Tim Burton
The Movie Style of Tim Burton
Toby
Pace University
Author Note This paper was prepared for Academic Skills for Graduate Students 084, Section A, taught by Professor Zhylin.
Timothy Walter Burton was born in 1958, in Burbank, California, the media capital of the world. When Burton was a child, he was surrounded by filmmakers, actors, great studios and people from all over the world that gave him plenty of opportunities to know more about movies. He preferred science fictions and horrible stories when other children were crazy about Mickey Mouse. He is person with a lot of ideas and imagination, which are pure and beautiful. When watching a Tim Burton movie, the feelings are just like putting oneself into one of Burton’s dreams. Burton made many movies based on his childhood experience, such as Frankenweenie, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure and Charlie and Chocolate Factory. Audiences can easily recall their childhood memories by watching his movies. Some people think he is crazy because most of his films are dark and thriller that give audiences lots of strong visual impacts. Some people, on the contrary, consider him a genius because of his unique imagination and directing style. Although people have different opinions about his movies, most of his films got many compliments and prizes from critics. As a successful film director, producer and writer, Burton has made a huge sum of money at the box office through his wonderful movies. The films that he directed have taken $3,628,300,000 (unadjusted for ticket price inflation) at the box office worldwide and the films he produced have made $1,136,600,000 (“Tim Burton,” 2012). As one of the most successful directors in the world, the inspirations of childhood imagination and unique directing style give Burton the ability to describe the characters in a particular way, which often take place in a wonderland. The distinctive movie style, which involves black comedy, exaggerated visual style and the
Toby
Pace University
Author Note This paper was prepared for Academic Skills for Graduate Students 084, Section A, taught by Professor Zhylin.
Timothy Walter Burton was born in 1958, in Burbank, California, the media capital of the world. When Burton was a child, he was surrounded by filmmakers, actors, great studios and people from all over the world that gave him plenty of opportunities to know more about movies. He preferred science fictions and horrible stories when other children were crazy about Mickey Mouse. He is person with a lot of ideas and imagination, which are pure and beautiful. When watching a Tim Burton movie, the feelings are just like putting oneself into one of Burton’s dreams. Burton made many movies based on his childhood experience, such as Frankenweenie, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure and Charlie and Chocolate Factory. Audiences can easily recall their childhood memories by watching his movies. Some people think he is crazy because most of his films are dark and thriller that give audiences lots of strong visual impacts. Some people, on the contrary, consider him a genius because of his unique imagination and directing style. Although people have different opinions about his movies, most of his films got many compliments and prizes from critics. As a successful film director, producer and writer, Burton has made a huge sum of money at the box office through his wonderful movies. The films that he directed have taken $3,628,300,000 (unadjusted for ticket price inflation) at the box office worldwide and the films he produced have made $1,136,600,000 (“Tim Burton,” 2012). As one of the most successful directors in the world, the inspirations of childhood imagination and unique directing style give Burton the ability to describe the characters in a particular way, which often take place in a wonderland. The distinctive movie style, which involves black comedy, exaggerated visual style and the
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