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Stories have been told since the beginning of time, they are meant to provide information or to teach morals. In the renowned film, “Big Fish” (T. Burton, 2003), the protagonist, Edward Bloom, constantly told inflated stories to keep his audience attentive, but he rarely kept accurate facts in his stories. Due to the exaggerated stories, William Bloom, Edward’s son, did not trust Edward anymore, and Edward did not gain back his trust till the day he died. Facts seemed to satisfy William, the…

Tim Burton is a film director who has many popular movies like Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, and Big Fish. He's able to alter his filming techniques to make his films interesting. His movies are so dark, yet at the same time so colorful. Burton uses camera angles, lighting, and sound to bring the eyes of the person watching towards the screen.. Burton can change up the camera angles, when Peg went in Edwards home, the director used high angles to give Peg the…

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Because of the Outcast Some people have different opinions on how they want to see society. The few that have different opinions against society are considered the outcasts.Tim Burton has these opposing opinions, making him an outcast. When directing his films, Burton uses a specific sense of style, which you can easily identify in any of his films. The style is portrayed in films such as Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Through the use of lighting and camera angles,…

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…

"You just try to be nice to everybody and treat them all the same. Treat them how you would want to be treated." I believe Tim Tebow is the most inspiring person of the 20th century. Tim Tebow was born on August 14, 1987 in the Philippines because his family was living there and on a Christian mission trip. Tim Tebow was a miracle child because his mom was in a coma and the doctors had to give her strong drugs while she was pregnant. Tebow's mom was advised by the doctors to abort the baby…

Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands tells the story of a young man named Edward, an inventor’s unfinished creation with scissors for hands. After a long period of isolation, this “uncommonly gentle man” faces the challenges of living in society and falls in love with a beautiful teenage girl, Kim. When analyzing the movie, it can be argued that Edward Scissorhands is in fact a modern take on the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. The main themes in Beauty and the Beast are that of loneliness,…

screenwriter Tim Burton. Tim Burton is known for dozens of films such as the acclaimed dark romantic fantasy film, Edward Scissorhands (1990), Beetlejuice (1987), Batman (1989) just to name a few. Growing up, Tim Burton felt different from other kids so art became his escape, drawing characters that reflected his feelings of insecurities and awkwardness. Burton created characters that were misunderstood and socially awkward just like Edward Scissorhands and a reflection of his own youth. Tim…

The man, the myth, the legend- a Big Fish Essay Who is Edward Bloom? In Big Fish by Daniel Wallace, Edward Bloom creates a persona of himself as a way to evade the truth about his life by telling stories to his son, William. But as Edward is dying, William wants to learn the truth about who his father really is, but he finds that Edward is unwilling to share it, which dampens the trust and understanding in their father-son relationship. By the end of the book, Will learns the truth about his…

lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work that hit me,” Tim Burton. When a director is making a movie they tend to use certain cinematic techniques in order to create the mood or foreshadow future events. Some directors have their own techniques they use frequently due to developing their own sense of style. Tim Burton and Tim Henson have their own style and cinematic techniques they use while directing their films. Even though Tim Burton and Tim Henson have different techniques for camera…