Burton Tim's Stop-motion Animation Influence On The Style Of His Live-action Movies

Stop-motion animation is an ancient animation art. With CG technology development and prevalence,this process which is very complex and delicate creation has gradually leave the stage of mainstream animation history. However, this is a unique art form. Because it is a complex creation method, so it has great artistic value and fascinating. Tim Burton loves stop-motion animation very much.Tim Burton's stop-motion animation works are "Frankenweenie", "Corpse Bride", "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Vincent". These four works have shown Burton's love for stop-motion animation. A long time ago, Tim Burton is one of the Disney animators. There are a lot of similarities between his animation and movies. This thesis is based on stop-motion animation production methods, while also explaining Tim Burton's stop-motion animation and live-action movies. It shows the impact of stop-motion animation on live-action movies. The author will carry on the discussion from three aspects. First of all, it shows that the style of Burton Tim's stop-motion animation and live-action movies are consistent. They are Gothic style. Second, the point of view describes the performance of stop-motion animation method in audio visual language. It shows the performance of the Gothic style in stop-motion animation. Finally, it gives a list of Tim Burton's films and shows the influence of stop-motion animation on live-action movies.Tim Burton's spirit let person admire that he insisted on his hobby for a long time. I hope to show the artistic charm of stop-motion animation. As well as stop-motion animation reference value in Tim Burton's live-action movie.