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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"auteur theory"”.
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Andrew Sarris and the Politique des Auteurs (1962-1974): An Assessment and an Analysis
<p>The politique des auteurs was, from the period 1968 through 1973, the dominant methodology in cinematic criticism. It was tentatively formulated by Francois Truffaut in 1954 and greatly expanded upon by Andrew Sarris in 1962. Briefly, the “auteur theory” (as it is known in English speaking …
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Dual Auteurs?: The Case Study of Gordon Hessler and Christopher Wicking
… whether the director and writer were the dual auteurs of these works. The study adopts the philosophy and methodology of the auteur theory as described by Andrew Sarris in his essay, “Some Notes on the Auteur Theory in 1962” (Sarris 2008: 35-45) and modified by Richard Corliss to include his …
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The Screenplay Business: Managing creativity in script development in the contemporary British independent film industry
… the text of the completed film, and the auteur theory emphasis on the importance of the director; both of which may have marginalised the study of development and the creativity of development practitioners. Professional screenplay development is a team activity, with creative …
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“In the same figure, like the king that’s dead”: The Phantasmic Authorship of The Other Side of the Wind
… into question some of the basic tenets of film theory and film academia in that it is a film that is essentially impossible to credit to a single <em>auteur </em>because of the death of its director decades before the film’s release<em>. </em>This thesis seeks to reconcile the fundamentals of …
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Michel Franco: Auteur of Violence
… personal and public levels. Using the filmic auteur theory as my basis for an exploration of his body of work, I examine his use of spatial theory, trauma, spectatorial complicity, and neoliberalism as contributors to violence in the present day, both within a Mexican and universal context. …
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Storytelling in Modernist Fiction: A “Method of Presence”
… I address main strands of narrative theory to examine how the image differs from the word in its ability to signify meaning, and what effect this has on the reader or spectator. I explore thematic issues such as framing and the act of watching, the figure of the flâneur, and the role …
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What Is This Music? Auteur Music In The Films Of Wes Anderson
… Anderson utilizing Claudia Gorbman's concepts of auteur music and auteur melomane. This analysis establishes the music in Anderson's films as auteur music and Anderson himself as an auteur melomane - a director with a passion for music. To establish Anderson as a melomane, it is important to look …
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Finding Treasure: The Story of a Micro-budget Digital Film
Treasure is a feature-length narrative fictional film directed by Chris Williamson as part of the requirements for earning a Master of Fine Arts in Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema from the School of Visual Arts and Design at the University of Central Florida. This thesis is a documentary record of …