Tim Burton and Cinematic Techniques
Tim Burton is known for creating visually striking films that blend themes of fantasy and horror including ¨Beetle Juice¨, ¨Edward Scissorhands¨, ¨Batman¨, and¨The Nightmare Before Christmas¨. Throughout many of his films, Tim Burton uses cinematic techniques to convey messages to the audience. Two techniques, you can find in his films, are control of color and flashbacks to show how people and places contrast each other and give insight into a character's past and their motivations.
Tim Burton uses color to show how people and places contrast each other. For example, in ¨Edward Scissorhands¨, the urban neighborhood is bright in pastels while Edwards home, the mansion, is dark and ominous. This creates the impression that something sinister or unpleasant is going to happen in the mansion. Burton also does this in ¨Corpse Bride¨, the land of the living is bland with lots of grey and white while the land of the dead is full of color. This …show more content…
For example, in ¨Charlie and the Chocolate Factory¨ Willy Wonka is asked to describe the first piece of candy he ate. The scene then transitions to his childhood. The audience is shown that Willy Wonka´s father prohibited Willy from eating candy as a child, so out of curiosity he disobeys and tries a piece of candy. In doing so, he becomes greatly fascinated with candy thus explaining why he makes candy. This is also shown in, ¨Edward Scissorhands¨. While Edward is hugging Kim, the scene transitions to Edward's past in the mansion. The inventor announces that he has a gift for Edward, his hands. The last piece in making him ¨Human¨. The inventors unfortunate death before exchanging Edward´s scissors for hands. This explains why Edward has scissorhands. Although he has Scissorhands, Edward still displays human emotions which can be seen with his love for
Tim Burton is known for creating visually striking films that blend themes of fantasy and horror including ¨Beetle Juice¨, ¨Edward Scissorhands¨, ¨Batman¨, and¨The Nightmare Before Christmas¨. Throughout many of his films, Tim Burton uses cinematic techniques to convey messages to the audience. Two techniques, you can find in his films, are control of color and flashbacks to show how people and places contrast each other and give insight into a character's past and their motivations.
Tim Burton uses color to show how people and places contrast each other. For example, in ¨Edward Scissorhands¨, the urban neighborhood is bright in pastels while Edwards home, the mansion, is dark and ominous. This creates the impression that something sinister or unpleasant is going to happen in the mansion. Burton also does this in ¨Corpse Bride¨, the land of the living is bland with lots of grey and white while the land of the dead is full of color. This …show more content…
For example, in ¨Charlie and the Chocolate Factory¨ Willy Wonka is asked to describe the first piece of candy he ate. The scene then transitions to his childhood. The audience is shown that Willy Wonka´s father prohibited Willy from eating candy as a child, so out of curiosity he disobeys and tries a piece of candy. In doing so, he becomes greatly fascinated with candy thus explaining why he makes candy. This is also shown in, ¨Edward Scissorhands¨. While Edward is hugging Kim, the scene transitions to Edward's past in the mansion. The inventor announces that he has a gift for Edward, his hands. The last piece in making him ¨Human¨. The inventors unfortunate death before exchanging Edward´s scissors for hands. This explains why Edward has scissorhands. Although he has Scissorhands, Edward still displays human emotions which can be seen with his love for