Disney+Era

Disney Era-1979-1985  In 1979, Burton began as an animator at Disney. Drawing the same characters over and over bored him silly. He said at Disney he became “probably the most depressed I’ve ever been in my life.” Although he hated it there Burton learned valuable skills in animating which he would use later in life on such projects as the ‘Corpse bride’.

Also at Disney he met any people that he would work with in many years to come, Including Richard Heinsrichs. At Disney Burton was said to have been made stranger. It was at Disney where he made ‘Vincent’. Due to Tom Wilhite (who was head of Creative Development at Disney) giving $60,000 to Tim to make ‘Vincent’. Burton continued to feel like an outsider at Disney and in Burbank and making movies like ‘Vincent’ and ‘Frankenweenie’ helped pass the time. Both these movies are about how the characters are trying to hide part of who they are, Vincent with his wishes to be like Vincent Price and Victor with his dog. Burtons boredom gave him the change to make these small movies, which then led to much bigger things. At Disney he continued to feel like an outsider still seen in most, if not all, of his movies. His drawing were seen as to scary for Disney and much too gothic, like he had always drawn like.