Tim Burton's Cinematic Techniques There are many important cinematic techniques directors use to get the right mood and reaction out of the viewers without directly telling people what to feel. Tim Burton the director for these three films being used uses many of the techniques, but the main affective ones were close up shots, low key lighting, and non-diegetic music. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory close-up shots were used to get a more detailed idea of how the characters in the movie are feeling. In the scene where Charlie found the golden ticket in the chocolate, the directors took a close-up shot to show the excitement and amazed look in his face. Close-up shots appeared in Edward Scissorhands in the scene when Edward was cutting the women’s hair in the neighborhood. The shots showed that arch woman was enjoying the hair cuts and were relaxed, also Edwards face showed that he was very focused and engaged. Lastly, in Big Fish, the scene where Will was talking to the giant, close up shots were used to show that he was frightened by the giant and did not want any problems. …show more content…
They went up to her door and when she opened it there was low key lighting. This gave the audience the feeling that the women was private and set a dark, mysterious mood. Also, this type of lighting was used in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when all the kids who got the golden ticket made it to the factory and Willy Wonka was coming out to welcome them. When he started walking out, the lighting started at low key to show the mystery of the scene and slowly reveal Wonka. Lastly, for Edward Scissorhands, low key lighting was shown when Edward was caught “ breaking into a house” and the police arrived. He was slowly walking out and as he was doing so, the police get a feeling that he was armed and dangerous because of the low key