Tuesday 13 October 2015

Annotated Catalogue (draft)

How have events in Tim Burton’s life provided evidence that it’s reflected in his films?


Films
Item 1
Edward Scissorhands (d. Tim Burton, 1990). As a child Tim Burton was an outcast. He dressed differently from other children and struggled to make friends. Edward Scissorhands character is an example of how Tim Burton wants to go against the hegemonic ideal.


Item 2
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (d. Tim Burton, 2005). Throughout Tim Burton's childhood, his parents had a turbulent relationship, which in effect, ended badly. This is reflected in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Willie Wonka and his father, as they did not get on and went many years without speaking to each other.

Item 3
Vincent (short, d. Tim Burton, 1982). Tim Burton's favourite actor was Vincent Price, and he gained a slight obsession. As a result, the first short film Tim Burton made was based on Vincent Price himself, and Tim Burton also worked on a documentary about him that was never completed.

Item 4
Mars Attacks! (d. Tim Burton, 1996). Tim Burton describes his former fiancée, Lisa Mane, as his muse. She appears in Mars Attacks! film and was the inspiration behind the character, Sally, in The Nightmare Before Christmas (d. Tim Burton, 1993).

Item 5
Frankenweenie (d. Tim Burton, 2012). Tim Burton had an obsession with dead dogs when he was a child. He made a short film of Frankenweenie in 1984, which was deemed unsuitable for Disney's young target audiences and was subsequently fired.

Articles
Item 6
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/tim-burton-his-life-movies-422036

Item 7
http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/tim-burton/#_

Item 8

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