Tim Burton: A Child's Garden of Nightmares

by Paul A. Woods (Editor)

This definitive study charts the career of Tim Burton from his days as a malcontent animator at Walt Disney Productions to his current place as one of America’s most remarkable directors. It examines Burton's “monster culture” influences — from the films of Ed Wood, Jr. to Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine — that imbue his films with rich visual imagery and emotional depth. For each film, the book provides a detailed analysis, articles and interviews, and a vivid selection of stills.

Genres: Nonfiction, Biography, Biography Memoir, Film, Art

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[James]

I really like this book. This book shows the life and production of some of his most famous movies. Like my all-time favorite movie, "The Night Before Christmas". This book has helped me to understand how complex the cinematic industry is. It is just nice and interesting to know more about Tim Burton and the movies and shows he created and worked on. It was very fun read, so I would recommend it to anyone who likes Tim Burton.

[Bruna · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a good book to know better about Burton's work and journey. It is not a biography. There are pieces of opinion, information, and interviews with and about Tim. The book focus on his movies and projects not his life.

[Zombaby Cera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tim Burton has been my favorite director ever since I saw Beetlejuice in a drive-in theatre at the age of seven. It's awesome to read about what happened behind the scenes during the conception and production of many of my favorite movies. This book also helped me to understand and appreciate the cinematic industry a bit more.

[Cristiane Urbinatti]

esperando o meu exemplar chegar

[Lela · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice chronological history of Tim's life and career.

[Nathan Forester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tim Burton is one of my favorite directors and to see this book about him being a really good one is definitely worth it.

[Jade · Rating 4 out of 5]

It contains a collection of articles and reviews of Burton's work that proved useful to my dissertation. it was entertaining to read critics opinions on his projects.