Two Places In Edward Scissorhands

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Tim Burton creates two different world with his lighting and color. This goes to create the moods in two places. He often uses two places to create the safe area and dangerous area of the story. In Charlie and chocolate factory, the factory was bright and cheerful, while everything outside was grayish and cloudy. In Corpse Bride, the upper world was practically back and white, and the minimal color there was were far, mourning colors. In Edward Scissorhands, the castle was almost completely dark, excepting the trimmed gardens, and the neighborhood was as bright and colorful as possible.
Tim Burton uses close-ups on faces to portray most of the emotion in his movies In every movie, Burton uses almost as many close-ups as he does other things

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