http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/production-design Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 14 May 2026 08:24:30 -0400 Thu, 14 May 2026 08:24:30 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1360/color-theory-and-social-structure-in-the-films-of-wes-anderson By Vaughn A. Vreeland - Since the turn of the 20th century, cinema has been embedded cross-culturally as a social lens through which societal norms and values are portrayed. Cinema's effectiveness hinges on many factors that can make a particular story powerful. Unique screenplays, popular actors, state-of-the-art cameras, lighting and sound design all play large roles in the value of a production. Blockbuster films do well at the box office for their promotional appeal, yet le septième art, the seventh art as cinema is commonly known, is deeply rooted in artistic interpretation. Aesthetic input is arguably the... Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1360/color-theory-and-social-structure-in-the-films-of-wes-anderson http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/968/film-production-design-case-study-of-the-great-gatsby By Kelsey Egan - The author examined the significance of production design in film. This paper reviewed scholarly articles on the evolution of production design and applied her findings to analysis of Baz Luhrmann’s 2013 rendition of The Great Gatsby. This study revealed that accurate and creative production design is essential to success in film. Analysis of The Great Gatsby showed that production design reflected an Art Deco style, the period of 1920s, and the representation of characters in the film. Without the intricate and well-planned production design, the themes of the F. Scott Fitzgerald’... Thu, 29 May 2014 06:36 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/968/film-production-design-case-study-of-the-great-gatsby