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Name:______________

Class:______________

School:_____________                                                                        

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English Outline, Example

Maine topic: Gothic Tales

My topic: Tim Burton

1.  Why did I choose this topic?

Personal interest - The outsiders and horror

A lot in common with Romantic Gothic tales

The sad hero

Beauty in tragedy

Horror/ The supernatural

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2.  Danish romantic horror:

 The Glass Closet by B S Ingemann, 

The Shadow by HC Andersen

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3.  Similarities between Frankenstein’s Monster, Edward Scissorhands and Frankenweenie

The mad scientist

Unfinished monster as hero/The anti hero

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4.  Tim Burton’s visual trademarks

German expressionism: Art nouveau gone dark

Shadows and distorted ankles

Hybrids of human and non-human beings

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Sources: 

• TIM BURTON: A Study Of The Strange (youtube.com)

• Frankenweenie Official Trailer #2 (2012) Tim Burton Movie HD (youtube.com), video

• Edward Scissorhands (1990) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers (youtube.com), video

• What is German Expressionism? A beginner's guide — Movements In Film, text

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