An auteur therefore may use editing, setting, lighting and production staging to create their vision, continuing this technicality throughout their films.
Thematic - Continuous themes identified in an auteur/ directors filmography, for example, Alfred Hitchcock films seem to consist of unusual relationships between men and mothers, along with punishments given to females when going after the opposite sex, they're punished by it. An example being 'Psycho,' the main female was killed when she desired to run away with her boyfriend. Again in 'The Birds' where the main female attracts terrific screeching of demonic birds wherever she goes, she is the reason there is conflict.
Selected director for my practical - Robert Zemeckis
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Robert Zemeckis is a film producer, screenwriter and Oscar winning director. He's most commonly known for Death Becomes her, Back to the future, Cast away and The Walk.
His interior meaning and personal style of film making can be recognised through various stylistic and thematic links. For example, in films Cast away and Death Becomes Her, t he theme of survival is explored throughout in both . In Cast Away, the main character Chuck is stranded on an island after his plane crashed on his delivery job. He fights for survival using resources surrounding him, the same principle applies in death becomes her. Madeline and Helen are the main protagonists who fight for survival by taking a magic potion that promises them eternal life and youth. They die over and over again, but instead of not living they only physically damage their bodies.
The film also heavily explores visual effects, this being a common theme throughout other Zemeckis films such as Back To The Future.
In Death Becomes Her, visual effects are used when Madeline takes the magic potion for the first time. https://youtu.be/yqTTejoQVXw
Following this editing, visual effects are also used in cast away to create a dramatic impact for the initial point of conflict, the plane crash https://youtu.be/IyOu9xCNMK0
and again in Back to the future 2 when Marty Mc Fly tries to escape from Biff's friends, also known as the antagonist, using hover board.
(back to the future footage) In all 3 films, Zemeckis includes a desirable figure, something that the protaginst is fighting for, or an ironic yet heartwarming romance. There seems to always be conflict between what the character wants and where there current situation is. For example in Back To The Future When Marty Mc Fly travels to the time period his parents met, and ends up romantically impressing his own mother . https://youtu.be/ScdVHR4Kj7g The romantic theme is explored ironically again in Death Becomes her, Madeline and Helen desire Ernest, the man who maintains their beauty and youth and are always comedically fighting over him. https://youtu.be/Z pXzLVGlnc8
In Cast Away, Chuck constantly remembers and needs his wife Kelly in his time of isolation, she's mentally the only thing keeping him alive. Especially in this scene, the removal of his tooth is extremely painful and to get him through it, he looks at a picture of his wife. https://youtu.be/WhVUgde_lNY
In terms of cinematography, Zemeckis uses close ups to add dramatic effect. In Cast away, footage of Chucks face close up shows the anticipation and frustration he has when trying to start a fire. Even though the scene is not packed with action, the shot adds tension. Another close up and cleverly framed shot in Death Becomes her, where we see a view of Madeline and Ernest through Helens stomach where she has been shot by Madeline.
Zemeckis overall explores similar themes and techniques throughout his successful amount of films.
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