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Essay / Director Tim Burton and the techniques used to convey his...
Tim Burton looks back on his childhood while making the majority of his popular films, filled with both loneliness and despair. The well-known director may seem a little unique to say the least; however, his works are extremely relevant to the majority of society. Everyone has felt the sting of extreme abandon depicted in these wonderful films and that's what makes them so compelling and thought-provoking. Burton makes these topics accessible by illustrating the universal truth that the loneliest people are often the most generous through the use of techniques such as flashback, long shot, and low-key lighting. In one of Burton's well-known films, where a pale misfit with scissors as hands is discovered by a deceptively perfect town, titled Edward Scissorhands, the camera is zoomed in to introduce a flashback. During this scene, Peg and Edward are in the kitchen using the can opener while Edward reflects on his past life with his creator at the castle. While remembering his past, audiences can explore the outcast's origins and how he transformed from an incredibly low status....