Timothy Walter Burton has directed 35 movies in his lifetime. Burton’s films are very well known for his unique use of cinematic techniques. His movies are also popular for his use of horror in a childlike manner. Though the use of contrasting colors‚ non-diegetic music‚ and lighting Burton shows in Edward Scissorhands and Alice in Wonderland how it’s better to be different and yourself than conforming to a restrictive society. Burton uses contrasting colors in Edward Scissorhands in order to show
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Don’t Take the Girl The name of my piece of music I choose is “Don’t take the Girl”. The original writer is Larry Johnson but the song was redone by Tim McGraw in 1994. It’s recognized as a country song under both cases. The instruments used in this selection very sometimes Tim sung it acapella but‚ if it was sung the regular way the tools used were his wonderful voice of course‚ piano‚ chims‚ drums and the classic guitar. The song tells the story of two young lovers dealing with difficult scenarios
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Firstly‚ Edward’s Scissors for hands becomes a key issue in the plot as many members in the neighbourhood aim to exploit his skills in cutting. Whilst Tim Burton creates Edward to be a shy and curious character he also shows the beast inside Edward. His initial naivety leaves place to feelings of frustration‚ reject and revolt at people’s ways. Edward also comes to realise‚ that he can be dangerous to
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In 1994 Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman teamed together in Frank Darabont ’s The Shawshank Redemption making one of the best duos since Robert Redford and Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Based on Stephen King ’s short story Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption the film‚ although not popular in the box office‚ made its profits when released on VHS and DVD (Haviland). It is now listed as second in the top 250 films according to the Internet Movie Database. In this paper‚ I am
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My Essay The Christmas carol is a book written by Charles Dickens. This story is set in Dickensian‚ London. This novel shows the difference between social classes during the 19th hundreds. In my opinion the work of Charles Dickens defined the poverty of the industrial revolution as no other has ever done. His true goal in life was to awaken the middle and upper classes to the terrible plight of Britain’s poor. Dickens father was in severe debt‚ at that time debtors who were unable to pay were
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apparent theme in the film‚ would be the idea of death‚ resurrection‚ and rebirth and the reactions that occur from this “rebirth.” The film centers around Andy Dufrense‚ played by Tim Robbins‚ who we see takes on role of a character much bigger than just a prison inmate. The film opens up by showing our main character Tim has been accused of killing his wife and her lover. As a result‚ Andy is thrown into Shawshank prison. It is in this early stage of the film where we see a first glimpse of a religious
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How do the editing and mise en scene help to construct meaning and provoke response in the ‘Alice in Wonderland’? In Tim Burton’s 2010 remake of ‘Alice in Wonderland’‚ the micro features that relate to his production style give the classic narrative a quirky and alternative edge. I have chosen to analyse the scene where Alice makes her entrance into ‘Wonderland’ and meets some of the main characters. In this scene the director uses lighting‚ editing and mise en scene to present the idea of an ‘alternative
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takes him home after seeing how helpless of a person he is. Edward is a very gentle and humble human being with a disconnection to the real world. Being secluded from everything for so long he desired the attention Peg was willing to give. I think Tim Burton’s primary aim was to sketch out this unique character with his fascinating personality. He wanted to show the audience how this person may look like a monster but on the inside he is really someone special. He easily fascinates the neighbors
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Edward Scissor hands The movie Edward Scissor hands is the typical creepy and cute film directed by Tim Burton and showed to the public in the 1990’s. The movie itself shows a different combination of backgrounds and stereotypes from different decades of the typical American culture. One of the main features we can mention is the snow‚ which is the breach that helps the audience to understand the connection between Edward and Kim. The snow is the enjoyment of the movie which covers all and in
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Since the literary recognition of ‘Lewis Carroll’‚ many adaptations of his novels both in prose and on screen have been created. The film ‘Alice in Wonderland’‚ directed and produced by American director Tim Burton‚ is a popular and recent appropriation of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’. The characters‚ themes and values remain true to the original 18th century text‚ however several plot events and contextual elements of the novel are transformed in order to appeal to the 20th
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