Although the typical layman would immediately label him an oddball‚ those who are a little bit more familiar with Tim Burton would say that he’s a beautiful mess. Burton was born August 25‚ 1958 in Burbank‚ California. He lived in typical suburbia‚ along with his brother and parents‚ although he never felt very attached to them. He felt much closer to the films of Vincent Price and the writings of Edgar Allan Poe. While his parents wanted him to go play outside and be "normal‚" he would rather soak
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THE CINEMATIC STYLE OF TIM BURTON Edward Scissor hands and Charlie and the chocolate factory are both great movies. Tim Burton makes intriguing and all around great movies. The costuming‚ colors‚ and setting structure are all very creative‚ also very unusual and the same time. Charlie and the chocolate factory‚ and Edward Scissor hands are the most intriguing in my opinion. First the costuming in Charlie and the chocolate factory is very dark. Charlie and his family wore black‚ brown‚ and
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“Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder” -E.B. White. And what a wonder the world of Pandora is to ex-marine Jake Sully in the movie‚ Avatar. Sully‚ who is paralyzed‚ takes on the persona of a Na’vi‚ the native people of Pandora‚ through an Avatar to gain information on these people for the government in order to get an operation to correct his disability. Though Avatar is science fiction‚ the movie shows us the reasons and effects of war within our society and how the environment can
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Tim Burton’s Directorial style “One person’s craziness is another person’s reality‚” Tim Burton says. In addition‚ that is shown in his movies Corpse Bride‚ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ and Edward Scissorhands‚ as a gothic romance is portrayed. Tim Burton’s films show his unique and creative style in his stories‚ settings‚ and especially his characters. Film director Tim Burton utilizes close ups‚ low key lighting‚ and creepy non diegetic music in order to create a gloomy‚ and gothic effect
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More Than a Carpenter The author of the book‚ “More Than a Carpenter”‚ Josh McDowell was once a very lost man. He ridiculed Christians. He had no knowledge of what he was attacking until one day his own search for happiness led him down a road he was not prepared for. When he took on this project more than 30 years ago‚ he did so with the idea of refuting Christianity. He was of the mindset that all Christians must be out of their minds. He found himself accepting a challenge to research the
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Jake Frey. A name that carries weight‚ and fame. Though‚ the person fortunate‚ or unfortunate enough to own this name‚ knows what kind of fame he has. I know what it is I’m famous for. I’m a survivor and a victim‚ but of course‚ to some I am a monster. What happened to me all those years ago was not in my control. It’s not my fault that man had decided to come to my school‚ shoot many of my friends‚ and even myself. I was only hit in the lower left portion of my back‚ but playing dead saved me. He
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Lewis Carroll’s "The Walrus and the Carpenter" could possibly be just a nonsensical rhyme meant purely for entertainment value. The fact that this is a nonsense poem inside a nonsense story makes it all the more difficult to decipher a deeper meaning. Like the author‚ who had a darker side to him‚ so too might his work. Carroll made this statement in a letter to an American friend‚I’m very much afraid I didn’t mean anything but nonsense. Still‚ you know‚ words mean more than we mean to express when
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emotions to life and the viewers get to experience it in the moment with visual motion pictures. Movies would not be great without great directors. Tim Burton is an American film director‚ producer‚ writer and animator. He is known for his dark humor and gothic films such as Edward Scissorhands‚ Charlie & the Chocolate Factory and Big Fish. Burton creates his great films by using cinematics techniques. He uses low key lighting‚ extreme close-ups‚ and non-diegetic sound to establish a dark and quirky
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communicate to his viewing audience? “Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me.”- Tim Burton. This quote was said by the Tim Burton and it definitely shows through his wonderfully directed movies. Tim Burton uses cinematic techniques such as color‚ music‚ and establishing shots to capture his audience’s attention and have them spellbound. The first cinematic element considerably used by Tim Burton would be how he uses color in his films. An example of color in one of his films is in Charlie
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The entrance to the Tim Burton show is a toothy clown audaciously daring visitors to step through its jaws. As I step through‚ I am greeted by a plethora of bizarre contraptions‚ like a “Little Shop of Horrors.” I am instantly drawn to a series of female portraits. One particular drawing of a mopey girl wearing a red stitched heart appears to be a kindred spirit‚ and I instantly found solace in her dejected disposition. Throughout the exhibition‚ a similar feeling is projected. Although Burton’s
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