Tim Burton was born August 25th 1958 in Burbank, he's a film director, producer, artist, writer poet and stop motion artist. He's known or his dark, gothic and quirky horror and fantasy films. From a young age he as interested in the arts and a age 13 produced his first short film 'The Island of Doctor Agor'. After graduating from the California Institute of the Arts in Santa Clarita, he produced the shorts 'Stalk of the Celery Monster' and 'King and Octopus'.
These shorts attracted the attention of the animation department at Walt Disney Productions and offered him an apprenticeship in the studios. He worked on many films during his time there, including The Black Cauldron, but preferred to work on his own. Because of this he went on to produce shorts alone, this led to him being fired because the films he was working on were too dark and scary for children to see.
In 1993 he produced 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', it's a musical fantasy film based on a three-page poem written a few years previous by Burton. Because of this film he became close friends with Henry Selick, a director and producer for Disney, who later helped him produce Coraline. Coraline was one of the largest productions yet, it was staged in a 140,000 square foot warehouse. the stage was divided into 50 sections which hosted almost 150 sets. The film needed 450 people to get it complete.
These shorts attracted the attention of the animation department at Walt Disney Productions and offered him an apprenticeship in the studios. He worked on many films during his time there, including The Black Cauldron, but preferred to work on his own. Because of this he went on to produce shorts alone, this led to him being fired because the films he was working on were too dark and scary for children to see.
In 1993 he produced 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', it's a musical fantasy film based on a three-page poem written a few years previous by Burton. Because of this film he became close friends with Henry Selick, a director and producer for Disney, who later helped him produce Coraline. Coraline was one of the largest productions yet, it was staged in a 140,000 square foot warehouse. the stage was divided into 50 sections which hosted almost 150 sets. The film needed 450 people to get it complete.
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