Analysing Tim burton's use of angles and shots
Watching a Tim Burton film, is not the usual film experience, the particular created by the ominous music, dark lighting, and use of different shots and angles , help develop the Tim Burton style. Although the shots and angles maybe be the least noticed, they’re an intrinsic part of his style. In his renowned films Charlie and the chocolate Factory in which four children get to visit Wonka's secretive factory. Alice and wonderland, girl who falls down a rabbit then she must free wonderland, and Big fish, in which edward leaves the countryside to help karl go to the big city. He films uses high then low angles, and contrasting long shots and close-ups to help convey the power and importance of a character, as well as emotions of Alice, and Charlie …show more content…
For example in Big Fish when edward goes to the giant’s cave the camera changes point of view as they talk from a high angle from the giant’s point of view, to a low angle shot from edward's point of view. In this scene Edward is powerless if Karl wanted to eat him, but he doesn’t. The viewer gets the sense that even though Karl’s a Giant, and the camera angles show him towering over Edward he doesn’t want to eat people.Likewise, in Alice and Wonderland Tim burton uses the same high and low angle sequence when Alice meets The Mad Hatter, the Camera switches from a high angle at mad hatter’s level, to a low angle at Alice’s level. In the This is when Alice believes she has little importance in wonderland, and is powerless. This is expressed to the viewers by using the camera angles to make her look small which symbolizes her feeling. These scenes demonstrates how Tim Burton uses the high and low camera angles to show weakness, or little importance of characters without the need for
Watching a Tim Burton film, is not the usual film experience, the particular created by the ominous music, dark lighting, and use of different shots and angles , help develop the Tim Burton style. Although the shots and angles maybe be the least noticed, they’re an intrinsic part of his style. In his renowned films Charlie and the chocolate Factory in which four children get to visit Wonka's secretive factory. Alice and wonderland, girl who falls down a rabbit then she must free wonderland, and Big fish, in which edward leaves the countryside to help karl go to the big city. He films uses high then low angles, and contrasting long shots and close-ups to help convey the power and importance of a character, as well as emotions of Alice, and Charlie …show more content…
For example in Big Fish when edward goes to the giant’s cave the camera changes point of view as they talk from a high angle from the giant’s point of view, to a low angle shot from edward's point of view. In this scene Edward is powerless if Karl wanted to eat him, but he doesn’t. The viewer gets the sense that even though Karl’s a Giant, and the camera angles show him towering over Edward he doesn’t want to eat people.Likewise, in Alice and Wonderland Tim burton uses the same high and low angle sequence when Alice meets The Mad Hatter, the Camera switches from a high angle at mad hatter’s level, to a low angle at Alice’s level. In the This is when Alice believes she has little importance in wonderland, and is powerless. This is expressed to the viewers by using the camera angles to make her look small which symbolizes her feeling. These scenes demonstrates how Tim Burton uses the high and low camera angles to show weakness, or little importance of characters without the need for