RESEARCH.............

My research so far! =]

So by delving into the surreal world of Tim Burton ive been able to start piecing together the fragments he uses to compile his films and how childhood effects his take on the narrative of a film.
Tim Burton style of film is very gothic and can be decribed as an a childs nightmare relayed for adults to connect with and experience. It has dark humour within it and childhood experieces engraved in all his films whether it be the isolation, and alienation felt by 'Edward Scissorhands', the physical interpretaion of the myth created by 'Beetlejuice' of the boogeyman or the more obvious father son relationship between 'Willy Wonka' and his father in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.' Also the child love affire with sweets that we have all had once in our lives and the resistance made by our parents to make us stop eating them!!! (most dont succeed! hehe)

To understand this quite uncomfortable and uneasy way that Burton conveys childhood emotions and situations you have to first understand his personal life and his own childhood. Alot of his works feed from his own experiences and despite many believeing that he is quite 'unique' or 'querky' the notion of childhood relates to all those that watch his films in some way or another- whether it be the physical feelings we felt (isolation), the imagenary stories we were told to manipulate us into comforming to rule given by parents or just the plain friction caused within family life.

this website i found gives a small insight into how he was brought up and the sort of films that infulenced him:

http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/03/burton.html

This link also shows how burton though carefully about the characters within 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and the child influence within the film:

http://www.timburtoncollective.com/articles/catcf1.html

More will be coming soon.....................................

TIM BURTON!!!

Okay guys the statement you see above is my Film Studies statement for the Critical Research Project that im doing. If you havent or cant see it for a strange unforseen reason its:

'An analysis of Tim Burtons signature of childhood within his films and how he conveys them to his spectators.'

The three films i am currently Studying to help me show this are:

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory




• Beetle juice




• Edward Scissorhands

With 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' being the main focus film.

I am asking to hear your views on how you believe Burton conveys this through the films listed above =]

Thank You xXx