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Cinematic Techniques In Edward Scissorhands

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The Cinematic Techniques of Edward Scissorhands On a high isolated mountain, an unhuman creature resides. His inventor died before he could give him hands. One day, an Avon cosmetics salesperson stops at his mansion. Besides his inventor, nobody knew who he was or has seen him. When Peg, the salesperson, stumbles into his home; she was bewildered. Once she collects herself, she steps toward the dark creature, Black haired sprawled everywhere and a dark suit. What catches her eye the most is his shiny hands. Scissors. Peg is taken back, but she suddenly asks his name. He replies slowly, “Edward.” Tim Burton uses a gothic and childlike feel in all of his movies. His work usually has eerie storylines with dark lighting and shots and framing. In the movie Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton’s mysterious styles is conveyed through his use of shots and …show more content…

The purpose of this element is to show suspense, danger, evil, innocence, or goodness. With lowkey lighting, it is suspenseful. With bottom or side lighting, it makes the subject appear evil or dangerous. Lastly, with front/ back lighting it makes the subject look innocent or good. At the beginning of this film, Edward’s mansion is on a dark and creepy hill. Once Peg comes back to the neighborhood with Edward, it is flooded with highkey lighting and very vibrant colors. Also, when he saw Kim’s picture, Kim has a front/back lighting on her face. At night, it is very dark making it look suspenseful. During the day, it is very bright. This example implies that Edward appears to be evil or dangerous, but really he shows innocence. He puts his family before anyone else. Also, that he is just trying to fit in and be like everyone else. This is similar to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. All throughout the time they are in the factory, it is lowkey lighting. This shows that the kids and adults don’t know what will happen next. This implies suspicion or

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