book‚ Edward is a great example of what an outcast looks like. In the movie‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ Tim Burton uses various techniques to show the out casting differences. There are many examples of Edward’s eerie appearance shown against the inviting pastels of the town suggesting how different he is. From dressing himself to feeding himself‚ Edward is a great example of an out casted character. Burton uses the contrast of colors to show how different Edward is compared to everyone else in town. When
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An Analysis of Big Fish (2003) Big Fish is a film of Tim Burton in 2003. It is a fantastic film focusing on the relationship between a father‚ Edward Bloom and his son‚ William Bloom. The main storyline is talking about the life of Edward. Edward tells his life to William as if his life is a fairy tales which is full of magical characters and experience. However‚ William thinks that his father is just keeping telling lies and always brags to him. William wants the truth of his father’s
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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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http://www.lifetimetv.co.uk/biography/biography-johnny-depp Johnny Depp’s full name is John Christopher Depp II‚ and he was born into a typical American “blue-collar” family in Owensboro‚ Kentucky‚ a town that’s sometimes called “the barbecue capital of the world.” His father‚ John senior‚ was a city engineer and his mother‚ Betty Sue‚ was a waitress. His siblings are Danny‚ (aka DP‚ who now works as a scriptwriter)‚ and sisters Debbie‚ who is now Depp’s personal manager‚ and Christine. Depp was
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The Art Centre Theatre in Plano‚ Texas showcased a marvelous play based on Tim Burton’s movie‚ The Nightmare Before Christmas. Originally generated as a poem‚ this tells a story about Jack Skellington‚ a citizen of Halloween Town‚ who coincidentally tumbles upon a portal that leads to Christmas Town and becomes determined to celebrate the holiday with barbarous and witty repercussions. The cast and crew members of the Art Centre Theatre executed the play miraculously. When entering within the theatre
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Descriptive Essay I can smell it now‚ apples‚ spices‚ hay. It’s time for my mother & me to begin our Halloween traditions. The fall air is cool & crisp. It’s chilly but not cold‚ perfect bonfire weather. Yet tonight we sit inside‚ watching a Tim Burton movie. One of the days leading up to Halloween night we will go to get some pumpkins. Most likely we will get our pumpkins from the Spencer’s again this year. We get some pie pumpkins and some painting pumpkins. We paint the pumpkins so they
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Big Fish (by Tim Burton) Movie Analyzing Text. Setting(s): The movie takes place during 1955‚ (the vietnam war) and 1960 in Ashton‚ Albama. Characters: Edward Bloom - He is the main character in the movie. Edward is the center of all the actions and the places he passes. Edward is also the one who´s telling his life story‚but in a different way. William Bloom - son of Edward. Often tells noticable lies to‚ Edward Bloom. Jenny Hill - The little girl‚ which takes‚ Edwards shoes
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Tim Burton in his film “Edward Scissor Hands” communicates the dominant perspective that forcing others to conform to societal norms is a negative‚ paticurly when the focus is on someone who is marginalised through no fault to his own. In this instance‚ Edward is the brain-child of a well meaning inventor‚ however the Frankenstein sub-genre of film provides intertextuality that is wrong and irresponsible to play god with creation of life. Therefore‚ from the start‚ Edward is constructed as an other
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Edward Scissorhands directed by Tim Burton conveys many ideas and themes to the viewer. Of these ideas‚ the most predominant are that of finding beauty in the most unlikely of places‚ and accepting difference. By exploring and understanding individual characters‚ in particular‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and film techniques in this movie‚ we can develop a better understanding and knowledge of the ideas portrayed to us‚ and apply these to situations that we may face in our own lives. Edward Scissorhands
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Edward Scissorhand‚ is a comedy‚ romance‚ sci-fi‚ which revolves around a love story between Kim‚ a messed up teenager‚ and Edward‚ a freakish mixture of childlike humanity and shear destructiveness‚ doomed never to grow up or share a home with other creatures. The film is an odd mixture‚ and at some points may become confusing. It is partly a gothic fairytale with the castle on the hill‚ but mainly it is a story of a normal community and how it is challenged by an outsider‚ and how difficult it
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