Auteur Stamp

Question 1

Name all aspects of Spike Lee’s auteur stamp: 15

Answer 1

-‘Spike Lee Joint’
-Set in Brooklyn
-Specific character introductions
-Heightened Idiosyncratic Tone
-Vibrant Colours
-Bold, unconventional cinematography
-Stylised talk
-Film intertextuality
-Lee’s in the cast
-Nuanced look at race
-‘Politics of desire’
-Documentary content
-Break in action
-Breaking the 4th wall
-“Wake Up!”

Question 2

Name all aspects of Billy Wilder’s auteur stamp: 8

Answer 2

-Tight script with strong characterisation
-Witty quotable dialogue: repetition and memorable lines
-Themes of deception & disguise
-Individual vs a group
-Critique of instructions
-Battle of sexes
-Critique of gender roles
-Intertextuality and genre hybridisation