Tim Burton
(Edward Scissorhands)
(Sleepy Hollow)
(Batman)
(Big fish)
Artist, animator, screenwriter, director, producer, poet
and clipmaker.
and clipmaker.
Who is Tim Burton?
Director, producer and screenwriter Tim Burton is known for such films as 'Beetlejuice' and 'Edward Scissorhands,' which blend themes of fantasy and horror.
August 25, 1958
Birth date
Burbank, California, United States
Birth Country
He quickly struck out on his own and became known for creating visually striking films that blend themes of fantasy and horror, including Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, Batman and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Director, producer and screenwriter Tim Burton is known for such films as 'Beetlejuice' and 'Edward Scissorhands,' which blend themes of fantasy and horror
Tim Burton is a director, producer and screenwriter. After majoring in animation at the California Institute of Arts, he got his start in the business by working as a Disney animator.
Early Life and Career
Timothy read Edgar Allan Poe and visited the cinema, where he mostly watched science fiction and horror movies.
A municipal cemetery was not far from the Burton house. There were also offices of the Walt Disney studios, Columbia Pictures and Warner Brothers in the neighborhood with Tim's house. It can be said that this was the allegorical "picture" of all further creation of the director who created Edward Scissorhands.
The Burton family seemed a happy one, as besides Tim, there was the younger son and his parents had a good stable income, but the boy was alone and isolated. He did not like noisy companies. He spent time in his room, where windows for some reason were walled up and turned into narrow slots.
While in Burbank high school, Tim didn't like math or science or really anything that didn't have anything to do with art. He would create stop-motion films in his pre-teen years the oldest one still surviving is The Island of Doctor Agnor which he made at the age at 13.
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1976
Tim Burton left his uncomfortable town and went to Santa Clarita, the Californian city, where the Institute of the Arts, founded by Walt Disney, was located.
1979
Burton was admitted to the Disney studio, where he worked as an animator and animated character designer for several years.
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Steps of cinemography
Throughout his life in making films, Tim Burton has shown his unique talent and vision. He proceeds taking advantage of the cinematic techniques; lighting, sound, and camera movements creating a certain mood/tone. These three techniques are used numerous of times for the duration of each film.
Tim Burton's feature film debut, follows the eccentric Pee-wee Herman on a quest to find his stolen bicycle.
(1)
Pee-wee
1995
A supernatural comedy starring Michael Keaton as a ghost named Beetlejuice, who haunts a couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) that recently died.
Beetlejuice
(2)
1988
Burton's first Batman film starring Michael Keaton as the caped crusader, who battles the Joker (Jack Nicholson).
Batman
1989
(3)
(4)
A dark romantic fantasy starring Johnny Depp as a synthetic man with scissors for hands, who is taken in by a suburban family.
Edward Scissorhands
1990
(5)
A stop-motion animated musical about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who discovers Christmas Town.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
(6)
A biographical comedy-drama starring Johnny Depp as Ed Wood, a filmmaker known for his low-budget, unconventional movies.
Ed Wood
1994
(7)
A science fiction comedy about a group of aliens who invade Earth, starring an ensemble cast including Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, and Pierce Brosnan.
Mars Attacks!
1996
(8)
A horror film based on Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," in which Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) investigates a string of murders in the town.
Sleepy Hollow
1999
(9)
A fantasy drama about a man (Ewan McGregor) who investigates his father's (Albert Finney) tall tales, and discovers the truth behind them.
Big Fish
2003
A supernatural comedy starring Michael Keaton as a ghost named Beetlejuice, who haunts a couple (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis) that recently died.
Beetlejuice
(2)
1988
Burton's first Batman film starring Michael Keaton as the caped crusader, who battles the Joker (Jack Nicholson).
Batman
1989
(3)
(4)
A dark romantic fantasy starring Johnny Depp as a synthetic man with scissors for hands, who is taken in by a suburban family.
Edward Scissorhands
1990
(5)
A stop-motion animated musical about Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who discovers Christmas Town.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993
(6)
A biographical comedy-drama starring Johnny Depp as Ed Wood, a filmmaker known for his low-budget, unconventional movies.
Ed Wood
1994
(7)
A science fiction comedy about a group of aliens who invade Earth, starring an ensemble cast including Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, and Pierce Brosnan.
Mars Attacks!
1996
(8)
A horror film based on Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," in which Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) investigates a string of murders in the town.
Sleepy Hollow
1999
(9)
A fantasy drama about a man (Ewan McGregor) who investigates his father's (Albert Finney) tall tales, and discovers the truth behind them.
Big Fish
2003
Tim Burton's feature film debut, follows the eccentric Pee-wee Herman on a quest to find his stolen bicycle.
(1)
Pee-wee
1995
Charlie and chocolate factory
2004
Cast starring:
Along with four other children who have also found golden tickets, Charlie embarks on a tour of the factory, encountering strange and wondrous things along the way.
About a film
The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka, the eccentric owner of a magical chocolate factory, and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket, a young boy who wins a tour of the factory.
The film follows Charlie, who lives in poverty with his parents and grandparents, as he discovers a golden ticket that grants him entry to the mysterious chocolate factory owned by the reclusive Willy Wonka.
The film follows Charlie, who lives in poverty with his parents and grandparents, as he discovers a golden ticket that grants him entry to the mysterious chocolate factory owned by the reclusive Willy Wonka.
"Charlie and the chocolate factory" and "Corpse Bride" one being a world famous live action movie and the other a beautiful love story from the grave.
Johnny Depp
Willy Wonka
Willy Wonka
Julia Winter
Veruca
Veruca
Freddie Highmore
Charlie Bucket
Charlie Bucket
AnnaSophia Robb
Violet
Violet
Jordan Fry
Mike
Mike
Johnny Depp
Willy Wonka
Willy Wonka
Julia Winter
Veruca
Veruca
Freddie Highmore
Charlie Bucket
Charlie Bucket
AnnaSophia Robb
Violet
Violet
Jordan Fry
Mike
Mike
gallons of water with chocolate and cream were made for chocolate river in the film.
192,000
million
$475
the film grossed worldwide, which made a box office success.
Roald Dahl passed away and the film was dedicated to him.
1990
Alice in wonderland
2010
He doesn't see this as a sequel to previous films or a re-imagining. It premiered in London at the Odeon Leicester Square on February 25, 2010.
It was released in Australia and New Zealand on March 4, 2010, and in the United Kingdom and the United States on March 5 through Walt Disney Pictures in Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3-D, as well as in regular theaters.
It was released in Australia and New Zealand on March 4, 2010, and in the United Kingdom and the United States on March 5 through Walt Disney Pictures in Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3-D, as well as in regular theaters.
It is a live-action extension to the Lewis Carroll novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The film uses a technique of combining live-action and CGI animation.
In the film, Alice is now 19 years old and goes back to Underland, a place she previously visited 13 years ago. She is told that she is the only one that can slay the Jabberwocky, a dragon controlled by the Red Queen.
Burton said the original Wonderland story was always about a girl wandering around from one character to another and she never felt a connection emotionally, so he wanted to make it feel more like a story than a series of events.
Burton said the original Wonderland story was always about a girl wandering around from one character to another and she never felt a connection emotionally, so he wanted to make it feel more like a story than a series of events.
Helena Bonham Carter plays the tyrannical Red Queen Iracebeth, who has taken control of Wonderland in Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" movie.
The Queen's big head is both literal and figurative, and her red hair is fitting as well, considering her temper. A ticking time bomb ready to go off on a tantrum at the slightest annoyance, the Red Queen is determined to rule Underland, wearing the crown she stole from her sister, the White Queen.
The Queen's big head is both literal and figurative, and her red hair is fitting as well, considering her temper. A ticking time bomb ready to go off on a tantrum at the slightest annoyance, the Red Queen is determined to rule Underland, wearing the crown she stole from her sister, the White Queen.
Red Queen
Johnny Depp plays the whimsical, strange and absolutely crazy Mad Hatter in Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" movie. As Alice's true friend, the Mad Hatter has been awaiting her return.
He will do anything to set things right in wonderland again, but he literally is mad -- an effect of the mercury poisoning that is a side effect of the hat-making process.
He will do anything to set things right in wonderland again, but he literally is mad -- an effect of the mercury poisoning that is a side effect of the hat-making process.
Mad Hatter
Mia Wasikowska plays Alice, who returns to the Wonderland (actually Underland) world she once visited as a young girl in Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" movie.
Alice has no recollection of her previous adventure in the place she once knew as Wonderland, but she does find herself falling down the rabbit hole once again, allowing her to escape her world – where she feels trapped by society and a less than exciting marriage proposal – and figure out what she really wants.
Alice has no recollection of her previous adventure in the place she once knew as Wonderland, but she does find herself falling down the rabbit hole once again, allowing her to escape her world – where she feels trapped by society and a less than exciting marriage proposal – and figure out what she really wants.
Alice Kingsleigh
Mirana of Marmoreal, also known as the White Queen, is a fictional character from the novel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll.
She is based upon the chess piece of the same name and appears as the tritagonist of Tim Burton's 2010 movie Alice in Wonderland and the deuteragonist of its sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass. She is also the younger sister of the Red Queen.
She is based upon the chess piece of the same name and appears as the tritagonist of Tim Burton's 2010 movie Alice in Wonderland and the deuteragonist of its sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass. She is also the younger sister of the Red Queen.
White Queen
Tim Burton has directed and produced numerous films and series throughout his career.
This list may not be exhaustive, as Tim Burton's filmography is extensive and may have included additional projects
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In addition to his work in film, Burton has also produced and directed several television series and commercials, as well as working as a writer, artist, and designer. He is known for collaborating with actors such as Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Michael Keaton, as well as composers such as Danny Elfman.
Overall, Tim Burton is a creative force whose unique style has had a significant impact on popular culture, and he continues to be one of the most influential and visionary filmmakers of his generation.
Overall, Tim Burton is a creative force whose unique style has had a significant impact on popular culture, and he continues to be one of the most influential and visionary filmmakers of his generation.
Tim Burton’s quotes
He says his own films are "all my strange children in some way", and that they're all imperfect. "The flaws of a film are part of what it is. I've never made a film that is even nearly perfect. I have different feelings towards different films.
I just do what I do, and I'm hoping that people will enjoy it. If they don't, then I'll go and do something else." (Source: Collider)
"I've always felt like an outsider. I think that's why I've been drawn to telling stories about characters who are also outsiders." (Source: The Guardian)
"I've always been drawn to the more melancholy side of things." (Source: The New York Times)
"I've always felt like an outsider. I think that's why I've been drawn to telling stories about characters who are also outsiders." (Source: The Guardian)
"I've always been drawn to the more melancholy side of things." (Source: The New York Times)
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