Tim Burton is a creative director when he makes gothic films. This essay talks about the cinematic techniques that Burton uses in the films Edward Scissorhands, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Alice in Wonderland. Tim Burton uses shots and framing, sound and lighting to create a dark and gothic film. He tries to make you feel a particular feeling, in a certain scene, in his films, through his different techniques. Tim Burton uses shots and framing to show emotions, establish settings and show interactions between two people. Tim Burton, in the film Edward Scissorhands, uses shots and framing to show emotions, establish settings and show interactions between two people. For example, it uses an establishing shot. An establishing shot is a shot used to establish a setting and to show transitions between settings. He uses this shot while Peg was driving around her neighborhood, this shoot showed the setting of the film. It also uses a reverse shot, this shot is used to show Edwards' emotion when he was looking at the photo. A establishing plan is a plan used...