Stop motion analysis Vincent

I have analysed one of Tim Burtons earliest stop motion animations, 'Vincent' due to the atmosphere it creates, of misery and uttter dispair. 

The very first scene creates this gloomy atmosphere, partly due to Burtons choice of colours. Shot in black and white, the whole scene is black with various tones of grey that immediately create a dark, depressing atmoshere. The silhouette of the tree is effective because its dense black, emphasising the dull lifelessness. The fact that its a silhouette clearly depicts the spindly branches left completely bare again emphasising the lack of life and vibrancy. A black cat is shown as iconic imagery for bad luck and misfortune, which could foreshadow latter events to the audience and gives the impression immediately that this is no happy tale. Black cats are also associated with dark arts and witchcraft, creating an uneasy, foreboading effect as theres almost something mythical about the black cat lurking behind the tree. The brick wall could also be symbolism, as a common saying goes 'hitting a brick wall' which means reaching the end. A sense of no hope is immediately created, and we can imagine that the character will not overcome his issues. Gentle wind instruments are being played throughout this scene, almost in a sorrowful manner as the simply melody is isolated and low pitched, again adding to the atmosphere created.
On first seeing the character if Vincent, we follow the black cat into the room Vincent is playing his instrument in, suggesting that Vincent is going to encounter mis-fortune as the superstition is that black cats bring bad luck to those who cross their path. The fact that the cat is approaching Vincent makes his bad luck seem all the more likely and unfortunate, as 'bad luck' approaches him. A silhouette can be seen in the background behind the character, in the vast empty room, of the window with its panes. The panes look almost like bars, which could symbolise the entrapment of the character, and how he cannot escape his bad luck. This kind of symbolism is something we could use in our short film, to foreshadow latter events and imply to the audience that the character is permanently trapped.
Thre character of Vincent appears very guant, pale and wide eyed with wild black hair. This visual imagery tells the audience a lot about the characters personality and the emotions hes feeling, as he looks distressed and worn out. In our short film the characters face is never fully shown, so we will need to use surroundings to create an atmosphere that reflects how the character feels instead, as through projecting her emotions we can make her more relatable and believable.
Lighting is used clevery throughout this sequence to create an uncomfortable, eerie effect. Vincent is often highlighted by key lighting, leaving everything around him in darkness and projecting shadows all around him. This could reflect the constant scruntiny hes under, and his personal demons that surround him. After we are told he is seven years old the audience also sympathises with the character, as for a boy so young he should be living a care free life yet he is weighed down by heavy burdens.
The whole narrative relatives very much to our film idea, with good stories of a kind boy being told, and then contradicted by how he really feels 'Vincents nice to his aunt when she comes to see him....but dreams of dipping her in wax for his waxwork muesum'. This is something we are planning to do in our short film, potraying a sense of denial and false reality contradicted by the truth and showing that everything is not as it first appears. Our characters can also relate because they come across initially to the outside world as content, but deep down they both know the disatisfaction and upset they feel. The idea of spilt personality is something we are going to use in our short film, as kind Vincent is shown as an innocent young boy in comparrison to the frightening, wild Vincent that he really is.