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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Outlier Essay: Tim Burton From an introverted child who likes to draw cartoons and watching old movies to becoming one of the most famous creative minds in the world has turned his passion and hobby into his career. Tim Burton is blessed with artistic abilities‚ a passion for movies‚ and a wild imagination. He is a film director‚ producer‚ writer‚ and artist. Tim Burton has worked his way up from being an animator for Disney to being one of the most well-known directors and producers in the film
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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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Rhetorical Strategies and Stylistic Devices Alliteration- the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Ex. “GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE‚ COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN‚ AND WISDOM ALWAYS TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE.” (Slaughter House-Five‚60) Allusion- a brief and indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ thing or idea of historical‚ cultural‚ literary or political significance. Ex. “Canst thou draw
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Lexical stylistic devices Metaphor. Sustained metaphor O Rose‚ thou art sick! The invisible worm That flies in the night‚ In the howling storm‚ Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy‚ And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. [William Blake “The sick rose” http://www.poetry-archive.com/b/the_sick_rose.html] novel metaphor: Time is jealous of you and wars against your lilies and your roses [Wilde O. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin books. 1994. P.30] Conventional metaphor "If all the world’s
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------------------------------------------------- Student`s Individual Work №1 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Stylistic device (see the lecture №3) Simile An explicit comparison between two things which are basically quite different using words such as like or as. She walks like an angel. / I wandered lonely as a cloud. (Wordsworth) Metaphor A comparison between two things which are basically quite different without using
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Stylistic Devices in Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury ’s 1953 Fahrenheit 451 contains a number of interesting stylistic devices. Robert Reilly praises Bradbury for having a style "like a great organ. ..." (73). David Mogen comments on the novel ’s "vivid style" (110). Peter Sisario applauds the "subtle depth" of Bradbury ’s allusions (201)‚ and Donald Watt pursues Bradbury ’s bipolar "symbolic fire" (197) imagery. In recent articles I discussed Bradbury ’s use of mirror imagery and nature imagery.
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Essay When Tim Burton was young‚ he was not like most kids. While the average child would do their school work‚ Burton was geared more toward drawing and painting. This may signal why he has such a vast imagination‚ as many people have deemed him as “playfully dark/grotesque” with the inspiration of Edgar Allen Poe and Dr. Suess. Burton is one of the most famous movie directors‚ and his ideas are praised. Through the films of Edward Scissorhands and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ Burton uses narration
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Tim Burton’s use of Sound and Lighting What would a movie feel like without different light and sounds? There would be no mood to the story of the movie. Tim Burton uses different sounds/music and lighting to emphasize a different mood. The change of lighting can change the emotions of a movie. Tim Burton changes the lighting to gives you a different mood about the scene. In Edward Scissorhands when Peg went in the castle and saw Edward there was low key lighting. He wanted the audience to feel
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