Documerical Techniques Used In Tim Burton's Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride came out on September 16, 2005. At the 2006 Saturn Awards, the film also won Best Animated Film. Even though the film poster had a lot of imagery, it still shows Tim Burton's gothic style through the colors that were specifally used, the catch phrases that give off hints of what the movie will be about, and the general conventions used through out the poster. T he colors that are mostly used within the poster are black and blue, which give it a eerie feeling. The film is an animation which follows the dark style of Tim Burton, the main image shown in the background is a full moon. The main characters are shown holding hands on the film poster. Victor Van-Dort,the main character on the left, appears to be in a state of shock at
This can be concluded through the way that you do not see a corpse and a married man walking down the street on a day to day basis, therefore making it a fantasy film. Tim Burton, the director, adds in another aspect to the fantasy in the way he adds his gothic/punk style into the films that he directs. This makes it easier to distinguish his films from other films at a quick glance of the posters and trailers. Johnny Depp is also known to be the signature star in most of Tim Burton's movies, so he is used as a unique selling point due to the way that Burton brings both Depp's fans and his fans together to create a larger audience. Tim Burton film posters also never have any use of critic reviews on them. Since Burton already has a big name for himself, he doesn't really need the help of critics to help advertise his work. Futhermoree, the poster catches the attention of the due to the way that there is a walking corpse that isn't so frigthening to look at. The general public is used to seeing the sterotypcial zombie on posters. The sterotypical zombie is known for having blood running through their open wounds, walking with a limp, having the need to eat human flesh, and is always moaing and groaning. Tim Burton decided to go against the typical stereotypes that zombies that originally portray as 'the living dead', due to the fact that an individual never normally sees a nice 'zombie'. This will most likely come off as shocking to the audience and make them skeptical about the film, but will help the audience understand that the film is a fantasy. The techniques that are being used within the posters are quite clear, due to the way in which the names of the actors are located above the heads of characters for who they voice in the film. The names of the actors are being used to persuade people to watch the film, and also help it gain more publicity from different fan