How Does Tim Burton Use Cinematic Techniques

Tim Burton is a well known director that effectively uses cinematic techniques such as lighting, camera angle, and sound to create a unique and different mood and tone. Lighting in films gives people an important image that controls the way they feel about that moment of the movie. Tim Burton uses this cinematic technique in his films to control the mood. For instance in his film Edward Scissorhands he uses high key lighting when we are first seeing the neighborhood and the people to make it look bright and happy which gives the appeal that it is in a way a perfect society. This is a familiar technique that we see a lot in his movies for example he also uses high key lighting in his film Big Fish when the character Edward Bloom finds the little town for the first time and everything is so lightened and vivid which creates a new bright feeling. Tim Burton also uses low key lighting in his films like in his movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when it's Charlie's birthday and everyone is gathered around in the small dark house and there is only some lighting on there faces. The low key lighting in this shot shows that they are poor and only can have so much. …show more content…
For instance in Edward Scissorhands when Edward is looking at the families pictures the music is light and fluffy like, which makes the family feel safe and loving. Burton also uses using sound in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with the scene where Charlie Bucket finds the last golden ticket in the shop and the music all of a sudden softens but is high pitched at the same time creating a heroic exciting moment. Lastly Burton uses sound in the film Big Fish when Edward Bloom first meets the giant and the music gets really loud and dark making the giant seem intimidating and