Francois Truffaut's Auteur Theory

Auteur Theory

There are no rules and regulations when it comes to creativity. The imagination of the artist and the creator determine what guidelines to follow, but that freedom consequently creates controversy when the piece needs to be evaluated for its true value. In 1954 French film director Francois Truffaut advocated the Auteur theory that states that the director of a motion picture is the primary author of the film and that all elements reflect their personal creative vision. the Auteur Theory explores the notions of individual creative vision and control in cinema. The critical perspective dictates that the director is in a unique and irreplaceable position of personal artistic perspective, and that the film is, most importantly, a product of that perspective. Auteur Theory suggests that a director can use the commercial apparatus of film-making in the same way that a writer uses a pen or a painter uses paint and a paintbrush. However, this theory has caused much controversy and critical debate over the time. Truffaut claimed that film is a great medium for expressing the personal ideas of the director. He suggested that this meant that the

And it’s this over-application that is most troublesome. Sarris initially conceived of the Auteur Theory as a method for evaluating directors, and it has real value when used in that limited manner. But that doesn’t mean it can be used to evaluate any individual movie. Each film needs to be evaluated on its own merits. Making any film or in this case a music video the director is the auteur but it would not be possible for them to create the whole production on their own, instead they collaborate with others and team up with; writer, cinematographer and actors but the director is still an auteur in a sense as they control everyone and everything in the