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Great Directors
How directors shape films: the auteur idea, and what to watch for in Hitchcock, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Billy Wilder, Scorsese, Spielberg and Nolan; framing, blocking, editing and a starter watch list.
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Key idea
Prereqs: How movies are made. Next: TV's golden age; internet video & creators. Sources: François Truffaut, *Hitchcock/Truffaut* (1966); Andrew Sarris, 'Notes on the Auteur Theory' (1962); David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson, *Film Art*; Every Frame a Painting.Next: 1. The auteur idea