Film analysis: Film catalogue

Can Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's working relationship be seen as autheristic?

Films:

Item 1 - Edward Scissorhands (1990) Director: Tim Burton
I chose this as my focus film as this was the first film that Johnny Depp and Tim Burton worked on together. It explores the dark theme that both Burton and Depp have created a deep relationship from. It was a personal project for Burton and also for Depp. Burton created Edward as a character which almost reflected Burtons childhood, a character which was isolated and found it hard to communicate with others and the Burton picked Depp to play this role.

Item 2 - Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (2005) Director: Tim Burton
My second film is Burtons remake of Roald Dahl's children book. This film features Johnny Depp playing a vulnerable character called Willy Wonka who has no family and is isolated from society which is similar to what Burton went through in his childhood. This is very similar to Edward Scissorhands with the eerie and gothic mise en scene making it a classic Tim Burton film. As this isn't Tim Burtons original story i did not choose it as my focus but it still portrays the dark twist Burton puts on stories.

Item 3 - Alice in Wonderland (2010) Director: Tim Burton
My third focus film is Alice in Wonderland because again Burton has picked Depp to play an obscure character with many personal issues which portrays him as very quirky and crazy. Burton always picks Depp for roles that Depp can transition into which is why Depp did lots of preparation for this role. This idea also plays on the idea of having no parents and is quite a crazy film which Depp fits into perfectly.

Books:

Item 4 - Burton on Burton (1995) Author: Tim Burton
I chose to use this book as it focuses on Burtons interest with Johnny Depp, his childhood and his influences throughout his life. This book also explains Burtons ideas and feelings such as loneliness that he's put into each film which allows us to have a much better insight on his life.

Item 5 - Tim Burton (2002) Authors: Jim smith, J.Clive Matthews
This book was less useful when it came to information on Burtons childhood and personal thoughts as it more focuses on his early films and all of his film creations. This gives us an insight of his film process.

Item 6 - Johnny Depp (2006) Authors: Dennis Meikle, Reynolds and Hearn
This book focuses on Johnny Depp's life through his films and through his teenage years. A central focus of the book is about his collaborations with Tim Burton which will give me some insight on their working and personal relationship.

Websites:

Item 7- Tim Burton explains his abstract relationship with Johnny Depp (2009) Source: MTV - http://www.mtv.com/news/1620521/tim-burton-explains-his-abstract-relationship-with-johnny-depp/
I chose this source as this one gives us an insight of Burtons and Depp's relationship such as how they can have a complete abstract conversation but this source is from Burtons point of view. This article also goes into depth specifically about their relationship and how they understand each others ideas and thought processes which is why Depp relates to the characters so well.

Item 8- Johnny Depp explains his special relationship with Tim Burton (2006) Source: The fashion spot - http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f51/johnny-depp-explains-his-special-relationship-tim-burton-41998.html
I chose this source as this one gives us an insight on their relationship but from Depp's point of view. This article is useful as it is very detailed and names real life stories and conversations between Depp and Burton. Depp also talks and Burtons personal life which further suggests their closeness which is key for this question.

Item 9- Helen Bonham Carter on Tim Burton and Johnny Depp relationship (2012) Source: Tribute.ca - http://www.tribute.ca/news/index.php/helena-bonham-carter-on-tim-burton-and-johnny-depp-relationship/2012/12/28/
I think this is a useful source as this is an outsiders insight on Depp's and Burtons relationship. It is an opinion from Helen Bonham Carter which is close to both Depp and Burton and has worked with them both. This views their relationship from another perspective.

Item 10 The uncanny relationship of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp (2015)
Source: UK essays - https://www.ukessays.com/essays/film-studies/the-uncanny-relationship-of-tim-burton.php
This article goes deeper into Tim Burtons life including his childhood. This gives us some idea of how Tim Burton created such a successful career and how he first got involved with Johnny Depp. It goes into detail about my focus films and goes into a lot of depth about their relationship which is useful to answer my question.

Item 11-Auteur director Tim Burton (2013)
Source: Theory of Johnny Depp - https://pennyrowe.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/auteur-director-tim-burton/
This article focuses on the auteur theory of Tim Burton. It talks about his gothic and quirky themes which he uses throughout his films. It also talks about his reoccurring use of Johnny Depp in his films as well as the dark twists he uses. Burton also uses the same type of instruments to create his eerie theme music.

Magazines:

Item 12 USA Today - Scissorhands cuts to Tim Burtons core (1990) Writer: Susan Spillman
This article focuses on how personal Edward Scissorhands is to Tim Burton. It talks about how Burton has been thinking of making Edward Scissorhands for years. I will use this article to show the clear comparison of Burton and Edward Scissorhands that has been noticed by friends and colleagues. Burton has also admitted to knowing how Edward Scissorhands feels.

DVD Extras:

Item 13 Commentary on Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton - DVD extra on Edward Scissorhands
In these extras Burton discusses how he decided Johnny Depp was the perfect actor to play Edward Scissorhands. Burton also talks about how he came up with the character of Edward Scissorhands when he was a teenager and that the character was constructed from his personal feelings of feeling isolated and frustrated.

Interviews:
Item 14 Johnny Depp talks about being the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland (2016) http://movieweb.com/johnny-depp-talks-about-being-the-mad-hatter-in-alice-in-wonderland/
This article talks about how Johnny Depp prepares for his roles in Burtons films and talks about the acting techniques that he uses to get into Burtons characters. This suggests that Burton and Depp have the same mind-set which is why they have such a strong relationship.

Item 15 Tim Burton interview radio 360 Youtube (2009)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y2RX0qKryE
This interview explains the true emotions behind his characters and films. It is focused on the opening of the exhibit of his drawing which also includes drawings of Edward Scissorhands and this leads to a discussion of how Burton came up with the character. This resource is useful to get Burtons personal feelings which will also to lead to why he chose Depp for such a personal role.

Images:
Item 16 Image of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton

This is to show the audience what Burton and Depp look like. The picture is also effective as they are sat in the same position so emphasises there similarity.

Item 17 Image of Burbank

This image was used to show the audience a comparison of Burbank and the street in Edward Scissor hands. Burbank is where Tim Burton grew up so it creates a link to why the Edward Scissor hands street is layed out the way it is.

Item 18 Image of street from Edward Scissorhands