10 Most Insanely Perfectionist Film Directors

Wes Anderson has evolved from a quirky, obscure crafter of cult films to a beloved mainstream favourite of idiosyncratic filmmaking. The recent Grand Budapest Hotel cemented his position as a darling of the mainstream but his distinctive style and carefully crafted shots and sets have always made for a fascinating feast of film.

 It should come as no surprise that the incredibly detailed pastel paradise of Wes Anderson is one that requires an enormous degree of effort and obsession to create and maintain. The Grand Budapest Hotel was a project that took almost a decade to realise from Anderson’s original conception of it. Anderson makes animated storyboards from each of his films before shooting begins, thus allowing him to get an idea of how the entire film will look in action before the camera is even rolling.

 Anderson spends more time thinking about costumes and set design than possibly any other director working in Hollywood right now and each of his characters have distinctive clothing that broadcasts something of their ideas about the world and about themselves. 

Anderson’s obsession with even the tiniest details of his films turn out pieces of art that seem like only small slivers of amazing detailed and fully realised worlds, which will continue to draw us in for years to come.