Film forming method and electrooptic apparatus

1. A method for forming a film by applying a material liquid to an application area of a base material and drying the applied material liquid, comprising:

(a) forming a frame-shaped partition along a periphery of the application area, the partition having a side surface facing a center of the application area;

(b) applying the material liquid to the application area; and

(c) drying the material liquid, wherein

in step (a), the partition is formed so that a distance between the side surface of the partition and the center is smaller than a distance between an outer edge of the application area and the center, and so that a height of the partition is smaller than a film thickness of the material liquid and at least a majority of a top surface of the partition is immersed in the material liquid at a time when the material liquid is applied, and the height of the partition is larger than a thickness of the dried film,

the film being an alignment film for controlling alignment of a liquid crystal molecule.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

in step (a), the partition is formed in multiple layers from the center toward the outer edge.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

in step (a), the partition is formed by applying the material liquid and then drying the applied material liquid.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

in step (b), the material liquid is applied using a droplet discharge method.