Tim B urton Timothy Walter Burton is an American filmmaker, animator, and artist. He is best known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, Sleepy Hollow, Corpse Bride, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Dark Shadows, and Frankenweenie. Tim Burtons style is called Gothic suburbia its a very distinctive style. He combines 19th and 20th century visuals and images to create a gothic sort of film that has dark implications hidden in a children's movie, that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. I really feel inspired by his style and work. I want my film to have a gothic feel with darker more morbid undertones. Here is a great article I found all about Tim Burtons evolution of his unique visual aesthetics and style article about Tim Burton's style