Tim Burton. A well renowned director. The man who turns simple fairy tales into soft horrors. This well known director shows several cinematic techniques throughout his movies. The movies Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands, and Big fish, are all examples of how he uses different cinematic techniques to make dramatic events to keep the audience interested. He uses a series of sound, lighting, as well as shots and framing. Burton works with camera angles to expand scenes. In the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, when the five golden ticket winners and their parents are looking up at the factory is an example of a low angle. It shows how intimidating the factory is. The low angle technique is also used in the movie Edward Scissorhands. When Edward is getting talked down to by the boyfriend of the story, and it shows how he is trying to intimidate Edward. This technique is also true in the film Big Fish. When the main character, Edward Bloom, goes into the spooky forest there is some instances where the camera was low. Therefore, the forest would also look …show more content…
In the beginning of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it starts out a type of whimsical music. Which makes the storyline more interesting. And even throughout the film the music can change in an instance, making the audience drawn to watch more. An example of Burton manipulating sound in Edward Scissorhands is when Peg was doing her work and selling door to door. The music had a happy tone to make the neighborhood seem perfect, but when she goes up to Edwards castle the music changes to be eerie and mysterious to match the vibe of his castle. Burton used non-diegetic sound in Big Fish. The music is mostly played in the flashback scenes, as well as the emotional or grieving scenes. Burton made the music follow the characters emotions, which also makes the audience feel the same
Tim Burton uses Music and sound when you see Edward in trouble it starts to play intense music like in the scene where he went down the hallway and went to the bathroom and cut the bathroom curtains it starts playing intense music every time he gets mad it kinda sounds like
People are constantly being judged and pressured to change to fit society’s standards. In Tim Burton films, there is always one character that does not fit the mold. These outcast characters in the movies Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands are strange and isolated from the world. Despite the outcast’s difficulties, misfit characters like Edward and Wonka go on to be the hero of the story. Therefore, Burton uses many different cinematic techniques to illustrate that one does not need to conform to society in order to have a happy and successful life.
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
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.
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.
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.
He makes the types of movies that leaves you speechless after they conclude. Yet, this is all because Tim Burton uses a variety of cinematic techniques such as lighting, music and sound and music, and even camera angles convey of a scene and characters worthy of remembering. Those affected by the combo of techniques can understand and even relate to characters and situations on a more personal level. To start off, Tim Burton
The music would always change in scenes, including the time peg accoutered Edward. The music went from a dark theme to an angelic tone after Edward said the words, “Don’t go.” The scenes often altered throughout the film, showing that there was a lot of emotion in the characters. Another thing to point out is the switch in colors. Colors also played a big part in this movie.
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
“Anybody with artistic ambitions is always trying to reconnect with the way they saw things as a child” (Tim Burton). In the films Tim Burton has created over the years, many have to deal with acceptance in big groups of people and how they influence the group. By showing how one person can influence a larger group while searching for acceptance is one of many Tim Burton’s talents and is shown in many of his famous films. Tim Burton is a well-known film director throughout the world. Some of his films include Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Big Fish, and many, many more.
Burton’s unique use of cinematic technique Cinematic techniques are used differently to represent the charm of every scene. Burton has always felt like an outcast and was marked as the “weird” kid. Most of Burton’s film have eerie, dark and lonely atmosphere. This shows how his films are a reflection of his childhood. Tim Burton uses zoom in and low angle in order to illustrate and to communicate how nothing is impossible to reach.
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
There are thousands of movie composers in the music industry, a few who triumph and whose work is well known to almost half of the world. One example of that can be the famous Maestro John Williams. John Williams is the musician for Jaws, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, E.T and lots more. But there is a piece which everyone recognizes, and that is the theme from the movie Jaws. Imagine Jaws without the music. People would not feel scared; they would laugh at the plastic shark. And that is why music is one of the most important elements in cinema. John Williams in a late interview said this: “The music is part of a whole, which if I try as a composer to take that part of the whole, like in a concerto. I would not succeed, because the attention would go only for the music and not for the picture” (John Williams Interview). In Jaws, the music blends with the picture and acting; there are no imbalances. The picture and the music need to be in perfect harmony. Therefore, in Jaws, every time the daring melody comes out; the audience knows something bad is going to happen, and the music may anticipate a particular situation, but without the music overpowering the actors and sound effects.
According to Burt, an author who explains in his book that each type of music impacts films differently and it helps the film to create the atmosphere that is felt in the music. He mentions some of the main music types used in films, such as "Fearful /Tense", "Miserable/Unhappy", "Upbeat/Jolly", "Enchanted/Magical", "Energized/Action" and "Startling/Tense". The most common music type that is used frequently to create an atmosphere is the Terrifying or Scary, because it is suitable a lot for horror films. Horror films try to scare us by using a frightening sound of music that will help intensify the fear in us while watching. For example, as they speed the scary music, it will create a feeling if somebody is running after us or is getting close to harm us. Burt explains that the directors of films make sure to use the appropriate type of music that matches the film genre. Another example is the use of happy upbeat music a lot in films for kids, and soft beat love songs are used in romantic films. Without music the audience wouldn’t be able to experience the story and the atmosphere that is presented in the