We often say the strangest things to children without even realizing how odd it sounds. Children are full of questions, constantly confused by the world or misguided by falsehoods or exaggerations. When children bring these questions to us, as adults, we’re often unsure how to broach certain subjects, so in an effort to spin the answer in a way that will satisfy the child, but not lead on to disclosing too much information too soon, we create these elaborate, often ridiculous stories in place of the simple, honest truth.
For me, watching Being Bradford Dillman is a wonderful exercise in recognizing this tendency to conjure up vivid yarns in place of offering a more straight-forward response. Directed by Emma Burch and co-written with Peter Williamson, this is the story of little Molly Flowers, a young girl who declares to her alcoholic mother that she hates boys and wishes they...
For me, watching Being Bradford Dillman is a wonderful exercise in recognizing this tendency to conjure up vivid yarns in place of offering a more straight-forward response. Directed by Emma Burch and co-written with Peter Williamson, this is the story of little Molly Flowers, a young girl who declares to her alcoholic mother that she hates boys and wishes they...
- 3/20/2012
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland) is using Twitter to allow the public to write a story with him. Using Burton's "Cadavre Exquis" (means "Exquisite Corpse") technique, the story about Stainboy is being told like a selective version of the improv game where one person says a line and thesomeone else comes up with the next line to tell a story. Burton selects which of the tweets will be the story's next sentence.
Participate by tweeting with the hashtag #BurtonStory or read the story at http://www.burtonstory.com/connect.php.
Participate by tweeting with the hashtag #BurtonStory or read the story at http://www.burtonstory.com/connect.php.
- 11/29/2010
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
Want to tell a tale with Tim Burton?
It’s about time someone found a way to put Twitter to really good use, and it’s no surprise that that someone is an ever-creative sorcerer like Burton. The “Alice in Wonderland” director has brought back his ever-popular “Stainboy” character in a new story — and, via Twitter, he needs your help with writing it.
Burton has started a storytelling experiment using a crowdsourcing technique called Cadavre Exquis (“Exquisite Corpse”), where each contributor “adds to the story in sequence, building on the last line revealed.”
The first tweet is as follows:
“Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor.”
Users are allowed to tweet as often as they like, but only a few will be selected each day, according to The Wrap.
Fans know Stainboy from his appearances in other Burton works, such...
It’s about time someone found a way to put Twitter to really good use, and it’s no surprise that that someone is an ever-creative sorcerer like Burton. The “Alice in Wonderland” director has brought back his ever-popular “Stainboy” character in a new story — and, via Twitter, he needs your help with writing it.
Burton has started a storytelling experiment using a crowdsourcing technique called Cadavre Exquis (“Exquisite Corpse”), where each contributor “adds to the story in sequence, building on the last line revealed.”
The first tweet is as follows:
“Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor.”
Users are allowed to tweet as often as they like, but only a few will be selected each day, according to The Wrap.
Fans know Stainboy from his appearances in other Burton works, such...
- 11/29/2010
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
While the Museum of Modern Art features a retrospective looking back at the work of writer/director Tim Burton, the filmmaker is fiddling with a new piece of work with the help of the online community. Using the character from the flash animated shorts The World of Stainboy (which first appeared in Burton's short story collection The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories), The Wrap reports Burton is calling upon Twitter users to write a new story featuring Stainboy. Using Cadavre Exquis (aka Exquisite Corpse), any Twitter user adds to the story in sequence, building on the last line revealed. Details below! Head on over to the story's main page, provided by the Toronto International Film Festival, to check out the story which has utilized over 40 tweets to tell the ongoing story thus far. Burton launched the story itself with this one line, "Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was...
- 11/28/2010
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Tim Burton is not crazy about the Internet. He suggested as much to me when I interviewed him last year shortly after a trailer for "Alice in Wonderland" prematurely leaked online. He misses the days when an audience could discover most of a movie's surprises only once it hit the big screen. But Burton has also been aware of the new storytelling possibilities enabled by the web, as his Flash-animated "Stainboy" series demonstrated when he first launched it ten years ago. And now he's turning to Twitter for his latest installment, a high-concept approach to narrative that finds participants energetically…...
- 11/26/2010
- Screen Rush
Leave it to Tim Burton to figure out a new way to use Twitter. The “Alice in Wonderland” director is working on a new tale -- perhaps the basis for a future script -- and enlisting Twitter users to help him write it. This week, Burton started the storytelling experiment using a crowdsourcing technique he calls Cadavre Exquis (or "Exquisite Corpse"), where each contributor “adds to the story in sequence, building on the last line revealed.” The story features “Stainboy” -- a character that’s appeared in previous Burton works (like "The Melancholy Death...
- 11/26/2010
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
Tim Burton is best known as a world-ranking auteur, celebrated as much for his visual ingenuity as for his appetite for the tongue-in-cheek macabre. But he’s also a huge fan of Twitter. How do we know this? He’s started a fun experiment on the social network using old creation Stainboy. With the help of his fellow Twits, Burton has invited all of his followers to craft a new story for the grimy little fellow – one Tweet at a time. Stainboy first appeared in 1997 children's book The Melancholy Death Of Oyster Boy &...
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- 11/26/2010
- by Josh Winning
- TotalFilm
In conjunction with an exhibition of his artwork at the Tiff Bell Lightbox in Toronto, “Alice in Wonderland” and “Batman Returns” director Tim Burton posted the first line of a new script and invited fans to contribute new lines of the story via Twitter. According to London’s “Independent,” Burton took part in a web version of the game cadaver exquis by inviting fans to submit new lines of the script, 140 characters at a time, per his approval. His first line began: “Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor.”...
- 11/26/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
In conjunction with an exhibition of his artwork at the Tiff Bell Lightbox in Toronto, “Alice in Wonderland” and “Batman Returns” director Tim Burton posted the first line of a new script and invited fans to contribute new lines of the story via Twitter. According to London’s “Independent,” Burton took part in a web version of the game cadaver exquis by inviting fans to submit new lines of the script, 140 characters at a time, per his approval. His first line began: “Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor.”...
- 11/26/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Macabre auteur Tim Burton created his very own superhero once. His name? Stainboy. The character first appeared in 1997 as part of the children's poetry book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories which Burton created with horror novelist Michael McDowell (who worked on both Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas). Stainboy was then later featured in his very own Flash-animated short series entitled The World Of Stainboy back in 2000. But right now, Stainboy is...
- 11/26/2010
- by George Merchan
- JoBlo.com
Tim Burton is inviting fans to write a story for his character Stainboy through Twitter. The Alice In Wonderland director has started up a 'BurtonStory' account on the social networking site and is using tweets to assemble a tale 140 characters at a time. The first line of the story reads: "Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor." Until (more)...
- 11/25/2010
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Tim Burton is inviting fans to write a story for his character Stainboy through Twitter. The Alice In Wonderland director has started up a 'BurtonStory' account on the social networking site and is using tweets to assemble a tale 140 characters at a time. The first line of the story reads: "Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor." Until (more)...
- 11/25/2010
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Tim Burton is writing a new story for his superhero character Stainboy - with a little help from his fans on Twitter.com. The moviemaker's animated character first appeared in two poems in the book "The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy", and later featured in a series of short films titled "The World of Stainboy", in 2000.
Now Burton wants to expand his creation's story - and he's asked his followers on microblogging site Twitter to write the plot. Fans can 'tweet' a 140-character sentence to the "Alice in Wonderland" director's account, and the best one will be selected each day and posted online to show readers the story as it develops.
The experiment, which launched on Monday, November 22, will run until December 6. It is not known if Burton has any future plans for the storyline.
Now Burton wants to expand his creation's story - and he's asked his followers on microblogging site Twitter to write the plot. Fans can 'tweet' a 140-character sentence to the "Alice in Wonderland" director's account, and the best one will be selected each day and posted online to show readers the story as it develops.
The experiment, which launched on Monday, November 22, will run until December 6. It is not known if Burton has any future plans for the storyline.
- 11/25/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
It means 'exquisite corpse' in French, it's like Consequences – and film director Tim Burton's playing it
Age: About 90.
Appearance: Like a thing, and then another thing, and then another thing, but all joined together so they look like the same thing.
What the hell? It means "Exquisite corpse" in French. It's the term surrealists used in the 1920s for the collaborative process in which a different artist adds a new line of a story, or a new piece of a drawing, without seeing the rest. The phrase "cadavre exquis" emerged during a game, apparently.
It's Consequences! It's bleedin' Consequences! Bit of paper, lots of booze, foldy-foldy: funny picture! Tim Burton prefers "cadavre exquis".
Well, there's a surprise. And he's inviting punters to join him in using the technique to build a story about his animated character Stainboy. They contribute sentences online, you see.
Oh well, if it's "online". . . Don't be like that.
Age: About 90.
Appearance: Like a thing, and then another thing, and then another thing, but all joined together so they look like the same thing.
What the hell? It means "Exquisite corpse" in French. It's the term surrealists used in the 1920s for the collaborative process in which a different artist adds a new line of a story, or a new piece of a drawing, without seeing the rest. The phrase "cadavre exquis" emerged during a game, apparently.
It's Consequences! It's bleedin' Consequences! Bit of paper, lots of booze, foldy-foldy: funny picture! Tim Burton prefers "cadavre exquis".
Well, there's a surprise. And he's inviting punters to join him in using the technique to build a story about his animated character Stainboy. They contribute sentences online, you see.
Oh well, if it's "online". . . Don't be like that.
- 11/24/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Tim Burton is writing a new story for his superhero character Stainboy - with a little help from his fans on Twitter.com.
The moviemaker's animated character first appeared in two poems in the book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, and later featured in a series of short films titled The World of Stainboy, in 2000.
Now Burton wants to expand his creation's story - and he's asked his followers on microblogging site Twitter to write the plot.
Fans can 'tweet' a 140-character sentence to the Alice in Wonderland director's account, and the best one will be selected each day and posted online to show readers the story as it develops.
The experiment, which launched on Monday, will run until 6 December. It is not known if Burton has any future plans for the storyline.
The moviemaker's animated character first appeared in two poems in the book The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, and later featured in a series of short films titled The World of Stainboy, in 2000.
Now Burton wants to expand his creation's story - and he's asked his followers on microblogging site Twitter to write the plot.
Fans can 'tweet' a 140-character sentence to the Alice in Wonderland director's account, and the best one will be selected each day and posted online to show readers the story as it develops.
The experiment, which launched on Monday, will run until 6 December. It is not known if Burton has any future plans for the storyline.
- 11/24/2010
- WENN
Filed under: Horror, Cinematical
Master Twitterers and Twitteresses can collaborate with Tim Burton on a new story using 127 characters or less. He posted the first passage of a new tale about his beloved character Stainboy on Twitter. Social media scribes can post their own follow-up narrative with the hopes of being selected for the final pass in a short story that will finally take shape on December 6.
Burton's story starts with: "Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor #BurtonStory." The character has appeared in Burton's macabre collection of stories, 'The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories,' and later became an animated short series in 2000. The six episodes ended, but Stainboy lives on.
There are two rules to Burton's version of the age-old game, exquisite corpse: Tweet as often as you like and keep it clean. You can check...
Master Twitterers and Twitteresses can collaborate with Tim Burton on a new story using 127 characters or less. He posted the first passage of a new tale about his beloved character Stainboy on Twitter. Social media scribes can post their own follow-up narrative with the hopes of being selected for the final pass in a short story that will finally take shape on December 6.
Burton's story starts with: "Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor #BurtonStory." The character has appeared in Burton's macabre collection of stories, 'The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories,' and later became an animated short series in 2000. The six episodes ended, but Stainboy lives on.
There are two rules to Burton's version of the age-old game, exquisite corpse: Tweet as often as you like and keep it clean. You can check...
- 11/22/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Moviefone
Master Twitterers and Twitteresses can collaborate with Tim Burton on a new story using 127 characters or less. He posted the first passage of a new tale about his beloved character Stainboy on Twitter. Social media scribes can post their own follow-up narrative with the hopes of being selected for the final pass in a short story that will finally take shape on December 6.
Burton's story starts with: "Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor #BurtonStory." The character has appeared in Burton's macabre collection of stories, 'The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories,' and later became an animated short series in 2000. The six episodes ended, but Stainboy lives on.
There are two rules to Burton's version of the age-old game, exquisite corpse: Tweet as often as you like and keep it clean. You can check...
Burton's story starts with: "Stainboy, using his obvious expertise, was called in to investigate mysterious glowing goo on the gallery floor #BurtonStory." The character has appeared in Burton's macabre collection of stories, 'The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories,' and later became an animated short series in 2000. The six episodes ended, but Stainboy lives on.
There are two rules to Burton's version of the age-old game, exquisite corpse: Tweet as often as you like and keep it clean. You can check...
- 11/22/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Cinematical
Tim Burton has started a collaborative storytelling project that anyone can contribute to...provided they use only 127 characters and that they are selected. Burton posted the opening to a story about his character Stainboy on Twitter, and starting today, users can post follow-up passages. The best posts will be selected and posted on the twitter feed, culminating in some sort of complete Stainboy short story on December 6th. The adventure begins with mysterious goo...
- 11/22/2010
- Movieline
I thought you Danny Elfman/Tim Burton fans might like this. For $500 you can pre-order a limited edition collector's set of all 13 scores that Elfman compased for Burton's movies. But this is a pretty kick ass package that you're getting for $500.It's a 16 cd set packaged with artwork by Tim Burton, with over 19 hours of music, which include 7 hours of previously un-released masters, demos, work tapes and rarities.It comes with a ton of stuff, so I'll list it here for you from the official site.A Collectible Zoetrope Box A collection of music as unique as Danny Elfman’s for the film of Tim Burton needed to be housed in something equally special, wondrous, and whimsical. Designed to evoke a treasure chest found in a mysterious attic, The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box is a work of art in itself. Grammy-winning designer Matt Taylor has transformed...
- 10/26/2010
- LRMonline.com
There's no denying one of the most prolific -- and successful -- collaborations between director and composer is the 25-year relationship of Tim Burton and Danny Elfman, and to celebrate their longevity, Warner Bros. Records will release The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box.
From the Press Release:
The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box, a very special limited-edition, numbered box set of 1000 that collects expansions of the 13 original scores that Elfman has composed for Burton’s iconic films: a newly produced library of 16 CDs, each packaged with artwork by Burton, adding up to more than 19 hours of music. Additionally, the package will contain a bonus DVD of a recent exclusive conversation between Elfman and Burton discussing every film and score in their remarkable quarter century collaboration. The box is available for preorder starting today, October 1st at elfmanburton.com.
This elaborate and lovingly designed collectible...
From the Press Release:
The Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box, a very special limited-edition, numbered box set of 1000 that collects expansions of the 13 original scores that Elfman has composed for Burton’s iconic films: a newly produced library of 16 CDs, each packaged with artwork by Burton, adding up to more than 19 hours of music. Additionally, the package will contain a bonus DVD of a recent exclusive conversation between Elfman and Burton discussing every film and score in their remarkable quarter century collaboration. The box is available for preorder starting today, October 1st at elfmanburton.com.
This elaborate and lovingly designed collectible...
- 10/2/2010
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The Art of Tim Burton Deluxe Edition Books (2nd Edition) are now in stock and available at SteelesPublishing.com!
These books will not be sold in bookstores or on amazon.com - in the Us they are available online only at SteelesPublishing.com.
This is a limited edition printing of 1,000 copies - each book is hand signed and includes a new hand signed and numbered lithograph specifically chosen for this limited run.
Available while supplies last at steelespublishing.com!
Now in stock and available for order at SteelesPublishing.com - The Art of Tim Burton Deluxe Edition (2nd Edition) books!
The Art of Tim Burton is the definitive compilation of forty years of Tim Burton’s artistry, including film concepts and hundreds of illustrations from his personal archives, edited under the creative guidance of Burton himself. This comprehensive 434 page book is grouped into thirteen chapters that examine common themes in Burton’s work,...
These books will not be sold in bookstores or on amazon.com - in the Us they are available online only at SteelesPublishing.com.
This is a limited edition printing of 1,000 copies - each book is hand signed and includes a new hand signed and numbered lithograph specifically chosen for this limited run.
Available while supplies last at steelespublishing.com!
Now in stock and available for order at SteelesPublishing.com - The Art of Tim Burton Deluxe Edition (2nd Edition) books!
The Art of Tim Burton is the definitive compilation of forty years of Tim Burton’s artistry, including film concepts and hundreds of illustrations from his personal archives, edited under the creative guidance of Burton himself. This comprehensive 434 page book is grouped into thirteen chapters that examine common themes in Burton’s work,...
- 7/30/2010
- by THE LEGION fan network
- Legions of Gotham
Maybe "Tweedle Dee!" should be the new "Squeeeee!" for excited exclamations. You've probably seen the new images via USA Today and the info on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland? But I'd like to talk about the cast and the polish. One of the only pluses of mainstays like 'Wonderland' being retold each decade over original work is to see how the different eras and visual artists interpret them.
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
Wonderland. If you click over to USA Today you can move
around in the gardens with your mouse. For what it's worth it looks like
Edward Scissorhands has been hired as Wonderland's landscape artist.
Mia Wasikowska as Alice (the oldest Alice since Meryl Streep?) and
Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedleydum
Helena & Anne Hathaway as Red & White Queens. Depp as Mad Hatter.
I love what My New Plaid Pants says about the latter: "if Elijah Wood...
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
Wonderland. If you click over to USA Today you can move
around in the gardens with your mouse. For what it's worth it looks like
Edward Scissorhands has been hired as Wonderland's landscape artist.
Mia Wasikowska as Alice (the oldest Alice since Meryl Streep?) and
Matt Lucas as Tweedledee and Tweedleydum
Helena & Anne Hathaway as Red & White Queens. Depp as Mad Hatter.
I love what My New Plaid Pants says about the latter: "if Elijah Wood...
- 6/23/2009
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
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