Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick was an american film director, screen writer, producer, cinematographer and editor. He is famous for the 16 films he directed during his career, including; 'The Shinning', 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'A Clockwork Orange'.

What makes Kubrick an auteur is that all his films have the same style of directing and storytelling. He knew how to get the most out of actors and was a perfectionist with minor details. Because of his experience as a photographer, Kubrick produced shots in the best way he could using symmetry, 'one point perspective' and the 'rule of thirds'. Due to his attention to the composition of his shots a fast moving camera is a rare sight in his films-slow tracking shots are how he would tend to move the camera.
His movies generally have the same themes; usually about someone with an inner struggle but his films tend not to show his personal opinion or attitude to the situation at hand. His film are famously open to our own personal interpretation just as he wanted them.

Themes

• Characters with an inner struggle
• Stories open to interpretation
• Man vs Technology
• Entrapment (the protagonist never seem to escape)

Styles

• Slow tracking shots
• Well composed scenes
• Extreme wide angle lenses

Personally I am a big fan of Stanley Kubrick. Some people may argue that his films are slow moving, uneventful or even boring, but that is because his films aren't about great stories, instead they focus on cinema as an art form; not a type of story telling. Because of my strong interest in cinematography i love Kubrick but others may disagree.