Wes Anderson

Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their eccentricity and unique visual and narrative styles.^[1] Cited by some critics as a modern-day example of the work of an auteur, three of Anderson's films—The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)—appeared in BBC Culture's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000.^[2]

^{While studying Philosophy at the University of Texas in Austin, Anderson took part in a playwriting class alongside future collaborator and actor Owen Wilson with whom he became close friends. This was to be a friendship that would help start Anderson’s career. It was also at University that Anderson discovered his love for European cinema and the French New Wave, an interest that is clearly a huge influence in Anderson’s directing style and one of the many characteristics that define him as an auteur.}

Although Anderson’s films share common themes, there is no singular outstanding genre, but rather a mix of drama, fantasy, romance, adventure, and comedy.

This is perhaps because, although Anderson is a director, his focus is on writing and storytelling and his films do not generally follow the conventions of Hollywood screenwriting.

Filmmaking

There is nowhere more evident of Anderson’s personal stamp than in his Mise-En-Shot. His visual style combined with his camera choices creates a signature that is so apparent that others have parodied it across the world.

For example, Anderson is known for using slow-motion shots within his films, most notably during the final shot.

It’s also important to study his use of camera angles and shot type. Quite often Anderson’s placement of characters or objects in a scene is symmetrical, with characters being in the center frame. This is very different from the conventional filming style that follows photography’s rule of thirds. This is a very striking choice and helps set him aside from other modern directors.

What could be more incredible than Wes Anderson. While doing my researched i noticed many movies that I’ve found memorable are directed by him. One of the things that kept my attention the most were the symmetry, the amazing colour palette and attention to detail. What got my attention the most definitely the colour palette choice and how every colour from anything object in the shot matches the colour palette, such a hard and delicate thing to do.

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