Auteurism
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Auteurism is a film theory originating in France in the late 1940s that considers the director to be the "author" of a film if their creative influence is so great that it shapes the overall storytelling, including elements like camera placement, lighting, and scene length rather than just the plot. The theory was popularized by American critic Andrew Sarris and grew out of earlier work by French critics Andr辿 Bazin and Alexandr竪 Astruc analyzing how a director's style can imprint a film with their personal vision.
Auteurism
- 2. What is Auteurism? A director, whos creative influence is so great on a film theyre considered as its author French- Old French for Author (TheFreeDictionary)
- 3. Where does the theory come from? France, the late 1940s Andrew Sarris Dubbed it as the Auteur Theory It was an outgrowth of Andr辿 Bazin and Alexandr竪 Astrucs theories. (Encyclopedia Britannica)
- 4. The Theory Overall, the Auteur Theory is the idea that the Director can be seen as the author of a film if their input influences greatly on the way the story is told. For example, if fundamental visual elements such as, camera placement, Blocking, lighting and scene length, rather than plotline convey the message of the film (Encyclopedia Britannica)