See Why Visiting This L.A. Suburb Is Like Stepping Into a Wes Anderson Film

 

Nestled on the eastern border of bustling Los Angeles, there's a picturesque suburb that, according to Vancouver-based agency Wallop Film, is one of the "best-kept secrets of L.A."

Claremont, Calif.—a college town with a population of about 35,000—oozes charm with its quaint boutiques, a Folk Music Center lined with rows of antique musical intruments, a botanic garden and more. When Wallop, an agency that specializes in luxury branding for hotels and restaurants, got the brief to help boost Claremont tourism and had a chance to experience the town in all of its glory, director Wes Anderson immediately came to mind.

"Claremont has a certain charm and playfulness to it that we felt connected with the Wes Anderson aesthetic," said Martin Glegg, director at Wallop Film.

Glegg and the Wallop film team, inspired by the charm of the town, brushed up on their Wes Anderson techniques—that signature panning to the right and centered, overhead shots—prior to the four-day shoot. The rest of that signature Anderson quirkiness was easy to capture within the city itself.