Tim Burton is one of the most well known directors for his style of writing. He was inspired by Edgar Allen Poe‚ Dr. Seuss‚ and other famous children stories writers to make these kid movies‚ but add some kind of darkness to them somehow. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ the darkness is resembled by every snotty‚ spoiled brat learning their consequences. In Edward Scissorhands‚ the darkness is resembled by how Edward didn’t fit in to the perfect neighborhood. Tim Burton’s style of writing makes
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From a young age Burton has directed unique films. A great example of this is his 1982 Hansel and Gretel‚ which aired only once due to the strangeness in its entirety. Burton uses non-diegetic sounds‚ low key lighting‚ and long shots in his work to display how one who overcomes his fear of being different has the potential for success. Tim Burton‚ in Hansel and Gretel‚ uses non-diegetic sounds to grow an uneasy feeling upon the audience. Throughout the duration of the film‚ Burton developed an evil
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Aaron Taylor’s article on “How to See Things Differently: Tim Burton’s Reimaginings” in Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock’s The Works of Tim Burton: Margins to Mainstream describes how Burton uses his own authorial signature in reproductions of pre-existing texts in order to create a “reimagining” of these works that is both profitable and popular. Throughout most of his text‚ Taylor explains the marketing strategy and reasons behind the use of the term “reimagining”. According to him it allows Hollywood
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Tim Burton’s style as shown through his works‚ "Edward Scissorhands"‚ "Big Fish"‚ and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"‚ tend to portray an image of a fairy tale with the playful touch of childhood innocence and fantasy. Burton enjoys digging deep into a story‚ focusing on key details and character development. He achieves this by using the effects of flashbacks‚ bottom lighting‚ and overhead shots in ways that get a reaction out of the audience. In Tim Burton’s‚ "Big Fish"‚ the use of flashback
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imaginative chocolatiers to a man with scissors for hands‚ Tim Burton’s use of unique and outcast characters make his films some of the most recognized in the world. Burton’s style is as distinctive as his characters by creating fantastical but mysterious worlds. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Edward Scissorhands are some of his most popular films and both illustrate characters who are outcasts onto the society around them. Burton uses the contrast of lifestyles in the characters‚ low key
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Alternate Ending to the Legend of Sleepy Hollow “If I can but reach that bridge‚” thought Ichabod‚ “I am safe.” The church bridge was rickety looking‚ but was the only way to safety. Ichabod could feel the hot breath of the black steed cutting close behind him. Petrified‚ he convulsively kicked in the ribs of old Gunpowder and they took off like lightening towards the bridge. Ichabod had cast a look behind him to see if his followers had vanished. Just then‚ the goblin rider had a pumpkin with
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Irving integrates these three characteristics very well. One‚ it is set in the past in a remote time. Two‚ the story has remarkable and exaggerated characters. Lastly‚ this tale includes mysterious events and their consequences. “Rip Van Winkle” is a myth. A myth is a traditional story‚ one concerning the early history of a culture. A national mythology is a body of stories that reflect and celebrate a nation’s idea. The story “Rip Van Winkle” is set in a remote place during the reign of George
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During the nineteenth century‚ two paralleling movements‚ Romanticism and Gothicism‚ intrigued many authors‚ leading them to use these styles in their works. An author named‚ Washington Irving‚ reflected both of these movements in his writing with a strong focus on the Romantic style. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle” were two of his most famous works‚ which portrayed the romantic ideas of this period. The description of the beauty of the natural world and a belief in the goodness
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via the writings of Irving‚ Fenimore Cooper‚ and Wheatley. Washington Irving contributed interesting new developments in American literature through his completely fictional story of Rip Van Winkle. This is the first purely fictional writing that we have covered in this course. For example‚ in the story‚ Irving writes‚ “His historical researches‚ however‚ did not lay so much among books‚ as among men…their wives‚ rich in that legendary lore… “ (Norton Anthology 471). Here‚ Irving is discussing the
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Some people say Tim Burton is crazy; however‚ I think he is a genius. The way he chooses different cinematic techniques to express the feelings in the scene is just brilliant. Two of Burton’s trademarks are bottom lighting‚ and low angles. Tim Burton uses these cinematic 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
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