present-day English Raymond Hickey Essen University 1 Introduction For several centuries English has been well known for its many cases of conversion‚ for instance it is used very frequently by Shakespeare‚ almost as a stylistic device of his. And to this day it has remained a prominent feature of the language. The standard definition of conversion (Bauer 1988: 90-2; Spencer 1991: 20) is a change in word-class without any alteration in form‚ i.e. zero-derivation (Cruse
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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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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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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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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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Simile - a kind of comparison in which two things are com¬pared be¬cause they have something in common though they are in all other respects different. The imagina¬tive compa¬rison is explicitly made with the help of like or as. She walks like an angel. / I wandered lonely as a cloud. This simile suggests /implies / illustrates that ... Metaphor - a comparison between two things which are basically quite different without using the words like or as. While a simile only says that one thing is
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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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connect with them. Tim Burton is among such directors along with JJ Abrams and Oliver Stone; both of which have a brilliantly unique style. The protagonist in Burton’s films frequently reveal his emotions and the way he sees the world. In his films he creates a recurring theme about outsiders and how they fit in this crazy‚ mixed up place. It is clear in Edward Scissor Hands‚ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ and Corpse Bride‚ that people fear change and the great unknown. Burton gives light to vastly
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