Tim Burton's Passion For The Outsider
Few people leave this world with a lasting change in their wake. Samuel L Jackson once referred to Burton as being so amazing in the praise of his actor’s work that it made him only want to work harder.
It is undeniable that Tim Burton has talent, but what makes him stand out is his passion for the outsider. Burton is able to draw the dark and mysterious out from our own minds and put them in to film. It is this that makes him and his characters so relatable and loveable despite their appearance being strikingly hair raising. It is a well-known fact that he himself is an odd character, odd yet great. He has a love for the unconventional and pushes the audience in to a fantasy world where characters like the social outcast Edward Scissorhands
is made to represent all those overlooked by society and a reclusive Bruce Wayne is able to become a hero to Gotham City that he could not be for his parents.
Burton goes beyond the narrative of a film and focuses rather on the mood and feel of a film. He is known to treat the mood as though it were another character and develops the feel of a film in a similar manner.
Of course here at ComiCon Burton is most known for his critically acclaimed directorial work on the 1089 film Batman. The film, along with Beetlejuice, that truly put Burton on the map.
Burton’s films are easily one of the more recognisable films of the industry and while he is most notably known for the gothic inspired characters of Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie he is also known for signature camera angle techniques. Most prominent of these is a high angle roaming camera most often used in the opening sequence of a film. Picture yourself in a dark theatre. Only you, the film and the gradual build-up of the orchestra. Slowly, as the camera begins to move in a rollercoaster like motion, you are drawn into the dark mysterious land of Gotham City, in through the Bat cave and finally on to the establishing shot of the classic Bat symbol announcing the beginning of a heroic film. So is the brilliance of Tim Burton.
So now ladies and gentlemen without further ado I am humbled to present the great man himself, Tim Burton!
It is undeniable that Tim Burton has talent, but what makes him stand out is his passion for the outsider. Burton is able to draw the dark and mysterious out from our own minds and put them in to film. It is this that makes him and his characters so relatable and loveable despite their appearance being strikingly hair raising. It is a well-known fact that he himself is an odd character, odd yet great. He has a love for the unconventional and pushes the audience in to a fantasy world where characters like the social outcast Edward Scissorhands
is made to represent all those overlooked by society and a reclusive Bruce Wayne is able to become a hero to Gotham City that he could not be for his parents.
Burton goes beyond the narrative of a film and focuses rather on the mood and feel of a film. He is known to treat the mood as though it were another character and develops the feel of a film in a similar manner.
Of course here at ComiCon Burton is most known for his critically acclaimed directorial work on the 1089 film Batman. The film, along with Beetlejuice, that truly put Burton on the map.
Burton’s films are easily one of the more recognisable films of the industry and while he is most notably known for the gothic inspired characters of Corpse Bride and Frankenweenie he is also known for signature camera angle techniques. Most prominent of these is a high angle roaming camera most often used in the opening sequence of a film. Picture yourself in a dark theatre. Only you, the film and the gradual build-up of the orchestra. Slowly, as the camera begins to move in a rollercoaster like motion, you are drawn into the dark mysterious land of Gotham City, in through the Bat cave and finally on to the establishing shot of the classic Bat symbol announcing the beginning of a heroic film. So is the brilliance of Tim Burton.
So now ladies and gentlemen without further ado I am humbled to present the great man himself, Tim Burton!