Name: Not to Miss: The Small Details of Big Film Design
Start: 2024-02-18 14:30:00
Location: HAU1

In writing, one word, or sometimes just the placement of a comma, can change our perception of an entire sentence. And so it is with film: it’s the many details of the mise en scène, however small and almost invisible they may seem on their own, that influence how we read a film’s visual language, what mood a scene puts us in, or how deep we may be drawn into a character’s story. The journey from the initial idea to its lasting impact, burned into a viewer's mind, is the result of endless hours of teamwork and innumerable big decisions concerning things as small as the hand-crafted logo on a box of matches. Straight from pre-production at Studio Babelsberg, production designer Adam Stockhausen introduces us to his famed art department colleagues working on set decoration, graphic design, and props to explore the little big details that make their next Wes Anderson film ... a Wes Anderson film again.

Adam Stockhausen

Adam Stockhausen is an American production designer and art director, who has worked on films by Wes Anderson including “Darjeeling Limited,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” and "The French Dispatch." He has been Oscar nominated numerous times: for his work on “12 Years a Slave,” “Bridge of Spies” and recently, “West Side Story.” In 2015, he won the Oscar for his work on “The Grand Budapest Hotel” together with Anna Pinnock.

Anna Pinnock

Anna Pinnock is a British set decorator, who has worked on many Hollywood productions, including three “James Bond” films. Her work has brought her six Academy Award nominations for Best Production Design: for “Gosford Park,” “The Golden Compass,” “Life of Pi,” “Into the Woods” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” In 2015, she won the Academy Award for her work on “The Grand Budapest Hotel” together with Adam Stockhausen.

Erica Dorn

Erica is a graphic designer working primarily in the world of film and television, with a foundation in illustration and visual identity design. Since 2015 she has worked closely with director Wes Anderson and production designer Adam Stockhausen on a number of productions including “Isle of Dogs”, “The French Dispatch” and “Asteroid City”. She thrives on contributing graphic details to their imaginative visual worlds, inspired by engaging stories and thorough research.

Lucile Gauvain

Lucile is a concept artist and graphic designer based in Paris. Seamlessly navigating the intersection between graphic design, illustration and architecture, she specialises in the creation and depiction of fictional worlds. Alongside her work in film and television, Lucile creates large-scale figurative works inspired by the fabricated sets she is surrounded by, blurring the line between fantasy and reality.

Simon Weisse

The prop maker, production designer and model builder Simon Weisse represents an increasingly rare profession in the world of film production – the craft of miniature stage construction.

Andrew Amondson

Andrew Amondson is an artist and filmmaker whose work includes Emmy award-winning nonfiction series and documentary films for Netflix Originals and Criterion Collection. As an artist, Andrew creates large-scale living installations, exploring nature connectedness and collective creativity. He was the recipient of the Inspiring Future Generations Award in London, 2022. His current project, Walks in the Garden, is based on a creative ideation practice he uses while walking with Berlinale Talents, Netflix Germany and Studio Olafur Eliasson.