Spike Lee – Auteur

plait leeward Auteur BY as_e453 An auteur is a coach who personal creative vision and style is expressed through get hold ofs. The terminus auteur is originated in France and is French for author. There ar different ways in which a director can express their vision in charters and delegate who they are. There are many directors that are considered to be a auteur such(prenominal) as Quentin Tarintino, Tim Burton, Kathryn Bigelow, Stanley Kubrick and Woody Allen. The director I have chosen as an auteur is braid Lee.Lees Life Spike Lee is an American film director who has directed, produced, written and acted in Spike Lee films such as Malcolm X, jungle fever, Inside Man and Love Basketball. Spike Lee was born in Atlanta, Georgia where he attended Morehouse College and made his first student film Last Hustle in Brooklyn, he then graduated from untried York University in 1982. Lee grew up in a well-off, respective African American family and by the time he was 20 he started to represent amateur films. He won a student academy laurels for his thesis film Joes Bed-Stuy Barbershop We Cut Heads.Spike originally became interested in the humanistic discipline because of his parents background provided after attending college e significantised he had a stronger passion for film making and decided to become a film operater. Film Career Lee created his first feature film Shes Gotta consume It in 1986 which grossed over $7,000,000 and was one of the most profitable films made in 1986. It was a comedy Lee on set directing a film film which makes fun of the stereotyped vision on filthy men cheating on their partners but instead the roles were reverse and focuses on a woman having 3 different partners.The film did have around mixed views in Hollywood but it became a hit with his African American fans. After making his first feature film Lee began to reate many other great films and was not only beingness cognise as a director but also a amusing actor. Hi s ultimate goal was to make films that leave alone capture the Black have got by any means necessary and that is just now what he did. Heres a paper bag for Do the Right Thing His other work Other than being a self-made director, producer, actor and writer. Spike is also a successful music director and documentarian.He has directed music videos for celebrities such as Michael Jackson, robust by Nature, Anita Baker and Public Enemy. He has also directed the documentaries, Jim brownish All-American and 4 Little Girls which was nominated Best Documentary. He is also know for making some great commercials for Nike, Converse, Jaguar, Taco Bell and Ben Jerrys. His Personal air Themes Spike is no stranger to controversy due to the elements he uses in his films. Most of Lees tilms consist ot an Atrican American theme and inspect the issues ot race relations, policy-making issues, urban crime and violence.His 2nd film he made Do the Right Thing (1989) explored all of these issues. He also explored the issues of family/ father & axerophthol relationships in his films Crooklyn (1994), Get on the Bus (1996) and He Got Game (1998). In his films School Daze (1988), Do The Right Thing (1989), hobo camp Fever (1991), Get on the Bus (1996), Summer of Sam (1999) and Bamboozled (2000) he include the issues circulating around racism. Another issue he explores is black pistillate sexuality which is in the films Shes Gotta Have It (1986), Girl 6 (1996) and She Hates Me (2004).Genre Whenever it comes to genre Spike always picks the right one. He switches them around so sometimes his films will be a comedy, sometimes it will be a romantic comedy (a hybrid genre) or a drama. Spike never seems to give off when it comes to enre because he always brings some occasion different to the film and its so enjoyable to watch. economic consumption of actors Spike frequently casts himself, John Turturro, Samuel L. Jackson, Delroy Lindo, Roger Spike as Mars Blackmon a character from his film Guenveur Smith, Michael Imperioli and Denzel Washington in his films.I think its because he knows exactly what he wants in a film and if he see a person who could acquaint the character they are given in a certain way then that is who he will choose, plus these actors are professional actors and know what they are doing. Lee often cast objective life families in his films. In Do The Right Thing (1989) he casts Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee (who are real life husband and wife), Joie Lee (Spikes real life sister), Danny Aiello and Rick Aiello (who are real life father and son).He has make this in other films such as School Daze (1998), Jungle Fever (1991), Mo Better Blues (1990) and Malcolm X (1992) His Signature shot Spike has a signature shot which he likes to use in his films. It is named The doubling- skirt Shot. The camera is placed on a dolly and moves on a track, the movement of the camera is smooth and makes the subject in the exposure look like its floating or glid ing. Here is an example of Spikes Double Dolly Shot being used in his films Another thing which is common in Lees films is the way the characters addresses the camera.Spike prefers the characters to address the camera directly when filming. level Structure in films Lee calls his films A Spike Lee go. In the ending of his films he would usually use the phrases, By either Means Necessary, mia Dig and Sho Nuff. Ending the film like this will make the audience remember it , you wont be able to forget a film with a ending phrase like that. The films that use a history (Shes Gotta Have It 1986) are ften associated with the subject of baseball teams and players.Spike Lee talks close the issues that are going on in the world today and he is not afraid to tell the truth in his movie. He casts characters that portray their characters in a positive light just like in Malcolm X (1992 biographical film). Yes, people may see him as controversial, but that Just makes him who he is. Spike is a good director and he is good at what he does. Spike one wish was to redact the vast richness of black culture on tilm when he became a tllm maker. films in his own vision. He is an auteur who continues to make great