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SarahmaeEspinosa

Period6
3/4/16
EdwardScissorhands

TimBurtonwasinspiredbymanywriterslikeEdgarAllanPoe,WaltDisney,andDr.Seuss.Mostof
thefilmshecreatedweretoescapefromreality.In
EdwardScissorhands,
TimBurtonusesflashback,
shotreverseshotandlowangletoconveythatthecharactersemotionsmatterthemostbecauseitexplains
howtheyfeel.
Throughoutthefilm,Burtonusesflashbacktoshowanactionthathappenedinthepast.Showingan
actionthathappenedinthepastexplainshowtheyfeelafterwards,inthiscase,Edwardfelthowmuchhe
missedhiscreator.Forexample,whenEdwardwasgoingtosleeponenight,BurtonremindedEdwardofhow
hewaslearningthedifferencesbetweenrightandwrongandhowhewasntfullydevelopedyet.This
emphasizeshowEdwardhadnoreactionatallwhenthecreatorhadsomethingtolaughabout.Similarly,
Burtonusesflashbackwhenhewasabouttohavehishandsputon,buthiscreatorpassedatthatmoment.It
showedEdwardsreactionandhowterrifiedhewaswhenseeinghiscreatorpassrightinfrontofhim.These
twoexamplesworktogethertoshowthepowerofflashbacktoreinforceBurtonsfocusonexplaining
Edwardspastandhisemotions.
Throughoutthefilm,Burtonusesshotreverseshottoexplainthecharactersreactionsand
conversationstheyhavewitheachother.Forexample,whenPegwasshowingKimspicturestoEdward,
BurtonusesshotreverseshottofocusonPegsconversationwithEdwardwhileshedescribesKim.This
indicatesthatviewerswillgettheassumptionthatEdwardlikesKimbasedonhisfacialexpression,helooks

atherwithadoration.ThistechniqueshowsusthatEdwardisstartingtohavefeelingsforKimbecauseofher
beauty.Similarly,BurtonusesshotreverseshotwhenEdwardwasinjailandPegandherhusbandgave
Edwardasmalllectureonwhathedidwrong.ThishighlightshowashamedEdwardfeltwhenhegotcaught.
ShotreverseshotisusedtocreatethecharactersemotionsandfeelingsbyshowingusEdwardsfaceand
howguiltyhelookedforbeingashamedofwhathedid.Together,weseehowthesetwoexamplesof
shotreverseshotworktoemphasizeBurtonsthemeofshowinguswhyitmatterstoseehowthecharacters
feeltowardseachotherandtheirreactionswhentheyhaveaconversation.
Throughoutthefilm,Burtonuseslowangletomakethesubjectorcharacterappearpowerful,strong,
orthreatening.Although,intheexamplewhenKimwasenjoyingthesnowflakesfromtheicesculpture,
BurtonuseslowangletoemphasizeKimshappiness.Thiscauseslowangletonotonlymakethecharacter
lookstrongandpowerful,butwithfunandjoy.Similarly,BurtonuseslowanglewhenEdwardwasfighting
Jim,whenBurtonusedlowangletomakebothofthemlookpowerful,butindividually.Thishighlightsone
characterlookingmorepowerfulthantheother.Whenthelowanglewasusedonthem,itdisplaystheiranger
andragetowardsoneanother.Together,weseehowthesetwoexamplesoflowangleworktoemphasize
Burtonsthemeofmakingacharacterlookstrong,powerful,threatening,andsometimesemphasizestheirjoy
andhappiness.
Ultimately,TimBurtonexplorestheideathatthecharactersemotionsmatterwithhisuseof
flashbackandshotreverseshotthroughoutthefilmachievestheseeffects.Thesetechniquesconstantly
emphasizethecharactersemotions.Theconceptoftheiremotionsisinterestingandimportantbecauseitlets
theaudienceconnectwiththecharactersthroughthedisplayoftheiremotions.

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