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    From Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ to Big Fish‚ director Tim Burton has been proving his amazing capability to weave extraordinary‚ almost dreamlike worlds. Although many directors use cinematic techniques to show or prove something‚ Burton clearly has a special gift. Burton’s use of cinematic techniques is very unique compared to other directors. Burton uses lighting‚ characterization‚ and music to show the mood of the scene. To begin‚ Burton uses lighting to create

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    Edward Scissorhands Essay Question: ‘The real monsters of Edward Scissorhands are some of his neighbours.’ How true is this statement? Refer to the horror genre and a range of film techniques in your answer. Some people are monsters by appearance and others by behaviour. The way people treat others often influences how they react. In this caseEdward was a kind To discuss the essay question it is necessary to have a clear understanding of the meaning of the word monster‚ The Collins dictionary

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    appearance being strikingly hair raising. It is a well-known fact that he himself is an odd character‚ odd yet great. He has a love for the unconventional and pushes the audience in to a fantasy world where characters like the social outcast Edward Scissorhands

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    appreciating his work and him. He then climbs off of the ladder to see his work but when he accepted how well it was‚ he accidentally cut Kim. Edward now feeling bad tries to see if Kim is ok but Kim’s ex-boyfriend Jim intervenes telling Edward to leave because he’s a freak and that he was not welcomed. The director Tim Burton then shows Edward from Edward scissorhands cutting his clothes with his hands made of scissors to show a transition in the character to show that he has finally accepted that he will

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    non-diegetic music‚ and lighting Burton shows in Edward Scissorhands and Alice in Wonderland how it’s better to be different and yourself than conforming to a restrictive society. Burton uses contrasting colors in Edward Scissorhands in order to show how dissimilar Edward is. In Edward Scissorhands‚ all the houses‚ cars‚ and people’s clothing in the neighborhood are bright pastel colors that juxtaposed Edward’s black and white appearance already displaying how Edward does not fit in with the neighborhood.

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    Charlie in the Chocolate Factory‚ Big Fish‚ Edward Scissorhands. All famous movies directed by Tim Burton‚ a dark and mysterious director. Burton has an odd sense of style‚ which is used to captivate characters emotions and sense suspicions. Burton is a talented director and takes many things into consideration before directing a film. In many films directed by Burton‚ he uses shots and framing‚ non-diegetic sound‚ and camera angles to create mood. To begin‚ Burton chooses shots and framing to help

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    He then left Disney to create “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure” in 1985. This soon became a huge hit‚ and lead him to his next film Edward Scissorhands in the 1990’s. It was frightening‚ touching‚ and funny which proved that Tim Burton could put together the idea of humanity and the empathy of the audience. This resulted in The Nightmare before Christmas in 1993 starring Jack Skellington (Chris

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    implements an outcast protagonist to emphasize you do not have to stick to the status quo to be happy or successful. When Peg and Edward are strolling through the neighborhood‚ Burton uses medium and shot-reverse-shots to show how much Edward sticks out from the rest of the community. Early on‚ this develops Edward as

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    Different directors show the different themes through camera shots. In Edward scissorhands the director‚ Tim Burton used different camera shots‚ different themes‚ settings and dialogue to show how the characters showed love. This will be looking at how the main character‚ Edward showed his love towards Kim‚ Peg’s daughter. Also how Peg showed her love towards him. In the starting scene‚ love is shown by how Peg welcomes Edward into her home. So he can experience life with a loving family. Peg’s the

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    AAAAAAhhhhhh Oooo my gosh‚ these are words that we hear all the time bye crazy fans when the see popular actors‚ singers and all famous celebrity’s with the fancy cars and loads of money that mean something to all of these crazy fans. In the film Edward Scissorhands‚ Ed is very much treated like a celebrity he was discovered‚ he hit his peak of popularity‚ then as he made one little mistake the world turned against him and he crashed. This 1960’s suburbia movie demonstrates how the life of a normal family

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