Timothy William Burton was born on August 25‚ 1958‚ in Burbank‚ California. His father was a former minor league baseball player and his mother owned a cat gift shop. His younger brother was born in 1961. Although he grew up in a typical American family in a typical American suburb‚Tim Burton really didn’t have a great childhood. He was never close to his family and he spent almost all his time in his room or watching TV. His family tried to get him to do activities such as baseball or even after
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tim burton- cinematic techniques ’’Burton’s masterful storytelling skills intertwined with his artistically unique style make this a stylised vision of the ’’outsider’’ story. Using a similar idea to Frankenstein‚ taking the ’’outsider’’ into a new community and creating havoc‚ director Tim Burton creates a new outlook on this story by adding his own style and vision. This film can be classified as a fantasy‚ yet it is also a comedy‚ and a drama‚ and a romance. Many threads are thrown into this
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In 1958 a boy named Tim Burton was born. Not the usual sort of boy‚ but one who took his inspiration from Dr.Seuss‚ entranced by his poetic rhyming and childish themes. Yet at the same time Burton was being influenced by the renowned author and poet Edgar Allen Poe‚ he known for his darker and malevolent ideas. By combining the two vastly different styles‚ Tim Burton created his own unique‚ award winning technique that was presented in many of his animated and live action films. Within three of his
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Tim Burton uses music‚ lighting‚ and color in order to compare the normal world to fantasy worlds; he shows us that while worlds that are different from the normal seem dark and scary‚ they’re actually bright and happy. While in the normal world everything seems bright and happy‚ when in reality it’s actually the dark‚ scary‚ and judgmental world. Tim Burton uses music in order to show the differences between that ordinary world and the fantasy world. For example‚ in Corpse Bride the first song in
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THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW: BOOK VS. MOVIE 2011 Outline: A) Introduction: general overview. B) Comparison of book and movie: 1) plot; 2) character; 3) settings. C) Conclusion. Foreword: This research paper discusses differences and similarities between the book by W. Irving “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and movie “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”‚ directed by Pierre Gang. Thesis: Screen version of W. Irving’s
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Washington Irving was a well-respected author of his time. He had written many works‚ and most were under his pen name: Diedrich Knickerbocker. Two of Irving’s‚ or Knickerbocker’s most famous works were that of Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Both of these works have similarities as well as differences between them both. The stories were written during the same time period‚ yet are supposed to have taken place before and after a war. In America‚ there were lots of pressing issues
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Washington Irving Washington Irving was relatively quiet after his years of law school until he embarked on a seventeen year expedition through Europe in 1815. During his travels‚ he met he English writers who would be most influential on him and his writings. The group consisted of Joseph Addison‚ Oliver Goldsmith‚ and Sir Walter Scott. One of his earliest works was published under the pseudonym Geoffrey Crayon in 1819‚ The Sketch Book. Included in this work of art were two American tales
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Is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow a good ghost story? If we want to know whether The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a good ghost story‚ we have to learn what makes a good ghost story at first. A good ghost story always make you nervous and scared. To make readers nervous and scared‚ we need to create a thrilling atmosphere. A dark area with lots of weird sounds (could be wind blowing or the wow of animals) and a few scary details would be perfect to do this. The details‚ although very small‚ are the
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Karson Mingo Mrs. Coggins English 3 Period 4 27 April 2017 The Legend of Washington Irving Known today as the first American writer‚ Washington Irving set the standard for writers to come. Born April 3‚ 1783 in New York City‚ he was the youngest of eleven. He was strongly influenced by the Dutch culture of New York. He gained an international reputation as one of the most influential writers of his time an today as well. Even though most of his stories are post Revolutionary War‚ his character
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Tim Burton Style Analysis Film Essay By John Visgaitis Period 6-7 The well-respected and established director Tim Burton has always been credited for the uniqueness of his many films. In one of his most popular movies‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ he reveals his true potential as a filmmaker and a modern allegorical poet. Within Edward Scissorhands and many more of his works‚ Burton uses a wide variety of stylistic techniques‚ including setting‚ point of view‚ and motifs. In Edward Scissorhands
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