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| Tim Burton, Untitled (Trick or Treat), 1980 © Tim Burton |
Beautifying Burbank: Apprenticeship
1977-1984Burton's talent matured during two years of study at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), which was established in 1961 by Walt and Roy Disney. Burton's short animation Stalk of the Celery Monster (1979) stood out within his graduating class, bringing him to the attention of the Walt Disney Company. In 1979 he began a four-year apprenticeship at Disney as an assistant animator and concept artist. A number of his signature motifs and stylistic traits emerged during this period, such as his creature-based notions of character, his use of masks and body modification, and his exploration of the relationship between childhood and adulthood.
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