Tim Burton, as we all know, is an American film director. He puts his own dark twist on old storybook tales, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But Burton doesn't just revamp old stories, he writes them too; Edward Scissorhands is a classic written and directed by Burton. Burton uses a various style of techniques, such as lighting and sound, to create a certain feeling in his audience; and man, he does it well. .
Burton uses lighting to show what sense we should have on the certain character. On Burton's protagonists, he uses front and back lighting, to show good intent. This is relevant in Edward Scissorhands, when Peg walks into Edward's mansion, up in the attic, light floods from behind her. This is a use of back lighting; it gives us a sense of trust within her. This technique also appears in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, when Charlie is pictured there is usually back lighting on him, especially in the Bucket house. Burton wants us to feel like Charlie is a good kid, giving him the halo effect with back lighting. In The Corpse Bride this also pops up, making it Burton's style. Front lighting is used mainly on Victor, when we see him he is pictured with light flooding his face. This is used to show his innocence and good intentions, specifically during the beginning when he is drawing the butterfly, how he does not want to hurt the butterfly and how he simply wants to observe.
Burton also uses sound to help get across the mood and tone. Sound is very important to try and show how the characters are feeling; and Burton definitely gets across his characters feelings. In Edward Scissorhands, non-diegetic sound is used when Peg meets Edward, the sound is very dark; this is used because it builds up suspense for Edward's appearance in the story. We get to meet this unknown character so Burton builds it up. In the text Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the use of diegetic sound is after the golden ticket winners walk in with the scene of the puppets.
