Burton's Use Of Cinematic Techniques In Edward Scissorhands

Timothy Walter Burton , most commonly referred to as Tim Burton is an American who makes films , animations , and writes . He is often thought of for creating visually conspicuous films that are part fantasy and part horrific comedy . Some examples of films he has created are Big Fish , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , and Edward Scissorhands . Audiences can truly understand Burton’s style through his use of cinematic techniques such as : lighting , sound , and shots/framing . Lighting helps viewers that watch Burton’s films see what is happening . Lighting tells the mood and gives audience a feeling to tell whether the scene would be pleasant or deceiving . In the movies Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Edward Scissorhands

Non-diegetic and diegetic sound effects how the audience feels in that part of the movie . Sound and music will shape the audience’s mood . In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , Tim Burton uses non-diegetic sound for the movies introduction to the Chocolate Factory making chocolate by machine use only . Burton used dramatic and loud music to mold a sense of intensity and how the movie will be . In the movie Edward Scissorhands , there is a scene where Peg , the sales woman , knocks on Edward’s door with a giant antique door knocker to try to sell her makeup . This scene uses diegetic sound when the rusty knocker makes a loud bang on the door which creates a horrifying effect , giving a sense of how old the house is . In Big Fish , when Edward confesses his love for Sandra , without knowing that she was engaged , her fiancé beat up Edward . Using diegetic sound to over exaggerate the fighting noises from Edward getting hurt to give off an impression that the fight is more dramatic than what we hear when people fight in real life . Tim Burton uses obnoxious punching sound effects to let the audience feel the pain Edward is going through in their minds