Burton uses cinematic techniques such as lighting and camera angles to give his films a scary and creepy look. In some of his movies such as “Edward Scissorhands” and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Burton mostly uses dark tones because he was influenced by Dr.Seuss. Lighting and camera angles are important because it shows mood. High-key lighting shows happiness. Burton uses low-key lightning when showing scary images. In “Edward Scissorhands” the lightning is mixed up. Peg’s town is happy and bright looking but in reality the town doesn't like each other and they are hateful to one another. Like Peg’s neighbor who always rude. Edward’s home is huge and dark. Edward is nice but he looks scary. In “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Charlie’s house …show more content…
Burton uses creepy music when Peg walks to the doorstep of Edwards house because he is trying to tell us that something wrong is going to happen. He uses cheerful music when the neighborhood all came over to get a haircut for their dogs from Edward and they were all having a good time. In “Chocolate and the Chocolate Factory” Burton uses creepy music when a child is taken away in the chocolate factory, which means that the child isnt/wasnt normal. Tim also uses a lot of camera movement. In “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” Burton zooms into the chocolate factory when Willy Wonka opens the gate for the 5 lucky winners. In “Edward Scissorhands” he also focuses on Edward's face when he gives the dogs a haircut and all you can see is the dog's hair flying everywhere. He uses a crane when they viewed the whole city from Edward’s home. In conclusion Tim Burton uses lighting, camera angles, sounds and many more to make his movies more fantacy. He uses different music to change the mood of the scenes. Tim changes the lightning often to show scary and happy scenes. Burton uses different camera angles so that the viewers can wonder and be suspicious