Are Cinematic Techniques Used In Tim Burton's Whimsical Films?

Tim Burton is a talented director that creates cynical yet whimsical films because of his use of stylistic cinematic techniques to get the viewer to develop the feeling that he is trying to portray in his film. He achieves this by his use of music, shots, and lighting. In the following essay, I will explain how Buton is able to create films that provoke certain feelings in the audience. The first cinematic element is the use of music in Tim Burton’s film Big Fish gave the film both a dark and dreary mood but in other parts the movie had a very happy upbeat mood. In the movie Burton uses a lot of different non-diegetic sound, to show the emotions that he wants the audience to feel in the certain parts of the film. For example, in the movie Big Fish, while Edward is walking through the path less traveled the music was more ominous and suspenseful to make the viewers feel afraid. But on the other hand, when Edward arrives in the town of Specter, upbeat and happy music help to develop a cheerful mood in the movie.

An example of this is in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a two shot is used in the scene when Willy first meets the Oompas. The two shot showed the Oompas size in comparison to the size of a normals person, With the use of the two shot the audience was able to see how small the Oompas really were compared to Willy. Another kind of shot that was used in the film was a long shot. The long shot was of all of the Oompas in the room filled with candy, the used of the long shot helped to emphasize the great number of Oompas that helped to process the