Beach Week captures the memories made during Duke’s 2023 beach week in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The film takes strong inspiration from Wes Anderson’s filmmaking style, emphasizing warm color grading, shot composition, and flat space camera movements.
Beach Week is a long-standing Duke tradition where students celebrate the end of the academic year with their social groups. Casual footage shot in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was composed and edited using strong inspiration from Wes Anderson’s filmmaking style, emphasizing warm color grading, shot composition, and flat space camera movements.
Both the filming and post-production processes were highly intentional in order to emanate the classic Wes Anderson look. In shooting, the composition played a leading role with particular attention to symmetry and motion. Post-production focused on creating a warm and vibrant look paired with an upbeat soundtrack.
