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...TiM BuRtOn...

***known for his off-beat and quirky style***

Tim Burton began his life in Burbank, California, a suburban town where many a movie and television studios can be found. He was born on the 25th August 1958 the son of Bill and Jean Burton.

"Tim Burton has created some of the most outstanding dark, strange and stimulating creative visions in filmmaking history. His dark and evocative dreams come to life on film revealing an imagination lush with originality and atmosphere. He has an ingenious talent for creating haunting landscapes that come alive with an intensity and beauty rarely seen. His characters are inventive and inspiring and yet often on the edge of society."

His work includes:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...2005
Big Fish...2003
Planet of the Apes...2001
Edward Scissorhands 1990
Batman...1989
beetlejuice...1988

A Few of Tim Burtons trademarks:
His movies always opens with a personal version of the studio's logo and in many films the beginning credits sequence has the camera going through something or following something.
Many of his films often include dead dogs, scarecrows and clowns which may be because his films often have a Gothic feel to them, including Christmas or Halloween scenes.
Plots often focuses around a misunderstood outcast and he often looks into the main character's past through a series of flashbacks (i.e. in Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Burton

ThE fOuR C'z...

Mainstreamers- i think i associate myself most with mainstreamers as i often purchase brand names such as nice and coca-cola, eat from mainsteam fast food restaurants (Mc D'z, Burger King, KFC etc.) i also watch alot of mainsteam T.V (eg. eastenders)

Aspirers- in some ways i see myself as an aspirer as when i can affort it i buy well established brands however most of the time its because i like a particular item of clothing rather than wanting it because it holds a high status

Suceeders- I wouldn't really class myself as a suceeder however this may chnage at a later stage of my life.

Reformers- I'm not much of a reformer either apart from buying the occational product from the body shop or buying organic food.

ArTiCLe?

The article discusses the impact that x-factor has had on itv1's viewer ratings. ITV1's popularity had gone into decline over summer 2006 however x-factor has began to pull up ratings attracting 8.8 million viewers and a 43% share between 7.20pm and 8.20pm with the last of the audition episodes.

..ArTiCLe..

X Factor gives ITV Saturday lift

The X Factor and Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway have given ITV1 a firm grip on the Saturday night ratings battle.

ITV1's hit reality talent show led the way at the weekend, attracting 8.8 million viewers and a 43% share between 7.20pm and 8.20pm with the last of the audition episodes, according to unofficial overnights.

The X Factor was up against Noel Edmonds' one-off return to BBC1 with The National Lottery - Everyone's a Winner.

Everyone's a Winner, a one-off special to tie in with National Lottery Day, attracted 4.2 million viewers and a 21% share.

Earlier, Saturday Night Takeaway drew 5.1 million viewers and a 31% share between 6.05pm and 7.20pm.

BBC1 is marking time with movie repeats in the early evening on Saturdays ahead of the launch of Robin Hood and the return of Strictly Come Dancing.

On Saturday Men in Black attracted just 2.9 million viewers and an 18% share against Saturday Night Takeaway between 5.50pm and 7.20pm.

Later in the evening, Casualty returned to BBC1 after its summer break with 6.3 million viewers and a 28% share between 8.20pm and 9.10pm.

Casualty got into a hard-fought ratings tussle with ITV1's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, which attracted 6.1 million viewers over an hour from 8.20pm.

Then the second part of The National Lottery - Everyone's a Winner drew 5.3 million viewers and a 25% share on BBC1 between 9.10pm and 9.50pm.

Edmonds' lottery show was up against ITV1's paranormal drama Afterlife, which drew 4 million viewers and a 19% share.

The return of The X Factor and Saturday Night Takeaway has helped to refloat ITV1's Saturday night schedule, which was in danger of sinking without trace over the summer, and lift the network's overall share.

In the seven days to Sunday September 24, ITV1 attracted a weekly share of more than 20% for the first time in two and a half months, since the end of the World Cup in early July.

However, the year-on-year comparisons are less flattering - ITV1 last week attracted a share of just under 21%, compared with 24% in the equivalent week of 2005.

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