Tim Burton's Sets The Mood When listening to scary story commonly the lights are off and the only illumination is from a flashlight placed closely under the storytellers chin. Tim Burton uses uses stylistic techniques such as low key lighting and close up shots to convey a spooky tone in his films, such as Big Fish, Edward Scissorhands, and Charlie in The Chocolate Factory. In the film Big Fish Tim Burton uses low key lighting to convey a spooky mood. For example, when the grandfather told young Ed Bloom a scary story about the witches the room was dark and poorly lit and the grandpa was on the bed with the Ed Bloom. Using a dark and poorly lit environment can always make a story extra spooky. Also in the film Edward Scissorhands Tim