Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Interviews, the director discusses how animation and art design affect his work, how old horror films have deeply influenced his psyche, why so many of his protagonists are outcasts, and how hes managed to make personal films within the hollywood system. A stunning visual tour of miss peregrines home for peculiar children, filled with exclusive interviews, onset photography, and special introductions by director tim burton and peculiar children series author ransom riggs. See all books authored by tim burton, including the melancholy death of oyster boy and other stories, and the nightmare before christmas, and more on. Tim burton interviews edited by kristian fraga book ebay.
Timothy walter burton born august 25, 1958 is an american director, producer, artist. While press conferences are a crap shoot, anytime you get access to johnny depp. Nightmare before christmas, beetlejuice, batman, sleepy hollow, corpse bride, and many more. Timothy walter burton was born in burbank, california, to jean rae erickson, who owned a catthemed gift shop, and william. Aug 10, 2016 tim burton on being shy, isolated and where he gets his ideas from big eyes duration. Growing up, which films and directors had the greatest impact on you. A revised edition of the only book to explore the unique brilliance of director tim burtons work. That being said, the panel didnt begin with the topic of the 89 flick. The art of tim burton is the definitive compilation of forty years of tim burtons artistry, including film concepts and hundreds of illustrations from his personal archives, edited under the creative guidance of burton himself.
Mar 27, 2019 tim burtons singular vision has become such an accepted part of pop culture, its easy to forget the impact hes had. Tim burton interviews edited by kristian fraga book. The demon barber of fleet street 2007, dark shadows 2012, and. How tim burton felt when making these movies as wella s casting. A followup to that book, entitled the napkin art of tim burton. Starting his career as an animator for disney, tim burton made his featur.
Latest tim burton quotes from interviews az quotes. This comprehensive 434 page book is grouped into thirteen chapters that examine common. When it became a surprise blockbuster, studios began to trust him with larger budgets and the whims of his expansive imagination. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as beetlejuice 1988, edward scissorhands 1990, the nightmare before christmas 1993, ed wood 1994, sleepy hollow 1999, corpse bride 2005, sweeney todd. There are several pages of tim burton books that you will find on amazon, but i am extremely happy i chose burton on burton. Starting his career as an animator for disney, tim burton made his feature film.
Your cooperation with tim burton began over ten years ago, and youve been. Kristian fraga wrote and directed the awardwinning pbs documentary the inside reel. Jackson a very special personalized pillow tim burton gave samuel l. Burton on burton tim burton, edited by mark salisbury. Tim burton, american director known for his original, quirky style that frequently drew on elements of the fantastic and the macabre. Kristian fraga, new york city, wrote and directed the awardwinning pbs documentary the inside reel. Tim burton is one of the great modernday visionaries of cinema. Time burton talks to time out about his new film, frankenweenie, in the lead up to the london film festival. About a week ago i got to participate in a press conference with johnny depp and tim burton for alice in wonderland. An interview with tim burton, an academy awardnominated director who gave us peewees big adventure, edward scissorhands, and sweeney todd. An authoritative guide to one of the most influential and resolutely maverick directors in modern hollywood. I spent a long time researching, interviewing and reading through press.
He gives tribute to writers hes worked with, his favorite actorsincluding. Starting his career as an animator for disney, tim burton made his feature film directorial debut with the visually dazzling, lowbudget peewees big adventure. Tim burton on his movies, his life and his tombstone the new. As a great man with billions of dollars and lots of free time on his hands once said, im batman. Praise a great gift for fansthe sun this visual tour of the movie world of miss peregrines home for peculiar children, created by iconic filmmaker tim burton, is sure to be a musthave for fans of the series. Johnny depp and tim burton interview alice in wonderland. While a film based on the popular horror series for young readers would eventually splatter monster. Tim burtons singular vision has become such an accepted part of pop culture, its easy to forget the impact hes had. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Tim burton, byname of timothy william burton, born august 25, 1958, burbank, california, u. As a child, burton was engrossed with the classic horror films of roger cormanmany of which featured. Tim burton on his life and movies coming full circle with frankenweenie duration. Jun 10, 2019 the tim burton interviews is a must have for anyone who loves tim burton or filmmaking in general. Interviews conversations with filmmakers conversations with. Dark shadows became burtons most recent work with johnny depp and helena bonham carter, and is an adaptation of dan curtis television series. Library journal filled with exclusive interviews, onset photography, and special introductions by tim burton and ransom riggs, this deluxe hardcover volume is a. Tim burton is the creative genius behind batman, alice in wonderland, edward scissorhands, and the nightmare before christmas, among others. In this case it was that we were using so many techniques that it felt like this was the way to go. Across all his fulllength feature films in the last 36 years, tim burton has demonstrated versatility without sacrificing the thematic and stylistic unity of his work. I say stream of consciousness, and whatever happens, happens. Like back in 2005, viewers were treated to two new tim burton films in 2012 dark shadows and frankenweenie, a stopmotion animated remake of burtons own 1984 film. Tim burton books list of books by author tim burton. The art of being a still photographer for tim burton.
He began his career at disney, where his first project was a sixminute tribute to vincent price. About the art of miss peregrines home for peculiar children. He is a founding partner of sirk productions, llc, a manhattanbased film and television production company. This book discusses projects like the nightmare before christmas, big fish and corpse bride. It would be a tremendous disappointment if tim burtons inner sanctum. However, on november 23, 2010, in an interview with mtv, burton confirmed that he was indeed putting together a script for maleficent. He has scored the music for movies like batman, milk, and tim burtons upcoming film alice in wonderland. The art of miss peregrines home for peculiar children by. I love tim burton movies and im sure you love them too. Kristian fragas introduction sets the tone for this fun and informative book on tim burtons life, love for movies, and insight into the unique mind of tim burton. Press of mississippi copy quote i dont really dream, i space out during the day thats one of my problems wonder off when someones talking to me. Alexandra rapti, ksaderfaki tou anderovgalti o johnny depp. Tim burton on being shy, isolated and where he gets his ideas from big eyes duration. Interviews conversations with filmmakers series kristian fraga, tim burton isbn.
He is known for his dark, gothic and quirky fantasy films such as beetlejuice 1988, edward scissorhands 1990, the animated musical the nightmare before christmas 1993, the biographical film ed wood 1994, the horror fantasy sleepy hollow 1999, and. Timothy walter burton born august 25, 1958 is an american director, producer, artist, writer. Interviews conversations with filmmakers by kristian fraga isbn. Tim burton author of the melancholy death of oyster boy and. The 1989 film about dcs caped crusader rang in its 30th birthday at new york comic con this evening with a ted talklike presentation from longtime batman producer michael uslan. Tim burton quotes interview with sweeney todd director. This book gives an in depth look at the life and works of tim burton. Tim burtons batman celebrates 30 years at nycc with. I grew up a huge tim burton fan, his movie the nightmare before christmas is the reason i wanted to be an artist as a kid, am an art major now and got me to where i am today, i put off reading this book for a while and im not entirely sure why but it just reminded me of all the reasons why i love tim burton and almost everything he does and creates, i highly recommend this book not only for. Tim burton biography tim burton is a director, producer, screenwriter, and artist whose creations tend to oscillate between fantasy and horror. Most musicals are camp by their very nature but the difference here was the melodrama of it, that sense of really extreme obsessive behaviour which made it feel to me much more like. His notable films included peewees big adventure, beetlejuice, the nightmare before christmas, edward scissorhands, and alice in wonderland. Interviews, the director discusses how animation and art design affect his work, how old horror films have deeply influenced his psyche, why so. We almost had a tim burton goosebumps movie in the.
These books for tim burton fans are jammedpack with just the right amount of whimsical strangeness that characterizes burtons calling card as a director, from classic films like beetlejuice, edward scissorhands, and big fish, to name a few. Timothy walter burton was born in burbank, california, to jean rae erickson, who owned a catthemed gift shop, and william reed burton, who worked for the burbank park and recreation department. Mixing gothic horror, black comedy, and oddball whimsy, burtons movies veer from childlike enchantment. Nightmare before christmas, beetlejuice, batman, sleepy. It is like i am in love with it but at the same time it is just a tool.
Interviews reveals a man who has managed to thrive inside hollywood while maintaining the distinctive quirks of an independent filmmaker. Tim burton is one of the great modernday visionaries of cinema, a director. Aug 16, 2019 tim burton was born timothy walter burton on august 25, 1958, in burbank, california. Timothy walter burton born august 25, 1958 is an american director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. In burton on burton, burton talks to mark salisbury about his training as an.
Buy the art of tim burtons corpse bride book online at low prices. But i also love reading and sometimes ive tried to find books that are like tim burton films. Whether these characters are dealing with ghosts, carnies, fairy tales, family plots, or solving. A selfdescribed happygolucky manicdepressive, hes like a bright flashlight in a very dark place. The book is very detailed, and beautifully describes all of burtons most well known films, including. Timothy tim william burton is a prolific american film directorwriter, best known for the dark imagery and quirky nature of his popular films. Interviews conversations with filmmakers paperback. From his surprising career start as an animator at disney, smith and matthews look at the diverse film projects that. His works include the likes of beetlejuice, edward scissorhands, sleepy hollow, alice in wonderland, and the 1989 batman. He spent most of his childhood as a recluse, drawing cartoons, and watching old movies he was especially fond of films with vincent price. Danny elfman is a singersongwriter and an academy awardnominated composer. Brilliant new book, featuring some great interview and moments in burtons career.
It is the personal mark burton makes upon a film that identifies him as one of contemporary cinemas visionaries. While the book may mean nothing to some it will be a real treat to burton fans and fits in perfectly with the other tim burton books available as we can read the interviews in full. Yes, sure, tim burton is all about images and aesthetics. I love movement, and we considered sleepy hollow as a silent movie when we were thinking and talking about it and in the old. In his first two films, peewees big adventure 1985 and beetlejuice 1988, tim burton proved a brilliant prankster with a. Burton on burton, 2nd revised edition tim burton macmillan. Jackson a pillow with his face as a gift article september 27, 2016. He rejoins with walt disney to deliver a new liveaction version of dumbo, which opens friday. The book is very detailed, and beautifully describes all of burton s most well known films, including. The tim burton interviews is a must have for anyone who loves tim burton or filmmaking in general.
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