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T i m B u rt o n. by: Erin Jung. Pers o na l I n fo. Full name: Timothy W. Burton Birthday: August 25th, 1958 (52 years old) From: Burbank, California Ocupation: Film director, film producer, writer & artist Has directed 14 films, and produced 10. Wh a t He' s Kn o wn F or.
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Tim Burton by: Erin Jung
Personal Info. Full name: Timothy W. Burton Birthday: August 25th, 1958 (52 years old) From: Burbank, California Ocupation: Film director, film producer, writer & artist Has directed 14 films, and produced 10
WhatHe'sKnown For - Movies: Beetlejuice (1988) Edward Scissorhands (1990) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Sleepy Hollow (1999) Corpse Bride (2005) Alice in Wonderland (2010) *Uses many of the same actors* - Actors: Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter Michael Gough - Music: Danny Elfman
Contd. Style: Creepy and dark, used in themes, characters and scenery ex)characters usually troubled, Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd Genres: science fiction, horror, gothic, surreal (usually his movies are very quirky) Impact on Industry: Made movies out of the ordinary for Disney Brought popularity to the "misfit" movies, and those genres By making things the way he did, people became more open to unconventional things in their movies, books, and artwork
James and the Giant Peach - 1996 - produced by Burton - directed by Selick - based on book by Roald Dahl - nominated for many awards, including best music - was a musical, using stop motion and live action
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 2005 - adaptation from book by Roald Dahl - Willie Wonka is given difficult past (recurring Burton theme) - made into a musical - Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter both had roles - was faithful to book's plot, save for Wonka's past
The Corpse Bride - 2005 - Burton's first full-length stop motion film - main characters voiced by Depp and Bonham Carter - Burton was again able to use one of his favourite themes of being caught between two worlds in this film
Sweeney Todd - 2007 - many award nominations - dark musical about a barber's grudge - in usual Burton style, main character is troubled, and there is a very dark mood to the movie - Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter play in this movie
Alice in Wonderland - 2010 - computer animated/live action fantasy film - Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter cast again - inspired by book by Lewis Carroll
Books - made children's poetry book - called "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories" - made in 1997 - Burton illustrated and wrote the book - titles include: The Boy with Nails in His Eyes, Junk Girl, and Roy, the Toxic Boy
Art Work - often draws concepts for his own movies - drawings share same quirky qualities as movies - has an illustration book
Works Cited -http://static2.slamxhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tim- burton.jpg -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton-http://img.movieberry.com/static/photos/1943/poster.jpg-http://www.listal.com/viewimage/244353 -dailycontributor.com -criticplanet.org -wallpaperpimper.com -moviemobsters.com -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Melancholydeath.jpg -http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/tim-burton-20091130-135432.jpg&imgrefurl=http://laughingsquid.com/tim-burton-art-exhibition-at-moma-new-book/&usg=__sczk4yR6cYf7t2JkzGub4_7Pkf0=&h=500&w=312&sz=41&hl=en&start=3&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Z4CiL_Yfl3qlyM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=81&prev=/images%3Fq%3DTim%2Bburton%2Bart%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=N0lVTb-sDoSBlAf5_ZnmBg - http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/11/tim-burton-concept-art/