Tim Burton

Burton began his career at Walt Disney as a concept and in-between artist in 1979, working on the animated features “The Fox and the Hound” and “The Black Cauldron.” Burton began drawing at an early age, attended Cal Arts Institute on a Disney fellowship and, soon after, joined the studio as an animator. He made his directing debut for Disney with the stop-motion animated short “Vincent,” narrated by Vincent Price. The film was a critical success and an award-winner on the festival circuit. Burton’s next in-house project was the live-action short “Frankenweenie,” an inventive and youthful twist on the Frankenstein legend. In 1985, Burton’s first feature film, “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,” was a box-office hit; the director was praised for his original vision. He followed that with “Beetlejuice,” and another critical and financial success. In 1989, Burton directed the blockbuster “Batman,” - the film also won an Academy Award® for Best Art Direction. “Edward Scissorhands,” was one of the big hits of the 1990 holiday season and acclaimed for its original vision and poignant fairy tale sensibility. In 1994, Burton produced and directed “Ed Wood”.