Film Auteur

The director I chose to look into was Wes Anderson. In the past I have had a couple of friends suggest his films to me, at the time I never knew he was behind them. After viewing his films I noticed that he has such a unique style in his visuals and also with his characters. I like that many of his characters are kind of odd and get stuck in very different situations. The first film I watched was Moonrise Kingdom, then I took a look at The Fantastic Mr. Fox and I finished with Grand Budapest Hotel. As I watched the films I noticed that he is very fond of warmer colors, interesting framing and odd characters. I noticed he also likes to use certain actors like Bill Murray and William Dafoe. Another interesting aspect of his films are his uses of one-point perspective. Many of his shots look very awkward and symmetrical which really helps the viewer get a good idea of what the character is feeling or how the viewer themselves should feel. His use of colors are also very well done. He uses many warm colors but they keep your eye right on point. Anderson can defiantly be seen as a film Auteur. After looking a bit more into him, I found that he writes his own movies. With that in mind and the fact that his style is so apparent, you can tell he has most if not all of the creative control over his films.