German Expressionism and Tim Burton Tim Burton’s films have often been noted as modern day forms of German expressionism (the creative movement in Germany before World War I). It is through such things as sets‚ themes‚ makeup and costuming‚ lighting and shadows‚ acting techniques‚ and character that we can see Burton has been widely influenced by films of the era. The notable director’s films Edward Scissorhands (1990)‚ Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)‚ Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992)‚
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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 an eerie and suspenseful mood. One way that Burton does this is through
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imaginative chocolatiers to a man with scissors for hands‚ Tim Burton’s use of unique and outcast characters make his films some of the most recognized in the world. Burton’s style is as distinctive as his characters by creating fantastical but mysterious worlds. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands are some of his most popular films and both illustrate characters who are outcasts onto the society around them. Burton uses the contrast of lifestyles in the characters‚ low key lighting
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Honors February 9‚2015 Style‚In Burton’s Eyes Tim Burton has more opportunities as a director rather than an author to show shots/framing‚lighting‚camera movement‚and music/sounds.In some of his past movies such as "Edward Scissorhands" and "The Corpse Bride" he used various of technique to demonstrate moods and tones. The tone of his movies are almost always dark because of his childhood experiences. Tim Burton uses lighting‚Sound and camera to depict a unique gothic cinematic experience.
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Out Casts with Cinematic Techniques Tim Burton is well known for his unique style in each of his movies inspired by his unusual childhood. By using different cinematic techniques‚ Tim Burton is able to point out an outsider in each of his movies. Each of these unique outsiders goes through a suspenseful journey having the audience anticipating the next scene. To create this suspense‚ Tim Burton uses many different cinematic techniques‚ mostly including lighting and non-diegetic sounds. For example
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important settings in the 1981 motion picture‚ ‘Gallipoli‚’ which enable us to gain an understanding of the key ideas of the film; which are‚ the destructive puissance of war propaganda and the brutality of war. Throughout the film‚ a plethora of cinematic techniques are employed by the director Peter Weir‚ in these settings‚ in order to not only expose the key ideas of the film but‚ more importantly‚ to impart messages of great relevance and significance for people in society today. Contextually speaking
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TOPIC: ‘Kazan uses a range of cinematic techniques to reveal the emotional and moral struggle of Terry Malloy’ ‘On the Waterfront’ is an‚ award winning film‚ directed by Elia Kazan‚ whose audience is faced with Terry’s moral dilemma and emotional battle‚ that forces them to think about their own beliefs about what loyalty‚ love and friendship mean. The films protagonist Terry Malloy‚ portrays the tough-guy attitude‚ in order to try protect himself to from the degradation that surrounds him. Trapped
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Tim Burton is one of the most well known directors for his style of writing. He was inspired by Edgar Allen Poe‚ Dr. Seuss‚ and other famous children stories writers to make these kid movies‚ but add some kind of darkness to them somehow. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ the darkness is resembled by every snotty‚ spoiled brat learning their consequences. In Edward Scissorhands‚ the darkness is resembled by how Edward didn’t fit in to the perfect neighborhood. Tim Burton’s style of writing makes
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Tim Burton is an American film director‚ who is best known for directing Beetle juice‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ A Nightmare Before Christmas‚ and various great films. Tim Burton has a unique style used in children’s movie‚ he uses a lot of gothic and dark themes that can be great for other movies such as the 1989 Batman film or Sweeney Todd both already have a dark setting with them and are great for Burton’s gothic style. Tim Burton’s films are mostly centered around being an outcast‚ a different person
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Tim Burton the Preservation of Dion Armstrong English Composition Instructor: John Hart When you think of the word perseverance and what a person had to do to succeed in their life who inspires you? I personally think of Tim Burton. I’ve always loved art as a youth. From stick figure drawings‚ origami‚ calligraphy‚ still life scenes‚ air brush art‚ acrylics and oil paint portraits. “My love of art as I remember”. I’ve always envisioned my work to be a lasting memory‚ a reflection of myself‚ a
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