| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 262 pages) : illustrations |
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Burton does 2-D: from animation to machinima -- Burton and narrative: from his television work to Big fish -- Burton does 3-D: Hollywood's transition to CGI -- Burton's Batmans: myth, marketing, and merchandising -- Burton's reimaginings: Ed Wood, Planet of the apes, and Charlie and the chocolate factory -- The music of Danny Elfman -- Other pataphysical directors |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Filmography: pages 239-240 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-246) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Burton, Tim, 1958- -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Burton, Tim, 1958- fast |
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Burton, Tim. swd |
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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Film
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Filmregisseurs.
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Films.
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Filmregissörer -- Förenta staterna -- 1900-talet.
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Regissörer.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2005009872 |
| ISBN |
9781441199140 |
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1441199144 |
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9781628929089 |
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1628929081 |
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1283272407 |
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9781283272407 |
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9786613272409 |
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661327240X |
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