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Who is the author of a film?
The Auteur Theory
producer
story
screenplay
post production
preproduction
The Role
of the Director
editing
casting
sound design
director
production
design
production
performance
cinematography
Is the director always the author?
Steven Spielberg on Poltergeist:
Tobe isn't what you'd call a take-charge sort of guy. He's just not a strong presence on a movie set. If a question was asked and an answer wasn't immediately forthcoming, I'd jump up and say what we could do. Tobe would nod agreement, and that became the process of the collaboration. I did not want to direct the movie-I had to do 'E.T.' five weeks after principal photography on 'Poltergeist.'
My enthusiasm for wanting to make 'Poltergeist' would have been difficult for any director I would have hired. It derived from my imagination and my experiences, and it came out of my typewriter [after re-writing the Grais/Victor draft]. I felt a proprietary interest in this project that was stronger than if I was just an executive producer. I thought I'd be able to turn 'Poltergeist' over to a director and walk away. I was wrong. [On future films] If I write it myself, I'll direct it myself. I won't put someone else through what I put Tobe through, and I'll be more honest in my contributions to a film.
Tobe Hooper on Poltergeist:
I don't understand why any of these questions have to be raised. I always saw this film as a collaborative situation between my producer, my writer, and myself. Two of those people were Steven Spielberg, but I directed the film and I did fully half of the story boards. I'm quite proud of what I did...I can't understand why I'm being slighted. I love the changes that were made from my cut. I worked for a very good producer who is also a great showman. I felt that was a plus, because Steven and I think in terms of the same visual style.
Is the Director Really the Author?
The Director
A Director's Style
The director sits at the hub of all parts of production, so the we can assume that the movie most closely represents their style.
The director's style can be seen in choices made in film form as well as choices made in the story's thematic elements.
Martin Scorsese
Scorsese's Gangster Films
Ronald Wilson says:
- daily minutae of mob life,
- working class gangsters,
- documentary-style with voiceover narration and on-screen text
Guillermo del Toro
Sympathetic Monsters
Guillermo Del Toro
The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Blade II (2002)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pacific Rim (2013)
Crimson Peak (2015)
The Shape of Water (2017)
Wes Anderson
Meticulous, Symmetrical
Mise-en-scene
Wes Anderson
- Bottle Rocket (1996,
- Rushmore (1998),
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001),
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004),
- The Darjeeling Limited (2007),
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
- Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014),
- Isle of Dogs (2018)
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso
Cuarón
(2006)
(2018)
(2013)