Auteur Theory is theory of film making that holds that a film reflects the directors personal creative vision. This relates to directors of Horror films for example Alfred Hitchcock "Psycho" in his film he used a variety of jump cuts to create tension in the shower scene with non-diegetic music over the top to add to this tension building to make the viewer be on the edge of their seat. Hitchcock style is classic due to his tension building style being used in a variety of slasher films like "scream".
Another example is Brian De Palma "Carrie" in the scene where carrie has pigs blood poured over her he uses a variety of effects like slow motion, split screen and kaleidoscope.You could say that his style is very over the top compared to other directors. It looks as if he is trying out every editing technique however it works in this specific scene due to Carrie being completely embarrassed in front of everyone and she gets extremely angry and these techniques showcase this.
In my own short film i will showcase my own creative vision by using editing techniques,costumes and without using too much dialogue.I will use styles and themes that i have seen in other horror films by different directors.
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