Fantastic
Mr.
Fox
Responses : Film Studies I Noreen
Before Viewing
Like Alfred Hitchcock, Wes Anderson is considered an Auteur. We are going to take a look at Anderson’s defined style. While we are looking at one of his animated films (he has two), animation is not his traditional medium. So we are focused on with how he translates his style this new space. Answer all parts of all questions!
Anderson’s Style Defined
Summarize, in extensive detail, Anderson’s style. Make sure to include different film elements and influences. Cite the examples it uses.
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Anderson’s Style Defined (continued)
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After Viewing
Like Alfred Hitchcock, Wes Anderson is considered an Auteur. We are going to take a look at Wes Anderson’s style. While we are looking at one of his animated film’s, that is not his traditional medium. So we are concerned with how he translates his style this new space. Answer all parts of the question!
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Color
Choose a single still frame from the film. Analyze Anderson’s use of color. How does he use color to influence mood and create atmosphere? What feelings do you get when you look at this image as a whole? Why? Analyze it in terms of both setting and character.
The color palette, which is comprised largely of earth tones gives this image, and the film itself, an organic feel. It reminds us that the film is about the animal world, even though the story is a very human one. The yellows and oranges are reminiscent of a sunrise/sunset, providing a pervasive sense of change. This is a moment where Fox finds out his life is about to change dramatically, Mrs. Fox is pregnant. The yellow/orange/brown color palette is an extremely autumnal one. A time when crops are harvested, the seeds we’ve sewn bear sustenance. Autumn too is a time of change. It is time for fox to contemplate change. But like Autumn, we often aren’t ready for the cold reality of winter that follows. Change is hard!
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Symmetry & Composition
Choose another (different) single still frame from the film that serves as a good example of symmetry / balanced composition. How, specifically, does this image create a sense of harmony and, contributing to the fanciful and whimsical experience?
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Set Design
Choose another (different) single still frame from the film that offers a good example fanciful set design. Analyze the individual components / elements of the set. How does the composed construction of this set influence the film’s sense of whimsy? What evidence do you see of Anderson’s meticulousness?
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Costumes
Choose two characters. Add still images of these characters in the provided spaces. Analyze the costume choices. How do the different aspects of the characters’ costumes (hair/fur included) inform their characters? Be specific. How does the overall vintage design of their clothing contribute to the film’s style overall?
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Props
Choose two props that stuck out to you. Add still images of these props in the provided spaces. How do these props add texture and create meaning in the world of the film (explain individually)? How do the choices reflect the source material’s publication (book) in 1970?
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Cinematography (lighting)
Choose another (different) single still frame from the film that offers a good example soft lighting. How does this particular light design reflect the optimism of the film’s narrative?
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Commentary
According to the article you read pre-viewing: “A comment on modern-day consumerism, meanwhile, can be seen in the contradictory central character in Fantastic Mr. Fox. Mr Fox (George Clooney), who wears designer trousers and discusses interest rates and housing prices is, at his core, a common red fox constantly at odds with his nature. He laments, ‘How can a fox ever be happy without (forgive the expression) a chicken in its teeth?’ Choose a moment from the film that highlights his contradictory nature and examine it!
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