Tim Burton is well known for his unique style of film. He has directed many films such as Edward scissor and Beetle Juice. His style is easily distinguishable from others. People have compared his work to gothic horror, as he uses dark colours and often presents the characters as very pale. Burton's work often comes across as childish and playful but changes to reveal darker more sinister undertones as the film goes on.

Tim often casts Johnny Depp, as he describes him as having "good expressions and eyes that tell a tale". Depp has appeared in many Burton films, including Edward Scissor Hands, Sleepy Hollow, and  Sweeny Todd.

All of Tim's films possess an overly exaggerated and often 'cartoonish' style to emphasise goth features. The mise-en-scene of the film is often dark and the props are overly detailed leading to a playful yet sinister atmosphere. The performance of the characters is often also over exaggerated leading to a once again innocent yet dark tone. For example in Beetle Juice the rooms and walls look like cardboard, and the doors often look like they've been drawn on in a wonky crooked way, which adds to the feeling of uneasiness, but also the simplicity of the doors and objects gives us connotations to childish and innocent ideas. This sharp contrast between child like cartoons and dark imagery leaves the viewer with a feeling of uneasiness.

Tim Burton's creative style is often referred to as Burtonesque. This style is heavily influenced by "German expressionism" German expressionism was an early twentieth century German art movement that emphasized the artist's inner feelings or ideas over replicating reality, and was characterised by simplified shapes, bright colours and gestural marks or brushstrokes. We can see this incorporated into Burton's imagery, through his simple yet detailed props and scenery.

Tim Burton had full creative control over his films, with the studio not getting too involved in the props or casting. Tim's decisions was final. 

Overall I would describe Tim Burtons style as childish yet sadistic at the same time, with heavy links and inspiration to German expressionism.                                                        

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