When film-makers need a detailed artefact, they go to the in-demand Welsh creator, whose work is celebrated in a new book
See a gallery of Annie Atkins’s props
Bringing Wes Anderson’s vision for The Grand Budapest Hotel to life seems to have been a labour of love for all involved. For none more so, perhaps, than props designer Annie Atkins, for whom the shoot involved conjuring up the visual infrastructure of an entire fictional nation – flags and coats of arms, banknotes and postage stamps, police reports and newspapers – from scratch. Now a book allows Atkins to share, among other things, how she created the film’s sweetly sinister, somewhere-in-time, somewhere-in-Europe wonderland; an aesthetic remixed from the vintage passports and tattered train tickets, Stasi stationery and children’s diaries that she found during her research.
It’s a long way to Zubrowka from the small village of Dolwyddelan, in north Wales,...
See a gallery of Annie Atkins’s props
Bringing Wes Anderson’s vision for The Grand Budapest Hotel to life seems to have been a labour of love for all involved. For none more so, perhaps, than props designer Annie Atkins, for whom the shoot involved conjuring up the visual infrastructure of an entire fictional nation – flags and coats of arms, banknotes and postage stamps, police reports and newspapers – from scratch. Now a book allows Atkins to share, among other things, how she created the film’s sweetly sinister, somewhere-in-time, somewhere-in-Europe wonderland; an aesthetic remixed from the vintage passports and tattered train tickets, Stasi stationery and children’s diaries that she found during her research.
It’s a long way to Zubrowka from the small village of Dolwyddelan, in north Wales,...
- 1/25/2020
- by John-Michael O’Sullivan
- The Guardian - Film News
Still with us? Yeah, a lot of groups decided to announce winners today. Next up, the Houston Film Critics Society, which joined the chorus and went with local grown "Boyhood." The film won six awards, including a Texas Independent Film honor and a Technical Achievement prize. Check out the nominees here, the winners below and, if you're ready for more, all the rest at The Circuit. Best Picture "Boyhood" Best Director Richard Linklater, "Boyhood" Best Actor Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler" Best Actress Julianne Moore, "Still Alice" Best Supporting Actor J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash" Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood" Best Screenplay Richard Linklater, "Boyhood" Best Animated Film "The Lego Movie" Best Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki, "Birdman" Best Documentary "Citizenfour" Best Foreign Film "Force Majeure" Best Original Score Alexandre Desplat, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" Best Original Song "Everything is Awesome" from "The Lego Movie" Best Poster Design Annie Atkins for "The Grand Budapest Hotel...
- 1/13/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
1. Frank
Those of us who care about movie posters often complain about “big head” posters from Hollywood studios, but the design for Lenny Abrahamson’s Frank is the ne plus ultra of big head posters: a poster for a film about a big head. The head in question is the papier-mâché noggin worn by Michael Fassbender’s title character, which was inspired by the nearly identical prop worn by Chris Sievey, a.k.a. Frank Sidebottom, the nasal-voiced troubadour from Timperley, Manchester, who famously covered the Sex Pistols (“Anarchy in Timperley”) and had his moment of cult fame in the 80s. The poster for Frank, designed by an as-yet uncredited designer at P+A studio (the anonymity seems apt) subverts the chief function of the big head poster by not showing us the film’s star. To me it’s a thing of beauty (my affection for Frank Sidebottom and...
Those of us who care about movie posters often complain about “big head” posters from Hollywood studios, but the design for Lenny Abrahamson’s Frank is the ne plus ultra of big head posters: a poster for a film about a big head. The head in question is the papier-mâché noggin worn by Michael Fassbender’s title character, which was inspired by the nearly identical prop worn by Chris Sievey, a.k.a. Frank Sidebottom, the nasal-voiced troubadour from Timperley, Manchester, who famously covered the Sex Pistols (“Anarchy in Timperley”) and had his moment of cult fame in the 80s. The poster for Frank, designed by an as-yet uncredited designer at P+A studio (the anonymity seems apt) subverts the chief function of the big head poster by not showing us the film’s star. To me it’s a thing of beauty (my affection for Frank Sidebottom and...
- 12/15/2014
- by Adrian Curry
- MUBI
On the eve of the 4th edition of the Frontières International Co-Production Market, the 24 Frontières and Off-Frontières film projects of the market's line-up are readying to meet with the 350 registered participants expected to attend the market.
From the Press Release
With every new edition of the market, selected film projects have been stepping up their presentation materials. Every single project has created teaser artwork specifically for their presentation within the market, and a great number of them are standing out.
Three of them have already made the news: Black Horizon by George Kane (Off-Frontières, designed by Annie Atkins), Love Sick by Todd E. Freeman (Frontières - designed by Phantom City Creative) and Mark Of Kane (Off-Frontières - designed by Omar Hauksson).
Seven other pieces of teaser artwork are worthy of special mention: Emergence by Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (Frontières), Extra Ordinary by Mike Ahern (Frontières - designed by D.
From the Press Release
With every new edition of the market, selected film projects have been stepping up their presentation materials. Every single project has created teaser artwork specifically for their presentation within the market, and a great number of them are standing out.
Three of them have already made the news: Black Horizon by George Kane (Off-Frontières, designed by Annie Atkins), Love Sick by Todd E. Freeman (Frontières - designed by Phantom City Creative) and Mark Of Kane (Off-Frontières - designed by Omar Hauksson).
Seven other pieces of teaser artwork are worthy of special mention: Emergence by Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper (Frontières), Extra Ordinary by Mike Ahern (Frontières - designed by D.
- 7/23/2014
- by Steve Barton
- DreadCentral.com
As the Frontieres International Co-Production Market looms ever closer we have another Off Frontieres project which has some new artwork to share with you. The folks behind the Irish sci-fi horror project Black Horizon will be in Montreal to show off their upcoming flick. They have a nifty new poster to share with you. The other projects the designers have worked on is quite impressive as well. Tailored Films from Ireland will be attending with their sci-fi horror project Black Horizon, written and directed by Canadian-Irish director George Kane. The artwork was designed by Annie Atkins in conjunction with Jonathon McGonnell. Annie has received critical acclaim for her work and was the lead graphic designer for The Grand Budapest Hotel, while illustrator Jonathan McGonnell also has an...
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- 7/22/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Above: a first look at Willem Dafoe in Abel Ferrara's Pasolini. In Film Comment, Kent Jones has published an incredible piece entitled "Critical Condition", in which he examines our limited critical views on cinema:
"The point is not to claim that film criticism took a wrong turn in the Fifties and Sixties. The auteurist idea at its most basic (that movies are primarily the creation of one governing author behind the camera who thinks in images and sounds rather than words and sentences) is now the default setting in most considerations of moviemaking, and for that we should all be thankful. We’d be nowhere without auteurism, which boasts a proud history: the lovers of cinema didn’t just argue for its inclusion among the fine arts, but actually stood up, waved its flag, and proclaimed its glory without shame. In that sense, it stands as a truly remarkable...
"The point is not to claim that film criticism took a wrong turn in the Fifties and Sixties. The auteurist idea at its most basic (that movies are primarily the creation of one governing author behind the camera who thinks in images and sounds rather than words and sentences) is now the default setting in most considerations of moviemaking, and for that we should all be thankful. We’d be nowhere without auteurism, which boasts a proud history: the lovers of cinema didn’t just argue for its inclusion among the fine arts, but actually stood up, waved its flag, and proclaimed its glory without shame. In that sense, it stands as a truly remarkable...
- 3/12/2014
- by Adam Cook
- MUBI
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