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Upon getting what he thought was to be his dream job he struggled and had a hard time fitting in where he was most needed. Burton then drew the Fox in the animation Fox and the Hound but struggled along they way because it was not his style; it was a style that he could not grasp. " His bosses at Walt Disney called his animations weird. He spent the next two years at Disney hiding under his desk, sketching dark visions" (Howell).
While studying at CalArts Burton was told "That's not really the way you draw. You should draw like this" (Howell). Burton took that and learned to use the negative criticism to proceed drawing in his own style.
Burton made many shorts while working for Disney but his first full movie was Pee-Wee's Big Adventure in 1985.
"Exhibit curator Ron Magliozzi says the "Burtonesque" style is instantly recognizable: fables, fairy tales and fantasies, with an aesthetic fusing Gothic, Grand Guignol and German expressionism" (Puente). "....the most comprehensive ever at MoMA devoted to a filmmaker, including more than 700 examples of Burton's sketchbooks, drawings, paintings, photographs and amateur films, as well as a retrospective screening of his films over a 27-year career" (Puente).
Burton has pieces in New York's Museum of Modern Arts. "Burton is an uncompromised visionary -- a modern auteur," he writes in a museum essay. In an interview, he says: "Everyone knows a Burton piece when they see it. He has both a mass and a cult following"(Puente).
Other big success' include stop-motions The Corpse Bride, and Coroline. His best live action movies include Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Ed Wood, Big Fish, Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd, the remake of Planet of the Apes, and the remake of Charlie in the Chocolate Factory.
Johnny Depp has been in eight of Burton’s films which Burton believes him to be a good luck charm in his films. This is Burtons only good luck charm he also wears pinstriped socks to every premiere and special occasions.
In Batman Returns , Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman costume had to be vacuum sealed once she put it on.
Jack the skeleton first appeared in Beetlejuice, his head can be seen atop the carnal hat.
Burton and his wife live in two different houses connected by a grand hallway, in 2010 they purchased a third house for the nanny and there two kids.
"Ten thousand hours is the number for greatness" (Gladwell 41).
Burton has put at least ten thousand hours into his work since the beginning, working for Disney plus his drawings as a child. Plus each stop motion movie takes years to complete. As a director and artist Burton definitely qualifies for Gladwell's ten thousand hour theory.
On top of the ten thousand hour theory the way Burton was raised also contributes to him being an outlier.
Growing up Burton's family was part of the middle-class and as Lareau says in "Outliers" the middle-class parenting style is "Concerted cultivation." "It's an attempt to actively "foster and assess a child's talents, opinions and skills" (Gladwell 104).
Works cited
Gladwell's, Malcolm. Outliers. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2008. Print.
Toronto, Star. "How Burton turned no' into art." Toronto Star (Canada) n.d.: Newspaper Source Plus. Web. 10 Apr. 2014.
"Window to Tim Burton's quirky mind opens." USA Today n.d.: MAS Ultra- School Edition. Web. 10 Apr. 2014.
He never asked why and lost his chance once his parents died. He then moved in with his grandma at the age of thirteen.
By: Cheyenne Darrow and Alexus Thompson