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Nonetheless, Soderbergh stressed the important of giving the actor/actress as much freedom as possible, thus treating them as collaborators rather than mere functionaries. However, he didn’t stated that he is openly accept everything that comes in this way but rather giving an actor/actress a chance to put in their own input for a review by him. “It’s not that I never say no; I’m just not trying to control them. I’m looking to amplify and showcase whatever it is about them that I find compelling. You know, my attitude is that all of us have to submit to what the film wants and needs to be. So the best version of the thing is sitting up here, and you have to submit to that.” Schilling. K. M, 2013
Now the question here is that who is the Auteur if the film is being done in this way where everyone has their own creative input that flow through the director? Is the director as Auteur still valid in this case? Or is it valid to say that everyone is an Auteur in their own right? For me, being an Auteur is also about being a collaborator and being able to communicate what you want exactly and in a way that is understandable by everyone. Thus, allowing everyone contribution to the outcome in a way that is beneficial to the project. This led me to think about the design process as a process of Multi-Authorship involving a number of Auteurs (instead of a single Auteur) collaborating under the guidance of a ‘director’-like designer.
For me, being an Auteur is also about being a collaborator and being able to communicate what you want exactly and in a way that is understandable by everyone. Thus, allowing everyone contribution to the outcome in a way that is beneficial to the project. This led me to think about the design process as a process of Multi-Authorship