COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY By Heather Gillis TIM BURTON Tim

COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY By: Heather Gillis

TIM BURTON Tim Burton is a 54 year old Director who is best known for the famous films Beetle. Juice and Edward Scissorhands.

JOB DESCRIPTION A description of a director’s job seems to be very stressful. You are responsible for the overall task of bringing everything together. This consists of tasks such as interpreting the script, casting the production, collaborating with the designers, planning rehearsals, and guiding actors during rehearsals. Also Burton directs films that include using stop motion animation, such as Corpse Bride and Nightmare before Christmas.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS - Received a Best Feature Animated nomination for Corpse Bride in 2006 at the Academy Awards. - Received Best Director for Motion Picture nomination for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 2008 at the Golden Globes. - Awarded with the Career Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2007. - Won the NBR award for best director for Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the National Board of Review in 2008. - Creating blockbuster hits such as Beetle. Juice, Edward Scissorhands, Nightmare before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland, and more.

POTENTIAL SALARY - Annually he makes approximately 53, 000 Monthly he makes approximately 4, 416, 666 Weekly he makes approximately 1, 060, 000 Daily he makes approximately 212, 000

HISTORY OF TIM BURTON - Born in Burbank , California August 25 th, 1958 - Loved drawing as a child, so when old enough he was enrolled in California Institute of Arts and majored in animation. - After his graduation in 1980, he worked as an apprentice animator for Walt Disney Studios. - Burton left Walt Disney Studios after a year because he grew tired of the job. - In 1982, he released his award-winning Vincent.