chapter 14

Match the film critic with their theory about auteurs: Pauline Kael

• establishes criteria by which to evaluate whether a director is an auteur and where a director ranks among all auteurs

• film is a medium of personal expression; introduces the idea of the camera-stylo (camera pen)

• we need a 'multiple-authorship' approach to auteur theory that recognizes the contributions of screenwriters, cinematographers, editors, actors etc.

• the auteur approach fails to take into account that filmmaking is collaborative

• writer-directors and directors who shape pre-existing material according to a distinctive, creative sensibility are auteurs

Which of the following directors gained a reputation as the 'master of suspense'?

• Alfred Hitchcock

• Stephen Spielberg 

• Kathryn Bigelow

• Orson Welles

• George Lucas

Which of the following is NOT one of the approaches to analyzing an auteur according to your book?

• Consistency thesis

• Capitalism theory

• none of these

• Influence of another Director

• Biographical Influence

An artist's total body of work, taken as a whole, is referred to as?

• fabula

• director's cut

• auteur

• criteria

• oeuvre

Which of the following directors gained a reputation as a "brilliant outsider" during his career?

• Alfred Hitchcock

• Stephen Spielberg

• Kathryn Bigelow

• Orson Welles

• George Lucas

Which of the following directors does your book call 'Blockbuster auteur'

• Orson Welles

• Alfred Hitchcock

• George Lucas

• Stephen Spielberg

• C and D

Translating to 'author,' this theory proposes that the director is the primary creative force behind a film

• director's cut

• auteur

• criteria

• oeuvre

• fabula

Match the film critic with their theory about auteurs: Astruc

• 
  film is a medium of personal expression; introduces the idea of the camera-stylo (camera pen)

• the auteur approach fails to take into account that filmmaking is collaborative

• writer-directors and directors who shape pre-existing material according to a distinctive, creative sensibility are auteurs

• we need a "multiple-authorship" approach to auteur theory that recognizes the contributions of screenwriters, cinematographers, editors, actors etc.

• establishes criteria by which to evaluate 1. Whether a director is an auteur and 2 where a director ranks among all auteurs

Match the film critic with their theory about auteurs: Peter Wollen

• We need a "multiple-authorship" approach to auteur theory that recognizes the contributions of screenwriters, cinematographers, editors, actors etc.

• Writer-directors and directors who shape pre-existing material according to a distinctive, creative sensibility are auteurs.

• The auteur approach fails to take into account that filmmaking is collaborative.

• Meaning is created by a complex interplay between the author and the viewers and can't be fixed definitively for all time.

• Film is a medium of personal expression; introduces the idea of the camera-stylo (camera pen).

Match the film critic with their theory about auteurs: Aaron Hunter

• We need a "multiple-authorship" approach to auteur theory that recognizes the contributions of screenwriters, cinematographers, editors, actors etc.

• Writer-directors and directors who shape pre-existing material according to a distinctive, creative sensibility are auteurs.

• The auteur approach fails to take into account that filmmaking is collaborative.

• Meaning is created by a complex interplay between the author and the viewers and can't be fixed definitively for all time.

• Film is a medium of personal expression; introduces the idea of the camera-stylo (camera pen).