Tim Burton Research Paper

“...Everything in this room is eatable, even I’m eatable! But that is called "cannibalism," my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies.” This quote from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory does not only unveil Tim Burton’s dark side, but exhibits his kind of filming style. Tim Burton is known for being a famed director, a screenwriter, and a producer. He is influenced by Roald Dahl, Edgar Allan Poe, and many other people. Burton is best known for his use of dark and delightful elements in films like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands. Burton’s film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, is about a poor young boy, named Charlie Bucket, who gets the last golden ticket out of five other winners that Willy Wonka had sent out for the children; to tour the questionably yet outstanding candy maker’s unbelievable factory. In the film Edward Scissorhands, it is about an invention who became incomplete after its inventor had died, leaving him with scissors for hands. Some cinematic techniques Tim Burton harnesses to form

For example, consider the scene in which Wonka’s ex workers are stealing his top secret candy recipes. The slow non-diegetic music starts to build up and draws attention to the reckless actions the thieves are involved in which makes the audience feel curious as to why they are being so secretive. Another example of non-diegetic sound is seen in the scene when Wonka and the kids are on the boat ride to different places inside of the factory. The thrilling background music starts to build up, right before they are about to go into the tunnel. This grabs the attention of the audience because of the fast movements from the boat ride and a spooky feeling about Wonka or what is going to happen next. Ultimately, Tim Burton uses non-diegetic sound to develop a suspenseful and eerie tone for his audiences to