The strengths of this oral were the symbolism of Jack Skellington, the relation to the institution (Disney) and history, and the attention to the importance of different objects in the sequence. To start off, the idea that Jack is different on the outside from how he appears on the inside was spot on (it reminds me of my oral, actually...must be Burton). I liked the point that Disney did not want to use the idea initially, but they changed their mind when they felt like experimenting because it gives a good background to he kinds of stresses Burton had to deal with. I loved the symbolism of the crosses because it is almost unnoticeable, but after it is explained it really makes sense. The part about the pumpkins and how it triggers a target audience of younger kids due to Halloween was also a relevant and well thought out point. I like the bit about all of the efforts made for the different expressions and flexibility of characters. Some other good points were about how the film was adapted into a musical, how Burton grew up knowing the story of the Grinch and it's influence on the film, and the references to tone in Jack's singing. Also, part about the stop-motion technology was a very important part of the cinematography aspect. Film terminology was used fairly well, as well.
One of the weakest points of the oral were that for much of the time it was hard to hear Luis speaking because Luke was doing his oral right next to him. I also think The importance of Sally's character was underdeveloped a bit. Also, I feel like the discussion of lighting and cinematography was limited.
Overall, I would give this presentation a 23 of 25 marks.
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