Camera Angles In Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands is a romantic dark fantasy film about an inventor who creates an artificial man called Edward. The inventor sadly dies before he finished making Edward, leaving him with scissors for hands. Edward is later found by Peg Boggs who takes him in to her suburban family. He soon falls in love with Peg’s teenage daughter, but little does he know that this would cause so much drama and upset for himself and the people he became to love.
The film was made in 1990 by the director Tim Burton and stars well known names such as Johnny Depp who plays Edward and Winona Ryder who plays the teenage daughter Kim. Johnny Depp’s acting career was only just beginning around this time and this film was the first collaboration between Burton and …show more content…
In Edward Scissorhands, various camera angles are used to help tell the story. For example, the opening scene of the film shows the abandoned castle where Edward lives in the distance through the window, which then pans out over the shoulder of Kim when she is in her elder years. This has already told us that something happened with the castle and Kim in the past. As the scene moves on to re-tell the story, an establishing shot over the suburban pastel coloured houses up to the castle is made. This gives the audience an idea of the setting of where the story will be taking place. There is one scene where Peg is trying to put make up on Edwards face to cover his scars, where the camera is placed where Edward would be sitting so that the audience experience what Edward is going through as she applies the make up to his face. This gives us Edwards perspective of what he is experiencing and also could be another element to make us feel sorry for him. This type of camera angle is used a lot within the film also, especially when Peg is first walking up to the abandoned castle where the camera is in front of her so we can see what she is seeing, but the camera is also fairly low to the ground looking up to the amazing hedge work and looming castle. This makes the setting look dominant and empowering over little suburban lady, …show more content…
String instruments such as violins, cellos and harp are used to create the music as when the instruments are played together they can create a haunting sound, which is perfect for scenes in and around the castle to give the castle a haunting effect. Many scenes are made memorable by the unforgettable sound track, such as in a scene where Kim and Edward gaze longingly at each other, the haunting music that plays along with the scene pulls on the audiences heartstrings, yearning for them to be together happily ever after. Even though the film has a unique visual style, the soundtrack that goes along with the film has more of a lasting impression. The music effectively changes throughout the different scenes, for example during the scene when the housewives are phoning each other to gossip about seeing the arrival of the new mysterious man; a mischievous melody is played to accompany the scene. This helps give the audience a feeling that this is an exciting time for the women and they’re all intrigued to learn about the new