Write an analysis of an auteur (Wes Anderson) identifying the stylistic consistencies and thematic interests across their body of work. This essay is not a biography, but an analysis of Wes Andersons auteurist signature as evident in their films and/or TV shows. The analysis should acknowledge some of the limitations of the auteur theory as an approach to analysing screen texts.
Your assignment must include at least eight peer-reviewed references. References can be the unit’s required/suggested readings, but you will probably also want to carry out wider reading where appropriate and relevant.
The essay should include the following:
A demonstrated understanding of the history and key principles of the auteur theory and/or genre studies.
Careful application of the auteur theory by identifying a filmmaker/showrunner who could be considered an auteur, supporting the argument by identifying the recurring stylistic features and themes across their body of work (for Questions 1, 3, and 4).
A clear understanding of your chosen genre, including knowledge of its themes, iconography, conventions, and narrative tropes (for Questions 1 and 2).
Reference to course readings, materials, and terminology where It is expected that you will use the vocabulary of formal style and other concepts from the seminars in the course of your analysis.
Ensure that the essay has analytical depth. For instance, the essay should not simply identify an auteurist technique or genre convention, but explore why and how that technique or convention is employed, as well as the effect.
The essay must draw on the concepts from this unit. You should also justify the status of your chosen group of screen texts as a genre, and/or the status of your chosen filmmaker/showrunner as an auteur.
I have provided you with some links you can use for this essay.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1225093
https://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/selena.anderson/engl2342/readings/understanding-auteur-theory
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1225411
Stable URL
https://www.jstor.org/stable/4137181
https://www.jstor.org/stable/431516
https://www.jstor.org/stable/431516
https://gcamerondow.medium.com/is-wes-anderson-an-auteur-bca6894993a1
https://eloncdn.blob.core.windows.net/eu3/sites/153/2017/06/01DavidTregdeEJFall13.pdf
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