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    One of Tim Burton’s main archetypes is contrast. Tim Burton uses numerous cinematic techniques to show contrast between settings and characters. Some of his movies that show this the most are Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Corpse Bride. He uses contrasting lighting, non-diegetic sound, and colors to show the difference between settings and people. Tim Burton uses different types of non-diegetic sound to show the contrast in certain settings in his movies. In Edward…

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    As an established and well-respected director, Tim Burton has been credited for his unique filming style evident in his many movies. Born on August 25th, 1958 in Burbank, California, Burton was always known as an ‘odd’ child, spending most of his time drawing, painting, and watching horror films. After graduating from high school, he attended the California Institute of the Arts, after which he became an apprentice animator at the Walt Disney Studios. This was the beginning of what would become…

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    Tim Burton has more experience as director rather than an author with setting the mood or tone. In the movies that he directs, such as, “Edward Scissorhands” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” he used his demented past to put a different spin on the setting and characters. Tim Burton uses camera angles, sound, and camera movement to make the scene or entire movie feel eerie. He does this to give viewers an experience they will not forget. Mr. Burton uses camera angles to make scenes more…

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    (Burton). Tim Burton had a different life than other kids’. He never got to be close with his parents, he loved horror movies, and he hated growing up in the suburbs. Tim Burton likes to make dark movies that always involve somebody being an outcast in society, such as Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Edward in Edward Scissorhands, as well as, Victor in Corpse Bride. Tim Burton uses frames and angles, camera movements, and lighting to show how the characters chose their own path without society…

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    Many films focus on the beauty and realism of the main protagonists. ✔ In the film Edward Scissorhands, directed by Tim Burton, appearance and reality was a main idea and how this impacted on the character of Edward. The film reveals the story of Edward, an abnormally looking human ‘creation’ who has scissors for hands. The story tells the story of Edward, who is invited to join a suburban family and leave his home of an abandoned mansion. Features such as costume, lighting, and dialogue help…

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    Edward Scissorhands is a film which focuses on the story of a man named Edward, who is actually a creation designed by an inventor. This inventor passes away before finishing this creation, leaving Edward almost complete, yet lacking hands. Instead, his hands are composed of various scissors. After the passing of his inventor, Edward is left in isolation, until an Avon sales representative Peggy Boggs, stumbles upon him during her sale route. Seeing Edward has no one, Peggy brings him home to…

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    Tim Burton Style Analysis & Technique Paper Since 1971, Tim Burton has directed over 30 memorable films which all had a very similar themes of fantasy, horror, dark, gothic and quirk like films. Some of his most commonly known films are, Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman (1989) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005). Burton has worked with many popular actors, such as Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Depp. A large part of Tim Burton’s successful career came from working with Walt Disney,…

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    Style Analysis In Tim Burton's movies he has a specific style that he portrays in everyone of them. Tim Burton's style can be viewed as uniquely horrific. The movies that he directs has one character that usually stands out from the rest. An outsider and how that outsider will never fit into society. He uses cinematic elements to portray his style, like lighting, diegetic and nondiegetic sound, and camera movement. Lighting is a good element used in movies, it can show that someone is happy,…

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    Tim Hortons Vs Starbucks

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    Both companies being successful, Tim Hortons and Starbucks have different strategies. To remain competitive and profitable, it is necessary for both companies to adopt the BSC so that companies could take initiatives to improve their current business practice. The following paragraphs explain how the BSC is implemented for both companies and what initiatives they could launch to better implement the BSC. For organizational learning and growth perspective, Tim Hortons and Starbucks aims to…

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    Tim Burton, born August 1958, is a film director and famous writer. Throughout many of his films and stories, Burton commonly makes is protagonists an “outsider”. His characters are usually outside of societies normality’s and don’t fit in either physically or mentally. This is shown through the protagonists in Burton’s films: Edward Scissorhands, Vincent and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Tim Burton uses the protagonist Edward, in the 1990 feature film Edward Scissorhands to…

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