F+A_Cinema in Section
Following on from the previous post about Wes Anderson, I thought it was worth doing an individual post about the use of sets in his work. The meticulous design of each set in his films is key to our understanding of the characters, of their relationships and the narrative of the places in which they inhabit. Anderson enjoys panning across horizontally, following his characters across space and in this way his sets are usually understood and built in section. This spatial quality to the films has led a lot of artists to develop illustrations describing the narrative of the sets, which are often domestic settings as Anderson's films normally follow the story of a dysfunctional family. The quality of the sets and the cinematic shots of the films can be seen in these illustrations which can often be incredibly detailed and accurate due to the obsessive nature in which Anderson specifies the design of his sets before production. From the architectural section displaying the volume of the different rooms to the designs of wallpaper, furniture and wardrobes the illustrations below show that the setting for Anderson is as much a character as the people in the story.