Tim Burton's Cinematic Style

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.

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

First off, Tim Burton, in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, uses camera angles to show a lot of different views of the factory and the whole movie. For example, high angle is used when the trucks are pulling out of the factory parking lot at the beginning showing that the golden tickets are going out into the world. This creates the effect of showing the factory in its entirety which makes

In ES he uses low key lighting Edward in the Big dark castle when the lady first encounters him. This shows how isolated and lonely he was. And him coming away from that darkness signified him trying to really come out. In CACF he uses low key lighting to a similar effect. He uses this on Willy Wonka. When he puts the low key lighting on Willy’s face this shows how in his factory he was very alone and had a troubled past. Which caused him to be more distant when the time came to actually socialize with the kids that came to the factory. In the Corpse Bride he uses this as well. When Victor sits down and plays this piano we get a shot of him and the piano surrounded by low key lighting. This shows how isolated and lonely Victor was. That when he plays his music or paint his painting that he actually comes out of his shell. This shows that lighting that he uses really has a effect on his

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

Across widespread films the use of cinematic techniques can creates a range of moods and tones, especially Tim Burton. Tim Burton has directed films such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, and Edward Scissorhands. Tim Burton's use of cinematic techniques creates a childish, yet dark, style across films.

The camera angles, in which the scenes are shot in, are very similar in both of these films. For Tim Burton close up camera angles are very common. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the camera angle when Willie Wonka is having a flash back are very tight on his face (1:15:09-1:14:25). This is also seen with the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland (1:17:43-1:17:33). Another type of camera angle that is associated with Tim Burton is the dutch angle. This angle involves creating a sense of tension. In Alice in Wonderland this can be seen when the Mad Hatter is at the tea table (1:17:29-1:17:21). This is also very prominent in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when each of the kids receives their consequence for not following the rules. One noticeable example of this is when Veruca gets attacked by the squirrels (39:53-38:10). When she is begin dragged, the camera angle is tilted to make the scene more dramatic. Another camera angle that is seen in many Tim Burton films is a wide angle shot. Burton does this in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when the kids first see the edible room with the chocolate stream (1:13:59-1:13:48). In Alice in Wonderland, this type of camera angle can be seen when Alice gets to wonderland and is looking around (1:30:29-1:29:48). Tim Burton uses this type of angle to show how big his production in the movies are. Both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland are both

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.

Timothy Walter Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. He directed many widely remembered movies such as Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Batman, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and many more. Burton is well known for his dark, gothic, and eccentric style in his horror and fantasy films. With that being true, he uses many cinematic techniques in a way which makes every single one of his movies unique and one of a kind. The main techniques that catch my eye in Burton’s movies are non-diegetic music, low key lighting, and long shot.

Every film director and writer is unique and talented in their own ways. An advocate of that statement is a well-known movie producer in the Disney franchise, named Tim Burton. Not only is he talented in directing and writing movies, but he is also an animator and artist. He started his career in 1984; and today, he has impacted the movie industry with various unforgettable films that are still being talked about today. His unique sense of style and technique in each of his films is what makes Tim Burton a distinct film director and writer. He is known for his fantasy themed movies that displays a sense of horror, gothic, mysterious, and dark characters and scenes that lures the audience in. A few popular films that truly presents his movie style are Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish, and Edward Scissorhands. All three movies have different key elements that ties in the style of Tim Burton’s movies such as, manipulated music/sound,

Tim Burton uses lighting to set the mood and create suspense. One example is in the film “Edward Scissorhands” , when Peg goes into Edward's house to look for him and Edward is hiding in the dark corner. Burton uses lighting to set the mood because in the scene Edward is hiding in the dark corner and Peg

By using non diegetic and diegetic sounds Burton can help the audience experience the movie through another perspective. In his popular film, Edward Scissorhands starting off the movie in the opening credits he plays creepy and intense music to show that this film will be mysterious and unsettling yet light-hearted. Later on in the movie, Burton adds sound effects of scissors opening and closing as Edward struggles to eat with silverware. Using diegetic sound in that way creates tension and it is clear to anyone watching that Edward is not normal. This cinematic technique can advise the audience with information without having to directly say it, keeping them

Furthermore, another cinematic technique Burton uses is low key lighting. Low key Lighting is used to create a suspenseful mood/setting in Burtons films. For example, in the Corpse Bride, Burton uses low key lighting a lott throughout the movie. Low key lighting gives Corpse Bride a “dark” effect so that it shows when Victor is in the dead world vs reality. Without the

Burton tends to twist the perception of normalcy in his films to create an exaggerated form of perfect societies. Along with the societies being over exaggerated, the setting of the societies are exaggerated also. This can be seen in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Burton continually uses dulled colors and low key lighting when Jacob is in Florida and then once Jacob finds Miss Peregrine Burton uses bold and bright colors with high key lighting. For Jacob, Florida is supposed to be his home and future, but Jacob does not feel as if that is true. Burton uses lighting to his advantage when highlighting the effects of a setting toward the main protagonist.