1. Tim BurtonStop Motion Animation 2. Whos Tim?Timothy Walter Burton was born in August 25, 1958 and is anAmerican film director, producer, artist, writer, poet and stopmotion animator. He is mostly known for his dark, gothic quirkyhorror films such as Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow.Tim started his career at the young age of 13, when he createdThe Island of Doctor Agor Which is an adaptation of H. G.Wells The Island of Doctor Moreau. He went on to create othershorts and was heavily influenced by the works of Dr. Suessand Roald Dahl. 3. What has Tim been up to?Burton has created several stop motion animations, some ofwhich are in the videos below. 4. BackgroundTim attracted the attention of Walt Disney Productionsanimation department and they offered him an animatorsapprenticeship at the studio. He worked on The Fox and theHound and The Black Cauldron as an animator, storyboardartist and concept artist.Burtons personal style clashed with Disneys standards; hewent on to work on solo projects. 5. Thats all folks!