Thursday 20 June 2013

Auteur & Wes Anderson

Auteur & Wes Anderson

6)    analyses thing

This helps explain some of the technical reasons why Wes Anderson can be regarded as an auteur, explaining how some of his films have a colour palette and scheme, like the "yellow, green and pale blue in Moonrise Kingdom. But also explains how the soundtrack adds to the visual style, behaving like another character.


7)    auteur of our generation article

This piece would be a good piece of evidence, as it explains why Anderson can be regarded as an auteur, showing how his auteur style has been influenced by other filmakers like Truffaut, and other Nouvelle Vague auteurs.

Reject:  pitchfork interview
         

8)   grantland interview



"Favourite" films interview

NPR transcript

everything he's ever directed

9)    Guardian interview

This is a good piece of evidence as the interview helps to explain how the themes in Anderson's films affect his visual narrative style, showing how he views certain characters and why he decided to focus on their story. Moreover it supports the idea that Anderson is an auteur, suggesting that his style is influential over everything in his films.


10) Adventures in the Screen Trade by William Goldman

In the auteur chapter, he argues against it's existence, citing that a film is authored by all those involved