Auteur

French word that means author

Concept that a filmmaker has such a distinctive style that they can be regarded as the 'author' of the film - it's down to them. And hat their style is so recognisable you can tell who made it without being told. In order to do this, the auteur must be someone which has direct control over the production, and has ouvre - a substantial body of work. They will have certain characteristics in their films that are consistent, e.g:
Aesthetics
Repeated themes
Crew (performers + crew)
Motif cinematography
Any film form features (mise en scene, cinematography, sound, editing)

Christopher Nolan
Favours non-linear narratives
Reuses actors

Wes Anderson
Reuses actors
High colour contrast
Symmetry
Steady cam
Unusual framing
Similar themes, settings

Quentin Tarantino
Use of music - late 60s-70s pop music
Excessive violence
Non-linear narrative
Expletives
Reuses actors

Ridley Scott
Strong female characters
Cutting away from violence - Often to 'seeing' - Woman on billboard, searchlights from blimp after Priss' death
Sci Fi
Realistic acting in unrealistic setting - Dialogue, attitude
Low key lighting, high contrast colour - Neon, umbrellas, woman looking billboard
Themes of humanity and identity
Isolated protagonist - Deckard (but only the Replicants aren't isolated in BR)
Long takes
Title card
Voyeurism - But to a more limited extent than Hitchcock - ie shots before entering eye shop

Alfred Hitchcock
Eccentric characterisations
Mystery and suspense via omniscient narrative - Finding out Judy/Madeline's true identity
Plays with audience nerves
Slow paced
Use of music
MacGuffin - Paranormal in Vertigo
Voyeurism - Scotty's stalking of Judy
Black comedy
Purposeful
Placement of objects - everything intentional
Cameo
Emasculated males - Scotty submissive to Midge, weak due to acrophobia
Themes of undeserved punishment (stems form childhood)
Plot line of films often relate to characters having psychological issues - Scotty's paranoia/delusion


Two types of Auteur - Thematically and Cinematically

Comparison of auteur trits between Scott and Hitchcock
Rachel a passively strong character, Priss and Zhora combatants, in comparison to debateably no strong characters in Vertigo
Vertigo Mise-en-scene - shot in studio vast majority of time, costume main focus of the last section but say nothing personal about them. Differs massively to Blade Runner, as each costume is unique
Both films have very active spectatorship - opinions on actions and motives of characters and over all themes