to anyone doing burton

i found a Mark Kermode interview with him a while back in the researching stage, and i'm finally going through it all :D
thought it would be useful for people focusing on Tim

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2000/jan/06/guardianinterviewsatbfisouthbank3

"Tim Burton
The legend of Sleepy Hollow Hammer films Shooting Sleepy Hollow Burton's reputation as an outsider Animation" . . . . . -that sums it up, and what it includes :D

[this annotated catalogue is looming over me, and i'm now scared haha!]

Horror stuff :)

i found some stuff about horror themes that run through films, knowing i am looking into horror influences and such.

http://www.wdog.com/sarah/gore.htm

"There are a number of traits a film must exhibit in order to be classified as a horror movie. The most important traits are: the intention to scare the audience, is the building and eventual release of suspense, a dark, oppressive, or dreamlike quality, and the inclusion of a supernatural or highly unusual element. It is the intention of the horror genre to inspire fear combined with the use of suspense that are integral to the viewing enjoyment of a horror movie. These two features evoke a physical response in the viewer: the pulse rate rises, the palms become sweaty, there is a small release of adrenaline. The viewer not only has a mental response but also a physical one. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari was the first horror film to set the trend for horror movies to come."

theres some more stuff about gore in movies but i found this bit about horror which was good as i did't have much about horror and i was a bit worried

^_^

and everyone keeps mentioning dr. caligari is an influence to tim burton and the whole german expressionism too so i'll have to borrow that from a teacher obviously hehe.

and just from this image, i can see why it has influenced him :D

yay im getting somewhere.

websites and shizz

PEOPLE!
use www.rottentomatoes.com, its good, i got 16 replies, some better than others

for example:

"I'd imagine him being highly influenced visually by German Expressionist films (Dr. Caligari being the best example. Some shots Burton practically reused in his own films) and Gothic horror ala Frankenstein.But really, only for visuals. None of his films have really been that dark, and none I would consider horror (I don't how people see Burton's Sleepy Hollow as horror). Something like Batman and Beetlegeuse and Nightmare Before Christmas are visually dark, but fairly light hearted with comedic elements." - TrevorRashid

"Burton has also been heavily influenced by cheesy 1950's horror. Especially in his early work. And I'm not even counting Mars Attacks." - ShockT327

"If you count German Expressionist stuff in the 20s as horror then I'd say yeah probably. Only with his visual style though, his themes tend not to be." - MikeAwesome

and a simple one:

"He's influenced by the moon." - Epistemophobia