"Wes Anderson is one of the most idiosyncratic filmmakers of our time; his style is so unique that you might think it would be easy to satirize,"
Wes Anderson is an American film director, producer and screenwriter, his films are distinguished because of his unique visual and narrative style. Anderson has chosen to direct mostly fast-paced comedies mixed with streaks of much more serious or even melancholic events, with themes often centered on grief, loss of innocence, parental abandonment and adultery. His movies are also often character-driven, the plots of his movies often feature thefts and unexpected disappearances, with a tendency to borrow elements from the caper genre. (A sub crime genre which involves the film's main actors involved in some soft of crime, often heists or other substantial organised crime).
Anderson has been recognised for his extensive use of;
Flat camera space camera moves
Obsessively symmetrical compositions
Snap-zooms
Slow-motion walking shots
Deliberately limited colour palette
Hand made art direction often using miniatures
One of Wes's key filming techniques is his symmetrical compositions, in every film he has produced you can see many examples of the camera focusing on a central object or position, making the shot look a lot tidier and if the next shot is framed in a similar manor it can make the transition between them feel more natural. This style gives his films a quirky feel and makes them more identifiable as his work.
One of Wes's key filming techniques is his symmetrical compositions, in every film he has produced you can see many examples of the camera focusing on a central object or position, making the shot look a lot tidier and if the next shot is framed in a similar manor it can make the transition between them feel more natural. This style gives his films a quirky feel and makes them more identifiable as his work.
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The Royal Tenenbaums in 2001 as his first award, his latest being the BAFTA Award For Best Screenplay in 2015.
Wes’s first film was Bottle Rocket in 1998, it was based on a short film by himself, it was a crime film about a group of young Texans aspiring to achieve major heists. It was given high reviews but poor box office results.
Wes’s latest film, The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), became his greatest success, grossing $175 million worldwide and earning dozens of award nominations including nine Oscars nominations with four wins, including Best Director for the film.This is a shot I took trying to replicate his iconic symetric style-
What defines a short film?
A short film differs from a regular film in many different and complex ways. A regular film which is broadcast too and aimed at the wider audience with the intention to makes money usually consists of a surface story which everybody is supposed to understand and a moral to the story, this moral can occur without the intention of the director. A regular film is made by a large group of people with the intention to make money, design choices and marketing decisions are made around the idea that the film needs to make as much money as possible, this can lead to films without passion or heart, carbon copies of other films but with different narratives. Because of the intention to please wider audiences and make money these regular films will often fail to venture into new, uncharted territory, they will make films and incorporate aspects which have been proven to make money (like adapting a different form of media which has proven popular.) leading to less and less original and inventive film ideas. An example of a film changing its narrative is the backstory of World War Z (Paramount Pictures) being completely changed from the books, in the book the virus started in China because of the illegal organ trade, when the film was being made this was changed to the virus originating in South Korea because they thought the original plot would offend Chinese audiences (And make less money), the film was however banned in China as it contained Brad Pitt, someone who is banned from entering China as he stared in the film Seven Years in Tibet.
A short film which small content creators upload to sites like vimeo or bigshorts is free from the restrictions that big film makers have placed upon themselves, a big company might avoid exploring an area because its unproven and might not make money, a short film maker is often unaffected by the involvement of money and will explore these areas without consequence. An abstract short film also does not need to have a surface story, the moral or ‘meaning’ of the film is interpreted by each audience member differently, making it more unique to different individuals. Short films can range from one minute long too half-an-hour long, a short film often focuses less on the actual story and character relations and more on the visuals and sound, leading to a more abstract piece, the creator can control the meaning of the short film by changing the visuals and sound along with any actions within the sequence.
How I have been inspired.
?Auto also does not have any surface-story, it is left to the viewer to interpret what the meaning of it is, it could be difficult but I think I could replicate this in my own film.?
Expanding upon this idea, I could contrast different areas of the monotonous life style, I could to something similar to (This sounds crazy, I know) the opening scene of the Lego Movie, where the main character is seen getting ready for work which is then contrasted to him commuting to work.
It would be interesting to explore making my own sound effects as I think Foley sound effects would work really well with this type of film. I would need to see if the school has any equipment that could help me, if not I could experiment if some non-professional equipment, see if the quality is good enough for the film.
I don't think dialog would be appropriate for this film as diegetic sound effects would work well here.
I have not come up with a story/narrative which would fit into this idea, yet.
Monotonous synonyms-
Repetitive
Repetitious
Unvarying
Mechanical
Mind-Numbing
Lacking Variety
Dreary
Colourless
Uneventful
Boring