Explain auteur theory in your own words and why this is a useful approach to the

Explain auteur theory in your own words and why this is a useful approach to the study of film. Tip: review Chapter 8.3 in Film: From Watching to Seeing for a clear definition of auteur theory and why auteur theory is one useful approach to the study of film. Do you think the director is the sole owner of a film’s success or its failure? Describe, using Chapter 8 of the text as a reference, the criteria for what makes a director an auteur. Tip: review Chapter 8.3 in Film: From Watching to Seeing for a clear guide to Andrew Sarris’s criteria for auteur theory. Remember to evaluate specific examples from your chosen director’s films to decide whether or not they meet the criteria. Identify a director who meets the criteria posed by auteur theory. Example: you will identify one director and two of that director’s films: for instance, Sofia Coppola and her films The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette. Summarize briefly the ways in which this director meets the criteria using examples from at least two of the director’s films. Example: you have evaluated specific examples from your chosen director’s films to decide whether or not they meet the criteria. Now, name those examples: costuming, mise-enscène, light and color, actors, and dialogue. Develop a thesis statement that focuses on how your chosen director and their films meet the criteria posed by auteur theory and advances the possibilities of storytelling through the medium of film. Tip: visit the Writing a Thesis Statement (https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-a-thesis) resource from the UAGC Writing Center. Example: In her films The Virgin Suicides and Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola demonstrates that she belongs among the list of auteurs for her elaborate costuming, consistent use of light and color, her reliance on actor Kirsten Dunst in the lead roles, and telling stories that focus on young women coming of age amidst formidable obstacles.