The Films of Tim Burton - Animating Live Action in Contemporary Hollywood

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Alison McMahan, McMahan Alison
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2005
• EAN: 9780826415677
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-1567-7
• Pagine: 278
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Fotografia, cinematografia, video, TV; Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director