Tim Burton Film Techniques

Do you know what makes you different? Tim Burton does and has a unique way of showing it. Through his films, Charlie and the Chocolate factory, Corpse Bride, and Edward Scissorhands. Which he has managed to enhance by using these two specific cinematic techniques. Lighting and sound are the two factors that contribute you into feeling a desired way. These techniques manipulate you to either feel sad, happy, or even excited during the film.

The same cinematic technique is utilized in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In the inception of the film, darker and paler shades of colors are emphasized in the scenery. Especially inside Charlie’s home. However, once inside the chocolate factory, conspicuous colors are introduced. Even though the factory seemed like an exuberant center, there was still a profound void inside the hearts of Wonka, the obnoxious children, and non-proficient parents, not including Charlie and his grandfather. They were lacking the warmth of family unity and self content amid impecuniosity, that Charlie and his grandfather possessed. One can discern that Burton’s style is highly influenced by his lighting effects which in turn affects the tone, mood, and imagery of the film. The sharp contrast of coloration, establishes symbolism, tone, mood, and imagery. Another apparent effect of lighting is the mood it synthesizes. During the scenes in which the figures are pale or low key, the viewer feels uncomfortable. The reverse occurs during the high key scenes. Without the implementation of high key and low key, Burton’s message would have never been fully apprehended in both of the films.

Lightning is key to show the mood of the film. Burton uses High key lighting to show happiness. Burton also uses low key lighting to show scary scenes. In Edward Scissorhands he changes the lighting. In the neighborhood its colorful and bright when in reality the town is judgmental and mean. The women of the town gossip and are not welcoming. Edward is scary and not inviting when really he is surprisingly sweet and kind.In Charlie and the chocolate factory the factory is gloomy and shadowy but inside it is filled with color and cheerful. this shows that not everything is how it appears. Lighting is a main part of burton's style.

In Burton’s film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, he uses non-diegetic sound when Willy Wonka is walking the children and their parents into the edible room. Burton uses non-diegetic sound to show the different perspectives of each one of the children and their reaction to the room but it also changes the mood of the story. By using the orchestral music, Tim Burton is able to show the children and their parents' thoughts and emotions. Burton allows the audience to get a deeper understanding of the characters.

Burton also uses sound such as diegetic and non-diegetic music and sound in order to advance the mood, feelings, and emotions of the audience. One particularly exceptional example of Burton’s use of sound is in the film Edward Scissorhands. Burton uses non-diegetic music in order to signify the relationship between Edward and Kim. He uses music that sounds almost like an angel singing in heaven while Edward is carving an ice angel. While Edward is at work, Kim spots the beautiful, white snow created by the beautiful sculpting of the angel and starts spinning and twirling in it, as if she’s never seen snow as dazzling as Edwards before. This symbolizes the relationship between Edward and Kim and the forbidden romance that will take place later on in the film as their feelings for each other grow deeper and deeper. This persuades the audience to root and cheer on Edward and Kim’s forbidden romance even though they know the love they both have for each other is pointless and will never work out because of their differences. Burton also uses diegetic sound in the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He uses diegetic sound in order to urge the audience to feel mournful and enhance their mood to feel sorrow toward the former Wonka factory workers. In the film, he uses diegetic sound as the massive gates close to Wonka’s incredible factory. He does this to show the

Tim Burton done this to help the movie have a dark twist or to help the movie take a serious turn. In the movie Edward Scissorhands you see low key lighting when they show the castle. Nightmare Before Christmas shows a lot of low key lighting too. When Jack sings his song about taking Christmas away. They use low key lighting to show his song is dark and scary.

In conclusion, Tim Burton uses lighting, camera movements, and music/sound to depict unique cinematic masterpiece. He utilizes reverse lighting in “Edward Scissorhands” and in a multitude of his movies. He uses diegetic and non-diegetic sounds to depict mysterious scenes. Burton also uses camera movement to make even more to the immense wonder and suspense of his films. Tim Burton has a

When a person watches a movie, and a scene with dim lighting shows up on the screen, that usually makes them feel tense and scared about what is going to happen next. Directors use cinematic techniques to convey feelings or connect with the viewer. In the movies Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, and Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton uses flashbacks, diegetic and non-diegetic sounds, and high key and low key lighting to show a characters’ thoughts or past, create the mood of a scene, create suspense, and let the viewers know about the characters’ as if they personally knew each other.

High key lighting makes the viewer feel very happy and open, since high key lighting is usually used in bright and playful scenes. For example, in Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, when the Willy Wonka is introducing the tourists to the candy room, there is a variation of colors and the lighting used was very bright. By using this type of lighting, it makes the viewer feel joyful and very positive. Also, in Burton’s Edward Scissorhands, the scene when Edward is introduced to Peg’s neighborhood, the lighting is very bright. This makes the viewers understand the differences between Edward’s deep and dark mansion, compared to Peg’s bright and colorful neighborhood. The contrast allows the readers to feel the uniqueness between the two different lifestyles of Edward and

To demonstrate, Burton uses non-diegetic sound in the form of upbeat and jumpy music in the opening scene of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where the interior of the factory is shown in a loosely animated display of chocolate being made. This music creates the effect of the feeling of mystery and curiosity in the audience as to what the factory truly entails. This effect is created by keeping the audience on edge with the quick and bouncy notes that do not have a linear pattern or flow, whilst trying to decipher the little detail given of the interior of the factory. Without this technique, the factory would have less significance on the story as the factory would seem less mysterious to the audience, which was its overall purpose in the story.

To begin, Tim Burton uses diegetic and non-diegetic sounds throughout many of his films to twist emotions throughout the film using music. One way he does this is in Big Fish when Ed Bloom shows up to his future wife's house with daffodils covering her front lawn. The tempo of the music picks up and the music sounds almost like everyone in the world could see how much he was in

Tim Burton is a modern day film director that has made multiple famous films. Burton’s movies usually consist of dark and mysterious material that keeps the viewers hooked. Tim Burton uses music, lighting, and framing to make his audience feel the suspense and tension between the characters and their surroundings. In movies like Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Burton uses music to create the feeling of suspense or relief.

Altogether, Burton uses these unique lighting techniques in his films to show his vision of good, innocent, protagonists.

From Edward Scissorhands to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Big Fish, Tim Burton uses cinematic techniques in order to intrigue his watchers to have them become more engrossed in his movies. Tim Burton's past is strange for his techniques. An example of this could be that he worked at Disney, which is a place filled of happy things with no dark meaning at all. In Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton uses flashbacks, lighting, and high angles to prove that mood can change in the blink of an eye.

Not to mention but,the film technique that Time Burton used was High- key-lighting. High-key-light is where the scene is Full of lighting. In Tim burton’s movie Edward scissorhand when Peg has a barbeque to introduce the neighbors to Edward the scene is full of light.