The Auteur Theory first came to light in the 1940s Andre Bazin (seen on the left) and Roger Leenhardt (seen on the right) were the creators of this theory, and they stated that revolves around the director. They suggests that films are used as a way for directors to express their emotions, thoughts and opinions in any way that they like. Directors typically use lighting, camerawork, editing, and sound effects to emphasise their emotions. The theory has been criticised however, as all films are collaborated on, therefore no work is true to only the director, as other members of the crew would input their own ideas and style.
This theory applies to our production, as we really want to put our own spin on the trailer to make it personal to us. We'll do this by perhaps featuring some events in our trailer that can relate to our real life experiences (this will be discussed further on in the year when we start to plan our production fully). We are going to include what we see as relevant/interesting to us, whilst still trying to appeal to a wider audience. We're also planning and directing the trailer and both ancillaries ourselves, therefore unlike some blockbuster movies, ours completely spirals from our own ideas. Being auteurs means that we don't only write the script, we create emotion, tension and scare through other practices. We will try and do this primarily through sound effects, attempting to use less conventional sounds of the horror genre whilst still coming across as dark and eerie.
