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    this would suggest that focus on the community is prioritized over that of the individual‚ but Washington Irving saw things differently. Washington Irving was a famous author of American literature born in the late 1700’s. He was popular for his work in short stories. Popular stories of Irving’s included‚ "The devil and Tom Walker"‚ "Rip Van Winkle"‚ and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". In his stories Irving put importance on both the individual and the community‚ but he directed his focus on the individual

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    Tim Burton is an amazing director he uses so many different cinematic techniques to create mood and tone in some of his past movies like “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”‚ “Edward Scissorhands”‚ and “Big Fish”. In each of those movies he uses cinematic techniques to create a different mood and tone. The three that stood out to me on all movies by Tim Burton were sound‚ lighting‚ and editing. Sound is a crucial part in a Tim Burton movie he uses sound in so many different ways for example in “Edward

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    This is very usual in Tim Burton’s films. Tim Burton’s eerie style is best conveyed through his use of pan‚ establishing shot‚ and front/back lighting. Tim Burton‚ in Edward Scissorhands‚ uses pan to reveal the setting. For example when Peg walked in the mansion‚ Tim Burton used pan to show the setting. So we know where this is going to take place. Also

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    ! The famous director Tim Burton has a special way of making films. From the different techniques he uses and reuses‚ to the similar themes you can see in almost all his films‚ Tim Burton has a particular style when it comes to directing films. Paying close attention to his film techniques and themes‚ you start to discover a bit about him. He uses camera techniques like lighting and flashbacks to show the theme of split-worlds. A splitworlds theme is one that is supernatural‚ and is one that he

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    Out Casts with Cinematic Techniques Tim Burton is well known for his unique style in each of his movies inspired by his unusual childhood. By using different cinematic techniques‚ Tim Burton is able to point out an outsider in each of his movies. Each of these unique outsiders goes through a suspenseful journey having the audience anticipating the next scene. To create this suspense‚ Tim Burton uses many different cinematic techniques‚ mostly including lighting and non-diegetic sounds. For example

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    Literature plays a prominent role in education. Nathaniel Hawthorn and Washington Irving‚ are two very influential men of American literature‚ in the genres that are of humorous and gothic short stories. Their works are treated with the same themes of hypocrisy‚ the foibles of human nature‚ and the rejection of strict religious intellect. Nathaniel Hawthorns “Young Goodman Brown” and Washington Irving “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” are considered to be two very dynamic short stories. Both writing styles

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    Tim Burton (The man behind the films) Tim Burton’s uncommon insights into the tormented and troubled hearts of his characters make him a truly remarkable visionary. His films Sweeney Todd‚ Edward Scissorhands and his short debut film Vincent all incorporate a common theme; an outsider tormented by his surroundings and those who inhabit them is finally destroyed and or emotionally damaged by what their hearts yearned for. The trouble and tormenting the protagonists heart receives comes from

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    Tim Burton is known for his movies that are appealed by children‚ yet have a dark and eerie twist. His films all have certain cinematic techniques that create a spooky and creepy feeling. In these films‚ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and Corpse Bride all use lighting‚ music/sound‚ and editing as these techniques. In Burton’s films he uses many cinematic techniques to create the dark and eerie feeling. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ low-key lighting is shown when people

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    Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving is a short fictional story. It was set in the years before and after the Revolutionary War. Rip lived in a pleasant village at the bottom of New York’s Catskill Mountains. One day Rip decided that he needed to escape his wife’s nagging so he went up the mountain with his pet dog. They reach a hollow where there were bearded men playing the nine-pins. Rip doesn’t say anything but instead drinks some of their moonshine and falls into a slumber. When he wakes more

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    “show‚ not tell‚” using various cinematic techniques and strategies to create a mood and tone that anyone in audience‚ despite language barrier‚ can understand. Tim Burton is an American director‚ producer and screenwriter who has directed and produced over a dozen major films‚ each one upholding to a distinct style that Burton has created. Burton was inspired by Vincent Price when he was younger‚ and strives to imitate his dark style in many of the movies he has created throughout his career. He does

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