Burton's World - A Beautiful Nightmare
I have always loved the work of Tim Burton both his art work and all the movies he has been involved with and created. His work is hauntingly beautiful, dreamy and dark. He shows a tenderness to those that society has cast aside. He is an introverted, eccentric, an unassuming person and brilliant all at the same time.I have been a fan since Pee Wee and Beetle Juice and have followed his work since then.
Timothy William Burton was born August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California. His career got underway at the most famous animation studio in Hollywood, he landed his first directing gig because of a bootleg tape of a short film. he found his pleasure in painting, drawing, and movies. He loved monster movies: Godzilla, the Hammer horror films from Great Britain, the work of Ray Harryhausen. One of his heroes was actor Vincent Price.
After high school in 1976, Burton attended the California Institute of the Arts. Cal Arts had been founded by Disney as a "breeding ground" for new animators, though they did offer other courses of study. Burton entered the Disney animation program in his second year, thinking it would be a good way to make a living. In 1979, he was moved into the Disney animation ranks.
Burton did not enjoy being an animator,the work requires talented artists, but they cannot deviate from the structured manner of drawing the characters. Frame after Frame it bored him. The studio recognized that Burton's talent was not being utilized. They made him a conceptual artist, the people who design the characters that appear in the films...eventually Tim was set free to try some of his own projects, one of them being the poem and art for what became Nightmare Before Christmas.....and the beautiful nightmare continues
(I have a large amount of Nightmare Before Christmas collectibles and would love to meet other adults who own way too many toys :) )
Timothy William Burton was born August 25, 1958 in Burbank, California. His career got underway at the most famous animation studio in Hollywood, he landed his first directing gig because of a bootleg tape of a short film. he found his pleasure in painting, drawing, and movies. He loved monster movies: Godzilla, the Hammer horror films from Great Britain, the work of Ray Harryhausen. One of his heroes was actor Vincent Price.
After high school in 1976, Burton attended the California Institute of the Arts. Cal Arts had been founded by Disney as a "breeding ground" for new animators, though they did offer other courses of study. Burton entered the Disney animation program in his second year, thinking it would be a good way to make a living. In 1979, he was moved into the Disney animation ranks.
Burton did not enjoy being an animator,the work requires talented artists, but they cannot deviate from the structured manner of drawing the characters. Frame after Frame it bored him. The studio recognized that Burton's talent was not being utilized. They made him a conceptual artist, the people who design the characters that appear in the films...eventually Tim was set free to try some of his own projects, one of them being the poem and art for what became Nightmare Before Christmas.....and the beautiful nightmare continues
(I have a large amount of Nightmare Before Christmas collectibles and would love to meet other adults who own way too many toys :) )
Burtonography
I'm amazed by the unique talent of how Tim Burton brings beauty to what might have seemed odd or different to others
Director:In Production
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) (post-production)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Big Fish (2003)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
The World of Stainboy (2000)
... aka Stainboy (USA)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Ed Wood (1994)
Batman Returns (1992)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Batman (1989)
Beetle Juice (1988)
"Faerie Tale Theatre" (1 episode, 1986)
... aka Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (USA)
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1 episode, 1986)
- The Jar (1986) TV Episode
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Frankenweenie (1984)
Vincent (1982)
Luau (1982)
Hansel and Gretel (1982/II) (TV)
Doctor of Doom (1979)
Stalk of the Celery (1979)
... aka Stalk of the Celery Monster (USA)
The Island of Doctor Agor (1971)
Producer:
Corpse Bride (2005) (producer)
... aka Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Singapore: English title) (USA: complete title)
The World of Stainboy (2000) (producer)
Lost in Oz (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
Mars Attacks! (1996) (producer)
James and the Giant Peach (1996) (producer)
Batman Forever (1995) (producer)
Ed Wood (1994) (producer)
Cabin Boy (1994) (producer)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (producer)
"Family Dog" (1993) TV Series (executive producer)
Batman Returns (1992) (producer)
Edward Scissorhands (1990) (producer)
"Beetlejuice" (1989) TV Series (executive producer)
Luau (1982) (producer)
Stalk of the Celery (1979) (producer)
Writer:
Corpse Bride (2005) (characters)
... aka Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
The World of Stainboy (2000)
Lost in Oz (2000) (TV) (story) (pilot)
... aka Tim Burton's Lost in Oz (USA)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (story and characters)
Edward Scissorhands (1990) (story)
"Beetlejuice" (1989) TV Series
Beetle Juice (1988) (story) (uncredited)
Frankenweenie (1984) (idea)
Vincent (1982)
Luau (1982)
Hansel and Gretel (1982/II) (TV) (idea)
Doctor of Doom (1979)
Stalk of the Celery
Books:
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
Burton on Burton
Tim Burton:Interviews
Brilliance
The Art
Tim Burton Links
- Tim Burton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Tim Burton made many changes to the Penguin which would be applied to the Penguin in both comics and television. While in the comics, he was an ordinary man ...
- Tim Burton Dream Site
- Dedicated to the Visionary Filmmaker Tim Burton. ... A Tim Burton Season will begin on the 9th of December in London at the British Film Institute ...
- Tim Burton's: The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
- Welcome to. "Stick Boy and Match Girl in Love." "Voodoo Girl." "Robot Boy." "Staring Girl." "The Boy with Nails in his Eyes." ...
- Tim Burton Dream Site - The Director
- Tim Burton Talking About Animation · The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy · Drawings · Drawings Two · Ed Wood Interview. Director. Danny Elfman's ...
- The Tim Burton Collective - Biography
- Tim Burton is one of the last people you'd imagine would become one of the most ... He knew right away that Tim Burton was the perfect choice for the job, ...
- Tim Burton: Biography and Much More from Answers.com
- Tim Burton , Filmmaker Born: 25 August 1958 Birthplace: Burbank, California Best Known As: The director of the comedy-horror film Beetlejuice Tim.
- Depp as Vamp? Tim Burton Probes Dark Shadows | The Underwire from ...
- Jun 2, 2008 ... Leave it to director Tim Burton to put the creepiest possible spin on cheeseball mid-century soap opera Dark Shadows.
- YouTube - Tim Burton's Vincent
- I think this is the first Tim Buston's stop motion. It was made on 1982. Enjoy it.
- allmovie ((( Tim Burton > Overview )))
- It should come as no shock to the fans of director Tim Burton that he spent his formative years glued to the tube, watching old cartoons and horror flicks. ...
- Tim Burton Pictures, Biography, Filmography, News, Videos
- Tim Burton Pictures, Biography, Filmography, News, Videos. ... Born August 25, 1958 - It should come as no shock to the fans of director Tim Burton that he ...
- Tim Burton: Interviews
- Twenty years of interviews with the whimsical and quirky director of such films as Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Sleepy Hollow, and Big Fish
- Tim Burton to direct Alice in Wonderland - Boing Boing
- Dec 10, 2007 ... Tim Burton's directing a film adaptation of Alice in Wonderland. Alice is the first book I ever read to myself and I've never fallen out of ...
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Burton on eBay
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Reader Feedback
chazzmania wrote...
Very nice write up. Tim Burton has a chat with Ray Harryhausen recorded on the
colorized DVD "Twenty Million Miles to Earth", and you can also (i think) find
at least some of it on Youtube. I have a lens on colorization where I go on
a bit about Harryhausen.
Posted June 29, 2009
boiscanot wrote...
I look at this movie every year at Halloween (it's now tradition). I love everything about it and this lens of course! Thanks for creating.
Posted January 23, 2009
Lensmaster
Christian wrote
Thank you for your blog about Burton.
I like this creator and your blog.
Happy Nightmare :-)~~~
Posted September 24, 2008
relache wrote...
I'd like to see you take the time to customize your module titles and add some original content before I accept this lens to the Director's Chair.">
Posted November 26, 2007
CollectorsCottage wrote...
We love Tim Burton's work too, especially "Nightmare"! Nice lens, 5 stars. Welcome to the Collector Clubs lens!
Posted November 15, 2007
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