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. The first technique that has been used is camera shots. Right at the beginning of the scene the director of the movie used a long shot of the town. He used this shot to clearly show the contrast …show more content…
between Edward’s house and the houses in the town. It’s really noticeable that Edward doesn’t fit in, because his house looks completely different. All the other houses look exactly the same, but his is really big and dark. The next example is a close up of all these visual images on a board. When Peg walks around on the top floor of Edward’s house she finds a mysterious board with lots of cut out pictures from magazines and newspapers. Looking closely at the images, you can see that they are about other people that are different and have a disability like him. This helps portray the idea that these images support him knowing that Edward knows he isn’t the only one that stands out. The last shot, which has been used is a medium shot of Edward Scissorhands face. After he revealed himself to Peg, she tried to talk with him. The close up was of his face, since it focuses on his facial expressions. Every step Peg took closer to him he flinched and tried to get distant. This gives us an idea that he isn’t used to being around people and is pretty scared. Not only does camera shots help create the meaning, Tim also uses camera movements. The first movement is a crane shot.
It is used when Peg finally arrived to Edward’s house and is so amazed with everything in that surrounding. Looking at her expressions she is really shocked that it looks really beautiful, different than what she expected. In the next scene another crane shot is used to show how Edward slowly comes out from his hiding spot. The camera moves from the one person to next going left to right. They significantly chose to use this movement to capture both Edward and Peg’s movement and facial expressions as he stops hiding from her. In the end after Peg observed Edward a bit, she decided to take him home with her. When they’re driving home the director chose to use a dolly shot when they are in the car, because it shows how he is coming into the new environment and you can see his facial expressions from a better angle. As they are driving in slowly, his facial expressions change from before, at first he was scared and step by step he gets a bit happier and feels more
comfortable. To conclude, the director used both camera movements and shots to support the meaning. He didn’t only use one type of shot, but multiple ones like a long shot, close up and medium shot. The use of camera movements such as crane shot and dolly shot not only helps the audience see the whole layout of the scene, but it also connects .
During the Talladega 500, Cal Naughton Jr., Ricky Bobby's former best friend, pulled ahead of Ricky, allowing him to slingshot around his car and pass Jean Girard. Though Cal and Girard were teammates at Dennit Racing, Cal disregarded this and jeopardized his team's success to aid Ricky in the movie Talledega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. This moment was crucial to Ricky, he having fallen from grace, going from NASCAR's top driver to being let go by Dennit Racing. The love Cal exhibited was a selfless form of love that was centered entirely around Ricky's happiness, not his own. Because of this selflessness, Cal compromised his own agenda, winning for Dennit, and disregarded personal consequence in hopes that Ricky would win the race. If you truly love someone as Cal loved Ricky, you must sometimes compromise your own interests for their benefit.
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.
Tim Burton used three different types of camera angles in Edward Scissorhands. The three different camera angles involved are eye level, high angle, and low angle. The first eye level shot was when the little girl was laying in bed. Most eye level shots were shot when people are talking so it can focus on them, their face, or facial expressions. One high angle was when Avon was going up the stairs arriving at the castle. It was shot from a high angle just off the top of her head showing her fully. One shot that was shot in a low angle was when the teenager was out playing in the snow. It was shot as if the camera was on the floor looking up grabbing and recording. Some camera angles didn’t feel right or fit in with some scenes making it boring,
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.
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
When auteurs craft their work, they provide themes to the audience. These may be about love, death, or the importance for family, among other things. They use these themes to provoke an emotional response within an audience, or send home a message to the viewer. Edward Scissorhands is certainly a prime example of showing how themes influence a film. The themes that Tim Burton addresses in Edward Scissorhands are those of the connections that we have with other people, and the relationships and the bonds that we form with them. Non-conformity is used in the film as a highly prioritised theme, as well as the importance of friendship and the portrayed innocence that Johnny Depp's character reveals to us. Through this film, the themes of relationships
One way the filmmakers did this is with the on location shots of rubble in many scenes. The characters in these shots are carefully placed to make the rubble stand out behind them. Lighting is carefully placed to illuminate the rubble and make it stand out. However, the carefully planned cinematography also plays into the overall meaning of the film and not just how it looks. The lighting, for example, influences our feelings for certain characters. Susan Wallner is always filmed in light. This is a drastic difference from how we see Hans Mertens. Hans is usually filmed with low light and is very dim. This helps show that Susan is optimistic, while Hans is pessimistic. Another way lighting is used in this film is to create shadows. Shadows are very prevalent in the last sequence of the film. Hans has confronted Bruckner and as the camera cuts back and forth to each of them we see Hans shadow keeps growing bigger and bigger behind Bruckner. We can interpret that as the shadowing is growing bigger so his Bruckner’s fear, because the dialogue coming from Bruckner is getting faster and we can also hear the fear. There are many times in the film where close ups are used to make the storyline more dramatic. One scene that comes to mind that makes use of quick cuts and close ups is in the end of the film: Susan ran in, stopping Hans from killing Bruckner. At this point we
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.
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'.
The next property of the film is the shot length. The film has many close-up shots. As emotional realism is an important idea throughout the film, close up shots give the character the opportunity to express whichever emotion. One key example of this is just before Gilbert burns down the house, there is a close up of the match box with the saying “Keep away from children,” after the house is in flames, the camera shows a close-up of each of the Grape children. This symbolizes that they are not children anymore. Another technique that Hallström uses is long shots for sweeping scenes of the setting. An example of this is mostly with Becky, when Gilbert is showing her where he lives, the ca...
From the very beginning, Edward is cast as the monster – but is he really? We first see Edward when Peg searches for the owner of a dark, ominous, gothic mansion. She climbs up a set of gigantic spiral stairs that lead to “Edward’s room”. The setting is quite dark and the only lighting is coming through a gaping hole in the roof. Her curiosity gets the better of her, and as she examines this foreign place, we can hear in the bac...
Edward Scissorhands, written by Tim Burton, tells the tale of a young man who is lovable, childlike and sensitive, bewildered by the humanity around him, yet is terrifying- someone who has scissors, the deadly weaponry, for hands. Many viewers may read this film as a “Tim Burton” type of fairytale which includes both an alternative aspect and romance. However, through the presentation of mise-en-scene in this film, Burton drives in a much more serious subject of social criticism by establishing two different understandings of life in the movie.
German expressionism was a defining film movement in the 1920s. It brought new and different ways of filming and seeing films. German expressionism comes from a mixture of romanticism and expressionist art to make these very abstract and surrealist films. One widely known example of German expressionist films is F. W. Muranu’s horror classic Nosferatu. Nosferatu is one of the most influential horror films, in that it is one of the first vampire movies to have been made. Nosferatu is full of German expressionism characteristics that help further the plot and the overall style of the film. The film uses harsh shadows, makeup, costumes, and setting to make up this very stylized and irrational mise-en-scene. Not only does Muranu use a stylized mise-en-scene, but he also focuses on a theme of insanity and an
The director of Of Mice and Men, Gary Sinise starts off the movie with an awesome chase scene with our two main characters, Lennie and George. The chase also starts off with suspense, where a girl in a red dress with a hole in her dress. The director also made the movie more suspenseful by adding in suspenseful music. Gary Sinise did a good job of getting the audience hooked into the movie in a cool, suspenseful way.
The Tim Burton Film, Edward Scissorhands, is about a man made character named Edward. Edwards’s creator was a scientist who unfortunately died before he was finished making him. In fact, he was nearly done with Edward but was unable to give the character hands. Therefore, Edward dangerously has scissors for hands, hence his name. After the death of the inventor, Edward was left alone in the mansion on top of the hill. A door-by-door sales representative named Peg was determined to sell her product to the owners to the mansion, so she walked inside of the house when no one answered the door. She was surprised to see Edward in the corner of the upstairs room, all alone. Peg has a big heart and made Edward come live with her and her family so