Frankenweenie: Then and NowBy: Joanna Rivera

Tim Burton

Born August 25th 1958 in Burbank, California.

As a child he lived a lonely life and left his parents home to move in with his grandmother (Williams & Hammond: 2006)

As a kid he was influenced by authors Dr. Seuss and Roald Dahl.

He spend much of his time drawing, painting and watching films.

Tim Burton

Starting to draw at an early age Burton decided to go to the California Institute of Arts.

He studied character animation and made 2 short films. After graduating, Walt Disney’s animation studios was impressed by

his short film work and offered him a fellowship towards the beginning of the 1980s.

His first works for Disney were mainstream animation films such as the Fox and the Hound (1981).

While working for Disney they allowed Burton to have his own personal projects which he created the 6 minute Vincent Price tribute Vincent (1982) and the 27 minute live-action short Frankenweenie (1984).

Soon after creating these shorts Burton was chosen to direct Paul Reuben’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) which led to the works of Beetlejuice (1988) and Batman (1989) that gave him great box office success.

Soon Tim Burton work would become very distinctive and recognized as modern gothic, dark comical, and mysterious.

Tim Burton

Tim Burton work grew more successful after the creating the emotional and dark Edward Scissorhands (1990) starring Johnny Depp and the animated stop motion picture The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).

His work soon became distinctive in the film world and the Name Tim Burton became a household name.

His complete filmography can be seen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton_filmography

Influences and the Monster

Frankenstein (1931) was made for Universal Pictures and directed by James Whales became one of the first horror monster films.

Adapted by Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the film became very popular among audiences which paved the way for sequels.

Is still seen today as the most iconic horror film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qNeGSJaQ9Q

Frankenweenie 1984

Frankenweenie 1984

The short film adapted by the novel and film Frankenstien, called Frankenweenie is about a boy who loses his dog in a accident and tries bringing the dog back to life.

He forms a laboratory in his attack and creates a machine and with lighting bring the dog back to life.

The dog relives but soon scares the neighborhood not knowing that he was a good dog.

This link is the entire short film and also includes the stop motion 6 minute short called Vincent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rcPe9sojpc

Frankenweenie 2012

What is Stop Motion

Also known as, stop frame, stop motion is the animation technique that makes objects appear as if they were moving on its own.

The objects are move in very small movements and are individually photographed making the illusion of movements when the frames are played in a uninterrupted order.

Frankenweenie 2012

Remaking his 1984 short with Walt Disney Pictures, Burton created a full length feature 3D stop motion for the 2012 Frankenweenie.

Keeping the film in black and white he continued to pay homage to the original Frankenstein but also included homage to other classic horror films such as The Mummy, Dracula, Godzilla, The Bride of Frankenstein, Werewolf and Van Helsing.

Tim Burton made the parody with previous actors from his films and was successful among audiences and was nominated for many awards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2luLW-9ySw

Nominations and Awards

Frankenweenie was nominated for many awards but had won 6 awards for Best Animated Film.

Tim Burton was also nominated for having Best Animated short in the Academy Award, Golden Globes, and the BAFTA Awards but did not win.

Sources and Readings

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Breznican, Anthony. "Tim Burton's Frankenweenie Lives Again!." Entertainment Weekly 1179 (2011): 26. Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text. 17 Apr. 2013.

Breznican, Anthony. "Tiny Tim." Entertainment Weekly 1227 (2012): 56-58. Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text. 17 Apr. 2013.

Diestro-Dópido, Mar. "Frankenweenie." Sight & Sound 22.11 (2012): 86-87. Film & Television Literature Index with Full Text. 19 Apr. 2013.

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