Post 6B: Tim Burton, a biography.

About Tim Burton:

Director, producer and screenwriter, he is known for visualy striking films which blend themes of fantasy and horror. This famous film-maker was born in California in 1958. He has a son in 2003 and a daughter in 2007 with his wife Helena Bonham Carter.

Concerning his career, he studied animation at California Institute of Arts and, upon his graduation, worked as a disney animator for less than a year. After, he decides to create his personal one.

His most famous work:

After forming his own production company, Burton directed the lavish production Batman (1989).
The following year, Burton directed the bizarre but touching film Edward Scissorhands.
In 1993 he produced the animated musical Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
In 1994, Burton cast Johnny Depp as the title character in Ed Wood—a black-and-white portrait of a middling filmmaker and his all-consuming passion to succeed.
After producing the third installment Batman Forever (1995) and the animated feature James and the Giant Peach (1996), Burton directed the sci-fi spoof Mars Attacks! 
In 1999, Burton directed a freely adapted film version, Sleepy Hollow, of Washington Irving's haunting tale The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, in which Johhny Depp offered a notable performance as the heroic Ichabod Crane.
In 2005, he released a remake of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and 2 years after he directed  the film adaptation of the popular musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Beyond the movies:


In addition to his filmwork, Burton exhibited over 700 drawings, paintings, and other artwork at New York City's Museum of Modern Art in 2009 and 2010 - as well as at renown museums around the world. 

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  1. Philippe ThivillierNovember 23, 2017 at 12:17 AM

    Emma, this is NOT what you were expected to do!
    Where is the worksheet you were required to complete?

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