Introduction
This week, I focuses on revising my bibliography and filmography I wanted to examine for my thesis.
Key Papers
In order to establish what my key papers are, I divided my research into four main topics: Character Engagement, Identification, Horror Genre and Tim Burton. What follows next is a list of the bibliography that I have revised until now according to the four areas of research.
Character Engagement:
- Smith, M. (1995) Engaging Characters. Fiction, Emotion, and the Cinema. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Identification:
- Cohen, J. (2001). Defining identification: A theoretical look at the identification of audiences with media characters. Mass Communication & Society. 245–264. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327825MCS0403_01 (Accessed: 10 May 2023).
Horror Genre:
- Wells, P. (2000) The Horror Genre. From Beelzebub to Blair Witch. London: Wallflower Press.
Tim Burton:
- Hockenhull, S. and Pheasant-Kelly, F. (eds) (2021) Tim Burton’s Bodies. Gothic, Animated, Corporeal and Creaturely. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Salisbury, M. (ed.) (2000) Burton on Burton. Revised Edition. England: Faber and Faber.
Filmography
As regards the movies, I wanted to combine Tim Burton’s most emblematic animated, stop motion and live action movies. For this reason, I selected the following list of works:
- Beetlejuice (1988) Directed by Tim Burton [Feature film]. United States: Warner Bros.
- Edward Scissorhands (1990) Directed by Tim Burton [Feature film]. United States: 20th Century Fox.
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1994) Directed by Tim Burton [Feature film]. United States: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution.
- Corpse Bride (2005) Directed by Tim Burton [Feature film]. United States: Warner Bros. Pictures.
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) Directed by Tim Burton [Feature film]. United States: Warner Bros. Pictures.
- Frankenweenie (2012) Directed by Tim Burton [Feature film]. United States: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.