How Is Lighting Used In Edward Scissorhands

In Tim Burton films, audiences cannot miss the peculiar, mysterious, and odd patterns that Burton instills in each and every one of his movies. From films like Big Fish, Edward Scissorhands, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory audiences can see a bit of his twisted reality and images from his head come life through the screen. A series of Camera Movements, Lighting, and Camera Angles makes viewers see things through Burtons eyes. In the Films “Edward Scissorhands” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” camera movements like Dolly were used to make things appear important although those important events were different. For example, in the movie Edward Scissorhands, the dolly effect was used in the scene where Edward was scratching the

In the movie Big Fish, low-key lighting was used in the scene where Edward sees the imaginary girl in the lake. The effect was used to create a feeling of suspense because the town of Specter was perfect, in fact so perfect it gave you an eerie feeling because you didn’t know what to expect out of it. Whereas in the movie Edward Scissorhands, Low-key lighting was used to enhance the creepiness in the scene where Peg meets Edward at the old mansion on the hill. This technique was used to to make the Audience see who Edward was and what a freak he was. Not all lighting in Burton’s films were all depressing, dark, and eerie. In fact, also in the movie Edward Scissorhands, High-key Lighting was used in the scene where Peg was in the garden to show how magnificent all of the clippings were and despite the reputation of the mansion, it was actually beautiful. Also in the Tim Burton film Big Fish, High-Key lighting was used in the scene where Edward arrived in the town of Spectre. The lighting was used to create a heavenly affect because of the perfectness of Spectre, it was almost like Edward had arrived in heaven. “Even the water [tasted]