ONCE UPON A TIME: The Fairy Tale Influences in German Expressionism and the Auteur of Tim Burton
This month, Year 1 DP Film scholars will be venturing down the rabbit hole that is German Expressionism in film making as you explore The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Metropolis, and, just in time for the holiday season, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Links to these films in the drive are available on our website, but they may also be found on our Plex server. The following article is an exceptional study of how German Expressionism has gone one to influence, and even define the very style and voice of filmmakers like Tim Burton. There is also a link to a great youtube video about the influences of German Expressionism on modern filmmakers like Time Burton. Please read the blog entirely--you may even wish to take some notes as future filmmakers! Not only is this a study of style, but it is, perhaps, more importantly, a study in context. What inspired this strange and wonderfully unique and distinctive style of filmmaking? Why is it so influential? How has it f