The films of Tim Burton : animating live action in contemporary Hollywood / Alison McMahan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McMahan, Alison, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burton, Tim, 1958---Criticism and interpretation.

Burton, Tim.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, 2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Most Tim Burton films are huge box-office successes, and several are already classics. The director's mysterious and eccentric public persona attracts a lot of attention, while the films themselves have been somewhat overlooked. Here, Alison McMahan redresses this imbalance through a close analysis of Burton's key films () and their industrial context. She argues that Burton has been a crucial figure behind many of the transformations taking place in horror, fantasy, and sci-fi films over the last two decades, and demonstrates how his own work draws on a huge range of artistic influences: the films of George Melies, surrealism, installation art, computer games, and many more. The Films of Tim Burton is the most in-depth analysis so far of the work of this unusual filmmaker - a director who has shown repeatedly that it is possible to reject mainstream Hollywood contentions while maintaining critical popularrity and commercial success

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Burton Does 2-D: From Animation to Machinima; 2 Burton and Narrative: From His Television Work to Big Fish; 3 Burton does 3-D: Hollywood's Transition to CGI; 4 Burton's Batmans: Myth, Marketing, and Merchandising; 5 Burton's Reimaginings: Ed Wood, Planet of the Apes, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; 6 The Music of Danny Elfman; 7 Other Pataphysical Directors; Conclusion; Filmography; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Filmography: pages 239-240.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) and index.

ISBN:

9786613272409

9781628929089

1628929081

9781283272407

1283272407

9781441199140

1441199144

OCLC:

741691685