The Life Aquatic

• Auteur Directors
• Directing

The Wes Anderson Style Explained: Ultimate Guide

What is the Wes Anderson style? Is it a mixture of vintage tchotchkes, droll repartee, and houndstooth? Well … yes, but there’s more to it than that, a lot of which has generally gone unnoticed. 

We’ll break down the Wes Anderson style and its components, which will help you define your own cinematic habits so that, one day, film students can become overly possessive of your movies.

We also provide Wes Anderson’s filmography and a rankings list of the best Wes Anderson movies to so you know which are essential viewing. 

• Directing
• Film Theory

What is Mise en Scène in Film: Definition and Examples

Mise en scène. It’s a fancy looking phrase that you’ve seen floating around many film-related articles, carrying with it an immediate sense of snobbery. Don’t worry, you’re not the first person to ask “what is mise en scene?” After today, you’ll have a better sense of this concept and its fundamentals so you can apply it in your next project.