As Tim Burton says, “One person’s craziness is one person’s reality.” This quote shows how his films portray his crazy thoughts to others, but it is actually what he happens to consider being normal. Tim Burton is an animator and film director that is influenced by Roald Dahl and E.A Poe. Burton is best known for his use of dark children’s stories and gothic fantasies in films like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie finds the last out of five golden tickets that Willy Wonka sent out for children to visit his chocolate factory. Edward Scissorhands is about the creation of a teen boy that has scissors for hands, it shows challenges Edward will have face on a day to day bases. Tim Burton uses cinematic techniques like sound, lighting, and camera angles to display mood.
Tim Burton uses sound to establish suspenseful and dramatic moods in his film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. For example, consider the scene in which Charlie opens his first chocolate bar in hopes of finding the rare Golden Ticket. The diegetic sound of the wrapper slowly unraveling draws attention to the anticipation that both Charlie and the entire Bucket family feels, which leaves the audience on the edge of their seats wondering what the outcome will be. Another example of a suspenseful and dramatic mood is seen in the scene where Willy Wonka takes the golden ticket winners on a boat ride to another room in the factory. The diegetic sound of the Oompa Loompas pounding the drums while the boat is rowing Charlie and the golden ticket winners on the chocolate river quickly, creates a thrilling mood for the watchers. This technique emphasizes a climatic mood due to the intensity of what is to come in the other rooms, catching the viewer’s attention. Clearly, Tim Burton is using diegetic sound to get the audience’s attention, creating a trilling and a tense mood for them. Tim Burton uses lighting in his film, Edward Scissorhands, which creates a dark and mysterious mood. …show more content…
A great example of this is seen when the mansion presents itself to the viewer in the beginning of the film. The director’s decision of using low key lighting to create a shadow on half of the building forming an obscure mood, making the audience curiously wonder what is up in that mansion. Tim Burton also utilizes this technique when Peg goes up to find Edward in the dark at the top of the mansion. The use of this technique points out how the lighting catches the viewer's attention by making a mysterious mood of Edward walking slowly away from the shadow to show his face to Peg. Ultimately, Mr. Burton uses low key lighting to establish a mystifying mood. Tim Burton focuses on camera angles to construct a susceptible mood for the character in another scene from Edward Scissorhands. A great example of this is seen when Peg sees Edward in the light for the first time with his face full of scares. The close up shot, making Edward look vulnerable, draws the attention to how weak and awkward Edward is. This makes the audience feel remorse for him because he has never encountered any social situations before. Tim Burton also uses a close up shot in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to
Tim Burton uses sound to establish suspenseful and dramatic moods in his film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. For example, consider the scene in which Charlie opens his first chocolate bar in hopes of finding the rare Golden Ticket. The diegetic sound of the wrapper slowly unraveling draws attention to the anticipation that both Charlie and the entire Bucket family feels, which leaves the audience on the edge of their seats wondering what the outcome will be. Another example of a suspenseful and dramatic mood is seen in the scene where Willy Wonka takes the golden ticket winners on a boat ride to another room in the factory. The diegetic sound of the Oompa Loompas pounding the drums while the boat is rowing Charlie and the golden ticket winners on the chocolate river quickly, creates a thrilling mood for the watchers. This technique emphasizes a climatic mood due to the intensity of what is to come in the other rooms, catching the viewer’s attention. Clearly, Tim Burton is using diegetic sound to get the audience’s attention, creating a trilling and a tense mood for them. Tim Burton uses lighting in his film, Edward Scissorhands, which creates a dark and mysterious mood. …show more content…
A great example of this is seen when the mansion presents itself to the viewer in the beginning of the film. The director’s decision of using low key lighting to create a shadow on half of the building forming an obscure mood, making the audience curiously wonder what is up in that mansion. Tim Burton also utilizes this technique when Peg goes up to find Edward in the dark at the top of the mansion. The use of this technique points out how the lighting catches the viewer's attention by making a mysterious mood of Edward walking slowly away from the shadow to show his face to Peg. Ultimately, Mr. Burton uses low key lighting to establish a mystifying mood. Tim Burton focuses on camera angles to construct a susceptible mood for the character in another scene from Edward Scissorhands. A great example of this is seen when Peg sees Edward in the light for the first time with his face full of scares. The close up shot, making Edward look vulnerable, draws the attention to how weak and awkward Edward is. This makes the audience feel remorse for him because he has never encountered any social situations before. Tim Burton also uses a close up shot in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to