Auteur Theory

Started in the 1950s
An auteur is an artist, usually a film director, who applies a highly centralized and subjective control to many aspects of collaborative creative work; in other words, a person equivalent to an author of a novel or a play.
"The Auteur System can be contrasted to the genre system, in which films are rated on the basis of the expression of one person, usually the director, because his/her indelible style, authoring vision or 'signature' dictates the personality, look, and feel of the film. Certain directors (and actors) are known for certain types of films, for example, Woody Allen and comedy, the Arthur Freed unit with musicals, Alfred Hitchcock for suspense and thrillers, John Ford and John Wayne with westerns, or Errol Flynn for classic swashbuckler adventure films." 
Cool Contrast Way to look at it. 

list of Auteur:

Hayao Miyazaki: 
His Work is clearly recognisable and has defined his work as a brand

Tarantino:
Tarantino writes and directs all his projects taking the lead position on all whole creative pipeline.

Glen Keane:
Glen Keane's started his career at Disney and built his reputation through Disney. In his later year, his reputation leads him to be able to take a more leader position on his projects.

Walt Disney
The Man Who defined the Disney style.  He was acting executive produce for many of Disney's early work putting input into all aspects of the film process. 




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