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Tim Burton's Cinematic Techniques In Edward Scissorhands

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“Maybe it's just in America, but it seems that if you're passionate about something, it freaks people out. You're considered bizarre or eccentric. To me, it just means you know who you are.”(Burton) Tim Burton has directed multiple iconic movies, in his movies he uses many different cinematic techniques to establish his personal style. Two iconic films that express his eccentric style are Charlie and the Chocolate and Edward Scissorhands. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory you learn about a poor boy named Charlie who received a golden ticket to a famous chocolate factory owned by Willy Wonka, who then offers a great prize at the end of his visit. In Edward Scissorhands you watch the main character Edward who has been isolated his entire existence try and live a normal life with scissors as hands. In these two movies Tim Burton's use of close ups and low key lighting help to create his eerie style. Burtons use of close ups reveal his bizarre techniques. In the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Burton uses close ups in multiple occasions for example in Willy Wonka's flashback when his dad explains to him how bad candy is there is a close up of his face along with the dark lighting in the background this can create a …show more content…

In Charlie and the Chocolate low key lighting is used when Willy Wonka and the kids walk into the factory, low key lighting is used even though the theme is expected to be happy and cheerful. Burton uses low key lighting in Edward Scissorhands when Peg is meeting Edward, due to the shift from high key lighting to low key lighting making the viewers understand how isolated from the normal world Edward has been.This also makes Edward be viewed as an outsider to Peg. This is a example of Tim Burton’s quirky horror because he turns something meant to be cheerful in to something

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