Tim Burton uses similar camera angles in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands. In both movies, Tim Burton uses mostly high angles and low angles in both movies. High angles are shot above the subject. Low angles are shot below the subject. One example of a high angle in Burton’s film is when the Oompa Loompas were swimming in the chocolate river in the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Another example of a high angle in Burton’s film is the high angle shot of the neighborhood in the movie Edward Scissorhands. Low angles are used less than high angles, but it was noticed that Burton does not use eye level angles as much as high or low angles. However, in the film Edward Scissorhands, more examples of eye level angles
Individuality is rejection, whether it be a rejection of society or a rejection by society. Burton explores the consequences that can derive from rejection and how appearances may differ from reality. The work of Tim Burton consists of a unique style unlike any other. Not only do his films convey his ideas of individuality to the audience, it is done in a distinctive Burton way. Burton’s style of the formal elements of German Expressionism, gothic horror, and unique characters allow him to convey his ideas. His views of individuality are evident through the work of his film 'Edward Scissorhands' and short film 'Vincent'.
Tim Burton: Exuberant, unique, witty, with his movies bring smiles to faces all around, young and old. The talents this man has are numerous; the films directed flawlessly.
“Live people ignore the strange and unusual. I myself, am strange and unusual”, this is just one of many of the quotes from Tim Burton. He calls himself strange and unusual, and it shows: in the movies he has directed. In both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton uses characters with tragic beginnings and judgmental antagonists to convey that individuality is preferable to conformity.
What makes a producer’s style unique? How does a producer’s style distinguish itself from others’ styles? In Tim Burton’s imaginative productions, Alice in Wonderland, Edward Scissorhands, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one is able to identify Burton’s distinct style when peeling back the layers of his films. Summarizing these films, in Alice in Wonderland, a young woman is transported to the mystical wonderland, where she must defeat the forces of evil along with a journey of self-discovery. Next, in Edward Scissorhands, an unfinished project is discovered and integrated into the everyday lives of people in a nearby suburban town. The film shows how Edward, an unfinished man, tries to live an ordinary life and make deal with his attraction towards Kim. Finally, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a story of a boy from an impoverished family who has come upon the chance to visit Mr. Wonka’s candy factory. In these three films, Burton’s cinematic style can be depicted through his frequent use of front and back lighting and low angles to show the opposing forces between good a...
Since the communist era, the concept of conformity has been tested on humans thinking it would bring a sort of comfort. These regimes rapidly crumbled due to their often authoritarian nature. Following these dictatorships, we often associate conformity with misery. Similarly, in Edward Scissorhands, through the characterization of Peg Boggs, the symbolism of Edward’s castle home and the change in Edward’s behaviour, director Tim Burton rejects conformity since it leads to fakeness, boredom, and corruption and, instead, promotes the benefits of authenticity and old habits.
In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley and the film Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton their creations have a desire to be loved. Which leads them on a journey of acceptance for themselves and others. Everyone has felt the need to find why they are here on earth; we all search for answers we are no different from them.
Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein is about a creature born in an unaccepting world. Shelley's idea of Gothicism changed the subgenre of horror, due to its dark look into nature. It became an influence on Tim Burton's movie Edward Scissorhands, moved by the sadness of the creature trying to fit into society, he creates a monster of his own. Mary Shelley and Tim Burton use literary and cinematic elements to show that isolation from society can destroy your relationship with others.
Indisputably, Tim Burton has one of the world’s most distinct styles when regarding film directing. His tone, mood, diction, imagery, organization, syntax, and point of view within his films sets him apart from other renowned directors. Burton’s style can be easily depicted in two of his most highly esteemed and critically acclaimed films, Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Burton ingeniously incorporates effective cinematic techniques to convey a poignant underlying message to the audience. Such cinematic techniques are in the lighting and editing technique categories. High key and low key relationships plus editing variations evinces the director’s elaborate style. He utilizes these cinematic techniques to establish tone mood, and imagery in the films.
Auteur is a French word for a director who not only has complete control over all elements of a film but also has so much creative influences that they would be considered as the film’s author.Tim Burton is considered as an auteur and so is Clint Eastwood,however they do not share the same styles.Tim Burton utilises gothic characters that are often outcasts whereas Clint Eastwood portrays characters with a tragic life that often has a tragic ending.Clint Eastwood usually acts in his own films,on the other hand Tim Burton uses Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in most of his films.They both have one thing in common,a parent figure or a relationship between an older and younger generation.In short,Tim Burton and Clint Eastwood differ from
Edward Scissorhands is more ‘human’ due to the fact that he lacks many of the negative emotions that the rest of the characters seem to have. The only time he feels anger and shame he takes these feelings out on walls, blinds, and bushes rather than other people. He never exploits anyone for his personal gain which is shown by him not caring whether he got payments for his many services for his neighbours. Along with this he never threatens anyone no matter what they attempt to do to him as seen when he doesn’t even consider ratting out Kim and Jim and gets himself imprisoned. The few times Edward has harmed someone is either by complete accident or is completely justified. For instance, he saves Kevin from being run over and inadvertently cut him and he accidentally cuts Kim because she comes too close to him while he is sculpting. The one time he purposefully harms someone, it’s to defend himself and Kim. It could also be said that he has quite an arrangement of emotions that would be considered ‘human’. Some of these include the obvious joy shown when he’s driven around town by Pam, the shame of being accused of a crime he didn’t commit and the infatuation with Kim.
Bella Swan: She is the main character of the story. She is a teenage girl who moves from Phoenix to Forks ( lives with her father whose name is Charlie)
The book Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes is about a man named Charlie Gordon who is 37 and not very smart. All his life he wanted to fit in and be smart like everyone else. He gets chosen to do a procedure which will make him smart and of course he says yes not knowing the risks and not knowing if he would be better with procedure. I think Charlie is better of doing the procedure because he gets to feel what emotions are and he realizes what true friends he has and what true friends are.
As Halloween is coming around the corner, ghosts, monsters, and witches come to mind. Watching classic scary movies and reading books like, Frankenstein and Edward Scissorhands, is a great way to get into the spirit of the season. These two stories have different plots, but their themes and meanings parallel each other and have connections to modern society. Although, Frankenstein’s creature and Edward Scissorhands have vastly different lives, they both experience a struggle for acceptance that is also shared by contemporary homosexuals due to societal influences that attempt to apply a predetermined characterization towards these individuals. This is evidenced by how the characters and gay people are outcasts and want to be loved.
Burton uses close-up camera angles to show significant items in his film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Tim Burton uses a close-up camera angle when Charlie finds the golden ticket to show how it is significant to the story. The golden ticket is significant because it is like his ticket to a new and better life. In Edward Scissorhands there is a close-up of the hands his inventor was going to give him which is very significant to the story because if his inventor finished him and
However, everything is unusual in Edward’s world. Tim Burton introduces another realism from Edward’s perspective. The impression of where Edward comes from is completely different from what is observed in the neighborh...