Tim Burton Techniques

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton, the American director, has spent his life making important contributions to the film industry. He uniquely incorporates aspects of gothic film, horror, fantasy, and comedy to create masterpieces that shape the film industry. However, there is something special about the films that Burton creates, something that is difficult to define. I believe that Burton has created his own genre of film by blending elements of gothic film, fantasy and German expressionism. Burton has changed the film industry with the invention of the “Tim Burton Film”, which continues to be an ever-evolving category adored by audiences all over the world.
Development
Burton’s personality was clear from the time he was young. He spent …show more content…
Flashback story telling is a major way that Burton tells the stories of the main character. The back story of the main character is always and extremely important aspect in Burton’s films. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka frequently has flashbacks that tell the story of his youth and how he became a chocolate maker. Flashbacks are also used as a more interesting way to tell the story of how he came to work with the Oompa-Loompas. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory there is also the use of “the outcast”. By making the two main characters outcasts, it is not only easy to relate them to each other, but also easily draw conclusions about ones personality based off the actions of the other. This same the director time by developing two characters at once rather than taking time to explain each of them. In Alice and Wonderland, Alice is definitely an outcast from the rest of the family and people at that party. What is interesting about this film is that she is both an outcast in her world, and in the world down the rabbits hole. What I think Burton was attempting to express here is that being an outcast is acceptable as long as you are able to come to terms with it, similarly to the way Alice does after her journey. Misunderstanding towns people are typical present in Burtons’s films. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, everyone besides Charlie and Mr. Wonka seem to be harsh and judgmental and ultimately have a negative impact on the main characters that they are able to overcome. In Alice in Wonderland, her family comes from wealth and nobility and they represent the type of person that Alice does not want to be. In Edward Sissorhands, nearly the entire town is wary of Edward because of the way he looks and they refuse to get to know him for a majority of the