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Viewing: Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton


After viewing Newstead Abbey, the setting and location of dark rooms and intricate pieces of furniture, it reminded me of the Tim Burton 'Alice in Wonderland' film which I saw when it first came out.


I am really fascinated by the mystical and elaborate set designs which exaggerate almost a darker, evil atmosphere that doesn't necessarily appeal to a younger audience like the original fairy tale intends to do. I particularly like the Mad Hatter's tea party scene and the design of the Queen of Hearts castle as it captures her personality clearly demonstrated throughout. This is something I intend to demonstrate throughout my work and our group project for Newstead Abbey- taking a characters imagery and persona and reflecting it onto the set.


I felt as though one of the main intentions of this film was to make it a sort of nightmare rather than a dream wonderland, not necessarily through a child's eyes as it offers elements of horror and cruelty towards certain individuals and characters as well as being extremely graphic in certain areas e.g. removing the eyeball from a beast.


Nevertheless, I thoroughly enjoyed this version of Alice in Wonderland and Tim Burton's take on the film as well as the graphic designs and greenscreens used throughout- something I hope to work on in the future.

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