Auteur

Auteur is a french word meaning 'author'. This part of the unit an auteur is an individual or a group who produces film texts with recognisable 'signatures', or characteristics.

The individual or group can be associated with any national cinema. You will be considering the relationship between the auteur and the texts they create. You can look at the director, performer or producer/production team.

Director
You will be considering whether or not that director has recognisable signature (stylistic, formal or thematic) that can be identified across a number of that director's films.There are thousands of directors to choose from for this unit, but it is important that you choose a director of whom you have some prior knowledge. Here are some examples:
*Tim Burton
*Jim Jarmusch
*Pedro Almodovar
*David Lynch
*Sally Potter
*Jane Campion
*John Woo
*Spike Lee
*Alfred Hitchcock
* Ethan and Joel Coen

The Performer
You will need to evaluate whether of not the performer brings their own particular style or signature to the films in which they star. Does the performer bring a recognisable element to films of particular genres? Does the performer have any control over the production process of the films in which they star?
*Cary Grant
*Robert DeNiro
*Jackie Chan
*Cate Blanchett
*Jennifer Aniston

The Producer
You can study a producer, a production team or a studio and consider whether there are consistent elements of style, form or theme within the films they have produced.