Our Interview With Wes Anderson: 8 Never-Before-Seen Videos
Thomas on February 2nd, 2010
FANTASTIC MR. FOX director/co-writer/producer Wes Anderson sat down with Fox Searchlight's own lovely Stephanie Allen, the basis of a video series in which Wes discusses various aspects of how FANTASTIC MR. FOX came to fruition. And the film's now been nominated for two Academy Awards! Watch all eight videos here.
FANTASTIC MR. FOX just this morning received Academy Award nominations for both "Best Animated Film" and "Best Original Score." The latter nomination was for composer Alexandre Desplat, who's featured in this behind-the-scenes video on the making of the soundtrack. FANTASTIC MR. FOX is now playing in select theatres.
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On Author Roald Dahl (1/8)
What influenced Wes's decision to make a film out of Roald Dahl's beloved children's tale?
BELOW: On the Characters & Actors (2/8)
How the characters of MR. FOX were developed both prior to and during production and how the actors' voiceovers were obtained.
BELOW: On What Makes Mr. Fox "Fantastic" (3/8)
On what Wes personally thinks makes the film's title character "fantastic" and what Roald Dahl thought of his vulpine alter ego.
BELOW: On the Film's Art Direction (4/8)
On how he created the overall look of MR. FOX, citing as an example the design and layout of Ash's bedroom.
BELOW: On the Music Of MR. FOX (5/8)
On how music was chosen and created for the film. (And again, don't miss this behind-the-scenes look at Alexandre Desplat composing the film's Academy Award nominated music!)
BELOW: On the Special Effects (6/8)
On creating the look of grass, smoke, fire, water and other artistic details in the film.
BELOW: On Directing Animation Specifically (7/8)
On what it was like to dive into a filmmaking process completely new to him and how he adapted to it.
BELOW: On Wes's Style and Artistic Vision (8/8)
What influenced the unique look of Wes's films? And do Wes and Mr. Fox have the same tailor? :)