Contrast Essay of the Opening Scenes of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas This essay compares and contrasts the similarities and the different parts of the opening scenes of two movies of Tim Burton which are Corpse Bride and The Nightmare Before Christmas. The scenes will be explained in details through the gothic elements and his unique style. Here is an outline of the essay’s main sections; 1. Introduction • Information about Tim Burton and his unique style Famous for his
Tim Burton: An anomalistic auteur In the study of media such as film and television, the existence of an auteur, or the media artist comes into question through the auteur theory. The auteur theory was first developed in France by the concept of Alexandre Astruc’s “camera-stylo” concept of film and later achieving recognition in America through Andrew Sarris, an American film critic. The theory holds true the belief that it is “…the director, who oversees all audio and visual elements of the motion
Whether it was through childhood or as an adult, Tim burton has been in everyone’s lives. He has produced, directed, and written the greatest movies of all time. A couple favorites would be, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Sleepy hallow, to just name a few. He was won 20 awards and has been nominated 56 times (IMDb). Everyone loves his dark, gothic, eerie, horror and fantasy films. Ever since he was in high school, he was recognized for his great talents, and
going to reference two films, Edward Scissorhands (1990) and Vincent (1982), directed by Tim Burton. Edward Scissorhands, is Tim Burton’s take on the Frankenstein story. We can clearly see the influences that have appealed to Tim Burton in the classic Frankenstein (1931) was not the character’s monstrousness appeal but the sense of sad sorrow that audiences sympathized to in Boris Karloff’s performance. Whereas in Tim Burton’s vision, we see a “Special” character as the Frankenstein Monster, in the similar
Tale of Tim Burton Tim Burton is well known for his work as a director. He has been nominated for several awards, among these are; two Oscars, one Golden Globe, five Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, and several Hugo Awards (Tim Burton Awards). Besides being a director of many of Hollywood 's greatest films, he is also an accomplished illustrator, painter, screenwriter, and producer. From his early days at The California Institute of Arts to his current film projects, Burton has
and maintaining professional networks which are the key to getting work in this industry. In the end it really comes down to being in the right place at the right time and knowing the right people. It is important to be able to work with other people since there will be other people working on the same project as you. You must be well skilled in communicating with directors to help create what they want because sometimes a director might not be that good at articulating what they want for their film
Director Tim Burton is known for his distinctive style, incorporating peculiar characters into a “split-world” society and empathizing with the isolated, lonely central character. By today’s standards, Burton has become a master of making Gothic yet quirky-themed films, integrating both dark and bright, the drab yet colorful. As Martin McEachern said in his article, “Eye Candy,” Burton has had a “long affection for blissfully unassimilated oddballs who cling to their own warped yet magical view of
humor - a thrilling mixture of the grotesque and comic. A frequent motif is that people are not what they appear to be. Dahl's works for children are usually told from the point of view of a child, and they typically involve adult villains, usually women who hate and mistreat children, and feature at least one "good" adult to counteract the villain(s). However, this tale offers a different formula in that the adults in Charlie’s life are good. It is the children that he goes to
One of the most influential Italian cinemas film directors was Federico Fellini, who became popular after World War II. The filmography of Fellini included 24 titles; of which won him five Academy Awards including the most Oscars in history for best foreign language film (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Federico Fellini’s influences have became such an integral part of the film industry, that some of his influences are barely even credited to him in todays society such as the word “paparazzi” which originated
On the surface, a good number of films produced by Tim Burton prompt similar themes of dark satire and grisly outcomes. However, throughout the progress of the film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, I found my initial impressions of the typically grim director to be baseless and skewed. From being introduced to songs like No Place Like London and my personal favorite, A Little Priest, to the surreal interpretation of lust, loss, and revenge; Burton’s establishes his take on mischief