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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Respond critically to significant aspects of visual and/or oral text(s) through close reading‚ supported by evidence Achievement Standard English 91480: Tim Burton is an extremely unique and quirky film director‚ famous for his gothic fantasy styled film‚ evidently influenced by the Gothic Horror genre of the twenties and thirties. He commonly uses an original and flamboyant colour scheme throughout his films‚ with a strong focus on blues and silvery tones. He frequently includes a characteristic
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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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Of the three poems The Seafarer‚ The Wanderer‚ and The Wife’s Lament‚ The Seafarer is the best poem. The Seafarer is about a man working at sea. The author describes his sadness about working at the sea in the cold. In The Seafarer the author describes his sadness about his situation makes this the best poem. I can really imagine what he describes. The purpose of the Seafarer is to tell his story about his need for money. He describes that he misses the way life used to be. His focus shifts to how
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A Close-up on Burton’s Style Tim Burton is a well renowned director‚ who has been contributing to the movie-making world since the 1980s. As a director‚ Tim Burton uses his twisted and creative mind to create these fantastical worlds with unique‚ larger-than-life characters that in a way reflect reality. Throughout his films‚ Tim Burton uses music and sound‚ editing techniques ‚and shots and framing to control the audience’s emotions and make them relate reality to his outlandish movie universes
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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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German Expressionism and Tim Burton Tim Burton’s films have often been noted as modern day forms of German expressionism (the creative movement in Germany before World War I). It is through such things as sets‚ themes‚ makeup and costuming‚ lighting and shadows‚ acting techniques‚ and character that we can see Burton has been widely influenced by films of the era. The notable director’s films Edward Scissorhands (1990)‚ Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)‚ Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992)‚
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Tim Burton the Preservation of Dion Armstrong English Composition Instructor: John Hart When you think of the word perseverance and what a person had to do to succeed in their life who inspires you? I personally think of Tim Burton. I’ve always loved art as a youth. From stick figure drawings‚ origami‚ calligraphy‚ still life scenes‚ air brush art‚ acrylics and oil paint portraits. “My love of art as I remember”. I’ve always envisioned my work to be a lasting memory‚ a reflection of myself‚ a
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Tim Burton Essay Often‚ being unique is viewed as being strange. Tim Burton takes that stigma and proves it wrong. In his movies such as Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride‚ Burton includes unique characters that are viewed as strange by the people around them. Based on Tim Burton’s films‚ it is evident that he feels being unique is not always a bad thing; it can be used to your advantage. Burton uses costuming to divide his characters from the “normal” surrounding them. For example‚ in Edward
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Tim Burton Style Analysis Tim Burton is one of the most unusual and unique directors of our time. He brings characters to life by putting them in a habitat they don’t belong. His movies “Alice in Wonderland”‚ “The Corpse Bride”‚ “Charlie and the chocolate factory”‚ and “Edward Scissorhands” all demonstrate how one of a kind his movies are. Using cinematic techniques‚ Tim Burton points out the misfit character and shows how different they are then everyone else. His use of camera angles‚ lighting
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