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    film techniques reveal a mysterious character and mood within the beginning 20 minutes of the movie. This suggests/foreshadows to the viewers/audience that this character may have a dark/negative impact on the story as a whole (in particular Edward Scissorhands). T - TECHNIQUE E - EXAMPLE E – EFFECT T - TECHNIQUE E - EXAMPLE E - EFFECT Group 1 One technique used in this scene to set the atmosphere or create tension is a close-up. Example ( An example of this is when the two main

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    work as a director and producer of several popular movie’s including Edward Scissorhands‚ the Nightmare Before Christmas‚ and Alice and Wonderland (2010). His style is often described as dark and gothic‚ but also with a hint of comedy. Tim burton achieves this mood by using music‚ long shots‚ and lighting to give a scene and setting a dark or mysterious feeling. Music‚ specifically non-diegetic music‚ is used in Edward Scissorhands mostly to give scenes a more mysterious or heinous feel. But‚ in one

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    outsider. Tim Burton’s films fall under the outcast category. His films are unusually unique. In his films Alice in Wonderland and Edward Scissorhands Burton takes an original idea from his childhood and a common fairytale and pulls out the grim side of the story‚ yet still keeps the film’s child-like feeling. Alice‚ from Alice in Wonderland‚ and Edward from‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ are both characters that are treated as social pariahs and also see the world differently. Tim Burton uses multiple cinematic

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    remarkable films. From Edward Scissorhands‚ where the main character has scissors for hands instead of real hands‚ to Alice in Wonderland‚ where the main character is thrown into a strange land with gruesome creatures and maniac queens‚ Burton’s unique talent of twisting innocent stories into darker‚ more sinister versions‚ is evident. To do so‚ He often incorporates the use of specific cinematic techniques that help

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    techniques in order to enhance the fact that his characters are dark in many scenes and also to make the viewer feel scared of them. Tim Burton in Edward Scissorshands uses low angles in order to create suspense. For example when Jim yelled at Edward and told him to leave‚ Edward stormed off in rage‚ and started to cut everything in his path and while Edward was on a destructive rampage‚ the camera was getting lowered at the same time. This use of angles makes

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    In order to critically discuss the representations of the grotesque in art and popular culture genres and to understand what these representations tell us about the social and cultural ideas concerning the body and its boundaries; I will firstly attempt to explain the term grotesque and identify its context within today ’s society. In order to do this I will revert back to the earlier notions of the grotesque within the carnivalesque era as a way to understand and compare the modern day notions

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    Tim Burton‚ in Edward Scissorhands‚ uses non-diegetic sound to help improve the film‚ by creating many different types of tone and mood. Two examples of when Burton uses non diegetic sound to help create mood and tone is when‚ Edward is with Kim‚ and also when Edward has flashbacks. Tim Burton uses non-diegetic sound to help create a warm‚ loving‚ and peaceful mood when Kim and Edward are together after Edward comes home from trying to get away from the cops. This warm‚ loving‚ and peaceful music

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    There was a close up when Kim was hugging Edward. This was such an important thing for Edward because he thought that none could ever him because of his hands. In reality they could never be together because the entire neighborhood now hated Edward and Jim was after him. This ended up actually happening. They both really loved each other but they both knew that they could never be together. The

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    physical‚ mental‚ or just not being comfortable in your own skin‚ further highlighting the importance of embracing individual differences. This theme is reflected in Mark Haddon’s novel The Curious Incident of the Dog and Tim Burton’s film Edward Scissorhands‚ where both physical and mental difficulties are portrayed and explored. Through these works of fiction‚ readers and viewers are reminded of the significance of acknowledging and celebrating diversity in a world that constantly strives for acceptance

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    because all of the following texts can be found analysed in study guides. If you use a pre-prepared analysis for your related texts realise you will be competing with the thousands of other students who used the exact same text and analysis. Edward Scissorhands My Big Fat Greek Wedding Into the Wild Looking for Alibrandi Shrek The Arrival Mean Girls The Rabbits The Catcher in the Rye Bra Boys

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