PLAN auteur

Compare how far your chosen films reflect the auteur signature features of their filmmakers.

Intro list both directors features. Hitchcock: the ‘wrong man’ motif . A hero burdened with guilt.  blond female who the hero must pursue or tame. Stairs, doorways, falling from high places. The perfect murder, and charming villains. Robert Burks (DP), George Tomasini (Editor), Henry Bumstead (Art Director), Bernard Hermann (Music), Saul Bass (Titles) and Edith Head (Costume).
Milos Foreman: Realism. Natural lighting. Freedom to actors. Lack of famous actors.

P1 Vertigo

• famous in body of work 
•  similar in most ways to all Hitchcocks signature traits
• is representation of auteur. 
• Control over every inch of the production and actors.

p2

• High key lighting.
•  No sense of realism.
•  Looking for modern fancy production. 
• Tries to control audiences responses and thoughts instead of letting their own develop.

• p3 OFOTCN is a reflection of Milos Foreman as it was created.
•  Fear state is how USA viewed Communism. 
• Enter a new place with strict rules which McMurphy isnt used to.

P4

•  Nicholson also viewed as Auteur 
• Examples of him bringing his own traits to characters he starred as such as a wild personality and extreme crude humour.

p5

•  Reflection of context instead.
•  European films post war were similar. (European director)
• Low depth of field enclosed. 
• People preferred harsh reality. 
• Since the war people were desensitised from happy endings and wanted something more real.

Conclusion
Auteur for Vertigo to large extent and small extent for OFOTCN. Compare.