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TIM BURTON Timothy Edward Burton is an American Filmmaker, animator and artist. Burton was born in 1958, in Burbank, California. As a preteen, Burton would make short films in his backyard using crude stop motion animation techniques or shooting on 8mm  film without sound. His interest in stop motion can be seen later on his films like Frankenweenie and The Nightmare Before Christmas. In his early career as an animator, storyboard artist, graphic designer, art director and concept artist on films such as The Fox And The Hound, Tron and The Black Cauldron. His first theatrical release was Pee Wee's Big Adventure, a family-friendly, adventure film with a light hearted tone, which is very different to the rest of Burton's work. Burton is best known for is use of Gothic Suburbia and his weird concepts and world building, along with a common use of characters that feel isolated. One of his most famous films is 1989's Batman. The film shows Batman unintentionally cause the creati...

 1) Auteur Theory is the idea that the director is the only one responsible for the outcome of the film and has full creative control.  2) The term Auteur is French for "author".  3) Tim Burton: His films usually follow the same creative themes and stylistic features. They are normally set in gothic suburbia's with characters that are isolated. The films normally seem stylistically grand in setting.  Christopher Nolan: His characters normally feel detached from their environment. These characters deal with self-doubt and moral ambiguity. His themes are about fear, sacrifice, chaos and pain with dark and somber tones due to heavy issues. Guy Ritchie: Most of his films fit within the crime genre. In particular they look at the underbelly of society and the dodgy dealings that take place in the city. Most of his films also have narration.

Film - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street Todorov's Narrative Equilibrium - Sweeney Todd arrives in London with Anthony and meets Mrs Lovett. He wants revenge on Judge Turpin, the man that took his wife and child. Disruption - Adolfo Pirelli finds out who Todd really is and to keep his identity safe, Todd brutally murders Pirelli. Recognition - Todd realises that he likes the feeling of killing and he becomes a serial killer with the help of Mrs Lovett and plots to kill the judge. He also finds out that his daughter, Johanna , is alive and hopes to taker her from Judge Turpin. Repair - Todd kills the judge but finds out that his wife lived and Mrs Lovett didn't tell him. He then kills Mrs Lovett. New Equilibrium - Todd is murdered by Toby after he finds out Todd killed Mrs Lovett. Anthony runs away with Todd's daughter. Propp's Character Theory Hero - Sweeney Todd Is the main character of the movie and defeats the villain. Villain - Judge Turpin Opposes Todd...

Film Chosen - Iron Man A - (Genre Theory)  Iron Man is in the action/adventure genre. It meets the expectations of the genre because throughout the film there are various different action set pieces such as explosions, fight scenes and chases, all filmed with fast paced camera movement and shots and scored with intense and gripping music. This is stereotypical of most high budget, action block busters it. It subverts the expectations of the genre by depicting the protagonist (Tony Stark) at the beginning of the film as completely unlikable. He is a drunk, misogynistic and is selfish. However his character progresses throughout the film to become the likeable Tony Stark that we know from modern day marvel movies. This is is different because the majority of heroes in superhero movies in the time period Iron Man came out were your stereotypical all good protagonists with not a lot of depth. This shows that Iron Man is transgressive of the stereotypical conventions of superhero movies...

  Name of the film chosen: The Dark Knight   1.       What genre is it? Action/Thriller     2.       What are the expectations of this genre? In your answer you can refer to ·        Use of colour ·        Setting ·        Lighting ·        Use of stereotypes/stock characters ·        imagery ·        Camera movements ·        Sound effects ·        Transitions/edits ·        Dialogue   One of the expectations of the genre is the setting. Most superhero movies in the modern day have either sci-fi settings (e.g. space or a futuristic world) or are set in well-known landmarks to create interest from different audience members. This is done to keep th...

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