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of these characteristics are ones that are present in many of Tim Burton’s movies. The fifty-eight-year-old Tim Burton has directed over twenty-three movies throughout his thirty-seven-year career. Tim Burton is well known for his dark and mystical fantasy films like Edward Scissorhands and Alice in Wonderland, which are movies that can be loved by people of all ages. Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp frequently work together in movies that require roles for characters that most male actors would…
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In Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Tim Burton uses his skills in point of view, imagery, and his use of symbolism to modern society to lock his viewers in a sort of trance while they are watching his film. However, these skills he has are not limited to just Sweeney Todd but all of his films. This makes him one of the most celebrated directors in America. Tim Burton defined a whole other genre of films. He creates gothic, dark films with sinister atmospheres. Many artists and other…
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what we're all seeking is the meaning of life. I think that what we're really seeking is the experience of being alive.” -Joseph Campbell. The miracle of life is one of the most mysterious, most wonderful things on earth, and yet Tim Burton makes humanity question the true meaning of life. His whimsical plots in movies such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, “Edward Scissorhands”, and “Corpse Bride” overflow with gothic horror and grotesque twists. Tim Burton uses lighting, non-diegetic sounds…
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Tim Burton has more opportunities as a director rather than an author to show mood and tone. In some of his movies such as “Edward Scissorhands” and “Charlie and the chocolate factory” he uses several techniques to show scary moods and tones. The tones of his movies are almost always dark because of the way his life has been in the past. Tim Burton uses lighting, sound and camera movements to describe a particularly dark mood. Lighting is important to indicate the mood of a movie. High-key lighting…
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well-known and easily recognizable examples for modern film makers would be that of Tim Burton. Tim Burton’s films are relatively easily recognizable to audiences; his style is recurrent and contains many features which are synonymous with Burton’s films. Burton has been quoted as saying that a lot of his childhood was spent watching sci-fi and films, and this has evidently influenced his style. The influence of Horror B movies is clear, in particular within Edward Scissor Hands and Sleepy Hollow. The…
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Tim Burton is one of the last people you'd imagine would become one of the most acclaimed directors in the world. He is an introverted, unassuming person. His career got underway at the most famous animation studio in Hollywood, he landed his first directing gig because of a bootleg tape of a short film that was never released, and (for a while, at least) he had a movie in the top-ten grossers of all time. Timothy William Burton was born August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California. Burbank may not…
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In the films Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish, and Batman director Tim Burton uses Flashbacks and non-diegetic music to elude to the complicated pasts of his characters, By doing this it helps the audience realize how much the characters have really experienced and the depth of their pasts which the audience can then apply to people in their own life. The flashbacks in the many movies directed by Tim burton are very crucial in my point of view as it allows the audience to be engaged in the characters…
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What do stop motion animation, creepy movies, and cult classics all have in common? They are all examples of movies that Tim Burton has excelled in. Stop motion is the utmost primary form of movie making being that the first film was Humpty Dumpty in 1898 (The History). Creepy is defined as anything unnerving or causing a feeling of unease and movies characterized as creepy are most often considered to be grouped in the horror category and it takes a certain kind of audience to appreciate this kind…
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Can you understand a movie without the cinematic techniques? Well, it seems hard to me and boring. These techniques are really important for every film maker. Tim Burton’s movies are very impressive, his style can cause you to stay glued on the screen the hold time. Tim Burton’s style is characterized by an ability to create the mood of mystery and horror. He used lighting, music, and camera angles to help the audience understand the feeling of the characters or the movie. Lighting is very important…
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Much of the impression movies leave on viewers come from how lighting affects perception. It creates an emotional impact, and sets a particular mood. Bright, colorful lighting often brings happiness in films. Dark lighting suggest sinister characters,and sets the mood for dark plots.Tim burton uses this lighting technique to portray his dramatic style. Burton manipulates lighting by making things dimmer or brighter to portray the mood. In charlie's house he makes it dark, to make you feel like charlie…
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