A Pathfinder to the Artistic Collaboration of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp

+++++++ "One person`s crazyness is another person`s reality." Tim Burton +++++++

Pathfinder Created for LIBR 220: Film and Media Collections

Based on Resources Available
at the Los Angeles Public Library
& On The World Wide Web

By: Courtney B. Lerner
Professor Nancy Goldman
San Jose State University
School of Library and Information Science
Summer 2009

INTRODUCTIONS: Welcome to 'Til Depp Do Us Part!

A Tim Burton & Johnny Depp Film Pathfinder! Whether you are a film student, an art student, a film lover, or a patron looking for more Burton & Depp, this Pathfinder will set you off into the wonderful, dreamy world of Burton and the films he creates while working side by side in what is swiftly becoming an artistic collaboration like no other! Sometimes dark & sometimes quirky, something romantic and other time poetic, one thing is for sure: it's very nearly never like anything else you've seen. Both Johnny Depp & Tim Burton are a source of inspiration to film students, actors, and fine artists alike but beginning to research them and/or narrow down information to just the film collaborations with Depp is a unique challenge. Surely the collaboration between the two is edging show a large niche out in the history of films that it is our goal with this pathfinder to give you a place to explore and a way to start from scratch locating materials from films & periodicals to reference books & the internet. Keep in mind, with all our selections, it is only selected materials and we are in no way a source for ALL information Depp & Burton, but rather a stepping stone to get you started with basic resources. Please take a moment to read the scope as it will help you maneuvor this pathfinder, otherwise you're late for a very important date! Or in this case a date with a film librarian! Thanks for dropping down the Burton & Depp Hole, Signed, The UnLibrarian (Who is anticipating both Alice in Wonderland & Dark Shadows) Visit the other UnLibrarian Sites (And have a very merry Unbirthday)! UnLibrarian Book Blog Steampunk Pathfinder Add me as a fan at the UnLibrarian on facebook Book Trailers on YouTube by The UnLibrarian

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Til Depp do us Part is a specific film-related pathfinder on the collaboration of Johnny Depp & Tim Burton.
  • This pathfinder is for educational purposes and all images are used under the principles and philosophies of Fair Use: criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. This pathfinders is meant as a reference tool to get one started in their research at a very basic level.
  • Offered here are a cross-section of materials based on items that can be rented and/or accessed through The Los Angeles Public Library or the World Wide Web. Because it is directed for use by either a patron or a librarian with access to LAPL and it is a only a tool to get your research started this pathfinder not a complete reference to all things Burton & Depp.
Helpful navigation hints to note before going forward:
  • The pathfinder map at the top of the page is your gateway to the entire pathfinder. Click on the link you want to explore and the page will redirect you. The Introduction and scope will be ever present. Please note that the link in will be below them.
  • The labels on the left hand column on the pathfinder function as an alternative for searching and as a tag function. Example: One looking for Sweeny Todd can click on the label "Sweeny Todd" and the site will redirect you to the posts that are related to your choice.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Indexes & Reference Books


The Burton Bookcase:
All the Reference Books You Need to Begin In-Deppth Research


Here are some film and/or film specific reference books on Burton and Depp.

Happy hunting!


Burton/Depp Reference Books:

Author: Page, Edwin.
Title: Gothic fantasy : the films of Tim Burton
LAPL Call # 791.92 B974Pa

Page, E. (2007). Gothic fantasy: the films of Tim Burton. New York & London: Marion Boyars Publishers.

Reader's Annotation: Gothic Fantasy covers the film career of Tim Burton. It is written by Edwin Pagem, who holds a 1st Class Honours Degree in Film & Literary Studies. It was published in 2007 and covers his career up until this time.

















Author: Tim Burton
Edited: Mark Salisbury
Foreword: Johnny Depp.
Title: Burton on Burton
LAPL Call # 791.92

Burton, T. (2000). Burton on Burton. London: Faber and Faber.

Reader's Annotation: Although LAPL's copy is somewhat outdated this Burton authoring his own book is a second edition going through Sleepy Hollow. The Preface is by Johnny Depp so it is a must in any reference study done on the film collaborations on the two. The book is enhanced with photos, drawings and illustrations, and story boards.










Author: Mark Salisbury
Foreword: Tim Burton
Title: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: An Invintation to the Wedding
LAPL Call # 791.74

Salisbury, M. (2005). Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: An Invintation to the Wedding. New York, Newmarket Press.

Reader's Annotation: Film stills, sketches, paintings, and Tim Burton's own drawings make up this visually stuning look at Tim Burton's Corpse Bride. A porject that both Depp and Burton took on together and with a forward by Tim burton, LAPL offers access to this artitistic look at everything surrounding the production from characters to set of the Corpse Bride.












The Film Index

Film Indexes are a way to find data about data. A general search on Google for "film index" will give you an idea how much information there is out there for the film researcher. And with that being said, how much more information there is out there about the information itself.

Here are some good general hard copy indexes for film researchers which can help you get started in a general film search or take you further should you need more information beyond what's linked here.


Film Index International:
(Accessible remotely [from home] from LAPL Databases with Library Card)

Film Index International. [Book] UK: British Film Institute, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2009, from http://fii.chadwyck.com/home Los Angeles Public Library.

Reader's Annotation: Through "People Search" or "Film Search" the user can search both Depp or Burton with results varying from personal data to filmographies (one can click on film links for more data on an individual film within a filmography such as director, dates, actors, etc.). The site also boasts through references in which more articles pertaining to the actor or director can be found. A very useful tool offered through LAPL. FII, a scholarly index, includes films from more then 170 countries and ranges all genres from indie to blockbuster.
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