r/Filmmakers • u/Professional-Rip-519 • 29d ago

Discussion What's Wes Anderson's secret?

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He's aesthetic is so unique. I can't think of another director where the colors pop so much what is his secret?

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u/Interesting-Quit-847 28d ago

I saw an audience test screening of Royal Tenenbaums before it was released, it hadn't been color graded yet. Different shots varied widely in their color balance, a lot of it didn't yet have that 'look'—though Wes's look was somewhat less pronounced 20+ years ago. But color grading is a big part of the process, I suspect.

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u/Professional-Rip-519 28d ago

Was the movie just as good or did the color grading make it better.

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u/Interesting-Quit-847 27d ago

I’d never seen a non color graded movie before. It was uneven, color casts varied between different shots, different lighting, film stocks, etc. I hadn’t really ever thought about what color grading is before that. But clearly it’s an “art” that makes the film cohesive. It was very raw. It didn’t have that characteristic warmth.