis of at least two of their films.  You should also use images, such as screenshots from the films, to support the points you make.

You should focus on the  following information about your chosen director

details about their creative influences ( other directors,artists etc.) 

filmography and any relevant background or biographical information 

casting ( use of same actors/types of role).

use of genre conventions : settings, characters, narrative and themes 

film techniques : use of colour and lighting, special effects,  use of camera, editing techniques, camera, music and sound