Tim Burton Dichotomy In Edward Scissorhands

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The Tim Burton dichotomy is very apparent in this still from Edward Scissorhand, in which he uses it when Edward is riding down the street with the lady and everyone is juxtaposed in the town.Tim Burton was born on August 25,1958 in Burbank, California.After he majored in animation at the California institute of the arts, he worked as a Disney animator for less than a year before he went striking out on his own.Tim Burtons style is to use certain cinematic technique repeatedly in his films by using lighting, shots framing, and sound. In the film Edward scissorhands, Tim uses close up a lot in his film because he likes to get peoples reaction in his film when something good or bad is happening.For example,in Edward scissorhand when edward