There are some directors who are well known for the techniques used in certain movies. Example, Michael Bay is known for his use of explosions when he is working on a movie. Then there are the auteurs. An auteur is a director that uses their influence and control of artistic style in a way that becomes their own. This title derived from the French journal by the name of Cahiers de Cinema in the 1950s, however, by 1960, it became well known for filmmakers of the French New Wave (Buckland) of that time. The French Wave started to appear in different pieces of work from North America to Britain films. There were many upcoming directors that fell into the auteur category. Yet, one of the most profound auteurs, in my opinion, would be Alfred Hitchcock.
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Not by Hitch, not by anyone at Warners. It was referred to as “it”.”(Skramstad). Some would even say that Rope was before its time, especially with two homosexual murderers. While in Psycho was more about exploring sexuality with Norman when the view turn to him. Because he was close to his mother, Norman never fully explored being with females. When he meets Marion we could see that he was attracted to her, but didn’t know how to approach it since he’s stuck in the mind of a teenager stuck in puberty within a man’s body. To get all of this from just two films only exemplify Hitchcock’s talent. Seeing Hitchcock’s influence and the use of themes within his films are so remarkable that it would take more than a few paragraphs to explain them all. Yet, that what makes him the top auteur since anyone would be able to recognize his films. Wether its’ the use of his family background for the use of Catholicism in the films or how the ongoing use of using the camera as a door for the audience to spy on people. It does take a person with a certain touch to become an auteur, Alfred Hitchcock seems to fit the bill, from just a few of his many talents that help create an empire leading into genres that we know and love
Not by Hitch, not by anyone at Warners. It was referred to as “it”.”(Skramstad). Some would even say that Rope was before its time, especially with two homosexual murderers. While in Psycho was more about exploring sexuality with Norman when the view turn to him. Because he was close to his mother, Norman never fully explored being with females. When he meets Marion we could see that he was attracted to her, but didn’t know how to approach it since he’s stuck in the mind of a teenager stuck in puberty within a man’s body. To get all of this from just two films only exemplify Hitchcock’s talent. Seeing Hitchcock’s influence and the use of themes within his films are so remarkable that it would take more than a few paragraphs to explain them all. Yet, that what makes him the top auteur since anyone would be able to recognize his films. Wether its’ the use of his family background for the use of Catholicism in the films or how the ongoing use of using the camera as a door for the audience to spy on people. It does take a person with a certain touch to become an auteur, Alfred Hitchcock seems to fit the bill, from just a few of his many talents that help create an empire leading into genres that we know and love