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Name:______________

Class:______________

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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

2.  Danish romantic horror:

•  The Glass Closet by B.S. Ingemann

• The Shadow by H.C. Andersen

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

• The mad scientist

• Unfinished monster as hero/The anti hero

4.  Tim Burton’s visual trademarks

• German expressionism: Art nouveau gone dark

• Shadows and distorted ankles

• Hybrids of human and non-human beings

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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