Cinematic Techniques In Tim Burton Films

Most of the Tim Burton movies are famous for his style of “goth” or dark personality. But nobody praises him for the different cinematic techniques he uses such as camera lighting, movement and music/sound to create many different ways to set the mood of the events in all of his movies. Sometimes Tim’s audiences feel that his films are pointless and different from most films.

One of the cinematic techniques used in some of his movies is lighting. In the movie Charlie and the chocolate factory when the candy was getting packaged and shipped, the lighting was gloomy or dark. Another example, in the movie Big fish there was low-key lighting when will goes to see the giant and makes him leave town. The last example is from the movie Edward scissorhands when Peg entered the mansion, it was scary and dark. There are two types of lightings used through Tim’s cinemas to portray the mood. Different lighting is mandatory for movie making for Tim.

A second cinematic technique he used through all of Tim’s movies are

For example, in the movie we have all seen before Edward scissorhands,when Peg was driving with Edward from the mansion , there camera movement there were using was dolly/tracking. Another example in another movie we have all seen Charlie and the chocolate factory, Charlie was running to his house after a long day, the camera tilts to show his destroyed house . The last example, in another of Tim’s movies Big Fish, when will was walking in the woods, the camera movement that was used is pan. From all of these examples you can see how camera movement to portray what’s going on, it also very important for movies with directing one with