Why Did Tim Burton Create Such Good Movies?

How does a good movie director like Tim Burton create such good movies?
Tim Burton was born in august 25 of 1958 and grew up living with his grandmother. Tim burton joined Disney and helped create some of the best-selling animated movies of all time. All though working for Disney, Tim burton was interested in making movies on his own for example Frankenweenie. All though the movie was rejected because some of the content was rather scary, Tim burton later became the director of many other movies like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pirates of the Caribbean, Corpse Bride and Edward scissor hands. These movies came out to be the some of the best movie to ever be made. Tim burton effectively uses variety of cinematic techniques to evoke emotion
in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Edward Scissor hands and Corpse Bride.
Charlie and the chocolate factory is a family and fun packed movie where Johnny Depp takes on the role of the world famous chocolatier Willy Wonka. Willy Wonka after closing his gates to the world decides to invite five children who find the 5 golden tickets within the chocolate bars to visit his chocolate factory. But, poor little Charlie the main character with few money to even buy food for his family is desperate to find a golden ticket. Tim Burton uses camera movement for example when Charlie runs into the house exited the camera zooms onto his face. When zooming into Charlie’s face we know from his expression that he is delighted and gushing in happiness. Also when the movie opens up going into a long black and silent chimney then opens into a dark big room with music and sound. Tim Burton then uses music and sound to create a more mysterious tone because we don’t know where it is and what place it is. The movie also shows Charlie’s house in different moods for example when Charlie shows the golden ticket the lighting in the house changes from dark to a lighting where we can see everything inside. Tim Burton uses lighting to create a rather warm and relaxed mood because one of the goals of the movie was achieved.
Edward scissor hands is a movie with Johnny Depp also playing a roll, but instead of being a chocolate lover he is now an un-finished experiments that has the body of a human but the hands of scissors.
He is feared by everyone and thought to be a danger to society, but he is actually a lonely and clueless and nice person. With his attitude towards every one, will Edward be able to convince everyone that he isn’t harmful? The movie opens up to a mansion with mysterious music going up an abandoned stair way with dirt and spider webs, trumpets and a choir to suit the scene. Tim Burton uses music and sounds to create a tone of anxiety or scared because the music makes it seem like something is going to pop out. Also there’s a scene where Meg enters the attic and there a hole in the roof witch shines light onto her, but there’s a silhouette of a man walking towards her in the dark side of the room. Tim burton is able to use lighting in this scene to make a frightened tone because she is short and alone in the mansion. Another is when Meg titles the car side mirror to the dark mansion witch is seen through the mirror. Tim burton takes an advantage of camera angles to make a vulnerable mood, because the town is small compared to the mountain where the mansion
is.
The last movie I will be talking about is Corpse Bride. Corpse bride is a story about a man named victor who is arranged to marry a girl to benefit each other’s family, but instead victor while practicing his vows for the wedding accidentally marries a dead woman dressed as a bride. The movie opens up to a dark black, white and gray with weird looking characters. Tim burton was able to use lighting to his advantage to make the watchers have a bored mood. Also there’s a scene where victor is being chased by the dead bride thought he forest with music getting louder and faster as she gets closer. Tim burton is able to successfully create a scared mood because the sound and music matches the rate at which his heart is pumping. And at the very end there is also a scene where the bad guy stabs the dead bride, not harming her of course walks away and the screen moves as he walks away with a smile. Tim burton also used camera movements in this scene for us have a suspenseful tone, because we know from that smile that it’s still not over.
Tim burton as a great movie director was able to create a good mood and tone when watching Charlie and the chocolate factory. Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride. In Charlie and the chocolate factory the mood was concentrated in happiness and exited. Also in Edward Scissorhands the main mood was mystery because of how people will think of him and also nostalgic because he has flash backs. Last but not least in Corpse Bride, Tim Burton was able to create a pitiful tone towards victor and a creepy tone because we don’t regular see dead people in church. So, next time when watching one of his movies be sure to check out the tones and moods created by cinematic techniques that make Tim burton a great movie director.