Who Did the Graphic Design for the French Dispatch?

The French Dispatch is a 2020 comedy-drama film written and directed by Wes Anderson. The movie follows the life of a journalist in Paris in the late 1950s, and features an all-star cast, including Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, and Saoirse Ronan.

The design of the movie was done by the incredible creative team at Indian Paintbrush. The company, which is run by Steven Rales and Mark Roberts, is known for its unique visual style that Anderson has come to rely on for his films.

Indian Paintbrush is responsible for creating some of Anderson’s most iconic visuals, from his whimsical animation in Fantastic Mr. Fox to the detailed production design of The Grand Budapest Hotel. For The French Dispatch, Anderson’s team worked closely with set designers and costume designers to create an authentic 1950s Parisian look and feel.

The graphic design for this movie was created mainly by two artists: Roman Coppola (son of Francis Ford Coppola) and Jason Schwartzman (of Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom). Coppola was responsible for designing the movie poster which features Bill Murray in a classic newspaper hat reading a paper with a headline that reads “The French Dispatch” in bold letters. Schwartzman designed many other elements such as the newspaper clippings used throughout the film as well as a variety of other graphical elements like title cards and posters.

The French Dispatch has been praised for its beautiful visuals which are enhanced by its detailed graphic design work. The combination of Indian Paintbrush’s production design with Coppola and Schwartzman’s artwork really brings Anderson’s vision to life on screen.

In conclusion, Roman Coppola and Jason Schwartzman created the majority of the graphic design elements for Wes Anderson’s 2020 comedy-drama film The French Dispatch. Their artwork combined with Indian Paintbrush’s production design created an authentic 1950s Parisian look that has been widely praised by audiences worldwide.