D.J. Caruso

Auteur Project

Biography and Information

Focus films

Main Film :

Disturbia 2007

Two Related films :

Taking Lives 2004

I Am Number Four 2011

How does D.J Caruso portray identity

in his films?

“I always lean towards character and theme”

AUTEUR THEORY

“A true film auteur is someone who brings something genuinely personal to his subject instead of producing a tasteful, accurate but lifeless rendering of the original material”

I am number four – school scene ‘John

Smith’

STYLE – D.J CARUSO

CHARACTER

ACTORS

Alex Pettyfer Angelina JolieShia Labouf

INFLUENCES

“Stevens love of science fiction and endearing characters is, of course, present. I feel like the dark room scene – where four uses his hand to light Sarah’s face – is very Spielberigian”

COLOUR

‘I always lay out the colour palettes of my movies and so I do it with pictures, like ill just put it around my office’

SOUND & EDITING

PROTAGONIST

CARUSO UNUSUAL COSTUME

CONCLUSION

“How does D.J Caruso portray identity

in his films?”