Tim Burton’s Effects Using Cinematic Techniques Tim Burton uses Cinematic Techniques to his advantage as he takes you on several amazing adventures throughout his lovely, exciting films. The three different Cinematic Techniques that I chose to write about in Tim Burton’s films are Wide Angles, Music, and Close-Up Shots/Angles. Let’s talk about how Burton uses these techniques to lure you into his different worlds/dimensions of his wonderful and exhilarating, films. Burton uses Wide Set Angles to his advantage by showing his intricate working detail. Such as when there was a huge wide shot showing The lady walking up into the yard of the inventor of the human Edward Scissorhands, and showing all of his bush sculptures, and then she reaches his castle and steps inside, and it shows all of the inventors works that were left behind when he passed away. Burton uses Wide-Angles to show a clear description and outlook of the setting in which that the scene is being set in. The lady walks up the long winding staircase to which she found Edward, that also used a Wide-Set Angle. …show more content…
Like seen in one of my personal favorites, “Big Fish” When Edward Bloom enters the town of Specter unexpectedly, he finds that this little town is a very happy, simple town. He finds that the people here are…. Oddly, nice. The people greet him and tell him that he is early. So he stays for the day, they have a celebration at night, and the happy joyful music kicks in as the scene of all of them dancing rolls in. He quickly realizes he has to go because he doesn’t want to stay because he has his whole life ahead of him. That joyful, tap your toe and snap your fingers kind of music just puts you in a great mood. But sometimes there is no music, it could be
In the Movies that Tim burton made charlie and the chocolate factory and the Edward scissorhands Tim Burton use some great film techniques throughout the whole movies he uses great lighting,sound,editing and viewing angles. I believe there are some very good pros and very few cons.
Some of the special effect used in these films are animation. For example, the penguin scene in Mary Poppins. Another example of this is transitioning and flashbacks. An
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...
Tim Burton has been known for capturing and using an eerily interesting form of set design/animation in his films and this own is the crown jewel of his artistic work. This movie originated from a poem written by Tim Burton that, over the years, was developed into a full length stop motion film and released to the public in 1993. This stop motion film was so good that it was
In Edward Scissorhands, a close-up is used on both Edward and Kim’s faces after Edward mistakenly drops a steak in Kim’s lap. This close-up allows for facial expressions to be seen clearly, in turn adding to the emotion of the scene. (In this case Edward’s apologetic embarrassment, and Kim’s annoyance.) As the characters display an obvious emotion, the mood syncs up with the emotions they feel. Similarly, in The Corpse Bride the camera tilts, sways, and bounces as Victor runs from Emily in the world of the dead. This creates a chaotic feel to the scene as tilted shots put the audience in Victor’s shoes as he panics. Finally, in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a view is used to show Wonka and his tour group, as well as dancing Oompa Loompas while Augustus is stuck in the chocolate tube. Being able to see several different events taking place from above creates a chaotic atmosphere. Juxtaposed, however, by the “unprepared” order of the dance routine taking place below. These aspects work together to help create a suspicious, and chaotic mood to the
Many horror movies display a restriction on creativity. The media is continuously repeating the same cliched narrative, stereotypical character base and themes, using the same soundtracks and special effects. Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow is no exception to this. In the opening scene a violin track is used to create suspense, going quickly from loud to quite, intense to subtle throughout the scene. Along with creating suspense, this technique also indicates to the viewer when a jump scare may occur, as well as following the character’s heartbeat as the scene gets more dramatic. Thus engaging the audience further. However, this method is overused and therefore it depends on the individual audience member and their experience with horror movies, how heavily they become engaged in the movie.
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (2005), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Big Eyes (2014), and Frankenweenie (2012) are just a few titles out of the many films Tim Burton has directed. Tim Burton is an American director, producer, illustrator, writer and animator. Tim Burton was born on August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California. Growing up, Burton felt quite alone and felt as if he was a misfit. Many of Burton’s childhood thoughts and circumstances pose as the inspiration for certain themes and events portrayed in his films. Within these films, Burton effectively communicates his sinister and uncanny style through many cinematic and stylistic techniques. By utilizing lighting, sound, camera movements and shots, Burton creates compelling and meaningful
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.
“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.
On the contrast Edward’s mansion is very dark and frightening and Edward himself is not pleasant to look at. In reality Edward is a very gentle and kind. His lawn is also surrounded by beautiful bush sculptures of animals. Burton also shows this unique technique in the movie “Charlie and the Chocolate factory”. Charlie's house is isolated and darks looking like Edwards mansion.
This significant aesthetic from Burton combines a gothic atmosphere through the use of large spaces that play with light and expressionism architecture is meant to interact with the characters and complement them. In short, what stands out in this film in relation to Expressionism, are the castle of Edward, Edward himself and one of the thematic. Burton wanted to make a double play contrasting the aesthetics of the two realities that will keep repeating them throughout his film work. In this case, the two worlds are distinguished by the clearly proven aesthetics, with some pop decoration, and the other with a mixture of expressionism and Gothic.
Lighting, music, and camera angles, helps Tim Burton build a dark to bright film to conceive different moods.Burton uses different types of techniques to accomplish his style in various films that we previously watched. Tim Burton uses Music, Lighting and Camera shots to attain his style in filming.
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
” … an auteur is able to maintain a consistency of style and theme by working against the constraints of the Hollywood mode of production.” – Warren Buckland (2008)