Director and Auteur Theory

read Chapter 8 of Film: From Watching to Seeing, as well as your instructors guidance and lecture materials, and Chapter 7 from Film Genre Reader IV.
Explain auteur theory.
Describe, using Chapter 8 of the text as a reference, the criteria for what makes a director an auteur.
Identify a director who meets the criteria posed by auteur theory
Summarize briefly the ways in which this director meets those criteria using examples from at least two of the directors films.
Apply the lens of auteur theory in breaking down the directors technical competence, distinguishable personality, and interior meaning using specific examples of his/her work (e.g., particular scenes or plot components).
Analyze the specific ways in which filmmaking techniques, consistent themes, and storytelling distinguish your chosen director as an auteur among his/her peers. Must be 900 to 1200 words in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Centers APA Style resource.
Must include a separate title page
the film is Goodfellas directed by martin scorsese

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