Christopher Nolan As An Auteur

Christopher Nolan's approach to narrative structure often...

• Structures stories non-chronologically

• Structures stories chronologically

• Plays with the nature of time

• Uses third-person narration

Lighting in Nolan's films is often...

• Low-key

• Spot-lighting

• Documentary-style

• High-key flat lighting

Nolan is well-known for an editing style which is...

• Elliptical

• Chronologically conventional

• Inspired by mathematical concepts

• Non-linear

Nolan tends to use settings in his films which are...

• A mixture of recognisable American urban and countryside

• Reflective of his protagonist's state of mind

• Filmed on set in studios

• Based on geometric shapes and mazes

Nolan edits predominantly using cross-cutting between different...

• Characters

• Situations

• Locations

• Time-frames

Which of the following themes does Nolan NOT deal with in his films?

• Time and memory

• The subjectivity of human experience

• Loss and grief

• Ambiguity

One of the most frequently recurring character archetypes in Nolan's work is...

• Family members acting together

• Angry masculine figures

• The traumatised, grieving male

• The woman as a temptress

In order to find a way to develop his ideas for his work, Nolan will often....

• Draw diagrams of geometric shapes

• Read obscure foreign plays

• Listen to a range of different music styles

• Collaborate with his brother

Nolan uses soundscapes which tend to be...

• Traditionally orchestral

• Highly experimental

• Dominated by the motif of time

• Composed exclusively by Hans Zimmer

Nolan tends to collaborate frequently with which of the following?

• Composer Hans Zimmer

• Producer Emma Thomas (his wife)

• Cinematographers Wally Pfister and Hoyte van Hoytema

• All of the above