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The Auteur Theory and mise-en-scene
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•What does the french word “auteur” mean?
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•author
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•Who began the auteur theory?
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•European film critics
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•When did the auteur theory come into being?
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•After World War II
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•What is Cahiers du Cinema?
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•A popular film magazine
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•Who wrote the essay entitled “A Certain Tendency in the French Cinema” in Cahiers du Cinema?
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•Francois Truffaut
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•According to the auteur theory, who is the most important creative figure behind a film?
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•The director is the “author” or artist” of his/her film.
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•Name some European auteurs.
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•Fritz Lang (Germany)•Jean Renoir (France)•Robert Bresson (France)•Ingmar Bergman (Sweden)•Luis Bunuel (Spain)•Alfred Hitchcock (Great Britain)
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•Why had Europeans not seen any American films since the 1930’s?
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•They were banned after Hitler conquered much of Europe.
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•What is a “metteurs en scene”?
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•Literally a “master of the scene,” but it means contracted Hollywood director who is not concerned with artistry.
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•What did European film critics think of Hollywood films?
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•Under the Studio System, Hollywood churned out films with only money in mind, not for artistic quality.
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•After looking back at some American films from the 1930’s to the 1950’s, which directors did the European film critics then see as auteurs?
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•Howard Hawks•Charles Chaplin•John Ford•Preston Sturges•Orson Welles•Alfred Hitchcock (who moved to
Hollywood in 1939)
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•When looking at an auteur’s body of work, what two elements are considered in the auteur theory?
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•Thematic motifs•Construction of mise-en-
scene
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•What do the words mise-en-scene mean?
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•Literally “what’s put into the scene,” or how the director creates a fully believable fictional environment
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•What are the four components of mise-en-scene?
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•Setting•Costume and Make-up•Lighting•Actor’s Movements
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•What two types of setting can a director use?
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•Actual location•Artificial scenery on a studio
sound stage
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•What three things can costume/make-up do to create believable mise-en-scene?
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•Indicate time period•Indicate social status of a
character•Create realism
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•What two qualities of lighting affect the atmosphere of a scene?
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•Hard lighting•Soft lighting
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•When well-coached by a director, what can an actor’s movements portray?
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•Strength and confidence•Weakness or a quirky nature
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•What was Charlie Chaplin’s signature character called? It is said that this character alone created his mise-en-scene.
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•The little tramp