The Director

movies portray a part of the director and is signed with the spesific qualities of the director. In his essay, “Towards Theory of Film History”, Sarris defends that the auteur theory changed the way film critics valued films. This theory was revolutionary since it brought a whole new set of values against Hollywood filmmaking. In Hollywood, the director is only good as his/her last movie. No movie industry executive will care about the previous accomplishments of a director, if his last movie…

from Vista Property, which Stank has personal interest in. According to Miller, directors and officers have the “Duty of Loyalty” which “requires directors and officers to subordinate their personal interests to the welfare of the corporation. For instance, a director should not oppose a transaction that is in the corporation’s best interest simply because pursuing it may cost the director his or her position. Directors cannot use corporate funds or confidential corporate information for…

One of the greatest decisions facing corporate directors today is whether corporations should concentrate on shareholder interests or stakeholder interests. Shareholder theory states a manager’s “responsibility is to conduct the business in accordance with shareholder desires, which generally will be to make as much money as possible while conforming to the basic rules of the society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom” (Milton Freidman). Whereas Stakeholder theory…

Auteur theory is the theory of filmmaking in which the director is regarded as the key creative force in a film. Dubbed by American film critic Andrew Sarris in France during the late 1940’s, auteur theory was an outgrowth of the cinematic theories of Andre Bazin and Alexandre Astruc. This theory states that the director, who oversees all visual and audio elements of a film, is considered somewhat of an ‘author’ of a film more so than the writer of the screenplay. This means that visual elements…

In fact, I found that only 9.4 percent of athletic directors are women. I also found that only 14 percent are African-Americans. (www.sportbusinessdaily.com). so for someone like me it can be a challenge to become an athletic director. As far as salary and job requirements, it basically depends on the level and experience of the athletic director. For example, the salary for an average high school athletic director is from $50- $75,000 according to (www.salarygenius.com). Also found…

by a board which is responsible for the profits or losses of the company. The board of directors is the most important decision making body within a company. The very same reason makes it important to place reasonable checks and balances on the directors so as to ensure that the actions of the directors are always in the best interest of the company. During the course of management of the company, the directors get to decide whether a company can enter into a lawsuit or not. A company being a…

Spooky, heartwarming, confusing, childish, amazing, all of these are adjectives describing directors Tim Burton’s cinematic style. Tim burton is a very creative and artistic director he has directed movies such as, Edward scissors hand, the nightmare before Christmas, Charlie and the chocolate factory, and Batman and these movie the director Tim Burton’s uses very unique stylistic techniques especially in his shots and framing, camera angles/movement, and sound. Tim burton does this so that he…

production work: screenwriters, cinematographers, composers, etc. The director is one of the most important elements and his or her interpretation of a screenplay can make or break a film. As stated in Persistence of Vision: An Introduction to Film Appreciation, “An auteur is a director that has garnered enough influence that they have total artistic control over the entire production (Miller 54).” Here we will be discussing one such director, M. Night Shyamalan and his low-budget film Split…

in the forehead of his face. This glows up as the scene ends. Throughout this movie, the director uses different types of camera shots, such as a full body shot, close-up, and the establishing shot, which tells the audience what the scene contains, such as the location of where the characters are at, what the characters are doing or like, and etc. One of the different types of camera shot that the director uses to tell the audience what…

consider the actor-director, Charles Chaplin as an expert through his various films and shorts. His works are enjoyed yet there is something beneficial to one interested in entering the entertainment industry. However, Chaplin did not gain his skills out of nowhere as his movies have been inspired by his poverty-stricken childhood and his mother, Hannah Chaplin. In addition, the learning process is a continous one. As Chaplin learned and was inspored by comedic actor-director, Mack Sennett, he…