This video I think is very good, it's called Vincent and its made by Tim Burton with the help from Rick Heinrichs.

I like this video because it's very Gothic and dark, I like the story of a little boy who wants to be someone else who is proud and famous in a way which is Vincent Price, but he is Vincent Maloy, having imaginations of evil experiments, it reminds me of when I was little when I wanted to draw very evil things, and I have in a way.

I think the short film would be better if it was upgraded shall I say, so its clearer to see and clearer to hear.
Maybe make another short film as a sequel to it, to give it more thought in the video. Maybe a lot of people might like it if it was found out more, but this was the first time I've ever heard of it.

Tim Burton uses the same type of style on most of his films that he's done when it comes to animation. They are usually dark, Gothic, sad, very dramatic look on the features of the face and the body of the character, mostly in clay and weird and unusual looks to the story or film, that's what I like about Tim Burton, as his animations are so different to any other animation films that you see in the movies. You can tell straight away when you see the animation (Vincent) you can tell it's made by Tim  Burton.

Just like the other animations he's done, they all have the same effect:

Nightmare Before Christmas-

Coraline-

Corpse Bride-    

And many more.....

Vincent

Made by: Tim Burton...with the help of Rick Heinrichs (Tim Burton-Director, Rick Heinrichs-Producer)

Narrated by- Vincent Price

"The concept drawings were nothing like the usual Disney drawings"

     "They blend terrifyingly, dark with whimsical and cheerful styles in a way that had not been done before"

"Burton respects the adult and child audience"  - (www.timburtoncollective.com)

What type of films influenced the visual styles?

• stop motion
• claymation

Influenced by Edward Scissorhands and Nightmare Before Christmas, taught Tim Burton to combine the really graphic look of two-dimensional picture.

German expressionist film-scary, deep eyed, freak horror.

What does Tim Burton say about the person who did the voice over?

"The films of Vincent Price spoke to me specifically for some reason" (www.awn.com)

What company did Tim Burton work with?

Walt Disney animation studios.....costing $60,000 (£38,795)...a low budget.

Who wrote the poem?

Edgar Allen Poe's story adapted by Tim Burton

What the director/producer said about 'Vincent'

"What taught Tim and me* is that you can combine the really graphic look of two-dimensional picture with something that works in three dimensions"        *Rich Heinrichs

"When you're younger, things look bigger, you find your own mythology"

"This larger-than-life character who goes through a lot of torment"             -Rich Heinrichs and Tim Burton

Where did Tim Burton get the idea for combining 2D and 3D animation?

Inspired by 3D models that Disney used to provide it's animators as reference material.

Where I got my information from-

• www.awn.com
• www.vincent.madonna-online.com
• www.imbd.com
• www.bbc.co.uk
• www.awn.com/mag/issue1.9/articles/fierson1.9.html
• www.timburtoncollective.com

The link to the video-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4BJH1NE98w