The visual element of subtle cues of lighting and colour create an atmosphere to position the audience to understand the big ideas, such as people’s relationship with the land and cultural and individual survival.…
Most noticeably, the use of dark lighting exemplifies the importance of relationships. In Edward Scissorhands, Edward was in a dark castle and was lonely until Peg takes him to her bright and lively house. The dark lighting showed Edward’s loneliness, however, the bright lighting of the town and Peg’s house showed how he was able to create a relationship with the town’s people, which he was unable to do previously in the tower. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka did not have a good relationship with his father, so the flashbacks of his childhood are in a darker light. The dark lighting in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands stresses the importance of relationships.…
Burton uses high key lighting to show a scene, which adds to his style. For Instance, when Kim and Edward were hugging in Edward Scissorhand. There was lot of light around them shinning around them. Also another example is when they were fixing the house in Bettlejuice. They were all outside, and the sun was shining on the people that were outside. In this case…
Bladerunner, directed by Ridley Scott, focuses on one main issue: humanity. It is often said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, and it seems that Scott plays off of that in the closeup shots of the duplicate’s eyes as they are being tested. The main issue presented through the film is the controversy over whether or not the duplicates count as human. Scott’s use of lighting in the film is impeccable; predictive lighting, and the use of shadows really help add to the message of the film. On the technical side, the use of the chiaroscuro lighting technique and the addition of smoke made the set look and feel real when captured on camera. The water on the streets helped reflect the little light that was used back up, allowing the scenes to be shot at night without the detail of the street being lost. However, when looked at on a deeper level, the lighting techniques used helps add to the overall interpretation of the film.…
For example in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” from the outside the factory looks very dark and dreary because of the dark lighting that Tim uses but once you open the door you see this bright and colorful land of candy that wouldn’t look as desirable if it didn’t have the bright lighting. Although in “big fish” everything was very dark because he was trying to create a mood of sadness for the dad dying except in the end when the dad turned into a fish. In “Edward scissorhands” the lighting around Edward’s house is very dark up until you actually get to the house then its light and whimsical to show that everyone thinks he’s so scary but really he’s a pretty cool guy that is just lonely and isolated and has never experienced the outside…
Both high-key and low-key lighting were used in the movie “Edward Scissorhands” to create a joyful and happy mood but also a sad and depressed mood. For example, when Edward is at his castle the lighting is low-key to create a mood. But, when Edward is at Peg’s families house, the lighting is high-key to create more of a happier mood. Another example is in the movie “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, Tim Burton again uses lighting to create a certain kind of mood. In the scene, the children are all waiting outside to go inside the factory, where the lighting is low-key and gloomy but when they go inside the lighting changes and so does the mood. The lighting gets brighter, the mood gets lifted and the scene gets colorful.…
Tim Burton, in Edward Scissorhands, uses, front/back lighting to show characters emotions. For example when Edward is holding Kim, a front/back lighting on Edwards face is shown to show that he is sacred and doesn’t know what to do. This is after Edward run’s away and then comes back home to find Kim. Where then they would hug and then Kim would lay in Edward’s arms. In addition to this it was also shown in Willie Wonka. Wonka was used and it showed he was a very eerie character. Tim Burton uses front/back lighting to reveal characters emotions and to show what they are…
To begin, Burton uses lighting to create a strange but fantastical mood. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, grey filters, an example of low key lighting, were used to make Charlie's entire life seem cold and dark. But when the kids got inside of Willy Wonka's factory, the scene is flooded with light and everything is so colorful, which is an example of high key lighting.The contrasting of lightness and darkness…
In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Willy Wonka has a flashback about halloween and trick or treating. In this flashback Willy goes trick or treating and he looks happy with his life and excited. But when he returns home his father throws all of his candy into the fireplace and burns it, because the only light is coming from the fireplace it makes what should be happy scene in a lit up room with bright colors, become a sad scene in a dark room with low lighting and dark colors. This makes the viewers realize that even though normal world of Willy Wonkas childhood seems happy on the outside, like the trick or treating scene, it’s really just sad and depressing. A different example of Tim Burton using lighting to highlight the differences between worlds is in Edward Scissorhands. When Peg is first driving up to the castle its’ all black with dark light, but when she steps into the garden for the first time it’s…
I was quick appreciate one of the cinematography tips that used in the movie. I noticed that in the movie, the light design in most of the scene is gray, lifeless. For example dullish canteen and gloomy city. The scene transition was surrounded through this type of background which create a visual effect. At the first glance of the scene, it…
Secondly, his lighting is essential to comprehending key moments to his movies. His use of lighting is very dramatic. From bright and cheerful to dark and ominous the director uses lighting to set the mood of his scenes. This is the case in Big Fish during a scene where some kids are shown at a haunted house. Everything is in black and gray, even the kids’ clothes are a dark shade of usually bright colors. In The Nightmare Before Christmas, Halloween Town is low key and looks sinister and menacing. Even the sky is pitch black and there are shadows everywhere. However, Christmas Town is just the opposite. With very bright red and green Christmas lights and white glistening snow, it’s very high key.…
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Tim Burton uses lighting to show fantasy and reality in his movies. In the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory high key lighting represents fantasy. The lighting is used in Willy Wonka’s factory showing that it is every kids dream to visit it. Although it is his fantasy, Charlie knows that a fantasy is all it ever will be. To represent this low key lighting is used in Charlie’s home to show that the reality of his life is there living in poverty. This pattern continues in the cult classic Edward Scissorhands. The town that Edward is welcomed into is in high lighting to signify that it is the life that he never had. He wants to be accepted and loved and this is the place that his wish comes true. Unfortunately, we know that his fantasy is unrealistic and there is no way he can live normally. His sad life he must live is inside an empty mansion, which is shot in low lighting signifying the lonely reality of his home. Lighting gives you an idea of what is real and what is only a fantasy.…
Tim Burton in Edward Scissorhands uses backlighting in order to make the scene look creepier or like something bad is going to happen.For example, when Peg walked into Edward's house back lighting was used to make the house look scary. The effect of this technique is to make the viewer tuink that it was a bad decision to go into the house. This choice of lighting reflects Tim Burton's dark style. In his other movie Charlie and the chocolate factory, Burton uses low key lighting in order to show how poor charlie's family is. For example, when charlie walks into his house the scene goes from bright to dull and opaque. This contrast allows the viewer to see the poor conditions in which Charlie and his family live. Tim Burton's use of this technique helps to set the mood for part of the story.…
The director's choice of lighting and music helped to create an actual party scene with the liveliness it brought.…