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interesting facts about Tim Burton's stop-motion short-film 'Vincent': |
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'Vincent'
is Tim Burton's directorial debut. Although he directed several other
private projects before this short-film, this one actually is his
first effort as a director which saw a limited commercial release
on various film festivals. |
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Filmed
in 1982. |
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Shot
entirely in black and white on 16mm film stock. |
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The
technique used in this film is called stop-motion which is one of
the earliest special effects in film. Dead objects are filmed frame
per frame while moving the objects little by little. A movement-effect
appears when 24 frames are being played per second. A few of the pioneers
in stop-motion are Ray Harryhausen and Willis O'Brien but the artful
technique is still being used in film and commercials. |
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'Vincent'
was produced by Rick Heinrichs who later on re-teamed with Burton
on several other projects, most notably as a visual consultant on
'The Nightmare Before Christmas'. |
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The
short-film was filmed while Tim was still an animator at the Walt
Disney Animation Studios (he worked on films such 'The Fox And
The Hound' and 'The Black Cauldron') and therefore the
film was distributed by Buena Vista. Disney thought the subject of
a boy idolizing Vincent Price was too macabre and they didn't knew
how to handle the material. 'Vincent' saw a second renaissance
after the release of Tim's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas',
the first-ever stop-motion feature film. |
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One
of Tim Burton's biggest idols from his childhood is horror-actor Vincent
Price. A dream came true for Tim when Price agreed to read the story. |
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Years
later, Vincent Price and Tim Burton reunited to work on 'Edward
Scissorhands' where Vincent played the part of the Inventor. Sadly
he died shortly after principal photography was completed. |
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The
cat seen in the beginning of 'Vincent' (see also our menu on
the top) is also seen in 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'.
It's the cat jumping onto the trashcans early in the movie. |
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'Vincent'
remained unreleased on home video until December 1994 when it was
included as a bonus feature on the Limited Edition LaserDisc of 'The
Nightmare Before Christmas'. The short-film remained exclusive
to this release until a Special Edition DVD of 'The Nightmare Before
Christmas' was released a few years later. |
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