1. Tim Burton
Education: Tim Burton went to providencia
elementary school, followed by Burbankhigh
school. Burton later attended California
institute of thearts to study character
animation.
Experience:
preteen – hewould make short films in the
backyard using stop motion animation, one of
his oldest known films is ‘The Island of Doctor
Agor’ madewhen he was only 13.
1980 – Disney animations division offered
Burton an apprenticeship at thestudio, his jobs
there were animator, storyboard artist,
graphic designer, art director and concept
artist.
1982 – He madehis first short film called
Vincent; it was a 6-minute black & white stop
motion film based on a poem about a boy who
2. fantasizes he is his hero written by Tim burton
himself.
1984 – Burtons 2nd
live action short film called
frankenweenie cameout, the film is about a
boy that tries to revivehis dog after it was run
over. Frankenweenie got Burton fired from
Disney for spending companymoney on a film
too dark for kids.
1985 – Burton directed his first full length
movie Pee-Wee’s big Adventure.
1988 – Tim Burton directed Beetlejuice, thefilm
grossed $80 million on a low budgetand won
an academyaward for best makeup.
1989 – He directed his first big budget film
Batman,grossing over $400 million
worldwide becoming one of thebiggest box
office hits of all time.
1990 – Burton co-wrote and directed Edward
Scissorhands, the film is seen as an
3. autobiography of his childhood and is
considered one of his best movies of all time.
1992 – Burton directed the sequel to batman,
Batman Returns.
1993 – He produced Nightmare Before
Christmas based on his own original story,
world and characters.
1999 – sleepy hollow was released which was
a turning point for Burton, heradically changed
his style and went on to film planet of the
apes.
2005 – Burton directed Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory, and Corps Bride (his first
full length stop motion) at the same time both
starring JohnnyDepp as thelead.
2006 – He directed his first music video for
‘Bones’ bythe killers.
2007 – Tim Burton directed Sweeny Todd,
winning the National Board of Review Award
for Best Director, Golden globe for Best
4. Director and AcademyAward for Best Art
Direction.
2009 – He produced a feature length of the
short film 9 by ShaneAcker
2010 – Burtons version of Alice in Wonder Land
is set 13 years after theLewis Carroll tales
2012 – Burton remade his short film
frankenweenie into a feature length stop
motion, that was distributed by walt Disney
pictures.
2016 – He directed the adaptation of thenovel
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs.
2019 – Burton directed thelive action remake
of the Disney classic dumbo.
Skills: Burton is known for his dark twisted
gothic style of movies. Tim Burton is a talented
painter, photographer, drawer and sculptor
having exhibitions for his work in New York,
5. Australia, LA, Paris, Seoul, Prague, Brazil, Hong
Kong and Vegas.
There are not many A-list directors who
get to make the movies they want to
make. I know two: Woody Allen and Tim
Burton. Two different textures, but both get
to do what they want and that’s rare. –
Martin Landau
My favourite movies are from directors
who have a vision, like Wes Anderson or
Tim burton. – Aubrie Sellers
I was never totally sold this idea I’m just a
musician. I wanted to be the Tim Burton of
music. – Daniel Lopatin
Tim Burton…as an actor you wait and wish
and hope and pray, you’ll work with him. –
Casper Van Dien
Visons are worth fighting for. Why spend
your life making someone else’s dream? –
Tim Burton
6. IT seems that if you’re passionate about
something, it freaks people out. You’re
considered bizarre or eccentric. To me, it
just means you know who you are. – Tim
Burton
Every story has a beginning, a middle and
an end. Not necessarily in that order. – Tim
Burton
One person’s craziness is another
person’s reality. – Tim Burton
Anybody with artistic ambitions is always
trying to reconnect with the way they saw
things as a child. – Tim Burton
filmography
year title year title
1982 Vincent 2003 BigFish
1984 Frankenweenie live
action
2005 Charlieand the Chocolate
Factory
1985 Pee-Wee’s big
adventure
2005 Corpse bride
7. 1988 Beetlejuice 2007 Sweeney Todd: TheDemon
Barberof Fleet Street
1989 Batman 2010 Alicein Wonderland
1990 Edward Scissorhands 2012 Dark shadows
1992 BatmanReturns 2012 Frankenweenie
1994 ED wood 2014 BigEyes
1996 Mars attacks! 2016 AliceThrough thelooking
glass
1999 Sleepy Hollow 2016 Miss Peregrine’s Homefor
Peculiar Children
2001 Planet ofthe Apes 2019 Dumbo
