Assignment 1: Talking heads video and evaluation

In my talking heads interview I discussed how Auteur theory makes it easier for audience to identify who the director is and it makes it easier to see the common themes throughout the film. It also makes the film more interesting since the audience will be able to guess who the director is. In a classic Tim Burton film the most common themes he uses in his films are isolation, someone being an outsider and death. With the common themes running through the film it makes the guessing game for the audience to guess what auteur it is a lot easier. The audience benefits from all of these things because if they are fans of the auteur they will be able to identify it and know they are watching a film directed by their favourite director.

For example in the above images from Sleepy Hollow an audience can easily identify this as the work of Tim Burton as they reflect his stylistic approach as an Auteur. The themes in these images clearly show the theme of isolation, the outsider and death. The image of the long shot of the town has a spooky mysterious look to it and it also makes you automatically think something bad is going to happen which makes the audience excited and keeps them on edge. The first picture of Johnny Depp (Crane) is when he is alone in the quiet town of Sleepy Hollow and the characters in the house would shut the windows as he walked past which indicates they have something to hide and that gets the audience asking questions as to why this is happening, and who’s guilty and who’s innocent. The questions the audience asks themselves to help them solve the mysteries within this film keep them engaged and alert, this makes it more interesting for them since they will feel like they are playing the detective role themselves.