Tim Burton 

Tim Burton is an award winning American filmmaker, animator, producer and artist. He is a celebrated film director and illustrator. Tim Burton was born in California in 1958. As a young teenager he would make short films in his backyard. He made his first stop-motion animation at the mere age of 13.

 After he finished high School Tim Burton attended the California Institute of the Arts. There he studied character animation and created his own independent short films. His short films attracted the attention of Walt Disney Productions. Disney offered Burton a job as animator. 

After leaving Disney he directed films and started to achieve success. He is known for his gothic fantasy films such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd. Burton also directed superhero films such as Batman, Batman Returns, The sci-fi film Planet of the Apes, the fantasy drama Big Fish, the musical adventure Charlie and the Chocolate factory, fantasy films Alice in Wonderland and Miss Peregrine’s home for Peculiar Children. He is also directed a live-action adaptation of Dumbo. 

However he is most well known for his direction of stop-motion animations such as James and the Giant Peach, Corpse Bride, Frankenweenie and the Nightmare before Christmas. Burton has written and published various books and poems. He also exhibits his illustrations and artworks worldwide