Despite the hundreds of thousands of legendary and adventurous books, many movie directors fail to recreate these pieces in a cinematic style. Director of: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Big Fish (2003), and Edward Scissorhands (1990)—along with many other movies,— Tim Burton produces his films with an eerie elegance. With influences from Edgar Allen Poe, Roald Dahl, and Dr. Seuss, Burton finds his own way to make his productions unique and original, while still staying true to the plot of the story. Tim Burton’s creative and original thinking helps him manipulate certain stylistic techniques to enhance the suspensefulness and creepiness of his productions. Burton’s use of sound/music, lighting, and camera angles is what separates …show more content…
Not only does Burton use specific shots and frames to “show” the story, but he uses them to enhance the characteristics of unnatural characters. Tim Burton uses a long shot in the scene where fifteen foot giant, Karl, realigns Jennifer's house under Edward Bloom’s direction. This decision to use a long shot was effective because it gave the audience a good sense of how tall Karl was, how strong Karl was, and how helpful Karl could be. Despite the fact that the house should have fallen apart when Karl pushed it back in alignment because of the poor structure and foundation, the long shot illustrates how magical, and fantacious this story is. Tim Burton also uses this technique in another one of his films in order to, again, develop his fictitious characters and create a sense of an out-of-this-world setting. In the movie, Edward Scissorhands, a close up shot is used when Peg first encounters Edward in the attic. This shot was used to show the audience Edward’s dry scarring face (the make-up on Edward’s face) and how it contrasts heavily to the vibrant and energetic neighborhood that Peg came from. This technique also shows how actor Johnny Depp (Edward Scissorhands) is able to tell through his eyes and demonstrates Burton’s ability to play off of his casts members own strength and
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 also uses great Lighting to make Edward look like shouldn't be there, for example, it shows Edward cramped into a small car and with bright colors in the background. In the scene where they enter Edwards garden it seem so beautiful up close, but like hell far away because its very dark over there, then when it enters back into the house it seems like it would be from a horror movie. And the make up on his face makes it more fit with the lighting because of the scars with his pale white face and his crazy black hair.
Using the production elements of symbolism; especially hands themselves, and the use of allusion to elements from other genres; particularly those from fairytale and gothic romance/horror films, Tim Burton has directed the film in such a manner to illustrate, emphasise and ridicule the materialism and lack of imagination of society. The film however, is prominently a satire which has certain elements from fairytale, comedy and horror genres. Through the choices made by the director, the audience is invited to become aware of the inhumanity present in the way society functions, especially in its prejudiced treatment towards people who do not conform. The use of allusion in Edward Scissorhands is one of the most important choices in production that has been made by director Tim Burton. In order to fully appreciate and understand the plot, the movie is dependant on the audience being able to recognise certain references and elements emulated from other films.
No one likes to be alone and stand out from the rest. Edward the main character in “Edward Scissorhands,” struggles to fit in with everyone in the community. This movie is about Edward, who has scissors as hands. He lives in a big castle on a big mountain looking over the town. The person who created him was just about to give him normal hands, but he died from a heart attack. For a while now, Edward has been living alone. One day, Peg a main character in the movie decides to take him home with her. Throughout the movie he starts to slowly adapt to the new environment and overcomes a few challenges. In the movie Edward Scissorhands,Tim Burton uses camera shots and camera movements to show the variance between the way Edward’s appearance and the way he is like.
...and camera movements creatively. He uses camera angles to show the intensity of the influence of the characters. Burton not only uses lighting for visuals, but also uses it to add depth to the character. Moreover, Burton uses sound to make the audience empathize with the characters. He uses flashbacks to explain to us why the characters act in a certain way. His camera movements shaped meaning into scenes. The odd characters in his movies seem to reflect a bit about himself. For instance, he felt like an outcast during his childhood, similar to Edward in Edward Scissorhands. He was a lonely sort of person like Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He had a peculiar attraction to supernatural things like Lydia in Beetlejuice. Although Burton has an extraordinary way of composing his movies together, it’s what makes his movies very original and intriguing.
Tim Burton, a director of numerous successful films, takes you through many stories of unique characters. Although, despite their differences, one still could point out similarities throughout each movie. This is caused by Tim Burton’s cinematic style. This specific style is influenced by his favorite childhood author, Dr. Seuss. Tim Burton uses lighting, camera movements, and editing to build a suspenseful but also calming mood all at once. Burton attempts to convey the contrasting message of darkness mixed within innocence throughout each of his films.
“One person's craziness is another person's reality.” –Tim Burton. A well respected director Tim Burton has always been known for the ability to send a strong universal message. In one of his most widespread movie, Edward Scissor Hands he reveals his true potential as a filmmaker to show how society can treat an outsider. Edward Scissor Hands Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many more of his creations, Tim Burton uses lighting, and camera movements to depict a unique gothic cinematic experience. The appearance of a person is only an illusion, the inside is the truth of someone.
On August 25, 1958, Timothy Walter Burton was born (“Biography”). Burton had a painful childhood in which the relationship with his parents and brother was nonexistent (Morgenstern). Through his intense feeling of isolation, his visual talent began to develop. The comfort found in hobbies such as writing and drawing led him to attend the California Institute of the Arts which led him to his first job in any artistic field at the Disney Animation Studios (“Biography”). Burton has since been referred to as one of the most visually gifted writers, artists, and filmmakers that America has seen (Hanke). His short stories, poems, and film scripts are centered on an inner darkness which he has been slowly acquiring since his childhood. He throws himself into everything he writes and makes even the simplest characters have a deep, complex meaning. His famous darkness and symbolism is shown in his book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories. The book contains a collection of his short stories, poems, and illustrations about a variety of fictional characters that can be compared to Burton and his life. Tim Burton’s home life and previous hardships have made a significant impact on his work. In my paper, I will draw parallels to his life and work as well as prove that there is reasoning and beauty in the way he is.
Tim Burton said in an interview that when he was a kid he would watch all kind of monster movies. “My parents said I started watching those movies before I could even walk.”As a kid he loved horror movies and he liked drawing pictures. He said he did not care what people thought of his drawings and just drew them his own way. His drawings also show his love for horror because they are all unique and creepy looking. Some of his pictures are based on the movies he directed. He started directing at twenty years old. He was very interested in animation. One of his first films was Batman. Most of the films he directed have a gothic horror aspect. I believe since his childhood was all about horror movies, he gained an appreciation for those films and applied his passion in the films he directed. "Vincent Price, Edgar Allan Poe, those monster movies, those spoke to me. You see somebody going through that anguish and that torture –things you identify with –and it acts as a kind of therapy, a release. (Tim Burton 17).”Besides the fact that he watched horror movies, the place where he lived influenced him as well. The dark and light aspects of life have always fascinated Tim Burton, consistently arguing that one cannot exist without the other: ‘life is an incredible jumble of being funny and sad and dramatic and melodramatic and goofy and everything’. During his childhood in suburban Burbank, Burton found the
Tim Burton is a renowned American film director, artist, producer and animator. He has his own unique style and taste in art. He is known due to his gothic, dark and quirky works in sketches and film. Burton believes there is a fundamental link between horror and humour. Burton’s style has inspired and influenced me when I was doing my characters in animation.
Tim Burton is a well known, American film producer and director. His films are famous worldwide for their eccentric and uneasy plots with a hint of childlike innocence. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands, and Corpse Bride are just a few of his many films that have been appealing to the world for years. Each one of his films never fails to show off his strange and eerie style, along with his love of fantasy and wonder. Tim Burton's unique and creative style is effectively shown through his use of lighting, framing, and sound.
For example, when Peg is walking upstairs from Edwards home, a long shot as well as an establishing shot is used to set the scene. It gives off a dark and thrilling mood for the viewers to be impatient towards what will happen next. In Charlie and the Chocolate factory another one of Tim Burton's films, When Willy wonka opens the door to his chocolate factory a Close-up shot was used to show excitement in the characters and make the viewers impatient. The protagonist in the movie, Charlie Bucket is introduced to the viewers with a medium shot, showing half of the background and a part of the characters clothes. Giving off a medium shot hints the audience that Charlie might not be as fortunate as the others in the village because he is wearing worn out clothes that are not as suited for the
Throughout the movie the children keep getting picked out from horrible things keep happening to them. An example of this is when Augustus Gloop falls into the chocolate river and then gets sucked up by the tube. An eye level shot is used to show the veiwers his perspective on what is happening. Viewers are able to see Augustus looking down upon his mom and the other children. The camera then switches and we are able to see his face and it isn’t until then is it that we are able to see the fear in his
Like in Edwards Scissorhands when Edward is sitting at the dinner table looking at the family, this was a point-of-view shot. To me, I think Edward was examining his new family that he would be living with and wondering what they would be like. Or when they did a close up on Edward when he was holding the hands, he looked frightful and weak, vulnerable but still powerful. In my point of view, Edward was lost and he didn’t know right from wrong because of being isolated for so many years. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton utilizes a high angle shot to show the 5 golden ticket winners standing with their parents outside to show how small and powerless the people are compared to Wonka’s factory. These camera angles and shots brought mood and tone of these scenes because it shows where the scene is and what the background is or how scenes are close-ups so you can see the details in
Edwards gets caught and every friend of his from the neighborhood turns on him. Edward Scissorhands has an overall mood of self-discovery for most of the characters. In the film, Burton uses close-up shots in order to convey an unusual tone towards Peg’s curiosity. For example, when Peg goes to Edward’s house, she continues to walk into the house after seeing topiary in the garden. This achieves divergent tone because Peg being comfortable to walk into a dark home for a customer which contributes to the overall mood of self-discovery, because we discover what kind of person Peg is.