Edward Scissorhands

Batman Returns

Music & Lighting for Edward Scissorhands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvOmlRkKRgQ&playnext_from=TL&videos=IxztDzxq-QQ

Music & Lighting for Batman Returns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuMZHOHlpws&playnext_from=TL&videos=zUfhrhgvxrg

A Nightmare on Elm Street vs. Edward Scissorhands

Costume in Edward Scissorhands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObM-v-eGDSI&playnext_from=TL&videos=IxztDzxq-QQ

Selina Kyle from Batman Returns

Costume in Batman Returns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H75_xFqk774&playnext_from=TL&videos=IxztDzxq-QQ

Beginning my Seminar...

Started to collate all my notes into a seminar... running out of time!

Director's Commentary

Watched director's commentary for Edward Scissorhands to see whether there would be anything to add to my notes on my 3 distinctive elements - Music, Lighting or Costume and Make Up.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Watched about half of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory during a movie night with my friends and realised that I could possibly study this film for Task 2 and write from a sociological point of view about Charlie's lower class living and how that affects his actions in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. But I will need to finish watching it to find out more. Also since the dvd is a friend's I won't have to rent it out.

Big Fish

Returned Batman, Batman Returns and Sleepy Hollow.
Watched Big Fish and took notes on possible readings.

Task 2...

I have now decided on my Task 1 Films: Edward Scissorhands and Batman Returns.
Now I need to decide on my Task 2 Film which is writing about two different readings. For this task I am going to decide from Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish or Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Watched Sleepy Hollow for the first time after renting it out twice already!
Mr Ussher thinks I should study Big Fish because of the pschological reading.

Renewed Edward Scissorhands from the school library for the school holidays!

Batman Returns

Watched Batman Returns and took notes on my chosen techiniques - Music, Lighting and Costume and Make-up

Danny Elfman's commentary on Edward Scissorhands

Watched all of Edward Scissorhands with Danny Elfman's commentary for assistance with my analysis of music for Task 1.
So far my definite stylistic elements will be Music and Lighting, the third one with either be Character Actors or Costume and Make Up.

Decision Time

Renewed Film Analysis Handbook
Rewatched Beetlejuice to make a final decision on whether it could be one of my Task 1 films. I am leaning towards studying Edwards Scissorhands and Batman Returns.

Edward Scissorhands...

Borrowed Edward Scissorhands from the Burnside High School Library and it's due back on Monday, which is only 5 days, but nevertheless, its free of charge!
Also recorded a documentary on Sky Movies Greats called Hollywood Backstories: Edward Scissorhands.

The Cost of Living

Today I borrowed Beetlejuice from Mr Ussher so that I can work out which of the three films he recommended I would like to study.
I worked out whether it would be more cost effective to keep renting my chosen films or buy them... I have decided to continue renting and borrowing them if possible as my Dad already rents them cheaper than normal and I can borrow Edward Scissorhands from the school library.

Checkpoint 1

Today I talked to Mr Ussher about possible elements of Burton's style that I could write about.

These included Special Effects - smoke & explosions, Lighting - blue tones, dark, low-lighting, key-lighting, Music - Danny Elfman, orchestoral, Opening Scene often featuring a mini model of the setting, Costume - eccentric, gothic, Make Up and Acting Style - outsider, Johnny Depp, Tim Burton represented in the outsider character, Character Actors - Johnny Depp as the misunderstood outsider in Edward Scissorhands or Jack Nicholson as the Joker in Batman.

Mr Ussher told me that I should steer away from Acting Style and Special Effects.