Wes AndersonBy Josh Bateman

Who is Wes Anderson?Wes Anderson is a Texan born Director, Screen Writer, Producer and Actor. He most known for his directing attributes in which he uses his own style of visuals and narratives.

He has been involved in 11 feature films and 8 short film & commercials. Wes Anderson is known for his themes and stories, he normally makes fast paced comedies that are character driven which include grief, loss of innocence, dysfunctional families, parental abandonment, adultery, sibling rivalry and unlikely friendships.

Who does Wes Anderson work with?For actors/actresses, Wes Anderson has worked with an array of different talent, but the most

used are:• Bill Murray – 7 films together• Owen Wilson – 6 films together• Jason Schwartzman – 5 films together

For cinematographers, Wes Anderson has created a relationship with one of the best and well known cinematographers Robert Yeoman. Anderson and Yeoman have both done many films together for example , ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ (2014), Hotel Chevalier (2007).

Wes Anderson’s recurring themes and visual styles

Wes Anderson is an auteur because of the different elements he likes to be unique about, they are visual style, outsiders, absurd and keeping it constant. Wes Anderson uses the whole frame in his films, he says “look at the edges as much as the middle”, from this he means that he puts as much detail into the background as in the main part of the frame, he uses sharp lines and vibrant colours to appeal to the audience.

In this clip you can identify Wes Anderson’s style, the vibrant colour used with very straight but dynamic camera shots. Its very fats paced editing which is a Wes Anderson style. As well as the film being a comedy which is normally the genre Wes Anderson takes.

Wes Anderson’s recurring themes and visual styles

Anderson often uses offbeat, outsiders in his films, usually includes needs or obligations. In Moonrise Kingdom (2012), Captain Duffy Sharp (Bruce Willis) is trapped by obligation and conformity, admitting that the one woman he loved “didn’t love me back”.

Wes Anderson’s recurring themes and visual styles

Wes Anderson usually uses title cards in his films to split up the scenes, sections, actors .

Wes Anderson’s recurring themes and visual styles

Wes Anderson usually includes death in his film, but the person who dies isn’t shown, he uses death as a way of creating a character. The death is meant to make the character act or think a certain way which is part of the story.

In The Darjeeling Limited (2007), the three brother travel across the whole of India to bond with each other, they did this after the death of their father. This shows that because of a death the characters acted a certain way which is the story of the film