Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands, And Corpse Bride

Do you know what makes you different? Tim Burton does and has a unique way of showing it. Through his films, Charlie and the Chocolate factory, Corpse Bride, and Edward Scissorhands. Which he has managed to enhance by using these two specific cinematic techniques. Lighting and sound are the two factors that contribute you into feeling a desired way. These techniques manipulate you to either feel sad, happy, or even excited during the film.

Indisputably, Tim Burton has one of the world’s most distinct styles when regarding film directing. His tone, mood, diction, imagery, organization, syntax, and point of view within his films sets him apart from other renowned directors. Burton’s style can be easily depicted in two of his most highly esteemed and critically acclaimed films, Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Burton ingeniously incorporates effective cinematic techniques to convey a poignant underlying message to the audience. Such cinematic techniques are in the lighting and editing technique categories. High key and low key relationships plus editing variations evinces the director’s elaborate style. He utilizes these cinematic techniques to

Tim Burton is one of the most unusual and unique directors of our time. He brings characters to life by putting them in a habitat they don’t belong. His movies “Alice in Wonderland”, “The Corpse Bride”, “Charlie and the chocolate factory”, and “Edward Scissorhands” all demonstrate how one of a kind his movies are. Using cinematic techniques, Tim Burton points out the misfit character and shows how different they are then everyone else. His use of camera angles, lighting, and sound give the viewers a different perspective on the movies, and help pick out the individual character.

Inspired by Roald Dahl and Vincent Price, director Tim Burton is easily one of the most remarkable and creative directors of his generation. Burton has a unique and individual way of challenging the minds of viewers and attracting individuals to his films, and has been using this technique for over 30 years. His ways persuade the audience to change the mood they have toward the film. In the films Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissorhands, and Big Fish Director Tim Burton uses cinematic and editing techniques such as lighting, sound, and flashbacks in order to enhance the mood and feelings of viewers.

Between Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Big Fish, Tim Burton has been amazing audiences of all ages for 30 years. Tim Burton uses many techniques to show how he can make an audience feel things that shouldn’t, or wouldn’t, have been there. In a lot of Tim Burton’s films, he uses sound, camera angles, and lighting to give off many different effects.

In conclusion, Tim Burton uses lighting, camera movements, and music/sound to depict unique cinematic masterpiece. He utilizes reverse lighting in “Edward Scissorhands” and in a multitude of his movies. He uses diegetic and non-diegetic sounds to depict mysterious scenes. Burton also uses camera movement to make even more to the immense wonder and suspense of his films. Tim Burton has a

Wonderland is depicted as being a land of magic, mystery and nonsensical occurrences. The director Tim Burton has been able to do this by the use of numerous filmic techniques. One of the techniques was the soundscape, in the film the sound scape created the desired aura, and ambiance to signify the wackiness of ‘Wonderland’. The sound which accompanied anything related to ‘wonderland’ can be described as airy, harmonious and awestruck, however occasionally it may be interrupted by a natural noise, like a pig running (as seen in the 1st scene of wonderland). It has slow, yet easy transitions between the various notes, making it somewhat fluid. A great example of this type of soundscape is around 11.42; here the music is elevated and accompanied with a vocal choir as the rabbit is from Wonderland. This orchestral arrangement, especially the choir adds an element of mystery and suspense. It also creates a euphoric atmosphere. Another evidence to show the close correlation between the soundscape and ‘Wonderland’ is that, every time wonderland is the subject of discussion, the

Burton manipulates shots/framing, editing, and music/sound to enhance the perspective of the audience and give them a meaningful and relevant story.

When a person watches a movie, and a scene with dim lighting shows up on the screen, that usually makes them feel tense and scared about what is going to happen next. Directors use cinematic techniques to convey feelings or connect with the viewer. In the movies Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton uses flashbacks, diegetic and non-diegetic sounds, and high key and low key lighting to show a characters’ thoughts or past, create the mood of a scene, create suspense, and let the viewers know about the characters’ as if they personally knew each other.

In Tim Burton films and shorts he uses cinematic techniques such as lighting, music/sound, and editing to his advantage to portray and emphasize the atmosphere of specific scenes in his movies. Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Burton edition) all facilitate these methods distinctively. These techniques influence and the manipulate the audience's view on the film. If the music/sound is cheerful in the beginning the audience will most likely perceive and predict that the whole movie will be jubilant. Concerning lighting, If a scene has faint, shadowy illumination the scene will most likely be identified as glum or sullen. The opposite of this would supply the scene with bright, colorful

Director Tim Burton is brashly thought of as having a dark, macabre, and humorous style in his films. This being true, there is a multitude of ways that the style is created for the audience. Furthermore, Burton’s cinematic technique usage is a direct mark of creative exposure of this dark style throughout the duration of a film’s story. Director Tim Burton uses diverse cinematic techniques to create a variety of effects that represent his style of grim childlike misfortune, tampered by opulent optimism.

“With this hand, I will life your sorrows. Your cup will never be empty, for I will be your wine. With this candle, I will light your way in darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine”. She walks into the chapel and sees the couple telling each other their wedding vows. Little does she know this day will be the worst and best of her life. In almost all films directed by Tim Burton include dark colors and choral music. This is what bonds cinematic techniques and mise en scène. Burton’s unique style includes the use of lighting and mise en scène to convey that self-discovery is important in developing an interesting outlook on life.

In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the use of camera movements can contribute to the making of tone and mood. When Charlie first entered the factory, there was an establishing shot which showed the entire factory, this had an exciting tone. The exciting tone is achieved because when walking into the factory it can be seen that it would be exciting to see that. Without this the setting would not have been established and it would not show the entire factory meaning that the excitement of the audience would not be as high.

In conclusion film techniques that Tim burton used in the movies charlie in the chocolate factory, Edward scissorhand, and Crops dead bride. where there is zooming in and out,low-key-lighting,fade, and natural lighting. With the mood and tone being creepy can

Horror films are movies that aim to elicit a strong physiological reaction in the viewer, such as raised heartbeat and fear. Three horror films by the names of Psycho, Scream and The Messengers will be analysed and compared to an episode of the popular children’s show Shaun the Sheep. Five elements will be addressed in this analysis, those being camera techniques, Mise-en-scene, Editing, Lighting and Sound.